Play Elephant vs Backgammon
Price, ratings, monetisation and update history for both games, side by side — with what reviewers say about each.
Play Elephant
Engage in classic board games like bridge, draughts, and checkers. Participate in tournaments, learn new strategies, and teach others in a welcoming environment.
- Play bridge, draughts, checkers
- Tournament participation
- Learning mind games
- Teaching game strategies
- Friendly atmosphere
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Play bridge, draughts, checkers, and many other mind games. Tournament participation, learning, teaching. Comfortable and friendly atmosphere.
Backgammon
Enjoy a classic backgammon experience with realistic graphics. Play against friends, family, or a single opponent in this timeless board game.
- Classic backgammon gameplay
- Single player mode
- Two player mode
- Realistic graphics
- Family-friendly fun
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Classic backgammon game for 1 or 2 players, combining simplicity and realistic graphics. Thanks to our backgammon, you will have a good time playing with your whole family and friends.
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Verdict
The clearest difference is rating: Backgammon at 4.1 against Play Elephant's 3.0. Backgammon also leads on in-app purchases (none vs 6) and ratings volume (197 vs 2). Play Elephant's advantage is ads (none vs shown) and update cadence (monthly vs every 11 months). On price 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
Both are free to download. Play Elephant sells 6 in-app purchases, starting at $9.49 per month. Backgammon asks for nothing beyond the download.
Backgammon holds the better App Store score, 4.1 against 3.0. That said, the two scores are not equally well evidenced: Backgammon has 197 ratings behind it against 2, so its average is the more settled of the two. Written reviews point the same way: 12% of Play Elephant's written reviews are positive against 29% of Backgammon's.
Play Elephant ships an update monthly, Backgammon every 11 months. The most recent releases landed on June 4, 2026 and September 12, 2026 respectively.
| Parameter | Play Elephant | Backgammon |
|---|---|---|
| Price | Free | Free |
| Rating | 3.0 (2 ratings) | 4.1 (197 ratings) — better |
| Positive reviews | 11.8% of reviews | 28.6% of reviews — better |
| Number of ratings | 2 | 197 — better |
| Update frequency | Monthly — better | Every 11 months |
| Ads | No — better | Yes |
| In-app purchases | Yes | No — better |
| Monetization | Free with in-app purchases | Ad-supported — better |
| Devices | iPhone, iPad, iPod | iPhone, iPad, iPod |
| Requires iOS | 11.0 — better | 15.0 |
| Further details — not scored | ||
| Size | 5 MB | 88 MB |
| Age rating | 17+ | 4+ |
| Developer | PLAYING ELEPHANT UAB | Sergei Shendrikov |
Customer experience
Play Elephant
Backgammon
In-app purchases
Play Elephant
- Premium$9.491 Month
- 10 fants$0.99
- 25,000 Fants$2.99
- 100,000 Fants$10.99
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- 600,000 fants$59.99
- 1 Billion$94.99
Backgammon
No in-app purchases
Questions
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