Backgammon Blitz vs DailyGammon
Price, ratings, monetisation and update history for both games, side by side — with what reviewers say about each.
Backgammon Blitz
Experience a fresh take on a classic board game with this pocket-sized puzzle. Learn the basics quickly and dive into deep strategic gameplay. Score points through captures, blocks, and swift bearing off.
- Simplified backgammon gameplay
- Quick games in minutes
- Score points for captures
- Score points for blocks
- Score points for bearing off
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Backgammon, faster than ever! Backgammon Blitz delivers the timeless strategy of Backgammon in quick, easy-to-learn matches that are packed with meaningful decisions. Capture your opponent, block their path, and race your checkers home while every move shapes your final score. How to Play Roll the dice to move your checkers across the board. Capture your opponent, block their progress for bonus points, and bear off your checkers in as few moves as possible. Compete with Friends No two boards play the same. Invite your friends to challenge each other and discover who can make the smartest moves. Why You'll Love Backgammon Blitz - Fast-paced Backgammon strategy - Smart captures and blocking - Quick games with deep strategy - Head-to-head challenges Every roll opens new possibilities. Download Backgammon Blitz today and make your next move count.
DailyGammon
This app allows you to play all your matches from the popular online backgammon platform. It features an optimized top page, a game lounge for tournament discovery, and customizable board themes. A free account on the website is required to use the app.
- Play all matches
- Optimized top page
- Tournament overview
- Customizable board themes
- Requires free account
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- Play all your DailyGammon matches. - optimized TopPage - GameLounge, an overView of all Tournaments you can play - many board color themes A free DailyGammon account is required. Sign up at dailygammon.com.
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Verdict
The clearest difference is in-app purchases: DailyGammon at none against Backgammon Blitz's 10. DailyGammon also leads on ads (none vs shown). Backgammon Blitz's advantage is review sentiment (90% vs 75%) and ratings volume (399 vs 81). On price, rating, update cadence 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. Backgammon Blitz sells 10 one-off in-app purchases. DailyGammon asks for nothing beyond the download.
On the App Store both sit at effectively the same score — 4.7 for Backgammon Blitz against 4.7 for DailyGammon. Both are backed by a comparable volume of ratings — 399 and 81 respectively. Written reviews are what separate them: 90% of Backgammon Blitz's written reviews are positive against 75% of DailyGammon's.
Backgammon Blitz ships an update every 3 months, DailyGammon every 2 months. The most recent releases landed on October 14, 2026 and October 17, 2026 respectively.
| Parameter | Backgammon Blitz | DailyGammon |
|---|---|---|
| Price | Free | Free |
| Rating | 4.7 (399 ratings) | 4.7 (81 ratings) |
| Positive reviews | 90.4% of reviews — better | 75.0% of reviews |
| Number of ratings | 399 — better | 81 |
| Update frequency | Every 3 months | Every 2 months — better |
| Ads | Yes | No — better |
| In-app purchases | Yes | No — better |
| Monetization | Ad-supported | Free — better |
| Devices | iPhone, iPad | iPhone, iPad |
| Requires iOS | 16.4 — better | 26.0 |
| Further details — not scored | ||
| Size | 216 MB | 10 MB |
| Age rating | 12+ | 4+ |
| Developer | Tether Studios, LLC | Peter Schneider |
Customer experience
Backgammon Blitz
DailyGammon
Bugs and requests
Backgammon Blitz
Reported bugs
2 issues- Compatibility issues with certain devices
- Freezing or crashing on login screen
Requested features
3 requests- Live player-vs-player mode
- Better scoring and game mechanics explanation
- More game modes and variations
DailyGammon
Not enough reviews yet to summarise bugs or requests.
In-app purchases
Backgammon Blitz
- 500 Coins$0.99
- 5 Energy$0.99
- Starter Pack$1.99
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- No Ads 7-Days$2.99
- Double Energy 30-days$4.99
- 3,000 Coins$4.99
- No Ads 30-Days$6.99
- 50 Energy$8.99
- 15,000 Coins$19.99
- 45,000 Coins$49.99
DailyGammon
No in-app purchases
Questions
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