Backgammon with Buddies vs Invisible Ping Pong
Price, ratings, monetisation and update history for both games, side by side — with what reviewers say about each.
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.
- Play with friends remotely
- Game Center integration
- Messages app play
- AI opponent
- Accessibility features
- Beautiful board design
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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
Invisible Ping Pong
Experience table tennis without physical equipment. Use your phone as a racket and mimic swing gestures to play against friends or a bot. Enjoy a unique 1v1 multiplayer experience anywhere.
- Play table tennis virtually
- Use phone as racket
- Gesture-based swing detection
- 1v1 multiplayer against friends
- Train against AI bot
- No physical equipment needed
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Invisible Ping Pong lets you play Table Tennis against your friends, using your phone as racket and detecting the swing gesture. You can train against a bot or even challenge your friends in a 1vs1, without the need of a table, an actual racket or even a ball.
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Verdict
The clearest difference is price: Invisible Ping Pong at Free against Backgammon with Buddies's $2.99. Invisible Ping Pong also leads on update cadence (every 2 days vs every 3 months). Backgammon with Buddies's advantage is rating (4.3 vs 3.7) and ratings volume (60 vs 3). On ads and in-app purchases 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
Invisible Ping Pong is free to download; Backgammon with Buddies costs $2.99 up front. Neither carries in-app purchases, so what you see is what you pay.
Backgammon with Buddies holds the better App Store score, 4.3 against 3.7. That said, the two scores are not equally well evidenced: Backgammon with Buddies has 60 ratings behind it against 3, so its average is the more settled of the two.
Backgammon with Buddies ships an update every 3 months, Invisible Ping Pong every 2 days. Both last shipped on October 24, 2026.
| Parameter | Backgammon with Buddies | Invisible Ping Pong |
|---|---|---|
| Price | $2.99 | Free — better |
| Rating | 4.3 (60 ratings) — better | 3.7 (3 ratings) |
| Positive reviews | 66.7% of reviews | — |
| Number of ratings | 60 — better | 3 |
| Update frequency | Every 3 months | Every 2 days — better |
| Ads | No | No |
| In-app purchases | No | No |
| Monetization | Paid | Free — better |
| Devices | iPhone, iPad, iPod, Mac — better | iPhone |
| Requires iOS | 11.0 — better | 17.0 |
| Further details — not scored | ||
| Size | 17 MB | 14 MB |
| Age rating | 4+ | 4+ |
| Developer | Pandamonia LLC | Matteo Perotta |
Customer experience
Backgammon with Buddies
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In-app purchases
Backgammon with Buddies
No in-app purchases
Invisible Ping Pong
No in-app purchases
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