Real Chess Master 3D vs The Backgammon
Price, ratings, monetisation and update history for both games, side by side — with what reviewers say about each.
Real Chess Master 3D
Experience the classic game of chess in a visually stunning 3D environment. Play against a challenging AI with numerous difficulty levels or test your skills against real players worldwide. Offers helpful hints for beginners and customizable board themes.
- Advanced 3D graphics
- Play against AI
- Play against real opponents
- 2400 AI difficulty levels
- Beginner hints
- Customizable chess set themes
- 3D and 2D board variants
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This app brings classic chess game into new dimension. With advanced 3D graphics you can feel all beauty of interacting with virtual chess set. Choose to play with AI or with real opponents. Game Features: - Advanced 3D graphics; - Matchmaking feature; - AI with 2400 levels of difficulty; - Hints for beginners - highlighting of possible moves; - Different themes of chess set; - 3D and 2D board variants;
The Backgammon
Engage in classic backgammon matches online against players worldwide or offline against an AI with adjustable difficulty. Enhance your skills with detailed game analysis and practice tools. Enjoy a free, feature-rich experience with customizable rules and visually appealing boards.
- Online multiplayer games
- Offline AI opponent
- 5 difficulty levels
- Rating and ranking system
- Match replay and review
- Customizable rules
- Hint facility
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Play online games against players all over the world! Play against the offline AI to improve your skills! Enjoy the classic board game completely Free with The Backgammon. *Online Games - The Backgammon Quest* You can play online games against backgammon players all over the world completely free! The Backgammon Quest provides the features below to make your online games more exciting and competitive: -Rating system -Ranking table -Watch other player's live games -Match against your friend using a keyword -View replays of previous games If you make a Quest account you will be able to enjoy other boardgames such as Go, Chess, Shogi, Othello and Gomoku with the same account. *Offline Games* There are 5 levels of difficulty which should be challenging for everyone. Also we have provided very useful features for beginners to learn and improve your game. Please select the match length and the rules as you want, and enjoy this game of skill and strategy. Collect medals by defeating computer in the 'Challenge mode'. We have provided a more challenging and thrilling game mode to test your skills. The Backgammon offers you the following features that makes the game more enjoyable and challenging: -- Strong Backgammon AI -- 5 Difficulty levels -- Human vs Computer, Human vs Human (sharing a single device) -- 6 types of match length -- Doubling cube (ON/OFF) -- Crawford rule (ON/OFF) -- Beautiful boards and piece sets -- Hint facility -- Review mode during a game -- Save/Load game records -- Autosaves your current game -- Saves history of your matches -- Dice Statistics -- Manual dice input (ON/OFF) -- Show possible moves (ON/OFF) -- Show PIP count (ON/OFF) -- Background music (ON/OFF) -- Auto-move when forced (ON/OFF) -- Animation speed (Normal/ Fast) -- Music and sound effects (ON/OFF)
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Verdict
The clearest difference is rating: Real Chess Master 3D at 3.6 against The Backgammon's 2.3. Real Chess Master 3D also leads on review sentiment (23% vs 8%) and monetization model (ad-supported vs free with in-app purchases). The Backgammon's advantage is update cadence (every 2 months vs every 11 months). 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
Both are free to download. Neither carries in-app purchases, so what you see is what you pay.
Real Chess Master 3D holds the better App Store score, 3.6 against 2.3. That said, the two scores are not equally well evidenced: Real Chess Master 3D has 392 ratings behind it against 64, so its average is the more settled of the two. Written reviews point the same way: 23% of Real Chess Master 3D's written reviews are positive against 8% of The Backgammon's.
Real Chess Master 3D ships an update every 11 months, The Backgammon every 2 months. The most recent releases landed on October 7, 2026 and October 11, 2026 respectively.
| Parameter | Real Chess Master 3D | The Backgammon |
|---|---|---|
| Price | Free | Free |
| Rating | 3.6 (392 ratings) — better | 2.3 (64 ratings) |
| Positive reviews | 23.0% of reviews — better | 8.1% of reviews |
| Number of ratings | 392 — better | 64 |
| Update frequency | Every 11 months | Every 2 months — better |
| Ads | Yes | Yes |
| In-app purchases | No | No |
| Monetization | Ad-supported — better | Free with in-app purchases |
| Devices | iPhone, iPad, iPod | iPhone, iPad, iPod |
| Requires iOS | 10.0 — better | 15.0 |
| Further details — not scored | ||
| Size | 99 MB | 324 MB |
| Age rating | +4 | 4+ |
| Developer | 海龙 王 | UNBALANCE Corporation |
Customer experience
Real Chess Master 3D
The Backgammon
User reviews
Real Chess Master 3D
From 392 App Store ratingsWhat we love
- 🎨 Beautiful board and piece design
- 🧠 Strong AI opponents with varying difficulty levels
- 📊 Rating system after each game
- 🎮 Good for learning chess strategy
- ⚡ Smooth gameplay on Android
Room to improve
- 📱 No online multiplayer on iOS
- 🐢 Extremely slow piece movement animation
- 📢 Excessive and intrusive advertisements
- ⚙️ Speed settings don't actually work
- 🔌 Performance issues on iPhone
The Backgammon
From 64 App Store ratingsWhat we love
- 👍 Good for learning the game
- 👍 Pleasant interface and display
- 👍 Efficient matching
- 👍 Good for casual players
- 👍 Can be played for free
Room to improve
- 😠 Overwhelmingly negative sentiment due to rigged dice
- 😠 Excessive and intrusive ads
- 😠 Dice rolls are not random
- 😠 AI favors the computer
- 😠 Unfair advantage for higher-rated players
Bugs and requests
Real Chess Master 3D
Reported bugs
8 issues- Piece movement speed settings not functioning
- Rook moves incorrectly from edge squares
- Illegal moves permitted in gameplay
- App crashes on iPhone XR and newer models
- Ads blocking chess board content
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- Online feature disappeared after updates
- Checkmate logic errors
- Game not responding to rotation settings
Requested features
8 requests- Online multiplayer for iOS users
- Faster piece movement speed
- Ability to play with friends online
- Cross-platform play between iOS and Android
- Adjustable board viewing angle in 3D mode
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- Portrait and landscape rotation support
- Paid ad-free version
- Better difficulty balancing for AI levels
The Backgammon
Reported bugs
10 issues- Ads block the game board
- Ads won't go away, requiring app restart
- Game freezes frequently
- App crashes and closes unexpectedly
- Game rolls back after restart
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- Timer issues (losing time when not on turn, clock resetting)
- Videos play in the background and cannot be exited
- Disconnection results in a loss
- Cannot move pieces that should be movable
- Count is sometimes off
Requested features
6 requests- Option to buy a version with no ads
- Improve sound settings (separate BGM and SFX)
- Add a chat option for online play
- Improve controls and piece manipulation
- Option to choose dice button position
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- More frequent updates based on user feedback
In-app purchases
Real Chess Master 3D
No in-app purchases
The Backgammon
No in-app purchases
Questions
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