Comparison

FaceMe Backgammon vs Sticky Blocks

Price, ratings, monetisation and update history for both games, side by side — with what reviewers say about each.

Head to head
About

FaceMe Backgammon

Enjoy a user-friendly backgammon experience with online and local multiplayer options. Customize your game with various settings, track your progress with detailed statistics, and challenge opponents with an advanced AI.

Highlights
  • Online and local multiplayer
  • Advanced AI opponent
  • Game Center leaderboards and achievements
  • Customizable board and colors
  • Text chat feature
  • Detailed statistics tracking
  • Progressive undo and replay
Features
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* MOST user friendly BACKGAMMON app * - Invite friends or play with random opponents. - Rematch option at the end of a match. - Game Center achievements and leader boards. Highlights include: - Look for Game Center auto-match opponents while playing a local game - Option to switch board home position and swap color. - Text chat feature for all network games (Game Center, Local Network). Can be turned OFF. - Play a Local Network game (Bluetooth or Wi-Fi), against the computer, or a pass-the-device game. - Skill rating, won games, won match points and experience scores for completed Game Center matches. - Progressive undo, replay last move, PIP values, doubling cube, human powered random rolls. - Checkers are easy to select and move, with variable animation speed. - Optionally show all possible moves for any piece, or use "one-tap" moves. - Play 1, 3, 5 or unlimited-point matches. - Resignation with 1, 2, and 3-times multiplier. - Universal App: enhanced graphics for iPad and retina displays. - Neural Network based advanced computer algorithm. - Extensive settings screen allows users to customize their experience (see screen shots). - Multiple dice rolling algorithms including web based rolls. - Statistics screen: tracks games won, points won, matches won, as well as dice roll statistics. - If the losing player disconnects from the game the winning player gets awarded the win. - 60-second time limit per move for Game Center Auto-Match games.

About

Sticky Blocks

Experience a fresh take on block sliding puzzles with unique, wobbly shapes that stick together. Navigate over 600 challenging levels with beautiful graphics and engaging sound. Collect in-game items to purchase hints and power-ups.

Highlights
  • 600 challenging puzzles
  • 6 difficulty levels
  • In-game hints
  • Beautiful graphics and animations
  • Collect gems and items
  • Unlock achievements
  • Move undo
Features
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Sticky Blocks takes the block slider into new territory with cute, challenging puzzles and a brand new gameplay twist. The most beautiful block slider yet! (see review!) Sticky Blocks(tm) makes block sliding even more fun and challenging! The new wobbling "Sticky" shape means you have to be careful. Sticky pieces that join together are then no longer sticky! Review: "With 600 levels, Sticky Blocks is absolutely enormous in size and will certainly provide a challenge no matter how persistent you are as a puzzle nut. ..it is the sheer pleasure and ease experienced when moving the blocks around and the addictiveness Sticky Blocks provides that will keep you coming back for more." - James Woodcock - Technology Journalist If you like puzzles such as "unblock me" then you will love this, as this is a genuinely new and innovative take on block sliders: A refreshing change from the countless similar block sliders with simple shapes that move in single directions. + 600 Challenging puzzles! + 6 difficulty levels + In-game hints to help you solve. + Beautiful graphics, animations and great voiceovers + Original music created for Sticky Blocks by artist James Higginson + Multiple backdrops + Ranking system through Game Center + Unlock achievements + Collect gems, frogs, moles and bugs and then buy hints and puzzle bombs! + Move undo + Automatic undo, so moving a pieces back does an intelligent undo Like us on Facebook! http://www.facebook.com/stickyblocks Follow us on AI Factory Ltd at www.aifactory.co.uk An AI Factory / Tony Warriner collaboration

Screenshots

FaceMe Backgammon4 screens
Sticky Blocks4 screens

Verdict

The call

FaceMe Backgammon and Sticky Blocks both sit at 4.5 stars, but that hides the real split: 94% of Sticky Blocks's written reviews are positive against 54% of FaceMe Backgammon's. Sticky Blocks also leads on in-app purchases (none vs 1) and ads (none vs shown). FaceMe Backgammon's advantage is ratings volume (468 vs 22). On price, rating, update cadence and monetization model 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

CostPrice · In-app purchases · Ads · Monetization

Both are free to download. FaceMe Backgammon sells 1 in-app purchase, starting at $1.99 per year. Sticky Blocks asks for nothing beyond the download.

ReceptionRating · Positive reviews · Number of ratings

On the App Store both sit at effectively the same score — 4.5 for FaceMe Backgammon against 4.5 for Sticky Blocks. That said, the two scores are not equally well evidenced: FaceMe Backgammon has 468 ratings behind it against 22, so its average is the more settled of the two. Written reviews are what separate them: 54% of FaceMe Backgammon's written reviews are positive against 94% of Sticky Blocks's.

UpkeepUpdate frequency

FaceMe Backgammon ships an update every 2 months, Sticky Blocks monthly. The most recent releases landed on October 16, 2026 and October 13, 2026 respectively.

Scorecard5 real differences · 5 level
FaceMe Backgammon versus Sticky Blocks: the parameters behind the verdict, then further details
ParameterFaceMe BackgammonSticky Blocks
PriceFreeFree
Rating4.5 (468 ratings)4.5 (22 ratings)
Positive reviews54.2% of reviews94.2% of reviews — better
Number of ratings468 — better22
Update frequencyEvery 2 monthsMonthly — better
AdsYesNo — better
In-app purchasesYesNo — better
MonetizationFree with in-app purchasesFree with in-app purchases
DevicesiPhone, iPadiPhone, iPad, iPod — better
Requires iOS16.19.0 — better
Further details — not scored
Size16 MB70 MB
Age rating12+4+
DeveloperQuatrian Inc.AI Factory Ltd

Customer experience

FaceMe Backgammon

All ratings468 ratings
Positive89.1%
Neutral1.9%
Negative9.0%
Written reviews358 reviews
Positive54.2%
Neutral13.1%
Negative32.7%

Sticky Blocks

All ratings22 ratings
Positive90.9%
Neutral9.1%
Negative0.0%
Written reviews137 reviews
Positive94.2%
Neutral4.4%
Negative1.5%

User reviews

FaceMe Backgammon

From 468 App Store ratings

What we love

  • 🚀 Smooth gameplay
  • 📊 Comprehensive statistics
  • 🤝 Good online experience
  • 💻 Offline play against computer
  • 🎨 Good graphics and visuals

Room to improve

  • 🎲 Questionable dice rolls favoring the computer
  • 🤖 Computer cheats or gets unrealistic rolls
  • 🔥 Frustrating when computer gets 'lucky' rolls
  • 🔍 Difficulty finding online opponents
  • 🐛 Crashes and freezes

Sticky Blocks

From 22 App Store ratings

What we love

  • 😍 Highly addictive and engaging gameplay
  • 🎨 Beautiful and polished graphics
  • 🧠 Challenging puzzle mechanics that make you think
  • 🎮 Easy to learn, hard to master design
  • ⏱️ Great for passing time and killing boredom

Room to improve

  • 💰 Limited free credits at start
  • 🔒 Unclear scoring system
  • ❓ Confusing lock mechanics on level select
  • ⏳ Extremely time-consuming (addictive to a fault)

Bugs and requests

FaceMe Backgammon

Reported bugs

4 issues
  • Crashes and freezes during gameplay
  • Disconnects and lost games during online play
  • Incorrect game statistics and scoring
  • Unresponsive controls and UI issues

Requested features

5 requests
  • Allow choosing opponent skill level
  • Add option to roll off for first move
  • Improve online matchmaking and stability
  • Provide more difficulty settings for computer
  • Implement true random dice rolls

Sticky Blocks

Reported bugs

2 issues
  • Lock symbols appear unexpectedly on level select screen
  • Unclear purpose of numbered locks on completion screens

Requested features

4 requests
  • Level builder for creating custom puzzles
  • Ability to improve ratings on replayed levels
  • More free starting credits
  • Clearer explanation of scoring system

In-app purchases

1 purchases

FaceMe Backgammon

Subscriptions1
  • Unlimited Play$1.991 Year
None

Sticky Blocks

No in-app purchases

Questions

Is FaceMe Backgammon free?
FaceMe Backgammon is free to download, with in-app purchases available.
Is Sticky Blocks free?
Sticky Blocks is free to download, with no in-app purchases.
Which has better reviews, FaceMe Backgammon or Sticky Blocks?
FaceMe Backgammon and Sticky Blocks are both rated 4.5 out of 5 on the App Store, from 468 and 22 ratings respectively.
Do FaceMe Backgammon or Sticky Blocks have ads?
FaceMe Backgammon shows ads; Sticky Blocks does not.
Which is updated more often, FaceMe Backgammon or Sticky Blocks?
FaceMe Backgammon ships an update every 2 months, and Sticky Blocks monthly. Most recently, FaceMe Backgammon was updated on October 16, 2026 and Sticky Blocks on October 13, 2026.

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