Comparison

Polygrams vs Bitz Backgammon

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

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About

Polygrams

This logic puzzle game merges Tangram with block puzzle mechanics. Drag and drop pieces to fill shapes without overlap. Enjoy over 2500 levels, from beginner to master, offering a relaxing yet challenging experience for all ages.

Highlights
  • Tangram and block puzzle mechanics
  • Drag and drop gameplay
  • Over 2500 levels
  • Beginner and master difficulty
  • Offline play
  • One-touch controls
Features
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Polygrams is a logic puzzle game that combines the classic chinese Tangram puzzle with modern block puzzle elements. Drag and drop the pieces onto the board without overlapping them and fill out the whole shape. Completing a puzzle can be relaxing, but also challenging depending on the number of pieces - A fun time waster for all ages! Features - One-Touch gameplay - Designed to be playable in one hand - More than 2500 brain teasing levels - Beginner and master levels - Colorful and simple design - No Wifi required – Playable offline - Free content updates

About

Bitz Backgammon

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Sit down at the board and roll the dice. Backgammon is one of the oldest board games in the world, played for something like five thousand years. This is a backgammon app built around a single principle: stay faithful to the classic rules. It traces its roots to the backgammon command from bsd-games, a fixture of UNIX systems for decades, rebuilt from scratch with Apple's modern frameworks. No flashy gimmicks, no in-app purchases. Just an accurate board and the satisfying feel of moving your checkers. FAITHFUL TO THE CLASSIC RULES Twenty-four points, the bar, and the bear-off tray. Legal moves are determined strictly by the rulebook, including passing when no move is available, playing four moves on doubles, and the requirement to use the higher die when only one can be played. Hitting and re-entering from the bar, bearing off, and scoring gammons and backgammons at double and triple value are all handled correctly. If you are still learning, valid destinations are highlighted automatically, so you can play with confidence. THREE LEVELS OF COMPUTER OPPONENT The CPU chooses its moves using Monte Carlo search built on Apple's GameplayKit. Pick from Easy, Normal, or Hard: Easy makes a patient practice partner, while Hard will punish a loose blot. Dice are rolled with a Mersenne Twister random source, so every roll is fair and unbiased. LOCAL TWO-PLAYER Pass one device back and forth and play face to face. No setup, no connection required. Just start a game. ONLINE PLAY THROUGH GAME CENTER Asynchronous turn-based matches are supported. You are free to close the app while waiting for your opponent, and you will be notified when they move. Wins and milestones are recorded to leaderboards and achievements, so you can measure yourself against players around the world. HANDS-FREE WITH SIRI "Roll the dice." "Enter from the bar." "What's the board look like?" You can drive an entire game by voice. Shortcuts are supported as well, so you can register your own phrases. Spoken feedback means you can keep playing without looking at the screen. ON EVERY APPLE DEVICE iPhone, iPad, Mac, and Apple Vision Pro. One purchase covers every platform. The app is tuned for Stage Manager on iPad, for the menu bar and keyboard shortcuts on Mac, and for spatial windows on Apple Vision Pro. DETAILS THAT MATTER - Dark Mode support - Dynamic Type support, applied across the whole interface - VoiceOver support - Localized in English and Japanese - Automatic match history - Both tap-to-select and drag-and-drop input

Screenshots

Polygrams4 screens
Bitz Backgammon3 screens

Verdict

The call

The clearest difference is price: Polygrams at Free against Bitz Backgammon's $0.99. Polygrams also leads on iOS requirement (14.0 vs 26.5). Bitz Backgammon's advantage is in-app purchases (none vs 6) and ads (none vs shown). On 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

Polygrams is free to download; Bitz Backgammon costs $0.99 up front. Polygrams sells 6 one-off in-app purchases. Bitz Backgammon asks for nothing beyond the download.

Scorecard4 real differences · 6 level
Polygrams versus Bitz Backgammon: the parameters behind the verdict, then further details
ParameterPolygramsBitz Backgammon
PriceFree — better$0.99
Rating4.6 (4.3K ratings) — better—
Positive reviews43.3% of reviews—
Number of ratings4.3K — better—
Update frequencyEvery 6 weeks—
AdsYesNo — better
In-app purchasesYesNo — better
MonetizationFree with in-app purchases—
DevicesiPhone, iPad, iPodiPhone, iPad, Mac, Vision Pro — better
Requires iOS14.0 — better26.5
Further details — not scored
Size59 MB1 MB
Age rating4+4+
DeveloperNorma KohnBitz

Bugs and requests

Polygrams

Reported bugs

2 issues
  • Game crashes/freezes
  • Paid version still showing ads

Requested features

3 requests
  • Customizable puzzle pieces
  • Randomized piece order
  • Ability to rotate/flip pieces

Bitz Backgammon

Not enough reviews yet to summarise bugs or requests.

In-app purchases

6 purchases

Polygrams

One-time6
  • 5 Hints$0.99
  • Remove Ads$0.99
  • 20 Hints$2.99
Show 3 more
  • 35 Hints$4.99
  • 80 Hints$9.99
  • 200 Hints$20.99
None

Bitz Backgammon

No in-app purchases

Questions

Is Polygrams free?
Polygrams is free to download, with in-app purchases available.
Is Bitz Backgammon free?
Bitz Backgammon costs $0.99, with no in-app purchases.
Do Polygrams or Bitz Backgammon have ads?
Polygrams shows ads; Bitz Backgammon does not.

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