Comparison

Backgammon vs Sixes

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

Head to head
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!

About

Sixes

Features
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Sixes: Opus Edition is a fun dice rolling game that you can play with your friends. When rolling a six, the dice goes to the next person. The game ends either if the hidden timer in the background goes of or, if the Opus Song is chosen, the beat of the song drops. When the game ends, and you're currently rolling a dice, you lose. The more players play, the more dice appear.

Screenshots

Backgammon4 screens
Sixes4 screens

Verdict

The call

The clearest difference is ads: Sixes at none against Backgammon's shown. Sixes also leads on update cadence (daily vs every 11 months). On price, in-app purchases, device support and iOS requirement 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. Neither carries in-app purchases, so what you see is what you pay.

UpkeepUpdate frequency

Backgammon ships an update every 11 months, Sixes daily. The most recent releases landed on October 14, 2026 and October 10, 2026 respectively.

Scorecard2 real differences · 8 level
Backgammon versus Sixes: the parameters behind the verdict, then further details
ParameterBackgammonSixes
PriceFreeFree
Rating4.6 (735 ratings) — better—
Positive reviews21.2% of reviews—
Number of ratings735 — better—
Update frequencyEvery 11 monthsDaily — better
AdsYesNo — better
In-app purchasesNoNo
MonetizationAd-supported—
DevicesiPhone, iPad, iPod — betteriPhone, iPod
Requires iOS13.013.0
Further details — not scored
Size172 MB25 MB
Age rating4+17+
DeveloperBlackout Lab SLMoritz Munch

Bugs and requests

Backgammon

Reported bugs

14 issues
  • Frequent freezes
  • App freezes
  • Ads appear and unable to get rid of them
  • Ads appear during a game and you've lost when it returns
  • Ads in the middle of a game
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  • Sneaky game waited a week before becoming an unbreakable wall of ads
  • Ads have gotten lousy, no means to get back to the game
  • Ads during each play, can't get rid of them
  • Adverts show in the wrong orientation and are uncloseable
  • Freezes constantly
  • Games freezes up randomly
  • The game gives itself more than random number of doubles
  • Has to hit a button when no moves, and twice to confirm
  • When no roles allow movement, have to keep clicking buttons

Requested features

4 requests
  • Option to remove ads
  • Option to auto-play when rolling to release a piece
  • Contact creators/techs option
  • Dark mode option

Sixes

Not enough reviews yet to summarise bugs or requests.

In-app purchases

None

Backgammon

No in-app purchases

None

Sixes

No in-app purchases

Questions

Is Backgammon free?
Backgammon is free to download, with no in-app purchases.
Is Sixes free?
Sixes is free to download, with no in-app purchases.
Do Backgammon or Sixes have ads?
Backgammon shows ads; Sixes does not.
Which is updated more often, Backgammon or Sixes?
Backgammon ships an update every 11 months, and Sixes daily. Most recently, Backgammon was updated on October 14, 2026 and Sixes on October 10, 2026.

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