Comparison

Sticky Blocks vs Backgammon Unlimited

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

Head to head
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

About

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.

Highlights
  • 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
Features
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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!

Screenshots

Sticky Blocks4 screens
Backgammon Unlimited4 screens

Verdict

The call

The clearest difference is in-app purchases: Sticky Blocks at none against Backgammon Unlimited's 1. Sticky Blocks also leads on ads (none vs shown) and review sentiment (94% vs 60%). Backgammon Unlimited's advantage is ratings volume (121 vs 24). On price, monetization model 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

CostPrice · In-app purchases · Ads · Monetization

Both are free to download. Backgammon Unlimited sells 1 one-off in-app purchase. Sticky Blocks asks for nothing beyond the download.

ReceptionRating · Positive reviews · Number of ratings

Sticky Blocks holds the better App Store score, 4.6 against 4.3. That said, the two scores are not equally well evidenced: Backgammon Unlimited has 121 ratings behind it against 24, so its average is the more settled of the two. Written reviews point the same way: 94% of Sticky Blocks's written reviews are positive against 60% of Backgammon Unlimited's.

UpkeepUpdate frequency

Sticky Blocks ships an update monthly, Backgammon Unlimited every 6 months. The most recent releases landed on October 22, 2026 and October 24, 2026 respectively.

Scorecard7 real differences · 3 level
Sticky Blocks versus Backgammon Unlimited: the parameters behind the verdict, then further details
ParameterSticky BlocksBackgammon Unlimited
PriceFreeFree
Rating4.6 (24 ratings) — better4.3 (121 ratings)
Positive reviews94.2% of reviews — better60.0% of reviews
Number of ratings24121 — better
Update frequencyMonthly — betterEvery 6 months
AdsNo — betterYes
In-app purchasesNo — betterYes
MonetizationFree with in-app purchasesFree with in-app purchases
DevicesiPhone, iPad, iPod — betteriPhone, iPad
Requires iOS9.0 — better16.0
Further details — not scored
Size70 MB101 MB
Age rating4+4+
DeveloperAI Factory LtdG Soft Team

Customer experience

Sticky Blocks

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

Backgammon Unlimited

All ratings103 ratings
Positive81.6%
Neutral6.8%
Negative11.7%
Written reviews5 reviews
Positive60.0%
Neutral20.0%
Negative20.0%

Bugs and requests

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

Backgammon Unlimited

Not enough reviews yet to summarise bugs or requests.

In-app purchases

None

Sticky Blocks

No in-app purchases

1 purchases

Backgammon Unlimited

One-time1
  • Remove Ads$3.99

Questions

Is Sticky Blocks free?
Sticky Blocks is free to download, with no in-app purchases.
Is Backgammon Unlimited free?
Backgammon Unlimited is free to download, with in-app purchases available.
Which has better reviews, Sticky Blocks or Backgammon Unlimited?
Sticky Blocks is rated higher. Sticky Blocks averages 4.6 out of 5 from 24 ratings, while Backgammon Unlimited averages 4.3 from 121 ratings.
Do Sticky Blocks or Backgammon Unlimited have ads?
Backgammon Unlimited shows ads; Sticky Blocks does not.
Which is updated more often, Sticky Blocks or Backgammon Unlimited?
Sticky Blocks ships an update monthly, and Backgammon Unlimited every 6 months. Most recently, Sticky Blocks was updated on October 22, 2026 and Backgammon Unlimited on October 24, 2026.

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