Backgammon with Buddies vs Pet Jima
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
Pet Jima
Adopt, nurture, and evolve adorable pixel creatures on your own island. Decorate your home, send creatures on expeditions for rewards, and enjoy a relaxing, timer-free experience. Collect unique creatures and build your island paradise.
- 40+ unique pixel creatures
- Creature evolution stages
- Island decoration with 160+ items
- Expeditions for coins and rare finds
- Time-based creature availability
- Offline play supported
- Social island visits
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Adopt creatures, feed them, keep them happy, and watch them evolve from babies to mega forms as they wander your island. Decorate your home with cute pixel art items. Send your creatures on expeditions to earn coins and uncover rare finds. Collect daily gifts, complete missions, and build up your island one tile at a time. No pressure. No timers counting down. Just a cozy island full of pixel creatures waiting for you. FEATURES 40+ unique pixel creatures with idle, walk, and directional sprite animations 4 magical habitats to explore and collect from Decorate your island with 160+ pixel art items Creature evolution: baby, adult, and mega stages Expeditions to earn coins and discover creatures Visit other friends' island Receive glass message bottles Daily gifts and bonus rewards Time-based creature availability — some only appear at dawn, dusk, or by moonlight Social features: friend codes, gift sending, and cloud backup No internet required to play for the main features No energy systems or wait timers
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Verdict
The clearest difference is price: Pet Jima at Free against Backgammon with Buddies's $2.99. Pet Jima also leads on update cadence (daily vs every 3 months) and rating (4.6 vs 4.3). Backgammon with Buddies's advantage is in-app purchases (none vs 5) and ads (none vs shown). On review sentiment 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
Pet Jima is free to download; Backgammon with Buddies costs $2.99 up front. Pet Jima sells 4 one-off in-app purchases. Backgammon with Buddies asks for nothing beyond the download.
Pet Jima holds the better App Store score, 4.6 against 4.3. Both are backed by a comparable volume of ratings — 60 and 13 respectively. Written reviews split almost evenly too, at 67% and 67% positive.
Backgammon with Buddies ships an update every 3 months, Pet Jima daily. Both last shipped on October 24, 2026.
| Parameter | Backgammon with Buddies | Pet Jima |
|---|---|---|
| Price | $2.99 | Free — better |
| Rating | 4.3 (60 ratings) | 4.6 (13 ratings) — better |
| Positive reviews | 66.7% of reviews | 66.7% of reviews |
| Number of ratings | 60 — better | 13 |
| Update frequency | Every 3 months | Daily — better |
| Ads | No — better | Yes |
| In-app purchases | No — better | Yes |
| Monetization | Paid | Free with in-app purchases — better |
| Devices | iPhone, iPad, iPod, Mac — better | iPhone, iPad |
| Requires iOS | 11.0 — better | 18.6 |
| Further details — not scored | ||
| Size | 17 MB | 40 MB |
| Age rating | 4+ | 4+ |
| Developer | Pandamonia LLC | Genki Mine |
Customer experience
Backgammon with Buddies
Pet Jima
In-app purchases
Backgammon with Buddies
No in-app purchases
Pet Jima
- Pouch of Coins$0.99
- Bag of Coins$4.99
- Chest of Coins$9.99
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- Treasure Vault2 variants$19.99
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