Comparison

Backgammon Plus vs Backgammon Boardgammon

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

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About

Backgammon Plus

Play the ancient dice and board game of backgammon against friends or AI. Race your checkers to the end, master strategy, and compete in daily challenges for rewards. Offers both online and offline play for a classic gaming experience.

Highlights
  • Play against AI or friends
  • Offline play available
  • Daily challenges and rewards
  • Learn to play backgammon
  • Customize dice and boards
  • Authentic game experience
Features
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Step up to the board with the Backgammon app available online! Play a game of classic backgammon by yourself or against friends in this new mobile app. Hone your back gammon skills against other players in this new app from Zynga games! Experience the thrill of classic board games at any time, with a backgammon app. Race your checkers to the end to become the lord of the board, and prove you're the best player of backgammon online. Backgammon is one of the oldest games in the world, and its popularity has survived for centuries. Get in on the cultural phenomenon by downloading this authentic Backgammon app. Whether you're a first time player, or seasoned pro, Backgammon Plus will have a rewarding play experience for you! Beat daily challenges to earn fantastic rewards in this backgammon plus mobile game. Perfect your backgammon skills in this worldwide game. Travel around the world with similar iterations of backgammon, such as tavli, tawla, nardi, takhte, and tavla. Experience the thrill of backgammon, with this new app. Even without wifi you'll be able to play backgammon offline in this new app. Prove you have what it takes to best all challengers in this race game. Guide your checkers around the backgammon board in a game of contrary movement, to become the first player to bear off. If you feel like taking this dice game challenge to the next level, break out the doubling cube. Whether you are a true beginner, or a backgammon expert, this app has what you need for a fun, competitive backgammon experience. How To Play New to backgammon? Don't worry, this is the perfect backgammon live app to learn the game. Each player starts with 15 checkers. You will roll the dice, and move your checkers between 24 points on the backgammon+ board, based on the number you rolled. The goal is to be the first player to 'bear off', or, remove all your pieces from the backgammon board. Double your backgammon high stakes by activating the doubling cube. - Enjoy the fun of Backgammon with your friends. Connect to Facebook to share your progress with your friends, and track how they do! - Sharpen your mind with this classic board game. While the dice play a factor in deciding the winner, you'll find that the more talented player will eventually be able to take control. Will you be able to assert your dice game dominance to become the backgammon lord of the board? - Prove your mettle with one of the best online pvp games on the market. - Get in the game every day to collect more rewards. Complete challenges to earn daily bonuses, and spin the wheel for hourly bonuses. - Customize your backgammon experience with different dice and board designs - Experience one of the most authentic backgammon apps available anywhere. With devout attention to the authentic look and feel of the game, it will feel like you're sitting right down at the board! - Download one of the best Backgammon live games on the market to play with your friends. Or, challenge other random players online to see how you stack up. Do you have what it takes to become a champion of Backgammon for ipad? - Play with confidence: Backgammon Plus is RNG certified by the World Backgammon Federation, ensuring truly random and fair gameplay. - Play online or offline as you hone your Backgammon skills wherever and whenever you have the time! - Experience real-world backgammon physics. With meticulously drawn boards, and truly random dice rolls, you will feel like you're sitting down at the board!

About

Backgammon Boardgammon

Engage in classic strategy games with online play, AI challenges, and learning tools. Improve your skills with lessons, puzzles, and detailed analysis. Offers a modern, customizable digital board for both games.

Highlights
  • Online multiplayer matches
  • Four AI difficulty levels
  • English checkers included
  • Guided lessons and puzzles
  • Post-game analysis
  • Customizable board themes
  • Voice chat with safety controls
Features
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Play backgammon online with friends, talk as you play, and turn every match into a lesson. Boardgammon brings online competition, private games, optional voice chat, fair server-generated dice, four AI levels and powerful post-game analysis to one beautifully crafted table. PLAY YOUR WAY • Join rated online backgammon matches with server-validated moves. • Invite a friend to a private game and enjoy a real conversation while you play. • Use optional voice chat with mute, block and report controls. Boardgammon does not record your calls. • Send quick phrases and reactions without slowing down the match. • Practice against Easy, Medium, Strong or Expert AI. • Play correspondence games when you want more time to think. • Share one device with local pass and play. LEARN FROM EVERY MOVE A finished game is only the beginning. Match Analysis finds inaccuracies, mistakes and blunders, then shows what you played beside the best move so you can understand exactly where the game changed. • Compare “Your play” with “Best play” on the board. • Review performance rating (PR), equity loss, cube decisions and luck. • Replay the match move by move and revisit every costly decision. • Follow guided lessons from the opening roll to bearing off. • Solve daily backgammon strategy puzzles and build better habits. PROVABLY FAIR ONLINE DICE Online backgammon is server-authoritative: the server generates the dice and validates every move. Cryptographic commit-reveal proofs create an audit trail for every roll, ready for you to inspect after the match. CLASSIC RULES, REGIONAL TRADITIONS Play with the doubling cube and Crawford or Jacoby rules where applicable. Explore Tavla/Portes, Plakoto, Fevga, Nackgammon, Hypergammon, Acey-Deucey and Long Nardy in supported play modes. MAKE THE TABLE YOURS Choose boards inspired by walnut, Persian miniature, Turkish mosaic, Greek café, marble, neon and more. Build your profile, track your rating, collect achievements, climb leaderboards and earn seasonal rewards. Whether you want a relaxed game with a friend, a strong AI opponent or a serious review of your latest match, Boardgammon gives you a richer way to play and improve. Boardgammon is free to play. Optional purchases unlock Pro features, cosmetic table themes and non-cashable in-game coins where available. Coins have no cash value and cannot be redeemed for money or prizes. Terms of Use (EULA): https://www.apple.com/legal/internet-services/itunes/dev/stdeula/ Privacy Policy: https://boardgammon.com/privacy

Screenshots

Backgammon Plus4 screens
Backgammon Boardgammon4 screens

Verdict

The call

The clearest difference is rating: Backgammon Boardgammon at 5.0 against Backgammon Plus's 4.6. Backgammon Plus's advantage is ratings volume (4.7K vs 2) and chart position (#159 vs unranked). On price, update cadence, ads 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

CostPrice · In-app purchases · Ads · Monetization

Both are free to download. Backgammon Plus sells 25 one-off in-app purchases and Backgammon Boardgammon sells 10 one-off in-app purchases. Whichever you choose, the download price is not the number that matters.

ReceptionRating · Positive reviews · Number of ratings

Backgammon Boardgammon holds the better App Store score, 5.0 against 4.6. That said, the two scores are not equally well evidenced: Backgammon Plus has 4.7K ratings behind it against 2, so its average is the more settled of the two.

UpkeepUpdate frequency

Backgammon Plus ships an update every 3 weeks, Backgammon Boardgammon every 2 weeks. The most recent releases landed on September 30, 2026 and September 24, 2026 respectively.

Scorecard4 real differences · 7 level
Backgammon Plus versus Backgammon Boardgammon: the parameters behind the verdict, then further details
ParameterBackgammon PlusBackgammon Boardgammon
PriceFreeFree
Rating4.6 (4.7K ratings)5.0 (2 ratings) — better
Positive reviews17.9% of reviews—
Number of ratings4.7K — better2
Update frequencyEvery 3 weeksEvery 2 weeks — better
AdsYesYes
In-app purchasesYesYes
MonetizationFree with in-app purchasesFree with in-app purchases
Best chart rank#159 — better—
DevicesiPhone, iPad, iPodiPhone, iPad, iPod
Requires iOS13.0 — better15.0
Further details — not scored
Size389 MB142 MB
Age rating12+12+
DeveloperZynga Inc.payam ghader kurehpaz

Customer experience

Backgammon Plus

All ratings4,664 ratings
Positive93.1%
Neutral1.4%
Negative5.4%
Written reviews375 reviews
Positive17.9%
Neutral7.7%
Negative74.4%

Backgammon Boardgammon

All ratings2 ratings
Positive100.0%
Neutral0.0%
Negative0.0%

Bugs and requests

Backgammon Plus

Reported bugs

2 issues
  • Frequent disconnections during gameplay
  • Freezing and crashing issues

Requested features

3 requests
  • Ability to choose opponents
  • Option to play offline
  • Fair and random dice rolls

Backgammon Boardgammon

Not enough reviews yet to summarise bugs or requests.

In-app purchases

25 purchases

Backgammon Plus

One-time25
  • Amazing Coin Pack$0.49
  • Wheel Tier 1$0.99
  • Big Sale$0.99
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  • Piggy Bank Tier 1$0.99
  • Starter Stack$1.29
  • Small Stack of Gems$1.29
  • Starter Pack$1.49
  • X5 Coin Offer$1.99
  • Great Sale$1.99
  • Small Stack of Chips$2.49
  • Medium Stack of Gems$2.49
  • Piggy Bank VOL.2$2.49
  • Wheel Tier 2$3.99
  • Medium Stack X3$4.49
  • Wheel Tier 3$4.99
  • Medium Great Value of Gems$4.99
  • Trophy Road Coin Pack VOL.3$4.99
  • Medium Stack of Chips$6.99
  • Medium Great Value$7.49
  • Big Treasure of Gems$9.99
  • Medium Great X3$9.99
  • Big Stack X3$12.99
  • Wheel Tier 5$14.99
  • Piggy Bank Tier 5$14.99
  • Mega Wheel Tier 5 Multiplier 4$19.99
10 purchases

Backgammon Boardgammon

One-time10
  • 10K Boardgammon Coins$1.99
  • Rescue Offer$1.99
  • Starter Bundle$2.99
Show 7 more
  • Kurdish Mahabad$3.99
  • Arabic Calligraphy$3.99
  • 30K Boardgammon Coins$4.99
  • 75K Boardgammon Coins$9.99
  • 170K Boardgammon Coins$19.99
  • 500K Boardgammon Coins$49.99
  • 1.15M Boardgammon Coins$99.99

Questions

Is Backgammon Plus free?
Backgammon Plus is free to download, with in-app purchases available.
Is Backgammon Boardgammon free?
Backgammon Boardgammon is free to download, with in-app purchases available.
Which has better reviews, Backgammon Plus or Backgammon Boardgammon?
Backgammon Boardgammon is rated higher. Backgammon Plus averages 4.6 out of 5 from 4.7K ratings, while Backgammon Boardgammon averages 5.0 from 2 ratings.
Do Backgammon Plus or Backgammon Boardgammon have ads?
Both Backgammon Plus and Backgammon Boardgammon show ads.
Which is updated more often, Backgammon Plus or Backgammon Boardgammon?
Backgammon Plus ships an update every 3 weeks, and Backgammon Boardgammon every 2 weeks. Most recently, Backgammon Plus was updated on September 30, 2026 and Backgammon Boardgammon on September 24, 2026.

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