Backgammon by George vs Backgammon Ultimate
Price, ratings, monetisation and update history for both games, side by side — with what reviewers say about each.
Backgammon by George
Experience the classic board game on your iPhone or iPad. Play against an AI with adjustable difficulty, get hints, undo moves, and customize your game with various settings. Perfect for both casual players and those looking to hone their skills.
- Play against AI
- Four difficulty levels
- Replay opponent's move
- Get AI hints
- Undo moves
- Shake or tap to roll dice
- Auto-complete moves
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If you liked the popular Windows version of this classic board game, then you must give this iPhone/iPod/iPad version a try. Play against the AI at four levels of difficulty. REPLAY the most recent opponent's move. Get a HINT from AI to help you with your next move, or UNDO your most recent move. ROLL your dice with a shake, or with a single tap. AUTO COMPLETE a move with a single tap on your stone. Use the SETTINGS menu to select board style, enable or disable sounds, control speed of the stone animations, and more. Use the HELP screens to learn about the game. A quote from http://www.65cubes.com/windows-shopping-backgammon.html: "Backgammon, by George is one of those which gambling players consider as an ancient backgammon program... But do not laugh at it. Some of the most successful gambling players confess that they have started humbly by practicing backgammon with Backgammon by George." Art by Miguel. Programming by George!
Backgammon Ultimate
Experience classic backgammon with challenging AI and customizable options. Move pieces based on dice rolls to be the first to clear your board. Enjoy fluid animations, HD graphics, and detailed statistics.
- Challenging AI opponent
- Extensive customization options
- Automatic bear-off feature
- Intuitive piece selection and movement
- Fluid animations and HD graphics
- Detailed game statistics
- Engaging music and sound effects
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Move the pieces around the board according to dice rolls. Get all the pieces in the house to take them out according to your dice. Be the first player to get all the pieces out to win the game. FEATURES - challenging AI - lots of customization options - auto bear off - easy to select and move pieces - fluid animations - HD graphics - detailed statistics - nice music and sound effects If you have any technical problems, please email us directly at support@gsoftteam.com. Please, don’t leave support problems in our comments – we no longer check those and it will take longer to fix any issues that you might encounter. Thank you for your understanding!
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Verdict
The clearest difference is rating: Backgammon Ultimate at 4.4 against Backgammon by George's 2.9. Backgammon Ultimate also leads on ratings volume (112 vs 9). Backgammon by George's advantage is in-app purchases (none vs 1) and ads (none vs shown). On price, review sentiment 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
Both are free to download. Backgammon Ultimate sells 1 one-off in-app purchase. Backgammon by George asks for nothing beyond the download.
Backgammon Ultimate holds the better App Store score, 4.4 against 2.9. That said, the two scores are not equally well evidenced: Backgammon Ultimate has 112 ratings behind it against 9, so its average is the more settled of the two. Written reviews complicate that: 55% of Backgammon by George's written reviews are positive against 50% of Backgammon Ultimate's, so the app with the better star average is not the one people write more warmly about.
Backgammon by George ships an update fortnightly, Backgammon Ultimate every 7 months. The most recent releases landed on September 27, 2026 and September 20, 2026 respectively.
| Parameter | Backgammon by George | Backgammon Ultimate |
|---|---|---|
| Price | Free | Free |
| Rating | 2.9 (9 ratings) | 4.4 (112 ratings) — better |
| Positive reviews | 55.3% of reviews — better | 50.0% of reviews |
| Number of ratings | 9 | 112 — better |
| Update frequency | Fortnightly — better | Every 7 months |
| Ads | No — better | Yes |
| In-app purchases | No — better | Yes |
| Monetization | Paid | Free with in-app purchases — better |
| Devices | iPhone, iPad, iPod — better | iPhone, iPad |
| Requires iOS | 8.0 — better | 16.0 |
| Further details — not scored | ||
| Size | 57 MB | 98 MB |
| Age rating | 4+ | 4+ |
| Developer | Graphics Software Labs | G Soft Team |
Customer experience
Backgammon by George
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In-app purchases
Backgammon by George
No in-app purchases
Backgammon Ultimate
- Remove Ads$2.99
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