Comparison

Backgammon with Buddies vs BattleFruit

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

Head to head
About

Backgammon with Buddies

Play classic backgammon against friends or AI. Enjoy a beautifully designed board with accessibility features for all players. Connect via Game Center or Messages for remote play.

Highlights
  • Play with friends remotely
  • Game Center integration
  • Messages app play
  • AI opponent
  • Accessibility features
  • Beautiful board design
Features
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Backgammon with Buddies lets you play backgammon with your friends whether they’re nearby or far away. You can open the app and play on your phone or tablet, just as you would with a board. It’s also possible to play with other players over Game Center or against your friends through the Messages app, by sending the board back and forth after every turn. If you don’t know the rules, the app also contains a small guide to help you get started and a computer-controlled opponent that you can test your understanding against. Backgammon with Buddies also supports a wide range of accessibility features, such as Dynamic Type, reduced transparency, VoiceOver and custom rotors. This means that you can play Backgammon with all your buddies, not just those who can see or touch the board. — Features • Beautifully designed board with rich wood textures and felt lining • An integrated Messages app experience to play with far away friends • Remote play against other players over Game Center • Highly accessible with VoiceOver and Dynamic Type • A lightweight app that respects your privacy

About

BattleFruit

Engage in a strategic fruit-catching game with over 1000 levels. Utilize various kitchen utensils to locate and sink fruits, avoiding ice cubes. Play solo or challenge friends online or offline.

Highlights
  • Over 1000 levels
  • 5 types of kitchen utensils
  • Classic sea battle mechanics with fruits
  • Avoid hitting ice cubes
  • Play solo or with friends
  • Offline play supported
  • VoiceOver accessibility
Features
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Start playing the funniest game of the year today. TONS OF RECIPES More than 1000 levels, fruits of all sorts and shapes, and 5 types of kitchen utensils to catch all the fruits. FOR THE WHOLE FAMILY Based on the classic sea battle game but now with kitchen utensils and fruits, instead of bombs and ships. Original new rules, many more ways to locate your opponents' fruits, but remember not to hit the ice cubes, or you’ll be frozen one turn. STRATEGY AND QUICKNESS Ultra-fast games thanks to the variety of utensils. Locate the fruits with the spoons, cut them with the knives, crush them with the blenders or catch whole fruits with the tongs, just plan your moves to locate all the fruits before your opponent does. PLAY ALONE OR WITH FRIENDS Play against the machine and try to get three stars on the 1000+ recipes, no internet required. Or connect with Game Center and play with your family and friends, or with random opponents. NO ADS, NO REGISTER, NO DATA GATHERING Because modern life has already enough distractions. 100% ACCESSIBLE Totally accessible with VoiceOver for people with low vision or blindness. On settings you can choose: High contrast colors, bigger buttons, independently tune sounds and music volumes. We take accessibility very seriously, if you find that we can improve any aspect of the game, please let us know at fruitpot@icloud.com.

Screenshots

Backgammon with Buddies3 screens
BattleFruit4 screens

Verdict

The call

The clearest difference is price: BattleFruit at Free against Backgammon with Buddies's $2.99. BattleFruit also leads on rating (4.8 vs 4.3) and update cadence (fortnightly vs every 3 months). Backgammon with Buddies's advantage is in-app purchases (none vs 6) and iOS requirement (11.0 vs 14.3). On ratings volume, ads 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

BattleFruit is free to download; Backgammon with Buddies costs $2.99 up front. BattleFruit sells 6 one-off in-app purchases. Backgammon with Buddies asks for nothing beyond the download.

ReceptionRating · Positive reviews · Number of ratings

BattleFruit holds the better App Store score, 4.8 against 4.3. Both are backed by a comparable volume of ratings — 59 and 62 respectively. Written reviews point the same way: 67% of Backgammon with Buddies's written reviews are positive against 88% of BattleFruit's.

UpkeepUpdate frequency

Backgammon with Buddies ships an update every 3 months, BattleFruit fortnightly. The most recent releases landed on October 12, 2026 and October 21, 2026 respectively.

Scorecard7 real differences · 3 level
Backgammon with Buddies versus BattleFruit: the parameters behind the verdict, then further details
ParameterBackgammon with BuddiesBattleFruit
Price$2.99Free — better
Rating4.3 (59 ratings)4.8 (62 ratings) — better
Positive reviews66.7% of reviews87.5% of reviews — better
Number of ratings5962 — better
Update frequencyEvery 3 monthsFortnightly — better
AdsNoNo
In-app purchasesNo — betterYes
MonetizationPaidFree with in-app purchases — better
DevicesiPhone, iPad, iPod, Mac — betteriPhone, iPad, iPod
Requires iOS11.0 — better14.3
Further details — not scored
Size17 MB20 MB
Age rating4++4
DeveloperPandamonia LLCGuappa Desarrollo Integral SL

Customer experience

Backgammon with Buddies

All ratings59 ratings
Positive81.4%
Neutral10.2%
Negative8.5%
Written reviews12 reviews
Positive66.7%
Neutral0.0%
Negative33.3%

BattleFruit

All ratings62 ratings
Positive95.2%
Neutral3.2%
Negative1.6%
Written reviews8 reviews
Positive87.5%
Neutral0.0%
Negative12.5%

In-app purchases

None

Backgammon with Buddies

No in-app purchases

6 purchases

BattleFruit

One-time6
  • 5 of each kitchen utensil$1.99
  • 15 of each kitchen utensil$3.99
  • 25 of each kitchen utensil$5.99
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  • 50 of each kitchen utensil$9.99
  • 200 of every kitchen utensil$24.99
  • 500 of every kitchen utensil$49.99

Questions

Is Backgammon with Buddies free?
Backgammon with Buddies costs $2.99, with no in-app purchases.
Is BattleFruit free?
BattleFruit is free to download, with in-app purchases available.
Which has better reviews, Backgammon with Buddies or BattleFruit?
BattleFruit is rated higher. Backgammon with Buddies averages 4.3 out of 5 from 59 ratings, while BattleFruit averages 4.8 from 62 ratings.
Do Backgammon with Buddies or BattleFruit have ads?
Neither Backgammon with Buddies nor BattleFruit shows ads.
Which is updated more often, Backgammon with Buddies or BattleFruit?
Backgammon with Buddies ships an update every 3 months, and BattleFruit fortnightly. Most recently, Backgammon with Buddies was updated on October 12, 2026 and BattleFruit on October 21, 2026.

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