Comparison

Chess Challenge Elite vs Backgammon Royal

Price, ratings, monetisation and update history for both games, side by side — with what reviewers say about each.

Head to head
About

Chess Challenge Elite

Engage in classic board game strategy against AI or a friend. Offers multiple difficulty levels, game modes, and customization options for pieces and boards. Track your progress with statistics and hints.

Highlights
  • 12 AI play levels
  • Casual and Pro modes
  • 2 player hot-seat
  • Chess stats and hints
  • Customizable boards and pieces
  • Sound effects
Features
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Chess is a board game for two players. It is played on a square board, made of 64 smaller squares, with eight squares on each side. Each player starts with sixteen pieces: eight pawns, two knights, two bishops, two rooks, one queen and one king. The goal of the game is for each player to try and checkmate the king of the opponent. Checkmate is a threat ('check') to the opposing king which no move can stop. It ends the game. During the game the two opponents take turns to move one of their pieces to a different square of the board. One player ('White') has pieces of a light color; the other player ('Black') has pieces of a dark color. There are rules about how pieces move, and about taking the opponent's pieces off the board. The player with white pieces always makes the first move. Because of this, White has a small advantage, and wins more often than Black in tournament games. Chess is popular and is often played in competitions called chess tournaments. It is enjoyed in many countries. -- 12 play levels (Novice->Expert) This uses intelligent weakening for lower levels. Good for beginners. -- Casual and Pro modes. Learn on Casual and progress to Pro. -- 2 player hot-seat. Play against your friends! -- Chess Stats, Timers and Hints -- 5 Chess Boards and 6 Chess Piece Sets - sound effects - small size

About

Backgammon Royal

Experience a classic two-player board game combining strategy and luck. Move your pieces according to dice rolls and aim to be the first to clear your board. Engage in tactical gameplay with options to raise the stakes.

Highlights
  • Two-player board game
  • Dice-based movement
  • Strategic gameplay
  • Doubling cube for stakes
  • Ancient game heritage
Features
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Backgammon is one of the oldest board games known. It is a two player game where playing pieces are moved according to the roll of dice, and a player wins by removing all of their pieces from the board before their opponent. Backgammon is a member of the tables family, one of the oldest classes of board games. Backgammon involves a combination of strategy and luck (from rolling dice). While the dice may determine the outcome of a single game, the better player will accumulate the better record over series of many games, somewhat like poker. With each roll of the dice, players must choose from numerous options for moving their checkers and anticipate possible counter-moves by the opponent. The optional use of a doubling cube allows players to raise the stakes during the game.

Screenshots

Chess Challenge Elite4 screens
Backgammon Royal3 screens

Verdict

The call

The clearest difference is review sentiment: Chess Challenge Elite at 79% against Backgammon Royal's 9%. Chess Challenge Elite also leads on rating (4.2 vs 1.3) and ratings volume (17 vs 3). Backgammon Royal's advantage is update cadence (every 34 months vs every 98 months) and monetization model (ad-supported vs free with in-app purchases). On price, ads, in-app purchases and device support there is nothing between them.

Scored on Price · Rating · Positive reviews · Number of ratings · Update frequency · Ads · In-app purchases · Monetization · Best chart rank · Devices · Requires iOS

CostPrice · In-app purchases · Ads · Monetization

Both are free to download. Neither carries in-app purchases, so what you see is what you pay.

ReceptionRating · Positive reviews · Number of ratings

Chess Challenge Elite holds the better App Store score, 4.2 against 1.3. That said, the two scores are not equally well evidenced: Chess Challenge Elite has 17 ratings behind it against 3, so its average is the more settled of the two. Written reviews point the same way: 79% of Chess Challenge Elite's written reviews are positive against 9% of Backgammon Royal's.

UpkeepUpdate frequency

Chess Challenge Elite ships an update every 98 months, Backgammon Royal every 34 months. The most recent releases landed on September 19, 2026 and August 17, 2026 respectively.

Scorecard5 real differences · 5 level
Chess Challenge Elite versus Backgammon Royal: the parameters behind the verdict, then further details
ParameterChess Challenge EliteBackgammon Royal
PriceFreeFree
Rating4.2 (17 ratings) — better1.3 (3 ratings)
Positive reviews78.9% of reviews — better9.1% of reviews
Number of ratings17 — better3
Update frequencyEvery 98 monthsEvery 34 months — better
AdsYesYes
In-app purchasesNoNo
MonetizationFree with in-app purchasesAd-supported — better
DevicesiPhone, iPad, iPodiPhone, iPad, iPod
Requires iOS15.015.0
Further details — not scored
Size78 MB10 MB
Age rating4+4+
DeveloperLinda Mottleyyasin dewid

Customer experience

Chess Challenge Elite

All ratings17 ratings
Positive76.5%
Neutral11.8%
Negative11.8%
Written reviews19 reviews
Positive78.9%
Neutral10.5%
Negative10.5%

Backgammon Royal

All ratings3 ratings
Positive0.0%
Neutral0.0%
Negative100.0%
Written reviews11 reviews
Positive9.1%
Neutral27.3%
Negative63.6%

In-app purchases

None

Chess Challenge Elite

No in-app purchases

None

Backgammon Royal

No in-app purchases

Questions

Is Chess Challenge Elite free?
Chess Challenge Elite is free to download, with no in-app purchases.
Is Backgammon Royal free?
Backgammon Royal is free to download, with no in-app purchases.
Which has better reviews, Chess Challenge Elite or Backgammon Royal?
Chess Challenge Elite is rated higher. Chess Challenge Elite averages 4.2 out of 5 from 17 ratings, while Backgammon Royal averages 1.3 from 3 ratings.
Do Chess Challenge Elite or Backgammon Royal have ads?
Both Chess Challenge Elite and Backgammon Royal show ads.
Which is updated more often, Chess Challenge Elite or Backgammon Royal?
Chess Challenge Elite ships an update every 98 months, and Backgammon Royal every 34 months. Most recently, Chess Challenge Elite was updated on September 19, 2026 and Backgammon Royal on August 17, 2026.

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