Comparison

Backgammon Premium vs Backgammon King

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

Head to head
About

Backgammon Premium

Experience the classic board game with a modern twist. Play against friends or strangers worldwide, test your skills against AI, and track your progress with detailed statistics. Enjoy multiple game variations and visually appealing board designs.

Highlights
  • Online multiplayer via Game Center
  • Background match-making
  • Single-player vs AI (Easy, Medium, Hard)
  • Match play with Doubling and Crawford Rule
  • Move-assist and unlimited undo
  • Extensive game statistics
  • Multiple board designs and game variations
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Play the #1 Backgammon on the App Store! Now with the best online Backgammon experience with background match-making and live games via Game Center. Challenge your friends, play against random opponents, compete for leaderboard glory, and earn achievements. - - - - - - ** Recommended by MacWorld as a Top Download for your iPhone, iPod Touch, or iPad in their November 2010 issue. ** “Backgammon Premium is the crème-de-la-crème ‘gammon’” 9 out of 10 stars Appaddicts.com! ** Nominated for “best dice game of 2009 in the 2009 Best App Ever Awards hosted by bestappever.com! - - - - - - Backgammon is believed to have started in Persia, eventually finding its way to Britain with the Roman conquest in the 1st century and was played by Emperor Claudius who even had his carriage equipped with a playing board! It became such a gambling mania that it was declared illegal under the Republic. Playing on the history of the game, there are 6 visually pleasing, rich board designs; Egyptian, Roman, Medieval, Victorian, Modern and Classic. We also offer, out of the box, two classic game variations: “Old English” and Nackgammon. “Old English” is the most popular game variation in England. Nackgammon is a more challenging variation designed to add more creativity and skill to the game. With integrated Bluetooth Peer-to-Peer support you can play with your friends over Bluetooth with no network required! You can also play against the computer in either Easy, Medium, or Hard difficulties. Features: - Play live against opponents worldwide with Game Center! - Background match-making: search for opponents while you play! - Single Player Games (with Easy, Medium, Hard or, soon, with our brand-new Expert player) - Match support! Play to 3, 5, 9 or 15 points with Doubling. Matches use the Crawford Rule - Move-Assist, highlights available moves - Unlimited “Undo” in single-player games - Extensive game statistics - Designed for iPhone & iPad

About

Backgammon King

Experience the ancient strategy board game of Backgammon. Compete against AI opponents with varying difficulty, challenge friends offline, or test your skills against players worldwide in online multiplayer matches. Enjoy simple graphics and engaging gameplay.

Highlights
  • Single player with 4 difficulty levels
  • Offline 2-player mode
  • Online multiplayer battles
  • Simple and comfortable graphics
  • Play without Wi-Fi or internet
Features
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Backgammon is the oldest board game played by many people from the Bronze Age to modern times. The origin of many board games. There still is popular in many countries. [Rules] All stones come in to their headquarters, you can remove the stone. You pulled out all his stones than your opponent to win in the first game. If you come up with only one stone at a Cannes party, you can get your own stone. [Features] - Single Player: 4 levels of difficulty support - 2 Play: Offline Friends and charged with a mobile device - Multiplayer: Online battle with the world - Simple and comfortable graphics - fun game, free game, no wifi, no internet Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/mobirixplayen YouTube : https://www.youtube.com/user/mobirix1

Screenshots

Backgammon Premium4 screens
Backgammon King4 screens

Verdict

The call

The clearest difference is review sentiment: Backgammon Premium at 78% against Backgammon King's 15%. Backgammon Premium also leads on rating (4.6 vs 3.6) and ratings volume (6.6K vs 150). Backgammon King's advantage is price (Free vs $2.99) and in-app purchases (none vs 2). On update cadence, 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

Backgammon King is free to download; Backgammon Premium costs $2.99 up front. Backgammon Premium sells 2 one-off in-app purchases. Backgammon King asks for nothing beyond the download.

ReceptionRating · Positive reviews · Number of ratings

Backgammon Premium holds the better App Store score, 4.6 against 3.6. That said, the two scores are not equally well evidenced: Backgammon Premium has 6.6K ratings behind it against 150, so its average is the more settled of the two. Written reviews point the same way: 78% of Backgammon Premium's written reviews are positive against 15% of Backgammon King's.

UpkeepUpdate frequency

Backgammon Premium ships an update every 2 months, Backgammon King every 4 months. The most recent releases landed on September 26, 2026 and August 14, 2026 respectively.

Scorecard8 real differences · 3 level
Backgammon Premium versus Backgammon King: the parameters behind the verdict, then further details
ParameterBackgammon PremiumBackgammon King
Price$2.99Free — better
Rating4.6 (6.6K ratings) — better3.6 (150 ratings)
Positive reviews77.6% of reviews — better15.4% of reviews
Number of ratings6.6K — better150
Update frequencyEvery 2 months — betterEvery 4 months
AdsYesYes
In-app purchasesYesNo — better
MonetizationFree with in-app purchasesAd-supported — better
Best chart rank#6 — better—
DevicesiPhone, iPad, iPodiPhone, iPad, iPod
Requires iOS13 — better15.6
Further details — not scored
Size129 MB22 MB
Age rating4+4+
DeveloperWildCard Classics IncMOBIRIX

Customer experience

Backgammon Premium

All ratings6,562 ratings
Positive91.1%
Neutral3.7%
Negative5.2%
Written reviews808 reviews
Positive77.6%
Neutral8.5%
Negative13.9%

Backgammon King

All ratings150 ratings
Positive63.3%
Neutral10.7%
Negative26.0%
Written reviews78 reviews
Positive15.4%
Neutral20.5%
Negative64.1%

Bugs and requests

Backgammon Premium

Reported bugs

3 issues
  • Pieces don't line up with board on iPad Pro
  • Game freezes and crashes on newer iOS versions
  • Opponent can quit mid-game without penalty

Requested features

5 requests
  • Add pass-and-play mode for local multiplayer
  • Improve dice roll randomness and fairness
  • Optimize game for latest devices and OS versions
  • Provide more board and piece customization options
  • Implement an undo/redo feature

Backgammon King

Not enough reviews yet to summarise bugs or requests.

In-app purchases

2 purchases

Backgammon Premium

One-time2
  • Christmas Theme$0.99
  • Acey Deucey$1.99
None

Backgammon King

No in-app purchases

Questions

Is Backgammon Premium free?
Backgammon Premium costs $2.99, and also offers in-app purchases.
Is Backgammon King free?
Backgammon King is free to download, with no in-app purchases.
Which has better reviews, Backgammon Premium or Backgammon King?
Backgammon Premium is rated higher. Backgammon Premium averages 4.6 out of 5 from 6.6K ratings, while Backgammon King averages 3.6 from 150 ratings.
Do Backgammon Premium or Backgammon King have ads?
Both Backgammon Premium and Backgammon King show ads.
Which is updated more often, Backgammon Premium or Backgammon King?
Backgammon Premium ships an update every 2 months, and Backgammon King every 4 months. Most recently, Backgammon Premium was updated on September 26, 2026 and Backgammon King on August 14, 2026.

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