Backgammon by George vs Backgammon Messanger
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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Master the ultimate game of strategy with the neural-network-powered Backgammon app. 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 Messanger
Experience a classic board game of skill and strategy. This app offers a digital version of a game with ancient origins, perfect for strategic play and recreation.
- Classic board game
- Skill and strategy
- Ancient origins
- Recreational play
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Backgammon is a game of skill and strategy and one of the world's classic parlour games, played for recreation and as a gambling game. Historically variants of this game are believed to have originated in Egypt over 3000 years ago, but was picked up by the Romans and then later to India.
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Verdict
The clearest difference is review sentiment: Backgammon by George at 55% against Backgammon Messanger's 13%. Backgammon by George also leads on rating (3.1 vs 2.7). Backgammon Messanger's advantage is monetization model (free vs paid) and ratings volume (46 vs 10). On price, ads, in-app purchases 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. Neither carries in-app purchases, so what you see is what you pay.
Backgammon by George holds the better App Store score, 3.1 against 2.7. Both are backed by a comparable volume of ratings — 10 and 46 respectively. Written reviews point the same way: 55% of Backgammon by George's written reviews are positive against 13% of Backgammon Messanger's.
| Parameter | Backgammon by George | Backgammon Messanger |
|---|---|---|
| Price | Free | Free |
| Rating | 3.1 (10 ratings) — better | 2.7 (46 ratings) |
| Positive reviews | 55.3% of reviews — better | 12.5% of reviews |
| Number of ratings | 10 | 46 — better |
| Update frequency | Every 41 months | — |
| Ads | No | No |
| In-app purchases | No | No |
| Monetization | Paid | Free — better |
| Devices | iPhone, iPad, iPod | iPhone, iPad, iPod |
| Requires iOS | 17.6 | 10.0 — better |
| Further details — not scored | ||
| Size | 15 MB | 19 MB |
| Age rating | 4+ | 4+ |
| Developer | Graphics Software Labs | Amin Dahesh |
Customer experience
Backgammon by George
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In-app purchases
Backgammon by George
No in-app purchases
Backgammon Messanger
No in-app purchases
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