Backgammon by George vs Back
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!
Back
This digital board game offers a classic two-player experience based on the ancient game of backgammon. Players roll dice and strategically move their pieces to remove them from the board before their opponent.
- Traditional backgammon gameplay
- Dice rolling mechanics
- Strategic checker movement
- Objective: bear off all pieces
- Daily bonus points
- Optional 20-second move timer
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Back-Gammon is more-or-less identical to the traditional board game. Any differences are really cosmetic. Backgammon is one of the oldest board games known. It is a two player game where playing pieces are moved according to the roll of dice. A player wins by removing all of their pieces from the board before their opponent. Backgammon involves a combination of strategy and luck and, whilst the dice may determine the outcome of a single game, the better player will accumulate the better record over a series of many games. With each roll of the dice, players must choose from numerous options for moving their checkers and anticipate possible counter-moves by the opponent. Backgammon playing pieces are known generally as checkers or pips. The objective is to remove (bear off) all of your own checkers from the board before your opponent can do the same. At the beginning of each game the checkers are set to predetermined positions. As the game progresses they may be blocked or hit by the opponent. To start a new game touch the new game button. Each time you play Back-Gammon 100 points are deducted from your score. The dice are rolled by clicking on the dice button and checkers are moved by dragging them with your finger. Initially you are given 1,000 points with a bonus of 500 points being awarded each subsequent day that you play. By default the time you have to move is not limited. A 20 second timer can be enabled by touching the menu button on the red bar at the bottom right of the board and changing the settings.
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Verdict
The clearest difference is review sentiment: Backgammon by George at 55% against Back's 0%. Backgammon by George also leads on rating (3.1 vs 1.0) and in-app purchases (none vs 4). Back's advantage is update cadence (every 8 days vs every 41 months) and iOS requirement (11.0 vs 17.6). On price, 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
Both are free to download. Back sells 4 one-off in-app purchases. Backgammon by George asks for nothing beyond the download.
Backgammon by George holds the better App Store score, 3.1 against 1.0. That said, the two scores are not equally well evidenced: Backgammon by George has 10 ratings behind it against 2, so its average is the more settled of the two. Written reviews point the same way: 55% of Backgammon by George's written reviews are positive against 0% of Back's.
Backgammon by George ships an update every 41 months, Back every 8 days. The most recent releases landed on October 17, 2026 and October 13, 2026 respectively.
| Parameter | Backgammon by George | Back |
|---|---|---|
| Price | Free | Free |
| Rating | 3.1 (10 ratings) — better | 1.0 (2 ratings) |
| Positive reviews | 55.3% of reviews — better | 0.0% of reviews |
| Number of ratings | 10 — better | 2 |
| Update frequency | Every 41 months | Every 8 days — better |
| Ads | No | No |
| In-app purchases | No — better | Yes |
| Monetization | Paid | Free with in-app purchases — better |
| Devices | iPhone, iPad | iPhone, iPad, iPod — better |
| Requires iOS | 17.6 | 11.0 — better |
| Further details — not scored | ||
| Size | 15 MB | 39 MB |
| Age rating | 4+ | 4+ |
| Developer | Graphics Software Labs | Ken Randall |
Customer experience
Backgammon by George
Back
In-app purchases
Backgammon by George
No in-app purchases
Back
- Ad Remover$0.99
- Buy 5,000 points$0.99
- Buy 15,000 points$1.99
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- Buy 50,000 points$2.99
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