Comparison

Stare Down Match vs Backgammon Plus

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

Head to head
About

Stare Down Match

Compete in a digital staring contest by recording your best unblinking stare. Utilize power-ups to gain an advantage and win coins and tickets redeemable for real-world prizes. Challenge friends for bragging rights in this unique game of endurance and strategy.

Highlights
  • Record epic stare-off videos
  • Submit videos to the network
  • Use power-ups like Cherry Bomb and Second Chance
  • Preview power-up effects
  • Compete in practice or PRO matches
  • Track results and earnings live
  • Challenge friends in real-time
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Can You Outlast the Competition? Have you ever been told you have a dead stare? Do you have some freakish condition where you don't need to blink? Maybe you're part of the living dead? Even if you're not, StareDown Match is your chance to get some rewards. How to Play: Press Record: See how long you can hold that epic stare (watch as a timer taunts you, letting you know how far you have come). Build Your Legacy: Record an epic stare-off video and submit it to the StareDown Match network (it's okay if it sucks, not everyone can be a winner). Power Up: Boost your chances of winning with awesome power-ups like a Cherry Bomb, Thunder, 'Second Chance,' and (when you want to wuss out) a 'Breather' (a 5-second blink grace period, to blink if you need that kind of thing). Strategically place power-ups to make sure YOUR video outlasts every opponent it comes up against. Preview Your Power: Watch your video with power-ups in action. Like what you see? Get ready to submit it! Win Big: Choose your stakes—want to test your video first (too scared to challenge)? Test it with coins on our practice match network. Or (if you have the stones for it) go all-in with our PRO matches to win. Real-Time Results: Track your success live, see your earnings grow, and know instantly when your video wins or loses. Analyze and Improve: Replay your losses, tweak your strategy, and resubmit for another shot at glory. Redeem Prizes: Collect coins and tickets to redeem for amazing real-world prizes. Challenge Friends: Link up for real-time stare-down matches against friends and family. Just for fun, no money involved—bragging rights only! Why StareDown Match? Because You're Awesome: Finally use that weird creepy stare you got made fun of for in school. Real Rewards: Use your coins and tickets for REAL prizes. Strategic Gameplay: Use power-ups and strategies to dominate your opponents. Community: Join a network of fierce competitors (or freaks like yourself) and rise to the top. Get Ready to StareDown and Conquer! Are you ready to take on the world with your unblinking stare? Download StareDown Match now and prove you're an absolute freak. Only the strongest will win. Will it be you? Download StareDown Match and start your journey to become the ultimate StareDown Champion!

About

Backgammon Plus

Play the ancient dice and board game of backgammon against friends or AI. Race your checkers to the end, master strategy, and compete in daily challenges for rewards. Offers both online and offline play for a classic gaming experience.

Highlights
  • Play against AI or friends
  • Offline play available
  • Daily challenges and rewards
  • Learn to play backgammon
  • Customize dice and boards
  • Authentic game experience
Features
Currently charting
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Step up to the board with the Backgammon app available online! Play a game of classic backgammon by yourself or against friends in this new mobile app. Hone your back gammon skills against other players in this new app from Zynga games! Experience the thrill of classic board games at any time, with a backgammon app. Race your checkers to the end to become the lord of the board, and prove you're the best player of backgammon online. Backgammon is one of the oldest games in the world, and its popularity has survived for centuries. Get in on the cultural phenomenon by downloading this authentic Backgammon app. Whether you're a first time player, or seasoned pro, Backgammon Plus will have a rewarding play experience for you! Beat daily challenges to earn fantastic rewards in this backgammon plus mobile game. Perfect your backgammon skills in this worldwide game. Travel around the world with similar iterations of backgammon, such as tavli, tawla, nardi, takhte, and tavla. Experience the thrill of backgammon, with this new app. Even without wifi you'll be able to play backgammon offline in this new app. Prove you have what it takes to best all challengers in this race game. Guide your checkers around the backgammon board in a game of contrary movement, to become the first player to bear off. If you feel like taking this dice game challenge to the next level, break out the doubling cube. Whether you are a true beginner, or a backgammon expert, this app has what you need for a fun, competitive backgammon experience. How To Play New to backgammon? Don't worry, this is the perfect backgammon live app to learn the game. Each player starts with 15 checkers. You will roll the dice, and move your checkers between 24 points on the backgammon+ board, based on the number you rolled. The goal is to be the first player to 'bear off', or, remove all your pieces from the backgammon board. Double your backgammon high stakes by activating the doubling cube. - Enjoy the fun of Backgammon with your friends. Connect to Facebook to share your progress with your friends, and track how they do! - Sharpen your mind with this classic board game. While the dice play a factor in deciding the winner, you'll find that the more talented player will eventually be able to take control. Will you be able to assert your dice game dominance to become the backgammon lord of the board? - Prove your mettle with one of the best online pvp games on the market. - Get in the game every day to collect more rewards. Complete challenges to earn daily bonuses, and spin the wheel for hourly bonuses. - Customize your backgammon experience with different dice and board designs - Experience one of the most authentic backgammon apps available anywhere. With devout attention to the authentic look and feel of the game, it will feel like you're sitting right down at the board! - Download one of the best Backgammon live games on the market to play with your friends. Or, challenge other random players online to see how you stack up. Do you have what it takes to become a champion of Backgammon for ipad? - Play with confidence: Backgammon Plus is RNG certified by the World Backgammon Federation, ensuring truly random and fair gameplay. - Play online or offline as you hone your Backgammon skills wherever and whenever you have the time! - Experience real-world backgammon physics. With meticulously drawn boards, and truly random dice rolls, you will feel like you're sitting down at the board!

Screenshots

Stare Down Match4 screens
Backgammon Plus4 screens

Verdict

The call

The clearest difference is review sentiment: Stare Down Match at 80% against Backgammon Plus's 18%. Stare Down Match also leads on ads (none vs shown). Backgammon Plus's advantage is rating (4.6 vs 3.6) and ratings volume (4.7K vs 81). On price, update cadence, in-app purchases and monetization model 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. Stare Down Match sells 21 one-off in-app purchases and Backgammon Plus sells 25 one-off in-app purchases. Whichever you choose, the download price is not the number that matters.

ReceptionRating · Positive reviews · Number of ratings

Backgammon Plus holds the better App Store score, 4.6 against 3.6. That said, the two scores are not equally well evidenced: Backgammon Plus has 4.7K ratings behind it against 81, so its average is the more settled of the two. Written reviews complicate that: 80% of Stare Down Match's written reviews are positive against 18% of Backgammon Plus's, so the app with the better star average is not the one people write more warmly about.

UpkeepUpdate frequency

Both ship on a similar rhythm, roughly every 3 weeks. Both last shipped on September 30, 2026.

Scorecard6 real differences · 5 level
Stare Down Match versus Backgammon Plus: the parameters behind the verdict, then further details
ParameterStare Down MatchBackgammon Plus
PriceFreeFree
Rating3.6 (81 ratings)4.6 (4.7K ratings) — better
Positive reviews80.2% of reviews — better17.9% of reviews
Number of ratings814.7K — better
Update frequencyEvery 3 weeksEvery 3 weeks
AdsNo — betterYes
In-app purchasesYesYes
MonetizationFree with in-app purchasesFree with in-app purchases
Best chart rank—#197 — better
DevicesiPhone, iPad, iPodiPhone, iPad, iPod
Requires iOS15.013.0 — better
Further details — not scored
Size177 MB389 MB
Age rating17+12+
DeveloperChicky Farm LLCZynga Inc.

Customer experience

Stare Down Match

All ratings81 ratings
Positive64.2%
Neutral3.7%
Negative32.1%
Written reviews81 reviews
Positive80.2%
Neutral2.5%
Negative17.3%

Backgammon Plus

All ratings4,664 ratings
Positive93.1%
Neutral1.4%
Negative5.4%
Written reviews375 reviews
Positive17.9%
Neutral7.7%
Negative74.4%

Bugs and requests

Stare Down Match

Not enough reviews yet to summarise bugs or requests.

Backgammon Plus

Reported bugs

2 issues
  • Frequent disconnections during gameplay
  • Freezing and crashing issues

Requested features

3 requests
  • Ability to choose opponents
  • Option to play offline
  • Fair and random dice rolls

In-app purchases

21 purchases

Stare Down Match

One-time21
  • Avatar001$0.99
  • Premium Avatars$0.99
  • Disney Filter$0.99
Show 18 more
  • Flower Filter$0.99
  • Bunny Filter$0.99
  • 500 Coins$0.99
  • Second Chance$0.99
  • Remove Ads$1.99
  • Thunder$1.99
  • Cherry Bomb$1.99
  • Breather$1.99
  • 1500 Coins$2.99
  • 2500 coins$2.99
  • Second Chance$2.99
  • 5000 coins$3.99
  • Strike Trio$4.99
  • Thunder$4.99
  • Combo Pack 1$6.99
  • Combo Pack 2$13.99
  • Combo Pack 3$19.99
  • Power Combo 4$25.99
25 purchases

Backgammon Plus

One-time25
  • Amazing Coin Pack$0.49
  • Wheel Tier 1$0.99
  • Big Sale$0.99
Show 22 more
  • Piggy Bank Tier 1$0.99
  • Starter Stack$1.29
  • Small Stack of Gems$1.29
  • Starter Pack$1.49
  • X5 Coin Offer$1.99
  • Great Sale$1.99
  • Small Stack of Chips$2.49
  • Medium Stack of Gems$2.49
  • Piggy Bank VOL.2$2.49
  • Wheel Tier 2$3.99
  • Medium Stack X3$4.49
  • Wheel Tier 3$4.99
  • Medium Great Value of Gems$4.99
  • Trophy Road Coin Pack VOL.3$4.99
  • Medium Stack of Chips$6.99
  • Medium Great Value$7.49
  • Big Treasure of Gems$9.99
  • Medium Great X3$9.99
  • Big Stack X3$12.99
  • Wheel Tier 5$14.99
  • Piggy Bank Tier 5$14.99
  • Mega Wheel Tier 5 Multiplier 4$19.99

Questions

Is Stare Down Match free?
Stare Down Match is free to download, with in-app purchases available.
Is Backgammon Plus free?
Backgammon Plus is free to download, with in-app purchases available.
Which has better reviews, Stare Down Match or Backgammon Plus?
Backgammon Plus is rated higher. Stare Down Match averages 3.6 out of 5 from 81 ratings, while Backgammon Plus averages 4.6 from 4.7K ratings.
Do Stare Down Match or Backgammon Plus have ads?
Backgammon Plus shows ads; Stare Down Match does not.
Which is updated more often, Stare Down Match or Backgammon Plus?
Stare Down Match ships an update every 3 weeks, and Backgammon Plus every 3 weeks. Most recently, Stare Down Match was updated on September 30, 2026 and Backgammon Plus on September 30, 2026.

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