Comparison

Mex Train vs Backgammon Pip

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

Head to head
About

Mex Train

A digital adaptation of the popular family domino game. Compete against three AI opponents, strategically arranging your dominoes to build the best train. Utilize hints to guide your moves and optimize your gameplay.

Highlights
  • Play against three computer opponents
  • Drag and arrange dominoes
  • Flip dominoes before play
  • Build your perfect train
  • Get play hints
Features
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Favorite family domino game. Play against three computer opponents. Drag ten dominoes to your home area to start each round. Before play, you can double-tap a domino to flip it around, and arrange your perfect train. Tap the question mark for a play hint (doesn't show, if no play available).

About

Backgammon Pip

Features
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Backgammon with dice you can check. Before the first roll, Pip locks in every roll of the game and shows you the fingerprint of that lock. When the game ends, the lock is opened for you to see, and every roll matches. The app could not have chosen a roll after seeing the board, and the screen says so in one line. 10 GAMES FREE, THEN ONE PRICE Play 10 full games free. If you want more, one purchase opens Pip for good. No ads, no coins, no energy, no chests, no subscription. A REAL BOARD A wooden case that opens on the bar, felt, bevelled checkers that fly between the points, and dice that tumble in 3D and land on the number they were locked to. Sounds of wood and felt, not beeps. Light and dark. THREE COMPUTER OPPONENTS, LABELLED AS COMPUTERS Nobody pretends to be a person. Easy, medium and strong; the strong one looks two moves ahead, uses the cube, and refuses a direct shot when a safe play exists. TWO PEOPLE, ONE PHONE Pass and play on the same board. COMMENTARY FROM THE FACTS A short word after each turn: a point made, a hit, a blot left in range, a prime taking shape. Computed from the position, never invented. Switch it off in settings if you prefer silence. THE FULL RULES Bar, hits, bearing off, forced use of both dice, the larger-die rule, doubles, the doubling cube, gammon and backgammon. The engine never offers an illegal move. Pip is made by one person who was tired of coin casinos wearing a board.

Screenshots

Mex Train2 screens
Backgammon Pip4 screens

Verdict

The call

The clearest difference is in-app purchases: Mex Train at none against Backgammon Pip's 1. Mex Train also leads on device support (3 vs 1) and iOS requirement (12.4 vs 17.0). Backgammon Pip's advantage is update cadence (every 9 days vs every 16 months). On price and ads 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 Pip sells 1 one-off in-app purchase. Mex Train asks for nothing beyond the download.

UpkeepUpdate frequency

Mex Train ships an update every 16 months, Backgammon Pip every 9 days. The most recent releases landed on October 24, 2026 and October 31, 2026 respectively.

Scorecard4 real differences · 6 level
Mex Train versus Backgammon Pip: the parameters behind the verdict, then further details
ParameterMex TrainBackgammon Pip
PriceFreeFree
Rating3.5 (26 ratings) — better—
Positive reviews56.3% of reviews—
Number of ratings26 — better—
Update frequencyEvery 16 monthsEvery 9 days — better
AdsNoNo
In-app purchasesNo — betterYes
MonetizationFree—
DevicesiPhone, iPad, iPod — betteriPhone
Requires iOS12.4 — better17.0
Further details — not scored
Size6 MB3 MB
Age rating4+4+
DeveloperPhil SternElchanan Uzan

In-app purchases

None

Mex Train

No in-app purchases

1 purchases

Backgammon Pip

One-time1
  • Pip, unlocked$4.99

Questions

Is Mex Train free?
Mex Train is free to download, with no in-app purchases.
Is Backgammon Pip free?
Backgammon Pip is free to download, with in-app purchases available.
Do Mex Train or Backgammon Pip have ads?
Neither Mex Train nor Backgammon Pip shows ads.
Which is updated more often, Mex Train or Backgammon Pip?
Mex Train ships an update every 16 months, and Backgammon Pip every 9 days. Most recently, Mex Train was updated on October 24, 2026 and Backgammon Pip on October 31, 2026.

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