Comparison

Backgammon Unlimited vs Senet (AG)

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

Head to head
About

Backgammon Unlimited

Experience a classic board game of skill and strategy. Move your pieces according to dice rolls, aiming to get all your checkers home and bear them off before your opponent. Features include adjustable AI difficulty, advanced hints, and unlimited undo.

Highlights
  • Strong AI with 5 difficulty levels
  • Doubling cube and Crawford rule support
  • Advanced colorful hints
  • Unlimited Undo functionality
  • Appealing interface with smooth graphics
  • Automatic game saving
  • Abundant performance statistics
Features
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Backgammon is one of the oldest board games. It is a game of skill and strategy where pieces are moved according to the roll of the dice. To win at backgammon, you have to move all of your checkers into your own home board and then bear them off. FEATURES - Strong AI and 5 difficulty levels - Play more rounds while using a doubling cube and the Crawford rule - Advanced colorful hints - Unlimited Undo - Very appealing interface and smooth colorful graphics - 3 beautiful board designs - Refreshing background music - Designed for both Tablets and Phones - Saves the game automatically! You do not have to worry that you will lose your progress. You can continue from where you left off. - Abundant statistics to help you track your performance round to round and over time == Support and Feedback If you have any technical problems, please email us at support@gsoftteam.com. Please, don’t leave support problems in our comments. We no longer check those and it will take longer to fix any issues that you might encounter. Thank you!

About

Senet (AG)

Explore and play historically significant board games brought to life with modern app design. Compete against AI, friends, or players worldwide, both online and offline. Enjoy collectible items and challenging rule variants.

Highlights
  • Play against AI, friends, and random players
  • Online and offline gameplay
  • Collectible game pieces and boards
  • Challenging rule variants
  • Cloud save across the collection
  • Multi-language support
Features
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If you play more than one of my Ancient Games, I suggest you delete the individual apps and install the main one (Ancient Games). It will allow you to play them all and save disk storage. The past is full of fascinating board games that haves been mostly forgotten. The Ancient Games collection aims to resurrect them as a meticulously crafted mix between what a player wants from an historical game and what he/she expects of a modern application. -Play against the IA, friends and random players from around the world. -Play Online & Offline. -Multiple collectibles : boards, game pieces, dice, nameplates, etc. -Challenges (Fun rule variants) -Free cloudsave across the collection : your progress in one game is available in all the others. -Much more features to come! -Languages : English, French, Portuguese, Italian, Arabic, Spanish, German, Simplified Chinese, Traditional Chinese and Russian. Currently, the collection is comprised of four games : the Royal Game of Ur, Senet, XII Scripta and Puluc, but 40 games are in the works! Each game will be added to the Ancient Games app and will have its own individual app as well. The privacy policy has been updated in accordance to the latest data protection laws.

Screenshots

Backgammon Unlimited4 screens
Senet (AG)4 screens

Verdict

The call

The clearest difference is update cadence: Senet (AG) at fortnightly against Backgammon Unlimited's every 6 months. Senet (AG) also leads on iOS requirement (12.0 vs 16.0). On price, rating, review sentiment and ratings volume 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. Backgammon Unlimited sells 1 one-off in-app purchase and Senet (AG) sells 13 one-off in-app purchases. Whichever you choose, the download price is not the number that matters.

ReceptionRating · Positive reviews · Number of ratings

On the App Store both sit at effectively the same score — 4.3 for Backgammon Unlimited against 4.2 for Senet (AG). Both are backed by a comparable volume of ratings — 103 and 115 respectively. Written reviews are what separate them: 60% of Backgammon Unlimited's written reviews are positive against 67% of Senet (AG)'s.

UpkeepUpdate frequency

Backgammon Unlimited ships an update every 6 months, Senet (AG) fortnightly. The most recent releases landed on September 15, 2026 and September 7, 2026 respectively.

Scorecard2 real differences · 8 level
Backgammon Unlimited versus Senet (AG): the parameters behind the verdict, then further details
ParameterBackgammon UnlimitedSenet (AG)
PriceFreeFree
Rating4.3 (103 ratings) — better4.2 (115 ratings)
Positive reviews60.0% of reviews66.7% of reviews — better
Number of ratings103115 — better
Update frequencyEvery 6 monthsFortnightly — better
AdsYesYes
In-app purchasesYesYes
MonetizationFree with in-app purchasesFree with in-app purchases
DevicesiPhone, iPadiPhone, iPad, iPod — better
Requires iOS16.012.0 — better
Further details — not scored
Size101 MB218 MB
Age rating4+4+
DeveloperG Soft TeamSullivan Bousiniere

Customer experience

Backgammon Unlimited

All ratings103 ratings
Positive81.6%
Neutral6.8%
Negative11.7%
Written reviews5 reviews
Positive60.0%
Neutral20.0%
Negative20.0%

Senet (AG)

All ratings115 ratings
Positive80.0%
Neutral7.8%
Negative12.2%
Written reviews60 reviews
Positive66.7%
Neutral11.7%
Negative21.7%

Bugs and requests

Backgammon Unlimited

Not enough reviews yet to summarise bugs or requests.

Senet (AG)

Reported bugs

10 issues
  • Game rigged/cheats
  • Cannot buy ads removed
  • Functionality removed
  • Ads cause app to freeze
  • Computer AI makes illegal moves
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  • Cannot skip turn
  • Game ID for starting games doesn't work
  • Latest update ruined features (PvP, playing with friends)
  • Unresponsive controls on last row
  • In-app purchases broken

Requested features

12 requests
  • Offline PvP
  • One-device multiplayer
  • Restore purchases button
  • Tutorial
  • Option to remove game-related paraphernalia
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  • Ability to communicate with other players
  • More games like Senet
  • Hounds and Jackals game
  • Mehen game
  • Hieroglyphics feature
  • More XP for faster leveling
  • Adjustable wait times for dice throws and piece movement

In-app purchases

1 purchases

Backgammon Unlimited

One-time1
  • Remove Ads$3.99
13 purchases

Senet (AG)

One-time13
  • Mortal to Heroic Upgrade$0.99
  • Heroic to Divine Upgrade$0.99
  • Ancient Artifact$0.99
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  • AG+ Mortal Edition$1.99
  • Mortal to Divine Upgrade$1.99
  • AG Credit$1.99
  • Gems x 30$2.99
  • Dawn of Civilization DLC$2.99
  • Skeletton Key$2.99
  • Unlimited 1 Month$3.99
  • Senet Divine Edition$3.99
  • Gems x 75$6.99
  • Unlimited Forever$44.99

Questions

Is Backgammon Unlimited free?
Backgammon Unlimited is free to download, with in-app purchases available.
Is Senet (AG) free?
Senet (AG) is free to download, with in-app purchases available.
Which has better reviews, Backgammon Unlimited or Senet (AG)?
Backgammon Unlimited is rated higher. Backgammon Unlimited averages 4.3 out of 5 from 103 ratings, while Senet (AG) averages 4.2 from 115 ratings.
Do Backgammon Unlimited or Senet (AG) have ads?
Both Backgammon Unlimited and Senet (AG) show ads.
Which is updated more often, Backgammon Unlimited or Senet (AG)?
Backgammon Unlimited ships an update every 6 months, and Senet (AG) fortnightly. Most recently, Backgammon Unlimited was updated on September 15, 2026 and Senet (AG) on September 7, 2026.

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