Backgammon by George vs Classic Backgammon Touch
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!
Classic Backgammon Touch
Experience a classic two-player board game where the goal is to move all your pieces to your home board and then remove them. The first player to successfully bear off all their pieces wins the match.
- Two-player gameplay
- Strategic movement of checkers
- Objective-based winning condition
- Classic board game experience
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Backgammon is an ancient game for two players. The object of the game is move all your checkers into your own home board and then bear them off. The first player to bear off all of their checkers wins the game.
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Verdict
The clearest difference is review sentiment: Backgammon by George at 56% against Classic Backgammon Touch's 0%. Backgammon by George also leads on rating (3.0 vs 1.0) and ads (none vs shown). Classic Backgammon Touch's advantage is in-app purchases (none vs 1) and iOS requirement (11.0 vs 17.6). On price 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. Classic Backgammon Touch asks for nothing beyond the download.
Backgammon by George holds the better App Store score, 3.0 against 1.0. That said, the two scores are not equally well evidenced: Backgammon by George has 14 ratings behind it against 1, 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 0% of Classic Backgammon Touch's.
Backgammon by George ships an update fortnightly, Classic Backgammon Touch every 19 months. The most recent releases landed on November 10, 2026 and November 3, 2026 respectively.
| Parameter | Backgammon by George | Classic Backgammon Touch |
|---|---|---|
| Price | Free | Free |
| Rating | 3.0 (14 ratings) — better | 1.0 (1 ratings) |
| Positive reviews | 56.4% of reviews — better | 0.0% of reviews |
| Number of ratings | 14 — better | 1 |
| Update frequency | Fortnightly — better | Every 19 months |
| Ads | No — better | Yes |
| In-app purchases | Yes | No — better |
| Monetization | Paid | Ad-supported — better |
| Devices | iPhone, iPad | iPhone, iPad, iPod — better |
| Requires iOS | 17.6 | 11.0 — better |
| Further details — not scored | ||
| Size | 15 MB | 11 MB |
| Age rating | 4+ | 4+ |
| Developer | Graphics Software Labs | Kevin White |
Customer experience
Backgammon by George
Classic Backgammon Touch
In-app purchases
Backgammon by George
- Ad-Free HARDEST level unlock$2.99
Classic Backgammon Touch
No in-app purchases
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