Backgammon ∙ vs Original Backgammon
Price, ratings, monetisation and update history for both games, side by side — with what reviewers say about each.
Backgammon ∙
Enjoy the classic board game of Backgammon on your mobile device. Play against friends or a computer opponent with adjustable difficulty. Features include move highlighting, match play, and automatic saving.
- 1 and 2 player modes
- Challenging AI with 3 difficulty levels
- Highlighting of possible moves
- Match play to configurable points
- Undo function
- Automatic save
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Play the classic game of Backgammon on your iPhone or iPod Touch for free! Backgammon Free is the best free Backgammon app available for iOS. Backgammon Free supports both 1 player and 2 player gameplay, so you can play against friends or test your skills against a challenging computer opponent. Backgammon Free includes a host of exciting features, including: • Outstanding AI with three difficulty levels • Highlighting of possible moves • One touch or double touch move entry • Match play to a configurable number of points • Undo function • Configurable player names and score tracking • Automatic save when you exit or suspend the app • Great graphics and awesome sound effects If you've been looking for a great Backgammon app for your iPhone or iPod Touch, look no further. Download Backgammon Free today!
Original Backgammon
Experience the classic board game of backgammon. Compete against AI, a local opponent, or players online. Be the first to move all your pieces off the board to win.
- Play against computer AI
- Local multiplayer mode
- Online multiplayer matches
- Traditional backgammon rules
- Checkers movement and removal
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Play the traditional game of backgammon against the computer, a friend on the same device, or someone over the internet. The objective of the game is to move all of your checkers around the board, until they are all in your home. When they are all home, then you can start moving them off the board. The first player to move all their checkers off the board, will be the winner.
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Verdict
The clearest difference is rating: Backgammon ∙ at 4.5 against Original Backgammon's 3.3. Backgammon ∙ also leads on ratings volume (78K vs 3). On price, review sentiment, update cadence and ads 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
Both are free to download. Neither carries in-app purchases, so what you see is what you pay.
Backgammon ∙ holds the better App Store score, 4.5 against 3.3. That said, the two scores are not equally well evidenced: Backgammon ∙ has 78K ratings behind it against 3, so its average is the more settled of the two. Written reviews complicate that: 26% of Backgammon ∙'s written reviews are positive against 33% of Original Backgammon's, so the app with the better star average is not the one people write more warmly about.
Backgammon ∙ ships an update every 4 months, Original Backgammon every 5 months. The most recent releases landed on September 24, 2026 and August 6, 2026 respectively.
| Parameter | Backgammon ∙ | Original Backgammon |
|---|---|---|
| Price | Free | Free |
| Rating | 4.5 (78K ratings) — better | 3.3 (3 ratings) |
| Positive reviews | 26.4% of reviews | 33.3% of reviews — better |
| Number of ratings | 78K — better | 3 |
| Update frequency | Every 4 months — better | Every 5 months |
| Ads | Yes | Yes |
| In-app purchases | No | No |
| Monetization | Ad-supported | Ad-supported |
| Devices | iPhone, iPad, iPod | iPhone, iPad, iPod |
| Requires iOS | 15.6 | 14.0 — better |
| Further details — not scored | ||
| Size | 127 MB | 123 MB |
| Age rating | 4+ | 4+ |
| Developer | Optime Software LLC | MOBILEFUSION APPS LTD |
Customer experience
Backgammon ∙
Original Backgammon
Bugs and requests
Backgammon ∙
Reported bugs
2 issues- Game resets in the middle of a match
- Ads cover the screen and are difficult to close
Requested features
3 requests- Add option to see game statistics and win/loss record
- Improve randomness of dice rolls
- Adjust AI difficulty to be more challenging but fair
Original Backgammon
Not enough reviews yet to summarise bugs or requests.
In-app purchases
Backgammon ∙
No in-app purchases
Original Backgammon
No in-app purchases
Questions
Is Backgammon ∙ free?
Is Original Backgammon free?
Which has better reviews, Backgammon ∙ or Original Backgammon?
Do Backgammon ∙ or Original Backgammon have ads?
Which is updated more often, Backgammon ∙ or Original Backgammon?
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