Backgammon (single game) vs Long Narde
Price, ratings, monetisation and update history for both games, side by side — with what reviewers say about each.
Backgammon (single game)
Experience a classic two-player board game with realistic graphics and multiple game variations. Enjoy offline play and hone your tactical and strategic thinking skills with this ancient game.
- Realistic graphics
- 7 game versions (Nards, Nackgammon, Tavlya)
- Single board local multiplayer
- Offline play
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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. If you have any questions, you can ask us by email support@appscraft.am or you can find more information here: https://appscraft.am
Long Narde
Master the classic strategy game of long backgammon (Narde) with online multiplayer, AI challenges, and detailed statistics. Enjoy various game modes and rulesets, including Russian Sports Backgammon Federation rules.
- Online play with ranked matchmaking
- Long backgammon rules (Narde)
- ELO rating system
- Quick and classic game modes
- Play vs AI or on one device
- Chat with players
- Detailed stats and win types
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Long backgammon (Narde) — a classic strategy game loved across the world. Play online, challenge smart opponents, and master long-game tactics. Features • Online play with ranked matchmaking • Long backgammon rules (Narde) • ELO rating system • Quick and classic game modes • Play vs AI or on one device • Undo, auto-roll, hints • Chat with players • Detailed stats and win types (mars, etc.) • Russian Sports Backgammon Federation rules • Optional Karzar rule Enjoy the game! Contact: info@aastudio.org Terms of Use: https://www.apple.com/legal/internet-services/itunes/dev/stdeula/
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Verdict
The clearest difference is rating: Long Narde at 4.7 against Backgammon (single game)'s 3.8. Long Narde also leads on update cadence (every 3 weeks vs every 2 months) and ratings volume (271 vs 43). Backgammon (single game)'s advantage is iOS requirement (13.0 vs 16). On price, review sentiment, ads 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
Both are free to download. Backgammon (single game) sells 9 one-off in-app purchases and Long Narde sells 2 in-app purchases, starting at $1.99 per month. Whichever you choose, the download price is not the number that matters.
Long Narde holds the better App Store score, 4.7 against 3.8. That said, the two scores are not equally well evidenced: Long Narde has 271 ratings behind it against 43, so its average is the more settled of the two. Written reviews complicate that: 24% of Backgammon (single game)'s written reviews are positive against 22% of Long Narde's, so the app with the better star average is not the one people write more warmly about.
Backgammon (single game) ships an update every 2 months, Long Narde every 3 weeks. The most recent releases landed on September 23, 2026 and September 21, 2026 respectively.
| Parameter | Backgammon (single game) | Long Narde |
|---|---|---|
| Price | Free | Free |
| Rating | 3.8 (43 ratings) | 4.7 (271 ratings) — better |
| Positive reviews | 23.5% of reviews — better | 22.0% of reviews |
| Number of ratings | 43 | 271 — better |
| Update frequency | Every 2 months | Every 3 weeks — better |
| Ads | Yes | Yes |
| In-app purchases | Yes | Yes |
| Monetization | Free with in-app purchases | Free with in-app purchases |
| Devices | iPhone, iPad, iPod | iPhone, iPad, iPod, Mac — better |
| Requires iOS | 13.0 — better | 16 |
| Further details — not scored | ||
| Size | 175 MB | 158 MB |
| Age rating | 4+ | 12+ |
| Developer | Appscraft | AAStudio s.r.o. |
Customer experience
Backgammon (single game)
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In-app purchases
Backgammon (single game)
- Buy chips$0.99
- Gylbar$0.99
- Nackgammon$0.99
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- Oldenglish$0.99
- Simple Gulbar$0.99
- Tavla$0.99
- True Nards$0.99
- Buy all games$2.99
- Disable ads$4.99
Long Narde
- Monthly Pro$1.991 Month
- Yearly Pro7 Days trial$17.991 Year
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