DailyGammon vs Backgammon Heroes
Price, ratings, monetisation and update history for both games, side by side — with what reviewers say about each.
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.
Backgammon Heroes
Engage in fast-paced online backgammon matches with friends or compete against players worldwide. Test your skills in tournaments and climb the leaderboards. Enjoy a simple and quick gaming experience.
- Online multiplayer matches
- Play with friends via code sharing
- Tournament competitions
- Player ranking and evaluation
- Simple and fast gameplay
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Play Online with click a button. It's really simple and fast to enjoy the game. Play with your friends by sharing a code. Compete players and evaluate yourself in tournaments. Terms of Use: https://www.apple.com/legal/internet-services/itunes/dev/stdeula/ Privacy Policy: https://www.backgammononline24.com/privacy-policy/
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Verdict
The clearest difference is ads: DailyGammon at none against Backgammon Heroes's shown. DailyGammon also leads on ratings volume (81 vs 2) and monetization model (free vs ad-supported). Backgammon Heroes's advantage is review sentiment (100% vs 75%) and rating (5.0 vs 4.7). On price, 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. Neither carries in-app purchases, so what you see is what you pay.
Backgammon Heroes holds the better App Store score, 5.0 against 4.7. That said, the two scores are not equally well evidenced: DailyGammon has 81 ratings behind it against 2, so its average is the more settled of the two. Written reviews point the same way: 75% of DailyGammon's written reviews are positive against 100% of Backgammon Heroes's.
DailyGammon ships an update every 2 months, Backgammon Heroes monthly. The most recent releases landed on October 17, 2026 and October 1, 2026 respectively.
| Parameter | DailyGammon | Backgammon Heroes |
|---|---|---|
| Price | Free | Free |
| Rating | 4.7 (81 ratings) | 5.0 (2 ratings) — better |
| Positive reviews | 75.0% of reviews | 100.0% of reviews — better |
| Number of ratings | 81 — better | 2 |
| Update frequency | Every 2 months | Monthly — better |
| Ads | No — better | Yes |
| In-app purchases | No | No |
| Monetization | Free — better | Ad-supported |
| Devices | iPhone, iPad | iPhone, iPad, iPod — better |
| Requires iOS | 26.0 | 14.0 — better |
| Further details — not scored | ||
| Size | 10 MB | 233 MB |
| Age rating | 4+ | 17+ |
| Developer | Peter Schneider | Mohammad Saleh Habibi Mazaheri |
Customer experience
DailyGammon
Backgammon Heroes
In-app purchases
DailyGammon
No in-app purchases
Backgammon Heroes
No in-app purchases
Questions
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