Comparison

Backgammon Elite HD vs Narde

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

Head to head
About

Backgammon Elite HD

Experience a classic two-player board game with a rich history. This app offers realistic graphics and multiple game variations to sharpen your tactical and strategic thinking. Play against a friend on the same device.

Highlights
  • Realistic graphics
  • 7 game versions (Nards, Nackgammon, Tavlya)
  • Play together on a single board
  • Improves tactical and strategic thinking
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Backgammon is one of the oldest board game for two players. Reliably known that people have been playing this game for over 5,000 years. Backgammon perfectly improves your tactical and strategic thinking and equally with chess and dominoes Backgammon is a member of the tables family, one of the populers games in the world. Features of our version of Backgammon: - Great, realistic graphics. - 7 versions of the game, including Nards, Nackgammon, Tavlya etc.. - The opportunity to play together on a single board.

About

Narde

Experience a classic two-player board game where strategy and luck combine. Move your pieces based on dice rolls and aim to remove all your checkers from the board before your opponent. Enjoy single-player against AI or challenge others online.

Highlights
  • Strong AI for singleplayer
  • Multiplayer over internet
  • Hot seat multiplayer
  • Scoreboards and leaderboards
  • Online shop with gameboards
  • Dice roll analytics
  • Fair dice generation
Features
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Russian nardes (classic backgammon) is one of the oldest board games for two players. The playing pieces are moved according to the roll of dice, and a player wins by removing all of his pieces from the board before his opponent. Backgammon is a member of the tables family, one of the oldest classes of board games in the world. Although luck is one of the determining factors in the outcome, strategy plays a more important role in the long run. With each roll of the dice, players must choose from numerous options for moving their checkers and anticipate possible counter-moves by the opponent. Game features: - Strong AI for singleplayer game - Multiplayer game over internet and on one device (hot seat) - Scoreboards and leaderboards - Online shop with 12 unique gameboards - Comprehensive dice roll analytics - Random.org dice generation for fair play Play now for free!

Screenshots

Narde4 screens

Verdict

The call

The clearest difference is rating: Narde at 3.8 against Backgammon Elite HD's 3.3. Narde also leads on ads (none vs shown) and device support (3 vs 1). Backgammon Elite HD's advantage is review sentiment (41% vs 14%). On price, ratings volume, update cadence and in-app purchases 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 Elite HD sells 8 one-off in-app purchases and Narde sells 10 one-off in-app purchases. Whichever you choose, the download price is not the number that matters.

ReceptionRating · Positive reviews · Number of ratings

Narde holds the better App Store score, 3.8 against 3.3. Both are backed by a comparable volume of ratings — 17 and 10 respectively. Written reviews complicate that: 41% of Backgammon Elite HD's written reviews are positive against 14% of Narde's, so the app with the better star average is not the one people write more warmly about.

UpkeepUpdate frequency

Backgammon Elite HD ships an update every 2 months, Narde monthly. The most recent releases landed on September 26, 2026 and September 25, 2026 respectively.

Scorecard4 real differences · 6 level
Backgammon Elite HD versus Narde: the parameters behind the verdict, then further details
ParameterBackgammon Elite HDNarde
PriceFreeFree
Rating3.3 (17 ratings)3.8 (10 ratings) — better
Positive reviews41.5% of reviews — better14.3% of reviews
Number of ratings17 — better10
Update frequencyEvery 2 monthsMonthly — better
AdsYesNo — better
In-app purchasesYesYes
MonetizationFree with in-app purchasesFree with in-app purchases
DevicesiPadiPhone, iPad, iPod — better
Requires iOS12.0 — better13.0
Further details — not scored
Size177 MB128 MB
Age rating4+4+
DeveloperAppscraftApp Holdings

Customer experience

Backgammon Elite HD

All ratings17 ratings
Positive47.1%
Neutral17.6%
Negative35.3%
Written reviews217 reviews
Positive41.5%
Neutral11.1%
Negative47.5%

Narde

All ratings10 ratings
Positive50.0%
Neutral40.0%
Negative10.0%
Written reviews105 reviews
Positive14.3%
Neutral8.6%
Negative77.1%

In-app purchases

8 purchases

Backgammon Elite HD

One-time8
  • Buy chips$0.99
  • Buy Nackgammon$0.99
  • Old English$0.99
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  • Tavla$0.99
  • Mad Gulbar$0.99
  • Gulbar$0.99
  • True Nards$0.99
  • Buy All$2.99
10 purchases

Narde

One-time10
  • Disable Ads$0.99
  • Oriental Pearl$1.99
  • Royal Nut-tree$1.99
Show 7 more
  • Force of Nature$1.99
  • Game set "Russian Power" backgammon$1.99
  • Game set "Bushido" backgammon$1.99
  • Handful of coins$1.99
  • Purse of coins$4.99
  • Bag of coins$9.99
  • Chest with coins$19.99

Questions

Is Backgammon Elite HD free?
Backgammon Elite HD is free to download, with in-app purchases available.
Is Narde free?
Narde is free to download, with in-app purchases available.
Which has better reviews, Backgammon Elite HD or Narde?
Narde is rated higher. Backgammon Elite HD averages 3.3 out of 5 from 17 ratings, while Narde averages 3.8 from 10 ratings.
Do Backgammon Elite HD or Narde have ads?
Backgammon Elite HD shows ads; Narde does not.
Which is updated more often, Backgammon Elite HD or Narde?
Backgammon Elite HD ships an update every 2 months, and Narde monthly. Most recently, Backgammon Elite HD was updated on September 26, 2026 and Narde on September 25, 2026.

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