Auto Pirates vs Backgammon Mastermind
Price, ratings, monetisation and update history for both games, side by side — with what reviewers say about each.
Auto Pirates
Assemble a pirate crew, equip your ship, and engage in strategic auto-battles against other players. Earn plunder and trophies based on your global rank, and customize your pirate hideout. Combine diverse pirates, relics, and ships for unique combat strategies.
- Player vs world strategy
- Crew and ship customization
- Plunder and trophy collection
- Pirate hideout creation
- Fantasy faction pirates
- Magical relics and ships
- Competitive ranking system
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Auto Pirates is a competitive player vs world strategy game where you choose your crew, equip your ship and battle, earning plunder based on your global rank. Earn plunder and collect trophies for your exploits on the seas and create the perfect pirate hideout for your crew. Combine pirates from four fantasy factions with magical relics and a multitude of ships to optimize your strategy or create crazy hijinks. You can shoot, board, blast, burn, sink or push your opponents to get the upper hand and go for the top 1% prize.
Backgammon Mastermind
Master the classic board game with interactive lessons and AI opponents. Learn rules, practice moves, and play against friends offline. Enjoy a full backgammon experience without ads or accounts.
- Interactive lessons
- Heuristic AI opponent
- Local 2-player mode
- Drag and tap controls
- Legal move highlighting
- Offline play
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Backgammon Mastermind is a polished take on the classic strategy board game — with an interactive Learn to Play path that teaches real rules on a live board. New to backgammon? Work through five short guided lessons covering the board, movement, hitting, the bar, and bearing off. Pass a quick check, then play your first real game. Already know the game? Jump straight into a match against the computer or share the board with a friend in pass-and-play mode. Roll dice, move your checkers, hit blots, and bear off all fifteen to win. Features: • Learn to Play — interactive lessons on a real board • Play against the computer • Local 2-player pass-and-play • Drag or tap to move; legal destinations highlighted • Direction guide and beginner-friendly preferences • Available in 17 languages • No account and no ads — gameplay runs on your device One purchase. Play offline after download.
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Verdict
The clearest difference is price: Auto Pirates at Free against Backgammon Mastermind's $4.99. Auto Pirates also leads on ratings volume (164 vs 1) and iOS requirement (12.0 vs 16.4). Backgammon Mastermind's advantage is rating (5.0 vs 4.4) and in-app purchases (none vs 3). On 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
Auto Pirates is free to download; Backgammon Mastermind costs $4.99 up front. Auto Pirates sells 3 one-off in-app purchases. Backgammon Mastermind asks for nothing beyond the download.
Backgammon Mastermind holds the better App Store score, 5.0 against 4.4. That said, the two scores are not equally well evidenced: Auto Pirates has 164 ratings behind it against 1, so its average is the more settled of the two.
Auto Pirates ships an update every 3 weeks, Backgammon Mastermind every 6 days. The most recent releases landed on October 8, 2026 and October 10, 2026 respectively.
| Parameter | Auto Pirates | Backgammon Mastermind |
|---|---|---|
| Price | Free — better | $4.99 |
| Rating | 4.4 (164 ratings) | 5.0 (1 ratings) — better |
| Positive reviews | 60.8% of reviews | — |
| Number of ratings | 164 — better | 1 |
| Update frequency | Every 3 weeks | Every 6 days — better |
| Ads | Yes | No — better |
| In-app purchases | Yes | No — better |
| Monetization | Free with in-app purchases — better | Paid |
| Best chart rank | — | #196 — better |
| Devices | iPhone, iPad, iPod — better | iPhone, iPad |
| Requires iOS | 12.0 — better | 16.4 |
| Further details — not scored | ||
| Size | 246 MB | 62 MB |
| Age rating | 12+ | 4+ |
| Developer | Featherweight Games Pty Limited | Zachary Ebenfeld |
Customer experience
Auto Pirates
Backgammon Mastermind
Bugs and requests
Auto Pirates
Reported bugs
2 issues- Losing progress on account across devices
- Certain UI elements being unresponsive
Requested features
3 requests- Add Chinese language option
- Implement a progression system with upgrades and long-term goals
- Introduce a player-vs-player ship battle mode
Backgammon Mastermind
Not enough reviews yet to summarise bugs or requests.
In-app purchases
Auto Pirates
- 1 Captain's Bounty$12.99
- 2 Captain's Bounties$19.99
- 3 Captain's Bounties$24.99
Backgammon Mastermind
No in-app purchases
Questions
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