Comparison

DailyGammon vs Neon Backgammon

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

Head to head
About

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.

Highlights
  • Play all matches
  • Optimized top page
  • Tournament overview
  • Customizable board themes
  • Requires free account
Features
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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.

About

Neon Backgammon

Features
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Backgammon, the way it should be on a phone. No ads interrupting your turn. Nothing to buy. No sign-up, no account, and no internet connection needed at any point. Play against the computer or hand the phone to a friend. Your game saves itself the moment you close it, so a single match can last all week. WHAT YOU GET • The full game: hitting and re-entering from the bar, bearing off, gammons and backgammons • A real doubling cube, with ownership passing to whoever accepts the double • Three computer difficulties, from a loose racer to an opponent that plays out whole turns in its head before it commits to one • Two players on one device, passing the phone back and forth • Five board themes: Neon Night, Classic Wood, Ocean, Synthwave, and Felt & Gold • Play as white or black, and flip the board so your home sits where you expect it • Tap to move, or drag the checker where you want it • Undo any move before you end your turn • A How to Play screen covering the whole game, the cube included • Haptics tuned per action, and sound you can switch off WHAT IT DOES NOT DO • No ads. Not banners, not videos, not "watch this to keep playing" • No in-app purchases and no subscription. Every theme and every mode is there on first launch • No account, no email, no sign-in • No internet connection. The app never makes a network request, so it plays identically on a plane or in a basement • No tracking, no analytics, no data collection of any kind. There is nothing to collect Built by one person who wanted a backgammon app that was not trying to sell him something every ninety seconds. Questions or bugs: eric@erichunsicker.com

Screenshots

DailyGammon4 screens
Neon Backgammon4 screens

Verdict

The call

The clearest difference is iOS requirement: Neon Backgammon at 16.4 against DailyGammon's 26.0. 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

CostPrice · In-app purchases · Ads · Monetization

Both are free to download. Neither carries in-app purchases, so what you see is what you pay.

Scorecard1 real difference · 9 level
DailyGammon versus Neon Backgammon: the parameters behind the verdict, then further details
ParameterDailyGammonNeon Backgammon
PriceFreeFree
Rating4.7 (81 ratings) — better—
Positive reviews75.0% of reviews—
Number of ratings81 — better—
Update frequencyEvery 2 months—
AdsNoNo
In-app purchasesNoNo
MonetizationFree—
DevicesiPhone, iPad — betteriPhone
Requires iOS26.016.4 — better
Further details — not scored
Size10 MB39 MB
Age rating4+4+
DeveloperPeter SchneiderEric Hunsicker

In-app purchases

None

DailyGammon

No in-app purchases

None

Neon Backgammon

No in-app purchases

Questions

Is DailyGammon free?
DailyGammon is free to download, with no in-app purchases.
Is Neon Backgammon free?
Neon Backgammon is free to download, with no in-app purchases.
Do DailyGammon or Neon Backgammon have ads?
Neither DailyGammon nor Neon Backgammon shows ads.

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