Comparison

Backgammon Legends vs Backgammon Mania

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

Head to head
About

Backgammon Legends

Engage in strategic board game battles online with friends or new acquaintances. Enjoy beautiful 3D graphics, real-time chat, and competitive tournaments. Master tactics and climb leaderboards to become a backgammon champion.

Highlights
  • Online multiplayer with matchmaking
  • Real-time chat and friend list
  • Weekly tournaments and events
  • Global and local leaderboards
  • 3D animated backgammon boards
  • Spectator mode to watch games
  • AI opponent for practice
Features
Currently charting
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Backgammon Legends is the most social backgammon board game you'll ever see. Connect with your friends, meet new people and share strategies in real time as you play. Experience the seamless integration of plentiful social features and smooth gameplay with beautiful 3D artwork. Use your wits to become the #1 Backgammon player in the world for everyone to admire! Roll your lucky dice Backgammon is a time proven 2 player strategy board game played around the world for millennia. Thanks to modern technology, Backgammon Legends allows you to enjoy the game on your mobile device anytime, anywhere! Roll your lucky dice, use tactics to gain an advantage, move your checkers and defeat real opponents for amazing rewards! Become a Legend with Backgammon Legends The experienced development team at Ahoy Games once again is raising the bar for quality board games. Try Backgammon Legends for free and see for yourself! - Online Multiplayer with fair and fast matchmaking for players of every skill level - Real-time chat with emoticons and friend list - Compete in weekly tournaments and events for amazing rings, coin rewards and bragging rights - Progress towards the top of local and global leader boards - A large variety of stunning Backgammon boards with full 3D animations - Smooth and responsive gameplay focused on delivering the best experience and feedback - Fair and truly random dice rolls! - Create your profile using your own picture or our colorful custom avatar - Learn new strategies by watching others play using our Spectator Mode - Practice your Backgammon skills against our entertaining yet advanced Backgammon AI - Play Backgammon together with your friends on a single device using Local Player vs Player mode - Realistic and immersive sound effects. - Login with Facebook, always have access to your Backgammon Legends account, discover your friends. - Collect free bonus coins every few hours - Compare your in-game statistics with other players and see how better you are at Backgammon than others - Many supported languages: English, French, German, Spanish, Hebrew, Greek, Italian, Turkish and many others. - Free to play New to the game? Get ready with our beginner-friendly interactive in-game tutorial that will explain the rules to you in no time! Offline Play Support The game requires a stable internet connection. However, if you don't have an internet connection. You can still play Backgammon Legends using the Player VS AI and Player vs Player modes. These Backgammon modes become accessible in the login screen after a few seconds of waiting. Coins If you are low on coins, you can keep enjoying Backgammon Legends by purchasing in-game currency or you can wait for the next hourly bonus to be ready. Alternatively, you can choose to watch a promotional video and get just enough coins to get back to the game. Push notifications Push notifications for the hourly bonus, in-game chat messages, and others are configurable via the Notifications panel in the Settings menu. The Settings menu is accessible from the icon on the top-right of the main menu. Coin Logs If you have any doubt about your Backgammon account's coin activity. You can access 'Coin Logs' from the Settings menu and check your account history just like you can do at a bank! Tournament mode and rings Every week the ring and the boards of each rank changes. Complete all 5 rank to collect the weekly ring. Arena mode Once you enter the arena, you must have 3 wins in a row to be able to win the reward. Come and become one of the legends! Backgammon Legends! For free coins, follow and like Backgammon Legends on Facebook: https://fb.me/backgammonlegends Want to get in touch with us? Contact us at contact@ahoygames.com

About

Backgammon Mania

Engage in classic backgammon matches with a modern twist. Challenge players worldwide or play with friends, customize your game, and earn daily rewards. Offers smooth gameplay and fair matchmaking for all skill levels.

Highlights
  • Real-time online matches
  • Daily rewards and missions
  • Customizable dice, checkers, and boards
  • Quick login options
  • Fair matchmaking
  • Leaderboards
Features
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Experience one of the world’s most popular board games on your mobile with Backgammon Mania. We bring the classic backgammon experience to life with modern design, smooth animations, and exciting online matches. Play with your friends or challenge thousands of players from all around the globe. Highlights: Real-time online backgammon matches Daily rewards and missions Customize your style with unique dice, checkers, and boards Quick login with Guest, Google, Facebook Smooth gameplay, fair matchmaking Leaderboards Whether you are a beginner or a seasoned pro, Backgammon Mania offers fun, strategy, and competition for everyone. Download now, roll the dice, and show your skills. Terms of Use (EULA): https://www.apple.com/legal/internet-services/itunes/dev/stdeula/

Screenshots

Backgammon Legends4 screens
Backgammon Mania4 screens

Verdict

The call

Backgammon Legends and Backgammon Mania both sit at 4.5 stars, but that hides the real split: 50% of Backgammon Mania's written reviews are positive against 17% of Backgammon Legends's. Backgammon Mania also leads on update cadence (weekly vs every 2 months). Backgammon Legends's advantage is ratings volume (45K vs 13) and chart position (#151 vs unranked). On price, rating, 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

CostPrice · In-app purchases · Ads · Monetization

Both are free to download. Backgammon Legends sells 11 one-off in-app purchases and Backgammon Mania sells 15 in-app purchases, starting at $2.99 per 7 days. Whichever you choose, the download price is not the number that matters.

ReceptionRating · Positive reviews · Number of ratings

On the App Store both sit at effectively the same score — 4.5 for Backgammon Legends against 4.5 for Backgammon Mania. That said, the two scores are not equally well evidenced: Backgammon Legends has 45K ratings behind it against 13, so its average is the more settled of the two. Written reviews are what separate them: 17% of Backgammon Legends's written reviews are positive against 50% of Backgammon Mania's.

UpkeepUpdate frequency

Backgammon Legends ships an update every 2 months, Backgammon Mania weekly. The most recent releases landed on October 15, 2026 and October 11, 2026 respectively.

Scorecard4 real differences · 7 level
Backgammon Legends versus Backgammon Mania: the parameters behind the verdict, then further details
ParameterBackgammon LegendsBackgammon Mania
PriceFreeFree
Rating4.5 (45K ratings)4.5 (13 ratings)
Positive reviews17.3% of reviews50.0% of reviews — better
Number of ratings45K — better13
Update frequencyEvery 2 monthsWeekly — better
AdsYesYes
In-app purchasesYesYes
MonetizationFree with in-app purchasesFree with in-app purchases
Best chart rank#151 — better—
DevicesiPhone, iPad, iPod — betteriPhone, iPod
Requires iOS15.015.0
Further details — not scored
Size225 MB211 MB
Age rating17+12+
DeveloperAhoy GamesMania

Customer experience

Backgammon Legends

All ratings44,827 ratings
Positive88.8%
Neutral1.5%
Negative9.7%
Written reviews1,164 reviews
Positive17.3%
Neutral3.8%
Negative79.0%

Backgammon Mania

All ratings13 ratings
Positive92.3%
Neutral0.0%
Negative7.7%
Written reviews2 reviews
Positive50.0%
Neutral0.0%
Negative50.0%

Bugs and requests

Backgammon Legends

Reported bugs

2 issues
  • Disconnection issues during games
  • Incorrect backgammon scoring

Requested features

4 requests
  • Fair and random dice generation
  • Improved matchmaking system
  • Less intrusive monetization
  • Better communication from developers

Backgammon Mania

Not enough reviews yet to summarise bugs or requests.

In-app purchases

11 purchases

Backgammon Legends

One-time11
  • Deluxe: Spin The Wheel$0.99
  • Offer 1$0.99
  • A Small pack of Charges$1.99
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  • 10,000 Coins$1.99
  • Deluxe: Spin The Wheel$1.99
  • Offer 2$1.99
  • Breaks Piggy Bank$2.99
  • Deluxe: Spin The Wheel$4.99
  • Battle Pass ticket$4.99
  • Offer 10$9.99
  • Battle Pass ticket booster$9.99
15 purchases

Backgammon Mania

Subscriptions2
  • Prime Weekly$2.997 Days
  • Prime Monthly$9.491 Month
One-time13
  • Starter Pack2 variants$0.99
  • Emergency Pack$0.99
  • Small Pack$1.99
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  • Startup Package$1.99
  • Double the Grand Prize$3.99
  • Lucky Wheel Spin$4.99
  • Mid-High Pack$9.99
  • Opportunity Pack$9.99
  • Lucky Wheel Spin$19.99
  • Premium Pack2 variants$39.99
  • Prestige Pack$74.99
  • Mega Pack$79.99
  • Legend Pack$139.99

Questions

Is Backgammon Legends free?
Backgammon Legends is free to download, with in-app purchases available.
Is Backgammon Mania free?
Backgammon Mania is free to download, with in-app purchases available.
Which has better reviews, Backgammon Legends or Backgammon Mania?
Backgammon Legends and Backgammon Mania are both rated 4.5 out of 5 on the App Store, from 45K and 13 ratings respectively.
Do Backgammon Legends or Backgammon Mania have ads?
Both Backgammon Legends and Backgammon Mania show ads.
Which is updated more often, Backgammon Legends or Backgammon Mania?
Backgammon Legends ships an update every 2 months, and Backgammon Mania weekly. Most recently, Backgammon Legends was updated on October 15, 2026 and Backgammon Mania on October 11, 2026.

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