Classic Backgammon Touch vs Simple Backgammon
Price, ratings, monetisation and update history for both games, side by side — with what reviewers say about each.
Classic Backgammon Touch
Experience a classic two-player board game where the goal is to move all your pieces to your home board and then remove them. The first player to successfully bear off all their pieces wins the match.
- Two-player gameplay
- Strategic movement of checkers
- Objective-based winning condition
- Classic board game experience
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Backgammon is an ancient game for two players. The object of the game is move all your checkers into your own home board and then bear them off. The first player to bear off all of their checkers wins 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 Classic Backgammon Touch's 1.0. Simple Backgammon also leads on ads (none vs shown) and review sentiment (33% vs 0%). Classic Backgammon Touch's advantage is iOS requirement (11.0 vs 15.6). On price, update cadence, in-app purchases 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. Neither carries in-app purchases, so what you see is what you pay.
Simple Backgammon holds the better App Store score, 2.3 against 1.0. Both are backed by a comparable volume of ratings — 1 and 4 respectively. Written reviews point the same way: 0% of Classic Backgammon Touch's written reviews are positive against 33% of Simple Backgammon's.
Classic Backgammon Touch ships an update every 19 months, Simple Backgammon every 31 months. The most recent releases landed on October 1, 2026 and September 27, 2026 respectively.
| Parameter | Classic Backgammon Touch | Simple Backgammon |
|---|---|---|
| Price | Free | Free |
| Rating | 1.0 (1 ratings) | 2.3 (4 ratings) — better |
| Positive reviews | 0.0% of reviews | 33.3% of reviews — better |
| Number of ratings | 1 | 4 — better |
| Update frequency | Every 19 months — better | Every 31 months |
| Ads | Yes | No — better |
| In-app purchases | No | No |
| Monetization | Ad-supported | Free — better |
| Devices | iPhone, iPad, iPod | iPhone, iPad, iPod |
| Requires iOS | 11.0 — better | 15.6 |
| Further details — not scored | ||
| Size | 11 MB | 1 MB |
| Age rating | 4+ | 4+ |
| Developer | Kevin White | Phil Stern |
Customer experience
Classic Backgammon Touch
Simple Backgammon
In-app purchases
Classic Backgammon Touch
No in-app purchases
Simple Backgammon
No in-app purchases
Questions
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