Comparison

Board & Pieces vs Backgammon Trainer & Analysis

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

Head to head
About

Board & Pieces

This app offers a magical platform for children to engage in educational games, creative writing, and curiosity-driven learning. It provides a safe environment for kids to explore topics, develop imagination, and connect with others globally, while also offering parenting resources.

Highlights
  • Educational games and tournaments
  • Creative story writing tools
  • Question and answer learning
  • Kid-friendly educational articles
  • Parenting guides
  • Safe, moderated community
  • Progress tracking
Features
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Chess, backgammon, go — and the other great mind games of human civilization. All on one board, played with your friends, your family, and the cafés near you. GAMES FROM EVERY CORNER OF THE WORLD • Chess (India, 6th c.) • Go (China, 2300 BCE) • Xiangqi (China) • Tavla / Backgammon (Mesopotamia) • Nine Men's Morris (Roman Empire) • Mancala / Oware (West Africa) • Bagh Chal (Nepal) • Hnefatafl (Scandinavia) • Mū Tōrere (New Zealand) • Patolli (Mesoamerica) • Wall Go (Korea) Each game ships with a cultural Discover module about where it came from, an interactive Learn course that teaches the rules, and full multiplayer — solo, friend, or anyone nearby. PLAY WITH YOUR PEOPLE • Challenge friends on any phone, wherever they are. • ELO and win/loss tracked per game. • Voice and text chat when you want it, none when you don't. VENUES — YOUR CAFÉ IS THE TABLE • Discover cafés, clubs and community spaces that sponsor a board. • Walk in, open the app, find an opponent at the next table. • Games at sponsored venues are free for everyone there. GROUPS — YOUR FAMILY, YOUR CLUB, YOUR CLASSROOM • Create a private group, pool credits once, every member plays. • Custom leaderboards. Your own rankings. Your own season. • Invite by code: six characters, share once, done. PREMIUM (OPTIONAL) • Unlimited games anywhere. • Cancel anytime in your App Store subscription settings. • Free trial available at sign-up. WHY BOARD & PIECES We built this for the people who already love these games — and the people who never had the chance to learn them. Eleven games, one beautiful board, your circle. — Privacy Policy: https://boardandpieces.com/privacy Terms of Service: https://boardandpieces.com/terms Support: support@boardandpieces.com

About

Backgammon Trainer & Analysis

This app offers a unique approach to backgammon by providing verifiable dice randomness and detailed post-game analysis. It features multiple game variants and an optional Pro upgrade for advanced training tools. Play offline with no account required.

Highlights
  • Verifiable dice randomness
  • Detailed post-game analysis
  • Multiple backgammon variants
  • Optional Pro upgrade
  • Offline play
  • Multi-language support
Features
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Every backgammon app says its dice are random. This one lets you check. Before the first roll of a match, Backgammon Trainer shows you a hash of the secret that every roll in that match comes from. The whole sequence is generated once, from that secret, and it is never regenerated, so the app physically cannot look at the board and choose a die. When the match ends you get the secret. Re-hash it and it must match what you were shown. Replay it and it must produce exactly the rolls you got. You can do both inside the app in one tap, or export the proof and check it with your own tools. Then it tells you what you actually did wrong. THE COACH Finish a match and every decision is reviewed. You get your performance rating, the number serious players use, plus your error rate split between checker play and cube handling. The report leads with your three worst decisions: the roll, the move you made, the move that was better, and exactly how much equity the difference cost you, with a plain sentence explaining why. Cube decisions get their own section, because that is where most rating quietly disappears. Take points and cash points are computed from the Kazaross-XG2 match equity table at your actual score, not from a rule of thumb, so the advice at 2-away 4-away is the advice for 2-away 4-away. ONE PRICE Playing is free and unlimited. Free also includes the fairness proof, the dice ledger and two full coach reports a day. Pro is a single purchase that opens the expert opponent, the live tutor, unlimited reports, the cube explainer, full history, blunder drills and every variant. One payment. It does not renew, and there is no second unlock to buy later. FIVE WAYS TO PLAY Backgammon with the doubling cube, Crawford and Jacoby. Nackgammon, where every game is a priming battle. Hypergammon, three checkers a side. Tavla, played as it is in Turkey, without the cube and with mars counting double. Plakoto from the Greek tavli set, where you pin checkers instead of hitting them. All five are complete rules implementations, not relabelled boards. BUILT FOR PEOPLE WHO ACTUALLY PLAY Legal moves only, with the maximum dice rule, the forced higher die and oversized bear-off dice all handled correctly. Undo before you commit. Home board on either side. Point numbers and pip counts on or off. Larger checkers when you want them. Match play to any length up to 15 points. Everything works offline, with no account and no sign-up. Match export in the plain text format desktop analysis tools already read, so nothing you play here is trapped in here. IN YOUR LANGUAGE Turkish, Greek, Arabic, Hebrew, Russian, Ukrainian, Romanian, Croatian, German, Dutch, Danish, Swedish, French, Italian, Spanish, Portuguese, Japanese and English. Tavla, tavli, nardi and shesh besh are the same game, and this app speaks all of them. PRIVACY Nothing leaves your device. No account, no analytics, no tracking, no network calls. Your matches, your ratings and your dice history are stored on your phone and nowhere else. PRO UNLOCK Pro is a one time in-app purchase for your Apple Account. It is not a subscription, it does not auto renew, and there is nothing to cancel. Restore Purchases is in Settings. Privacy policy: https://app.innovaapps.ai/privacy Terms of use: https://www.apple.com/legal/internet-services/itunes/dev/stdeula

Screenshots

Board & Pieces4 screens
Backgammon Trainer & Analysis4 screens

Verdict

The call

The clearest difference is update cadence: Board & Pieces at every 3 weeks against Backgammon Trainer & Analysis's every 2 months. Board & Pieces also leads on iOS requirement (15.0 vs 17.0). On price, ads, in-app purchases and monetization model 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. Board & Pieces sells 10 in-app purchases, starting at $4.99 per month and Backgammon Trainer & Analysis sells 1 one-off in-app purchase. Whichever you choose, the download price is not the number that matters.

UpkeepUpdate frequency

Board & Pieces ships an update every 3 weeks, Backgammon Trainer & Analysis every 2 months. The most recent releases landed on October 22, 2026 and October 25, 2026 respectively.

Scorecard2 real differences · 8 level
Board & Pieces versus Backgammon Trainer & Analysis: the parameters behind the verdict, then further details
ParameterBoard & PiecesBackgammon Trainer & Analysis
PriceFreeFree
Rating4.8 (5 ratings) — better—
Positive reviews—0.0% of reviews
Number of ratings5 — better—
Update frequencyEvery 3 weeks — betterEvery 2 months
AdsNoNo
In-app purchasesYesYes
MonetizationFreemiumFreemium
DevicesiPhone, iPad, iPod — betteriPhone, iPad
Requires iOS15.0 — better17.0
Further details — not scored
Size106 MB3 MB
Age rating4+4+
DeveloperMATHOME YAZILIM EGITIM DANISMANLIK SANAYI VE TICARET LIMITED SIRKETIAlex Gameli Heyman

Customer experience

Board & Pieces

All ratings5 ratings
Positive100.0%
Neutral0.0%
Negative0.0%

Backgammon Trainer & Analysis

Written reviews1 reviews
Positive0.0%
Neutral100.0%
Negative0.0%

In-app purchases

10 purchases

Board & Pieces

Subscriptions7
  • Monthly Subscription7 Days trial$4.991 Month
  • 6 Month Subscription7 Days trial$5.496 Months
  • 6 Month Subscription7 Days trial$6.496 Months
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  • 12 Month Subscription7 Days trial$7.991 Year
  • 12 Month Subscription7 Days trial$39.991 Year
  • 6 Month Subscription$499.996 Months
  • 12 Month Subscription$899.001 Year
One-time3
  • Lifetime Unlimited$4.99
  • Tournament Pass$9.99
  • Lifetime Unlimited$49.99
1 purchases

Backgammon Trainer & Analysis

One-time1
  • Pro Unlock$7.99

Questions

Is Board & Pieces free?
Board & Pieces is free to download, with in-app purchases available.
Is Backgammon Trainer & Analysis free?
Backgammon Trainer & Analysis is free to download, with in-app purchases available.
Do Board & Pieces or Backgammon Trainer & Analysis have ads?
Neither Board & Pieces nor Backgammon Trainer & Analysis shows ads.
Which is updated more often, Board & Pieces or Backgammon Trainer & Analysis?
Board & Pieces ships an update every 3 weeks, and Backgammon Trainer & Analysis every 2 months. Most recently, Board & Pieces was updated on October 22, 2026 and Backgammon Trainer & Analysis on October 25, 2026.

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