Poker! vs Original Backgammon
Price, ratings, monetisation and update history for both games, side by side — with what reviewers say about each.
Poker!
Experience classic Video Poker with a Vegas-style feel. Enjoy the simple 'Jacks or Better' gameplay, featuring a high or low gamble option. Compete with others on the leaderboard and earn daily coins.
- Classic Video Poker gameplay
- Vegas-style game play and payout
- High or Low Gamble feature
- Daily coin rewards
- High scores and leaderboard
- High quality interface and fast gameplay
- Device Sync with Facebook
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Just like the classic Video Poker - It's simple to play, Jacks or Better video poker with high or low gamble. • Classic Video Poker • Real vegas style game play and payout • High or Low Gamble feature Poker! has loads of features • Loads of daily coins with daily feature • Simple and easy to play! • Complete with high scores and leader board • Rich high quality interface & fast game play! • Real sound effects • Device Sync gameplay with Facebook Poker! is a great game to play for fun as is intended for fun purposes only
Original Backgammon
Experience the classic board game of backgammon. Compete against AI, a local opponent, or players online. Be the first to move all your pieces off the board to win.
- Play against computer AI
- Local multiplayer mode
- Online multiplayer matches
- Traditional backgammon rules
- Checkers movement and removal
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Play the traditional game of backgammon against the computer, a friend on the same device, or someone over the internet. The objective of the game is to move all of your checkers around the board, until they are all in your home. When they are all home, then you can start moving them off the board. The first player to move all their checkers off the board, will be the winner.
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Verdict
The clearest difference is rating: Original Backgammon at 3.3 against Poker!'s 2.5. Original Backgammon also leads on in-app purchases (none vs 4) and review sentiment (33% vs 17%). Poker!'s advantage is ads (none vs shown) and iOS requirement (8.0 vs 14.0). On price, ratings volume, update cadence 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
Both are free to download. Poker! sells 4 one-off in-app purchases. Original Backgammon asks for nothing beyond the download.
Original Backgammon holds the better App Store score, 3.3 against 2.5. Both are backed by a comparable volume of ratings — 4 and 3 respectively. Written reviews point the same way: 17% of Poker!'s written reviews are positive against 33% of Original Backgammon's.
Poker! ships an update every 10 months, Original Backgammon every 5 months. The most recent releases landed on September 7, 2026 and August 6, 2026 respectively.
| Parameter | Poker! | Original Backgammon |
|---|---|---|
| Price | Free | Free |
| Rating | 2.5 (4 ratings) | 3.3 (3 ratings) — better |
| Positive reviews | 16.7% of reviews | 33.3% of reviews — better |
| Number of ratings | 4 — better | 3 |
| Update frequency | Every 10 months | Every 5 months — better |
| Ads | No — better | Yes |
| In-app purchases | Yes | No — better |
| Monetization | Free with in-app purchases | Ad-supported — better |
| Devices | iPhone, iPad, iPod | iPhone, iPad, iPod |
| Requires iOS | 8.0 — better | 14.0 |
| Further details — not scored | ||
| Size | 15 MB | 123 MB |
| Age rating | 17+ | 4+ |
| Developer | OKD Limited | MOBILEFUSION APPS LTD |
Customer experience
Poker!
Original Backgammon
In-app purchases
Poker!
- Bag of 1000 Coins$0.99
- Bag of 3000 Coins$1.99
- Bag of 10,000 Coins$5.99
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- Bag of 20,000 Coins$9.99
Original Backgammon
No in-app purchases
Questions
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