Original Backgammon vs Backgammon Royal
Price, ratings, monetisation and update history for both games, side by side — with what reviewers say about each.
Original Backgammon
Experience the classic board game of backgammon. Compete against AI, a local opponent, or players online. Be the first to move all your pieces off the board to win.
- Play against computer AI
- Local multiplayer mode
- Online multiplayer matches
- Traditional backgammon rules
- Checkers movement and removal
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Play the traditional game of backgammon against the computer, a friend on the same device, or someone over the internet. The objective of the game is to move all of your checkers around the board, until they are all in your home. When they are all home, then you can start moving them off the board. The first player to move all their checkers off the board, will be the winner.
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.
- Two-player board game
- Dice-based movement
- Strategic gameplay
- Doubling cube for stakes
- Ancient game heritage
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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.
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Verdict
The clearest difference is rating: Original Backgammon at 3.3 against Backgammon Royal's 1.3. Original Backgammon also leads on update cadence (every 5 months vs every 34 months) and review sentiment (33% vs 9%). On price, ratings volume, ads and in-app purchases 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
Both are free to download. Neither carries in-app purchases, so what you see is what you pay.
Original Backgammon holds the better App Store score, 3.3 against 1.3. Both are backed by a comparable volume of ratings — 3 and 3 respectively. Written reviews point the same way: 33% of Original Backgammon's written reviews are positive against 9% of Backgammon Royal's.
Original Backgammon ships an update every 5 months, Backgammon Royal every 34 months. The most recent releases landed on October 6, 2026 and October 11, 2026 respectively.
| Parameter | Original Backgammon | Backgammon Royal |
|---|---|---|
| Price | Free | Free |
| Rating | 3.3 (3 ratings) — better | 1.3 (3 ratings) |
| Positive reviews | 33.3% of reviews — better | 9.1% of reviews |
| Number of ratings | 3 | 3 |
| Update frequency | Every 5 months — better | Every 34 months |
| Ads | Yes | Yes |
| In-app purchases | No | No |
| Monetization | Ad-supported | Ad-supported |
| Devices | iPhone, iPad, iPod | iPhone, iPad, iPod |
| Requires iOS | 14.0 — better | 15.0 |
| Further details — not scored | ||
| Size | 123 MB | 10 MB |
| Age rating | 4+ | 4+ |
| Developer | MOBILEFUSION APPS LTD | yasin dewid |
Customer experience
Original Backgammon
Backgammon Royal
In-app purchases
Original Backgammon
No in-app purchases
Backgammon Royal
No in-app purchases
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