Comparison

Backgammon Gold vs Backgammon Championship

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

Head to head
About

Backgammon Gold

Experience the classic board game of strategy and luck on your mobile device. Play against friends locally or test your skills against a strong AI opponent. Learn the game with a helpful tutor and track your progress with detailed statistics.

Highlights
  • Play against AI or friends
  • AI with 4 difficulty levels
  • Learning tutor for beginners
  • Single game or tournament modes
  • Extended statistics and Elo rating
  • Multiple board designs
Features
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Play Backgammon Gold – also called Tavla – anytime and anywhere for free on your smartphone or tablet. Play with your friends or against one of the strongest computer opponents. Now you can play one of the oldest board games in the world even if you are outside. A mix of strategy and luck is waiting for you. Challenge your friends to a classic Backgammon game in local two-player mode or play against the strongest computer opponent from BGBlitz. It is also suitable for beginners – the tutor shows you the best moves. What are you waiting for? Get into the backgammon world! The app includes the following features: * Elo Rating (FIBS) * Computer opponent with 4 grades of difficulty * Single game or tournament (1, 3, 5, 7, 11, 15 oder endless games) * 6 different game board designs * Use the tutor from BGBlitz to learn the 'perfect move' * For experts: the internationally rewarded Backgammon computer software BGBlitz * Extended statistics with Elo graph, game history with the result of the last games Have fun with Backgammon Gold!

About

Backgammon Championship

Experience one of the world's oldest strategy games. Master tactics and intuition to move your checkers off the board before your opponent. Offers various game modes and unlockable boards for an enhanced experience.

Highlights
  • Exclusive Tournament mode
  • Single & Two Player modes
  • Unlockable beautiful boards
  • Interactive Tutorials
  • Powerful AI opponent
  • Doubling feature
Features
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Backgammon, one of the oldest games in existence, dates back more than 4000 years and is believed to have been developed by the ancient Egyptians. Backgammon Championship is held across the globe every year in the cities like Monte Carlo, Las Vegas, Bahamas. This game is also famous as Tavla, Tric Trac, Tablas Reales, Tavole Reale, Tavli, Tavla, Takteh, Narde, Gamago. It is not a game of luck as many perceive, but rather, a strategic and tactics games; in many ways as difficult to master as chess or checkers. Although an element of luck is involved, a skilled player uses intuition, creativity and psychology to beat the opponent. The goal of this game is to move all player's checkers into his home board and then bear them off (i.e. remove them from the board). The first player to remove all of his checkers wins the game. Featuring: - Exclusive Tournament, Single & Two Player mode - Unlock beautiful boards for enjoyable experience. - Interactive Tutorials - Powerful AI - Doubling feature - User Friendly Interface - No Cheating

Screenshots

Backgammon Gold4 screens
Backgammon Championship4 screens

Verdict

The call

The clearest difference is rating: Backgammon Gold at 2.9 against Backgammon Championship's 1.0. Backgammon Gold also leads on review sentiment (33% vs 0%) and ratings volume (136 vs 2). Backgammon Championship's advantage is ads (none vs shown) and iOS requirement (6.0 vs 16.0). On price, in-app purchases, 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 Gold sells 7 one-off in-app purchases and Backgammon Championship sells 4 one-off in-app purchases. Whichever you choose, the download price is not the number that matters.

ReceptionRating · Positive reviews · Number of ratings

Backgammon Gold holds the better App Store score, 2.9 against 1.0. That said, the two scores are not equally well evidenced: Backgammon Gold has 136 ratings behind it against 2, so its average is the more settled of the two. Written reviews point the same way: 33% of Backgammon Gold's written reviews are positive against 0% of Backgammon Championship's.

Scorecard5 real differences · 5 level
Backgammon Gold versus Backgammon Championship: the parameters behind the verdict, then further details
ParameterBackgammon GoldBackgammon Championship
PriceFreeFree
Rating2.9 (136 ratings) — better1.0 (2 ratings)
Positive reviews33.0% of reviews — better0.0% of reviews
Number of ratings136 — better2
Update frequencyEvery 5 weeks—
AdsYesNo — better
In-app purchasesYesYes
MonetizationFree with in-app purchasesFree with in-app purchases
DevicesiPhone, iPadiPhone, iPad, iPod — better
Requires iOS16.06.0 — better
Further details — not scored
Size44 MB45 MB
Age rating4+4+
Developermobivention GmbHAppOn

Customer experience

Backgammon Gold

All ratings136 ratings
Positive43.4%
Neutral12.5%
Negative44.1%
Written reviews300 reviews
Positive33.0%
Neutral10.3%
Negative56.7%

Backgammon Championship

All ratings2 ratings
Positive0.0%
Neutral0.0%
Negative100.0%
Written reviews2 reviews
Positive0.0%
Neutral0.0%
Negative100.0%

Bugs and requests

Backgammon Gold

Reported bugs

4 issues
  • Disconnects from server
  • Incorrect tournament scoring
  • Unresponsive controls
  • Graphical glitches

Requested features

5 requests
  • Online multiplayer mode
  • Improved AI difficulty scaling
  • Random dice roll option
  • Ability to save and resume games
  • More customization options

Backgammon Championship

Not enough reviews yet to summarise bugs or requests.

In-app purchases

7 purchases

Backgammon Gold

One-time7
  • Style Pack 1$0.99
  • Bluetooth Multiplayer$0.99
  • Style Pack 2$0.99
Show 4 more
  • Backgammon Tutor$0.99
  • Ad-Banner Removal$1.99
  • Advanced Computer Opponent$3.99
  • Premium Version$4.99
4 purchases

Backgammon Championship

One-time4
  • SmallPack$0.99
  • Remove Ads$0.99
  • Value Pack$2.99
Show 1 more
  • Premium Pack$5.99

Questions

Is Backgammon Gold free?
Backgammon Gold is free to download, with in-app purchases available.
Is Backgammon Championship free?
Backgammon Championship is free to download, with in-app purchases available.
Which has better reviews, Backgammon Gold or Backgammon Championship?
Backgammon Gold is rated higher. Backgammon Gold averages 2.9 out of 5 from 136 ratings, while Backgammon Championship averages 1.0 from 2 ratings.
Do Backgammon Gold or Backgammon Championship have ads?
Backgammon Gold shows ads; Backgammon Championship does not.

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