Comparison

Sticky Blocks vs Classic Backgammon Touch

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

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.

Highlights
  • Two-player gameplay
  • Strategic movement of checkers
  • Objective-based winning condition
  • Classic board game experience
Features
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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.

Screenshots

Sticky Blocks4 screens
Classic Backgammon Touch3 screens

Verdict

The call

The clearest difference is review sentiment: Sticky Blocks at 94% against Classic Backgammon Touch's 0%. Sticky Blocks also leads on rating (4.6 vs 1.0) and ads (none vs shown). Classic Backgammon Touch's advantage is monetization model (ad-supported vs free with in-app purchases). On price, 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

CostPrice · In-app purchases · Ads · Monetization

Both are free to download. Neither carries in-app purchases, so what you see is what you pay.

ReceptionRating · Positive reviews · Number of ratings

Sticky Blocks holds the better App Store score, 4.6 against 1.0. That said, the two scores are not equally well evidenced: Sticky Blocks has 24 ratings behind it against 1, 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 0% of Classic Backgammon Touch's.

UpkeepUpdate frequency

Sticky Blocks ships an update monthly, Classic Backgammon Touch every 19 months. The most recent releases landed on November 1, 2026 and November 3, 2026 respectively.

Scorecard7 real differences · 3 level
Sticky Blocks versus Classic Backgammon Touch: the parameters behind the verdict, then further details
ParameterSticky BlocksClassic Backgammon Touch
PriceFreeFree
Rating4.6 (24 ratings) — better1.0 (1 ratings)
Positive reviews94.2% of reviews — better0.0% of reviews
Number of ratings24 — better1
Update frequencyMonthly — betterEvery 19 months
AdsNo — betterYes
In-app purchasesNoNo
MonetizationFree with in-app purchasesAd-supported — better
DevicesiPhone, iPad, iPodiPhone, iPad, iPod
Requires iOS9.0 — better11.0
Further details — not scored
Size70 MB11 MB
Age rating4+4+
DeveloperAI Factory LtdKevin White

Customer experience

Sticky Blocks

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

Classic Backgammon Touch

All ratings1 ratings
Positive0.0%
Neutral0.0%
Negative100.0%
Written reviews1 reviews
Positive0.0%
Neutral0.0%
Negative100.0%

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

Classic Backgammon Touch

Not enough reviews yet to summarise bugs or requests.

In-app purchases

None

Sticky Blocks

No in-app purchases

None

Classic Backgammon Touch

No in-app purchases

Questions

Is Sticky Blocks free?
Sticky Blocks is free to download, with no in-app purchases.
Is Classic Backgammon Touch free?
Classic Backgammon Touch is free to download, with no in-app purchases.
Which has better reviews, Sticky Blocks or Classic Backgammon Touch?
Sticky Blocks is rated higher. Sticky Blocks averages 4.6 out of 5 from 24 ratings, while Classic Backgammon Touch averages 1.0 from 1 ratings.
Do Sticky Blocks or Classic Backgammon Touch have ads?
Classic Backgammon Touch shows ads; Sticky Blocks does not.
Which is updated more often, Sticky Blocks or Classic Backgammon Touch?
Sticky Blocks ships an update monthly, and Classic Backgammon Touch every 19 months. Most recently, Sticky Blocks was updated on November 1, 2026 and Classic Backgammon Touch on November 3, 2026.

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