Comparison

Senet (AG) vs Backgammon Duel

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

Head to head
About

Senet (AG)

Explore and play historically significant board games brought to life with modern app design. Compete against AI, friends, or players worldwide, both online and offline. Enjoy collectible items and challenging rule variants.

Highlights
  • Play against AI, friends, and random players
  • Online and offline gameplay
  • Collectible game pieces and boards
  • Challenging rule variants
  • Cloud save across the collection
  • Multi-language support
Features
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If you play more than one of my Ancient Games, I suggest you delete the individual apps and install the main one (Ancient Games). It will allow you to play them all and save disk storage. The past is full of fascinating board games that haves been mostly forgotten. The Ancient Games collection aims to resurrect them as a meticulously crafted mix between what a player wants from an historical game and what he/she expects of a modern application. -Play against the IA, friends and random players from around the world. -Play Online & Offline. -Multiple collectibles : boards, game pieces, dice, nameplates, etc. -Challenges (Fun rule variants) -Free cloudsave across the collection : your progress in one game is available in all the others. -Much more features to come! -Languages : English, French, Portuguese, Italian, Arabic, Spanish, German, Simplified Chinese, Traditional Chinese and Russian. Currently, the collection is comprised of four games : the Royal Game of Ur, Senet, XII Scripta and Puluc, but 40 games are in the works! Each game will be added to the Ancient Games app and will have its own individual app as well. The privacy policy has been updated in accordance to the latest data protection laws.

About

Backgammon Duel

Features
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Backgammon Duel a mobile version of the classic backgammon game. One of the oldest, most played and loved games. Enjoy backgammon without the casino style of other backgammon games on the mobile apps stores. Features - Don't pay coins to enter a game - No in game banner ads - No doubling cube - Regular updates - Highlighting the available moves - Undo your last move - Classic graphics and game play - Intuitive design to better focus on the game - Ads are displayed after a game Also known as Tavli (Greece), Tawla (Egypt), Shesh Besh, (Hebrew), and Takteh (Iranian), but whatever you call it you can download it now and challenge yourself.

Screenshots

Senet (AG)4 screens
Backgammon Duel4 screens

Verdict

The call

The clearest difference is in-app purchases: Backgammon Duel at none against Senet (AG)'s 13. Senet (AG)'s advantage is update cadence (fortnightly vs every 2 months) and iOS requirement (12.0 vs 16.0). On price, 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

Both are free to download. Senet (AG) sells 13 one-off in-app purchases. Backgammon Duel asks for nothing beyond the download.

UpkeepUpdate frequency

Senet (AG) ships an update fortnightly, Backgammon Duel every 2 months. The most recent releases landed on September 7, 2026 and August 23, 2026 respectively.

Scorecard3 real differences · 7 level
Senet (AG) versus Backgammon Duel: the parameters behind the verdict, then further details
ParameterSenet (AG)Backgammon Duel
PriceFreeFree
Rating4.2 (115 ratings) — better
Positive reviews66.7% of reviews
Number of ratings115 — better
Update frequencyFortnightly — betterEvery 2 months
AdsYesYes
In-app purchasesYesNo — better
MonetizationFree with in-app purchases
DevicesiPhone, iPad, iPod — betteriPhone, iPad
Requires iOS12.0 — better16.0
Further details — not scored
Size218 MB41 MB
Age rating4+4+
DeveloperSullivan BousinierePHATCAT GAMES LTD

Bugs and requests

Senet (AG)

Reported bugs

10 issues
  • Game rigged/cheats
  • Cannot buy ads removed
  • Functionality removed
  • Ads cause app to freeze
  • Computer AI makes illegal moves
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  • Cannot skip turn
  • Game ID for starting games doesn't work
  • Latest update ruined features (PvP, playing with friends)
  • Unresponsive controls on last row
  • In-app purchases broken

Requested features

12 requests
  • Offline PvP
  • One-device multiplayer
  • Restore purchases button
  • Tutorial
  • Option to remove game-related paraphernalia
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  • Ability to communicate with other players
  • More games like Senet
  • Hounds and Jackals game
  • Mehen game
  • Hieroglyphics feature
  • More XP for faster leveling
  • Adjustable wait times for dice throws and piece movement

Backgammon Duel

Not enough reviews yet to summarise bugs or requests.

In-app purchases

13 purchases

Senet (AG)

One-time13
  • Mortal to Heroic Upgrade$0.99
  • Heroic to Divine Upgrade$0.99
  • Ancient Artifact$0.99
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  • AG+ Mortal Edition$1.99
  • Mortal to Divine Upgrade$1.99
  • AG Credit$1.99
  • Gems x 30$2.99
  • Dawn of Civilization DLC$2.99
  • Skeletton Key$2.99
  • Unlimited 1 Month$3.99
  • Senet Divine Edition$3.99
  • Gems x 75$6.99
  • Unlimited Forever$44.99
None

Backgammon Duel

No in-app purchases

Questions

Is Senet (AG) free?
Senet (AG) is free to download, with in-app purchases available.
Is Backgammon Duel free?
Backgammon Duel is free to download, with no in-app purchases.
Do Senet (AG) or Backgammon Duel have ads?
Both Senet (AG) and Backgammon Duel show ads.
Which is updated more often, Senet (AG) or Backgammon Duel?
Senet (AG) ships an update fortnightly, and Backgammon Duel every 2 months. Most recently, Senet (AG) was updated on September 7, 2026 and Backgammon Duel on August 23, 2026.

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