Backgammon KG vs Simple Backgammon
Price, ratings, monetisation and update history for both games, side by side — with what reviewers say about each.
Backgammon KG
Engage in classic backgammon with a sophisticated AI opponent. Offers multiple difficulty levels, detailed statistics, and a tutor mode to enhance your skills. Unlock new boards as you progress.
- Play against AI or friends
- Four AI difficulty levels
- Play statistics and history
- Tutor mode for move advice
- Pip counter and equity meter
- Unlockable boards
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A backgammon app with quick and smooth in-game play. Features a strong neural network based AI built using deep learning and trained exclusively via self play. Features: - Play against friends in two-player mode or play against the neural networked AI. - Four different levels of computer strength: Beginner, Intermediate, Hard, and Expert. - See statistics on your play skill, error rate, and your game / match history against the AI. - Tutor mode helps you improve your backgammon game. Receive advice on your moves and see the AI's evaluations of all possible moves. - Pip counter and equity meter. - Beat the computer to unlock different boards. - Many other configurable settings...
Simple Backgammon
Enjoy a straightforward game of Backgammon against a computer opponent. This version omits the doubling cube for a streamlined experience. Perfect for quick matches.
- Backgammon gameplay
- Computer opponent
- No doubling cube
- Simple interface
- Offline play
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This is a simple version of Backgammon, with no doubling cube. Play against a computer opponent.
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Verdict
The clearest difference is rating: Backgammon KG at 2.9 against Simple Backgammon's 2.3. Backgammon KG also leads on update cadence (every 9 months vs every 31 months) and ratings volume (46 vs 4). On price, review sentiment, 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.
Backgammon KG holds the better App Store score, 2.9 against 2.3. That said, the two scores are not equally well evidenced: Backgammon KG has 46 ratings behind it against 4, so its average is the more settled of the two. Written reviews split almost evenly too, at 33% and 33% positive.
Backgammon KG ships an update every 9 months, Simple Backgammon every 31 months. The most recent releases landed on August 16, 2026 and September 27, 2026 respectively.
| Parameter | Backgammon KG | Simple Backgammon |
|---|---|---|
| Price | Free | Free |
| Rating | 2.9 (46 ratings) — better | 2.3 (4 ratings) |
| Positive reviews | 33.3% of reviews | 33.3% of reviews |
| Number of ratings | 46 — better | 4 |
| Update frequency | Every 9 months — better | Every 31 months |
| Ads | No | No |
| In-app purchases | No | No |
| Monetization | Free | Free |
| Devices | iPhone, iPod | iPhone, iPad, iPod — better |
| Requires iOS | 11.0 — better | 15.6 |
| Further details — not scored | ||
| Size | 15 MB | 1 MB |
| Age rating | 4+ | 4+ |
| Developer | Keith Gould | Phil Stern |
Customer experience
Backgammon KG
Simple Backgammon
In-app purchases
Backgammon KG
No in-app purchases
Simple Backgammon
No in-app purchases
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