Backgammon Blitz vs Jigablox
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.
Jigablox
This game combines block puzzles with jigsaw elements. Players fill patterns using uniquely shaped blocks, offering a satisfying and fun challenge. With hundreds of levels and a gradual difficulty increase, new puzzles are always available.
- Block puzzle and jigsaw combination
- Fill patterns with shaped blocks
- Hundreds of levels
- Smooth difficulty curve
- Satisfying puzzle solving
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Love block puzzles? Love jigsaw puzzles? Meet JigaBlox - the best of both worlds! Each level challenges you to fill a pattern using uniquely shaped blocks. Simple to pick up, satisfying to solve, and endlessly fun to master. With hundreds of levels and a smooth difficulty curve, there's always a new challenge waiting. How far can you go? Now go fit those blocks!
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Verdict
The clearest difference is update cadence: Jigablox at every 3 days against Backgammon Blitz's every 3 months. Jigablox also leads on rating (5.0 vs 4.7) and review sentiment (100% vs 90%). Backgammon Blitz's advantage is ratings volume (399 vs 2) and monetization model (ad-supported vs free with in-app purchases). 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. Backgammon Blitz sells 10 one-off in-app purchases and Jigablox sells 1 one-off in-app purchase. Whichever you choose, the download price is not the number that matters.
Jigablox holds the better App Store score, 5.0 against 4.7. That said, the two scores are not equally well evidenced: Backgammon Blitz has 399 ratings behind it against 2, so its average is the more settled of the two. Written reviews point the same way: 90% of Backgammon Blitz's written reviews are positive against 100% of Jigablox's.
Backgammon Blitz ships an update every 3 months, Jigablox every 3 days. The most recent releases landed on November 2, 2026 and October 31, 2026 respectively.
| Parameter | Backgammon Blitz | Jigablox |
|---|---|---|
| Price | Free | Free |
| Rating | 4.7 (399 ratings) | 5.0 (2 ratings) — better |
| Positive reviews | 90.4% of reviews | 100.0% of reviews — better |
| Number of ratings | 399 — better | 2 |
| Update frequency | Every 3 months | Every 3 days — better |
| Ads | Yes | Yes |
| In-app purchases | Yes | Yes |
| Monetization | Ad-supported — better | Free with in-app purchases |
| Devices | iPhone, iPad — better | iPhone |
| Requires iOS | 16.4 | 16.0 — better |
| Further details — not scored | ||
| Size | 216 MB | 9 MB |
| Age rating | 12+ | 4+ |
| Developer | Tether Studios, LLC | Dan Lipa |
Customer experience
Backgammon Blitz
Jigablox
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
Jigablox
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
Jigablox
- Remove Ads$2.99
Questions
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