Backgammon Royal vs Simple Backgammon
Price, ratings, monetisation and update history for both games, side by side — with what reviewers say about each.
Backgammon Royal
Experience a classic two-player board game combining strategy and luck. Move your pieces according to dice rolls and aim to be the first to clear your board. Engage in tactical gameplay with options to raise the stakes.
- Two-player board game
- Dice-based movement
- Strategic gameplay
- Doubling cube for stakes
- Ancient game heritage
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Backgammon is one of the oldest board games known. It is a two player game where playing pieces are moved according to the roll of dice, and a player wins by removing all of their pieces from the board before their opponent. Backgammon is a member of the tables family, one of the oldest classes of board games. Backgammon involves a combination of strategy and luck (from rolling dice). While the dice may determine the outcome of a single game, the better player will accumulate the better record over series of many games, somewhat like poker. With each roll of the dice, players must choose from numerous options for moving their checkers and anticipate possible counter-moves by the opponent. The optional use of a doubling cube allows players to raise the stakes during the game.
Simple Backgammon
Enjoy a straightforward game of Backgammon against a computer opponent. This version omits the doubling cube for a streamlined experience. Perfect for quick matches.
- Backgammon gameplay
- Computer opponent
- No doubling cube
- Simple interface
- Offline play
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This is a simple version of Backgammon, with no doubling cube. Play against a computer opponent.
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Verdict
The clearest difference is rating: Simple Backgammon at 2.3 against Backgammon Royal's 1.3. Simple Backgammon also leads on ads (none vs shown) and review sentiment (33% vs 9%). On price, ratings volume, update cadence 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
Both are free to download. Neither carries in-app purchases, so what you see is what you pay.
Simple Backgammon holds the better App Store score, 2.3 against 1.3. Both are backed by a comparable volume of ratings — 3 and 4 respectively. Written reviews point the same way: 9% of Backgammon Royal's written reviews are positive against 33% of Simple Backgammon's.
Backgammon Royal ships an update every 34 months, Simple Backgammon every 31 months. The most recent releases landed on October 11, 2026 and October 13, 2026 respectively.
| Parameter | Backgammon Royal | Simple Backgammon |
|---|---|---|
| Price | Free | Free |
| Rating | 1.3 (3 ratings) | 2.3 (4 ratings) — better |
| Positive reviews | 9.1% of reviews | 33.3% of reviews — better |
| Number of ratings | 3 | 4 — better |
| Update frequency | Every 34 months | Every 31 months — better |
| Ads | Yes | No — better |
| In-app purchases | No | No |
| Monetization | Ad-supported | Free — better |
| Devices | iPhone, iPad, iPod | iPhone, iPad, iPod |
| Requires iOS | 15.0 — better | 15.6 |
| Further details — not scored | ||
| Size | 10 MB | 1 MB |
| Age rating | 4+ | 4+ |
| Developer | yasin dewid | Phil Stern |
Customer experience
Backgammon Royal
Simple Backgammon
In-app purchases
Backgammon Royal
No in-app purchases
Simple Backgammon
No in-app purchases
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