Comparison

Backgammon Legends vs KonKan

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
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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

KonKan

Experience a Kurdish-style board game with real-time multiplayer matches against players globally. Compete on leaderboards, chat with others, and enjoy optimized gameplay.

Highlights
  • Real-time multiplayer matches
  • Global player matchmaking
  • Competitive leaderboards
  • In-game chat
  • Optimized performance
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"Welcome to the official launch of KonKan! We are thrilled to bring you the ultimate Kurdish-style board game experience. In this first version, you can: Play real-time multiplayer matches with players worldwide. Join competitive leaderboards and track your progress. Chat with friends and opponents in-game. Enjoy smooth, high-performance gameplay optimized for your device. Thank you for being part of our journey from day one. See you at the table!"

Screenshots

Backgammon Legends4 screens
KonKan4 screens

Verdict

The call

The clearest difference is review sentiment: KonKan at 73% against Backgammon Legends's 17%. KonKan also leads on update cadence (weekly vs every 2 months) and rating (4.7 vs 4.5). On price, ratings volume, 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 KonKan sells 15 one-off in-app purchases. Whichever you choose, the download price is not the number that matters.

ReceptionRating · Positive reviews · Number of ratings

KonKan holds the better App Store score, 4.7 against 4.5. Both are backed by a comparable volume of ratings — 45K and 21K respectively. Written reviews point the same way: 17% of Backgammon Legends's written reviews are positive against 73% of KonKan's.

UpkeepUpdate frequency

Backgammon Legends ships an update every 2 months, KonKan weekly. The most recent releases landed on October 16, 2026 and October 17, 2026 respectively.

Scorecard3 real differences · 8 level
Backgammon Legends versus KonKan: the parameters behind the verdict, then further details
ParameterBackgammon LegendsKonKan
PriceFreeFree
Rating4.5 (45K ratings)4.7 (21K ratings) — better
Positive reviews17.3% of reviews72.9% of reviews — better
Number of ratings45K — better21K
Update frequencyEvery 2 monthsWeekly — better
AdsYesYes
In-app purchasesYesYes
MonetizationFree with in-app purchasesFree with in-app purchases
Best chart rank#116 — better#118
DevicesiPhone, iPad, iPodiPhone, iPad, iPod
Requires iOS15.015.0
Further details — not scored
Size225 MB99 MB
Age rating17+12+
DeveloperAhoy GamesDANANEER FOR ELECTRONIC AND COMPUTER GAMES

Customer experience

Backgammon Legends

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

KonKan

All ratings20,838 ratings
Positive91.1%
Neutral2.5%
Negative6.4%
Written reviews498 reviews
Positive72.9%
Neutral4.2%
Negative22.9%

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

KonKan

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

KonKan

One-time15
  • Gems 45$0.49
  • Gems 100$0.99
  • Quick Top-Up — 75K Coins$1.99
Show 12 more
  • KONKAN PRO Gift$4.99
  • KONKAN PRO$4.99
  • Welcome Stack — 250K Coins$4.99
  • Gems 500$4.99
  • Gems 950$8.99
  • Daily Player — 600K Coins$9.99
  • Champion's Bag — 1.5M Coins$19.99
  • Gems 2,250$19.99
  • Gems 4,800$39.99
  • High Stakes Vault — 4.5M Coins$49.99
  • Gems 10,800$79.99
  • Konkan Master Pack — 12M Coins$99.99

Questions

Is Backgammon Legends free?
Backgammon Legends is free to download, with in-app purchases available.
Is KonKan free?
KonKan is free to download, with in-app purchases available.
Which has better reviews, Backgammon Legends or KonKan?
KonKan is rated higher. Backgammon Legends averages 4.5 out of 5 from 45K ratings, while KonKan averages 4.7 from 21K ratings.
Do Backgammon Legends or KonKan have ads?
Both Backgammon Legends and KonKan show ads.
Which is updated more often, Backgammon Legends or KonKan?
Backgammon Legends ships an update every 2 months, and KonKan weekly. Most recently, Backgammon Legends was updated on October 16, 2026 and KonKan on October 17, 2026.
Which is more popular, Backgammon Legends or KonKan?
Backgammon Legends currently peaks at #116 in the App Store charts, and KonKan at #118. Chart position reflects recent download velocity rather than total install base.

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