Backgammon by George vs Backgammon Unlimited
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 Unlimited
Experience a classic board game of skill and strategy. Move your pieces according to dice rolls, aiming to get all your checkers home and bear them off before your opponent. Features include adjustable AI difficulty, advanced hints, and unlimited undo.
- Strong AI with 5 difficulty levels
- Doubling cube and Crawford rule support
- Advanced colorful hints
- Unlimited Undo functionality
- Appealing interface with smooth graphics
- Automatic game saving
- Abundant performance statistics
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Backgammon is one of the oldest board games. It is a game of skill and strategy where pieces are moved according to the roll of the dice. To win at backgammon, you have to move all of your checkers into your own home board and then bear them off. FEATURES - Strong AI and 5 difficulty levels - Play more rounds while using a doubling cube and the Crawford rule - Advanced colorful hints - Unlimited Undo - Very appealing interface and smooth colorful graphics - 3 beautiful board designs - Refreshing background music - Designed for both Tablets and Phones - Saves the game automatically! You do not have to worry that you will lose your progress. You can continue from where you left off. - Abundant statistics to help you track your performance round to round and over time == Support and Feedback If you have any technical problems, please email us 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!
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Verdict
The clearest difference is rating: Backgammon Unlimited at 4.3 against Backgammon by George's 3.0. Backgammon Unlimited also leads on monetization model (free with in-app purchases vs paid) and ratings volume (121 vs 14). Backgammon by George's advantage is ads (none vs shown) and update cadence (fortnightly vs every 6 months). On price, review sentiment, 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. Backgammon by George sells 1 one-off in-app purchase and Backgammon Unlimited sells 1 one-off in-app purchase. Whichever you choose, the download price is not the number that matters.
Backgammon Unlimited holds the better App Store score, 4.3 against 3.0. That said, the two scores are not equally well evidenced: Backgammon Unlimited has 121 ratings behind it against 14, so its average is the more settled of the two. Written reviews point the same way: 56% of Backgammon by George's written reviews are positive against 60% of Backgammon Unlimited's.
Backgammon by George ships an update fortnightly, Backgammon Unlimited every 6 months. The most recent releases landed on November 10, 2026 and November 6, 2026 respectively.
| Parameter | Backgammon by George | Backgammon Unlimited |
|---|---|---|
| Price | Free | Free |
| Rating | 3.0 (14 ratings) | 4.3 (121 ratings) — better |
| Positive reviews | 56.4% of reviews | 60.0% of reviews — better |
| Number of ratings | 14 | 121 — better |
| Update frequency | Fortnightly — better | Every 6 months |
| Ads | No — better | Yes |
| In-app purchases | Yes | Yes |
| Monetization | Paid | Free with in-app purchases — better |
| Devices | iPhone, iPad | iPhone, iPad |
| Requires iOS | 17.6 | 16.0 — better |
| Further details — not scored | ||
| Size | 15 MB | 101 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
- Ad-Free HARDEST level unlock$2.99
Backgammon Unlimited
- Remove Ads$3.99
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