Backgammon Deluxe Go vs Master Backgammon
Price, ratings, monetisation and update history for both games, side by side — with what reviewers say about each.
Backgammon Deluxe Go
Experience a classic two-player dice board game where strategy and luck combine. Compete against AI opponents with adjustable difficulty or challenge a friend. Enjoy customizable boards and immersive audio.
- 3 AI difficulty levels
- Play against computer
- 2 player mode
- 3 board designs
- Background music and sounds
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Backgammon Deluxe Go is an excellent version of one of the oldest two player dice board games. Players win by removing all of their pieces from the board. Although luck is involved and factors into the outcome, strategy plays a more important role in the long run. Play against the computer or with a friend. 3 levels of AI gameplay (easy, medium and hard) lets you keep having fun as you improve your game. Features: - 3 levels of AI (easy, medium and hard) - Play against the computer or against another person in 2 player mode. - 3 different boards to choose from. - Great background music and sounds. We hope you enjoy Backgammon Deluxe Go!
Master Backgammon
Master Backgammon offers a classic board game experience with multiple game modes, including single games without the doubling cube and longer matches that utilize it. Track your progress with a built-in history log of game results.
- Single games (no doubling cube)
- 5-game matches (with doubling cube)
- 9-game matches (with doubling cube)
- History log of game results
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Game options: (1) Single games--no doubling cube (2) 5 game matches--uses doubling cube (3) 9 game matches--uses doubling cube History log kept of game results.
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Verdict
The clearest difference is review sentiment: Master Backgammon at 100% against Backgammon Deluxe Go's 46%. Master Backgammon also leads on in-app purchases (none vs 1) and ads (none vs shown). Backgammon Deluxe Go's advantage is price (Free vs $2.99) and rating (3.5 vs 3.0). On update cadence, device support and iOS requirement 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
Backgammon Deluxe Go is free to download; Master Backgammon costs $2.99 up front. Backgammon Deluxe Go sells 1 one-off in-app purchase. Master Backgammon asks for nothing beyond the download.
Backgammon Deluxe Go holds the better App Store score, 3.5 against 3.0. That said, the two scores are not equally well evidenced: Backgammon Deluxe Go has 286 ratings behind it against 2, so its average is the more settled of the two. Written reviews complicate that: 46% of Backgammon Deluxe Go's written reviews are positive against 100% of Master Backgammon's, so the app with the better star average is not the one people write more warmly about.
Backgammon Deluxe Go ships an update every 4 months, Master Backgammon every 3 months. The most recent releases landed on November 1, 2026 and October 25, 2026 respectively.
| Parameter | Backgammon Deluxe Go | Master Backgammon |
|---|---|---|
| Price | Free — better | $2.99 |
| Rating | 3.5 (286 ratings) — better | 3.0 (2 ratings) |
| Positive reviews | 45.8% of reviews | 100.0% of reviews — better |
| Number of ratings | 286 — better | 2 |
| Update frequency | Every 4 months | Every 3 months — better |
| Ads | Yes | No — better |
| In-app purchases | Yes | No — better |
| Monetization | Free with in-app purchases — better | Paid |
| Devices | iPhone, iPad, iPod | iPhone, iPad, iPod |
| Requires iOS | 15.6 | 15.6 |
| Further details — not scored | ||
| Size | 88 MB | 36 MB |
| Age rating | 4+ | 4+ |
| Developer | EnsenaSoft, S.A. de C.V. | Ken Fox |
Customer experience
Backgammon Deluxe Go
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In-app purchases
Backgammon Deluxe Go
- Remove Ads$1.99
Master Backgammon
No in-app purchases
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