Comparison

Kobö vs Backgammon for iPad & iPhone

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

Head to head
About

Kobö

A challenging color matching block game that tests your brain skills. Match the color of the block with the text while avoiding moving obstacles. Enjoy endless gameplay with simple one-finger controls.

Highlights
  • Color matching gameplay
  • Brain skill testing
  • One-finger control
  • Endless gameplay
  • Obstacle avoidance
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Kobö is the color matching block game. The most challenging and fun game of the year 2018. Really put to test your brain skills with matching the color with the text. Go through each block with each matching color and avoid moving or spinning objects. Game Features: - Free to play! - One finger control. - Endless gameplay - Different obstacles

About

Backgammon for iPad & iPhone

Experience a classic two-player board game of skill and luck. This app offers a user-friendly interface, a comprehensive tutorial for beginners, and multiple ways to play, including against AI or friends online. Customize your game board and pieces for a personalized experience.

Highlights
  • Single-player AI mode
  • Two-player local mode
  • Online multiplayer
  • Customizable board and pieces
  • Interactive tutorial
  • Offline play
Features
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Put your skills and luck to the test with this challenging board game! Backgammon is a 2-player game that puts your skills and your luck to the test in equal measure. It is no wonder that Backgammon is one of the oldest board games in the world and is still thriving. Enjoy the thrill of scrutinizing every move while the gods of luck dictate your fate through the dice. Our Backgammon has a clean and user-friendly design to ensure you can enjoy and focus solely on the game without any fuss or unwanted interruptions. If you are new to the game, follow our clear and thorough tutorial and you will become a master in no time. Challenge a friend or play against yourself with our 2-player mode or try to beat our clever AI as a single player. The board and the pieces are also customizable, allowing you to personalize the game to have a more pleasant visual experience. FEATURES - Single-player mode: play against our clever AI - Two-player mode: challenge a friend - Online mode: play online against a random player or against your friends - 3 Difficulty levels: play on easy, normal, or hard mode against our AI - Customize board and pieces - Interactive tutorial: learn all the rules and tricks of the game easily - Auto commit feature: commit to your every move without an Undo option - Auto-finish feature: sit back and let our AI bear off the pieces for you - Clean and user-friendly design, intuitive gameplay - Realistic moves: tap and drag the pieces across the board - Fair dice roll: the dice are 100% rolled randomly each time - Play offline: no need for an internet connection - Available in three languages: English, Spanish and Portuguese Do you think you can become a Backgammon master? Put your skills and luck to the test with this challenging board game. Download now!

Screenshots

Kobö4 screens
Backgammon for iPad & iPhone4 screens

Verdict

The call

Kobö and Backgammon for iPad & iPhone both sit at 4.9 stars, but that hides the real split: 100% of Kobö's written reviews are positive against 34% of Backgammon for iPad & iPhone's. Kobö also leads on in-app purchases (none vs 4) and iOS requirement (8.0 vs 15.0). Backgammon for iPad & iPhone's advantage is ratings volume (4.5K vs 22) and device support. On price and rating 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 for iPad & iPhone sells 4 one-off in-app purchases. Kobö asks for nothing beyond the download.

ReceptionRating · Positive reviews · Number of ratings

Kobö holds the better App Store score, 4.9 against 4.7. That said, the two scores are not equally well evidenced: Backgammon for iPad & iPhone has 4.5K ratings behind it against 22, so its average is the more settled of the two. Written reviews point the same way: 100% of Kobö's written reviews are positive against 34% of Backgammon for iPad & iPhone's.

Scorecard6 real differences · 4 level
Kobö versus Backgammon for iPad & iPhone: the parameters behind the verdict, then further details
ParameterKoböBackgammon for iPad & iPhone
PriceFreeFree
Rating4.9 (22 ratings) — better4.7 (4.5K ratings)
Positive reviews100.0% of reviews — better34.4% of reviews
Number of ratings224.5K — better
Update frequency—Fortnightly
Ads—Yes
In-app purchasesNo — betterYes
MonetizationFree — betterFree with in-app purchases
Devices—iPhone, iPad, iPod — better
Requires iOS8.0 — better15.0
Further details — not scored
Size20 MB320 MB
Age rating4+4+
DeveloperLeonardo PeredaAppgeneration Software

Customer experience

Kobö

Written reviews7 reviews
Positive100.0%
Neutral0.0%
Negative0.0%

Backgammon for iPad & iPhone

All ratings4,290 ratings
Positive93.3%
Neutral1.9%
Negative4.8%
Written reviews535 reviews
Positive34.4%
Neutral9.2%
Negative56.4%

Bugs and requests

Kobö

Not enough reviews yet to summarise bugs or requests.

Backgammon for iPad & iPhone

Reported bugs

4 issues
  • Game freezes after winning
  • Incorrect scoring and betting
  • Opponent moves not matching dice rolls
  • Inability to exit ads

Requested features

4 requests
  • Add tutorial for new players
  • Improve randomness of dice rolls
  • Implement fair matchmaking
  • Provide option to disable ads

In-app purchases

None

Kobö

No in-app purchases

4 purchases

Backgammon for iPad & iPhone

One-time4
  • 5000 coins$1.99
  • Piggy Bank$2.99
  • 10000 Coins$3.99
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  • Remove Ads$4.99

Questions

Is Kobö free?
Kobö is free to download, with no in-app purchases.
Is Backgammon for iPad & iPhone free?
Backgammon for iPad & iPhone is free to download, with in-app purchases available.
Which has better reviews, Kobö or Backgammon for iPad & iPhone?
Kobö is rated higher. Kobö averages 4.9 out of 5 from 22 ratings, while Backgammon for iPad & iPhone averages 4.7 from 4.5K ratings.

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