Comparison

Backgammon for iPad & iPhone vs Backgammon

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

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About

Backgammon for iPad & iPhone

Experience a classic two-player board game of skill and luck. This app offers a user-friendly interface, a comprehensive tutorial for beginners, and multiple ways to play, including against AI or friends online. Customize your game board and pieces for a personalized experience.

Highlights
  • Single-player AI mode
  • Two-player local mode
  • Online multiplayer
  • Customizable board and pieces
  • Interactive tutorial
  • Offline play
Features
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Put your skills and luck to the test with this challenging board game! Backgammon is a 2-player game that puts your skills and your luck to the test in equal measure. It is no wonder that Backgammon is one of the oldest board games in the world and is still thriving. Enjoy the thrill of scrutinizing every move while the gods of luck dictate your fate through the dice. Our Backgammon has a clean and user-friendly design to ensure you can enjoy and focus solely on the game without any fuss or unwanted interruptions. If you are new to the game, follow our clear and thorough tutorial and you will become a master in no time. Challenge a friend or play against yourself with our 2-player mode or try to beat our clever AI as a single player. The board and the pieces are also customizable, allowing you to personalize the game to have a more pleasant visual experience. FEATURES - Single-player mode: play against our clever AI - Two-player mode: challenge a friend - Online mode: play online against a random player or against your friends - 3 Difficulty levels: play on easy, normal, or hard mode against our AI - Customize board and pieces - Interactive tutorial: learn all the rules and tricks of the game easily - Auto commit feature: commit to your every move without an Undo option - Auto-finish feature: sit back and let our AI bear off the pieces for you - Clean and user-friendly design, intuitive gameplay - Realistic moves: tap and drag the pieces across the board - Fair dice roll: the dice are 100% rolled randomly each time - Play offline: no need for an internet connection - Available in three languages: English, Spanish and Portuguese Do you think you can become a Backgammon master? Put your skills and luck to the test with this challenging board game. Download now!

About

Backgammon

Master strategy and skill in this classic board game. Move your checkers, hit opponents, and use the doubling cube to increase stakes. Enjoy hours of exciting gameplay on mobile and tablet.

Highlights
  • Move checkers based on dice rolls
  • Hit opponent's checkers
  • Use doubling cube for stakes
  • Play in 1 to 15 point matches
  • Smart and adaptive AI opponent
  • Auto-save progress
Features
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Welcome to Backgammon Classic, one of the most popular board games in the world! Strategy, skills and good planning will be key to master the game. How to play? • The objective of the game is to be the first player to move all the checkers into their home board and bear them off • The roll of the dice indicates how many points, you can move your checkers • Roll a double to play twice • Hit your opponent’s checkers to remove them from the board • Use the doubling cube to increase the stakes at any point Why choose Backgammon Classic? • Start playing right away with a single touch • Tailored for mobile and tablet devices • Easy to play with a modern and relaxing look • Smart and adaptive opponent AI • Play in 1 or up to 15 points • Double the stakes anytime • Choose the controls • Auto save so that you can resume whenever you want Enjoy now hours of exciting card games with Backgammon!

Screenshots

Backgammon for iPad & iPhone4 screens
Backgammon4 screens

Verdict

The call

The clearest difference is in-app purchases: Backgammon at none against Backgammon for iPad & iPhone's 4. Backgammon also leads on iOS requirement (13.0 vs 15.0). Backgammon for iPad & iPhone's advantage is update cadence (fortnightly vs every 11 months) and review sentiment (34% vs 21%). On price, rating, 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. Backgammon for iPad & iPhone sells 4 one-off in-app purchases. Backgammon asks for nothing beyond the download.

ReceptionRating · Positive reviews · Number of ratings

On the App Store both sit at effectively the same score — 4.7 for Backgammon for iPad & iPhone against 4.6 for Backgammon. That said, the two scores are not equally well evidenced: Backgammon for iPad & iPhone has 4.1K ratings behind it against 735, so its average is the more settled of the two. Written reviews are what separate them: 34% of Backgammon for iPad & iPhone's written reviews are positive against 21% of Backgammon's.

UpkeepUpdate frequency

Backgammon for iPad & iPhone ships an update fortnightly, Backgammon every 11 months. The most recent releases landed on October 1, 2026 and October 2, 2026 respectively.

Scorecard6 real differences · 4 level
Backgammon for iPad & iPhone versus Backgammon: the parameters behind the verdict, then further details
ParameterBackgammon for iPad & iPhoneBackgammon
PriceFreeFree
Rating4.7 (4.1K ratings) — better4.6 (735 ratings)
Positive reviews34.4% of reviews — better21.2% of reviews
Number of ratings4.1K — better735
Update frequencyFortnightly — betterEvery 11 months
AdsYesYes
In-app purchasesYesNo — better
MonetizationFree with in-app purchasesAd-supported — better
DevicesiPhone, iPad, iPodiPhone, iPad, iPod
Requires iOS15.013.0 — better
Further details — not scored
Size301 MB172 MB
Age rating4+4+
DeveloperAppgeneration SoftwareBlackout Lab SL

Customer experience

Backgammon for iPad & iPhone

All ratings4,079 ratings
Positive93.1%
Neutral2.1%
Negative4.9%
Written reviews529 reviews
Positive34.4%
Neutral9.3%
Negative56.3%

Backgammon

All ratings735 ratings
Positive91.3%
Neutral3.1%
Negative5.6%
Written reviews52 reviews
Positive21.2%
Neutral9.6%
Negative69.2%

Bugs and requests

Backgammon for iPad & iPhone

Reported bugs

4 issues
  • Game freezes after winning
  • Incorrect scoring and betting
  • Opponent moves not matching dice rolls
  • Inability to exit ads

Requested features

4 requests
  • Add tutorial for new players
  • Improve randomness of dice rolls
  • Implement fair matchmaking
  • Provide option to disable ads

Backgammon

Not enough reviews yet to summarise bugs or requests.

In-app purchases

4 purchases

Backgammon for iPad & iPhone

One-time4
  • 5000 coins$1.99
  • Piggy Bank$2.99
  • 10000 Coins$3.99
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  • Remove Ads$4.99
None

Backgammon

No in-app purchases

Questions

Is Backgammon for iPad & iPhone free?
Backgammon for iPad & iPhone is free to download, with in-app purchases available.
Is Backgammon free?
Backgammon is free to download, with no in-app purchases.
Which has better reviews, Backgammon for iPad & iPhone or Backgammon?
Backgammon for iPad & iPhone is rated higher. Backgammon for iPad & iPhone averages 4.7 out of 5 from 4.1K ratings, while Backgammon averages 4.6 from 735 ratings.
Do Backgammon for iPad & iPhone or Backgammon have ads?
Both Backgammon for iPad & iPhone and Backgammon show ads.
Which is updated more often, Backgammon for iPad & iPhone or Backgammon?
Backgammon for iPad & iPhone ships an update fortnightly, and Backgammon every 11 months. Most recently, Backgammon for iPad & iPhone was updated on October 1, 2026 and Backgammon on October 2, 2026.

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