Comparison

Sticky Blocks vs Backgammon Duel

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 Duel

Features
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Backgammon Duel a mobile version of the classic backgammon game. One of the oldest, most played and loved games. Enjoy backgammon without the casino style of other backgammon games on the mobile apps stores. Features - Don't pay coins to enter a game - No in game banner ads - No doubling cube - Regular updates - Highlighting the available moves - Undo your last move - Classic graphics and game play - Intuitive design to better focus on the game - Ads are displayed after a game Also known as Tavli (Greece), Tawla (Egypt), Shesh Besh, (Hebrew), and Takteh (Iranian), but whatever you call it you can download it now and challenge yourself.

Screenshots

Sticky Blocks4 screens
Backgammon Duel4 screens

Verdict

The call

The clearest difference is ads: Sticky Blocks at none against Backgammon Duel's shown. Sticky Blocks also leads on iOS requirement (9.0 vs 16.0). On price, update cadence, 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.

UpkeepUpdate frequency

Sticky Blocks ships an update monthly, Backgammon Duel every 2 months. The most recent releases landed on October 13, 2026 and October 3, 2026 respectively.

Scorecard2 real differences · 8 level
Sticky Blocks versus Backgammon Duel: the parameters behind the verdict, then further details
ParameterSticky BlocksBackgammon Duel
PriceFreeFree
Rating4.5 (22 ratings) — better—
Positive reviews94.2% of reviews—
Number of ratings22 — better—
Update frequencyMonthly — betterEvery 2 months
AdsNo — betterYes
In-app purchasesNoNo
MonetizationFree with in-app purchases—
DevicesiPhone, iPad, iPod — betteriPhone, iPad
Requires iOS9.0 — better16.0
Further details — not scored
Size70 MB41 MB
Age rating4+4+
DeveloperAI Factory LtdPHATCAT GAMES LTD

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 Duel

Not enough reviews yet to summarise bugs or requests.

In-app purchases

None

Sticky Blocks

No in-app purchases

None

Backgammon Duel

No in-app purchases

Questions

Is Sticky Blocks free?
Sticky Blocks is free to download, with no in-app purchases.
Is Backgammon Duel free?
Backgammon Duel is free to download, with no in-app purchases.
Do Sticky Blocks or Backgammon Duel have ads?
Backgammon Duel shows ads; Sticky Blocks does not.
Which is updated more often, Sticky Blocks or Backgammon Duel?
Sticky Blocks ships an update monthly, and Backgammon Duel every 2 months. Most recently, Sticky Blocks was updated on October 13, 2026 and Backgammon Duel on October 3, 2026.

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