Comparison

Summoner Wars Online vs Backgammon 008

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

Head to head
About

Summoner Wars Online

Engage in strategic fantasy battlefield combat by summoning units and outmaneuvering opponents. Build custom decks with countless unit types and spells to challenge players online or play through single-player campaigns.

Highlights
  • Online multiplayer matches
  • Custom deck builder
  • Single-player story campaigns
  • AI opponent challenges
  • Summoning units
  • Fantasy battlefield combat
Features
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Summoner Wars is the exciting card game of fantasy battlefield combat that puts you in the role of a powerful summoner. Display your tactical prowess by summoning units to your gates, outmaneuvering your opponent, and cutting down the enemy summoner. Countless unit types, a wide variety of spells and abilities, and the option to build your own decks, all make for a game sure to entertain, play after play. • Challenge other players in online matches. • Create custom decks using the deck builder. • Play your way through single-player story campaigns. • Hone your skill against an AI opponent. Terms of Use: https://www.apple.com/legal/internet-services/itunes/dev/stdeula/

About

Backgammon 008

Experience a pure backgammon game with provably fair dice and skill-based matchmaking. Practice against bots, play friends, or compete globally with a civil chat system and optional ads.

Highlights
  • Provably fair dice
  • Rating-based matchmaking
  • Three bot strengths
  • Full backgammon rules
  • Play with friends
  • Civil chat system
  • Move clock
Features
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Backgammon, and nothing else. No loot boxes. No coins, gems, or energy timers. No power-ups, no pay-to-win, no ads interrupting a game. Open it, tap Quick match, play. PROVABLY FAIR DICE Most backgammon apps ask you to trust their dice. This one lets you check. Every roll is committed to before it happens and revealed afterwards, signed so it can't be changed retroactively. Any match menu has "Verify dice" — you can confirm for yourself that the dice you got are the dice that were sealed in before you rolled. PLAY SOMEONE YOUR OWN STRENGTH Matchmaking is rating-based, so a first-timer isn't thrown at a veteran. Ratings follow the FIBS system used by serious backgammon players, and they move faster while you're new and settle as you play. Global and regional leaderboards show where you stand. PRACTICE ANY TIME Three bot strengths, unrated, whenever you want them. Pick the match length when you start rather than digging through settings. FULL RULES Doubling cube, gammons and backgammons, Crawford rule, match play or a single game. Drag or tap to move. Undo before you commit. Auto-roll and auto bear-off if you want the game to keep up with you. PLAY A FRIEND Create a match, send the id, they join. Unrated, so ratings can't be traded back and forth. CIVIL BY DESIGN Chat is a short list of set phrases and a few emoji — enough to say "good roll" or "well played", impossible to use for abuse. Mute it entirely if you prefer silence. A 45-second move clock keeps games moving. Sign in with Game Center to carry your profile between devices, or just play — an account is made for you either way. Ads support the app. One purchase removes them permanently. That's the only thing ever sold here.

Screenshots

Summoner Wars Online4 screens
Backgammon 0084 screens

Verdict

The call

The clearest difference is in-app purchases: Backgammon 008 at none against Summoner Wars Online's 33. Backgammon 008 also leads on rating (5.0 vs 4.7). Summoner Wars Online's advantage is ads (none vs shown) and ratings volume (112 vs 2). On price 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

CostPrice · In-app purchases · Ads · Monetization

Both are free to download. Summoner Wars Online sells 33 in-app purchases, starting at $2.99 per month. Backgammon 008 asks for nothing beyond the download.

ReceptionRating · Positive reviews · Number of ratings

Backgammon 008 holds the better App Store score, 5.0 against 4.7. That said, the two scores are not equally well evidenced: Summoner Wars Online has 112 ratings behind it against 2, so its average is the more settled of the two.

Scorecard6 real differences · 4 level
Summoner Wars Online versus Backgammon 008: the parameters behind the verdict, then further details
ParameterSummoner Wars OnlineBackgammon 008
PriceFreeFree
Rating4.7 (112 ratings)5.0 (2 ratings) — better
Positive reviews79.7% of reviews—
Number of ratings112 — better2
Update frequencyEvery 4 weeks—
AdsNo — betterYes
In-app purchasesYesNo — better
MonetizationFree with in-app purchasesAd-supported — better
DevicesiPhone, iPadiPhone, iPad
Requires iOS17.6 — better26.5
Further details — not scored
Size252 MB5 MB
Age rating9+4+
DeveloperPlaid Hat Games LLCVahe Shahoian

Bugs and requests

Summoner Wars Online

Reported bugs

10 issues
  • Menu navigation traps - unable to exit shop or deck editor without closing app
  • Game crashes to main menu during gameplay
  • Story mode crashes and deletes campaign progress
  • Tutorial crashes before completion
  • AI freezes and becomes unresponsive mid-game
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  • Server connection losses during matches
  • No sound output on some devices
  • Dynamic Island screen coverage on iPhone 15
  • Sign in with Apple authentication failure
  • Occasional random crashes with ability to continue from same point

Requested features

12 requests
  • Russian language translation
  • Hard difficulty level for AI
  • Difficulty scaling for single-player AI
  • Ability to resign from matches
  • Offline mode support
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  • Bundle deals for in-app purchases
  • Improved matchmaking system with lobby
  • Win/loss-based ranking progression
  • More single-player story content
  • Better forum/community support outside Discord
  • Local multiplayer support
  • Improved UI intuitiveness for menu navigation

Backgammon 008

Not enough reviews yet to summarise bugs or requests.

In-app purchases

33 purchases

Summoner Wars Online

Subscriptions1
  • 1 Month Subscription$2.991 Month
One-time32
  • Thornhold Drey Faction$3.99
  • Moonsteppe Wolves Faction$3.99
  • Drakesun Rebellion$3.99
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  • Guild Dwarves$3.99
  • Isle Vekkid Faction$3.99
  • Spectral Conclave$3.99
  • The Filth Faction$3.99
  • Chosen Grove Faction$3.99
  • Shimmersea Fae Faction$3.99
  • Wayfarers Faction$3.99
  • The Forged Faction$3.99
  • Obsidian Dwarves Faction$3.99
  • Vanguards Faction$3.99
  • Breakers Faction$3.99
  • Fungal Dwarves Faction$3.99
  • Sand Goblins Faction$3.99
  • Eternal Council Faction$3.99
  • Skyspear Avians Faction$3.99
  • Swamp Orc Faction$3.99
  • Crimson Order Faction$3.99
  • Cave Goblins Faction$3.99
  • Phoenix Elves Faction$3.99
  • Mountain Vargath Faction$3.99
  • Tundra Orcs Faction$3.99
  • Polar Dwarves Faction$3.99
  • Cloaks Faction$3.99
  • Savanna Elves Faction$3.99
  • Fallen Kingdom Faction$3.99
  • Shadow Elves Faction$3.99
  • High Elves Faction$3.99
  • Deepwood Groaks Faction$3.99
  • Storm Goblins Faction$3.99
None

Backgammon 008

No in-app purchases

Questions

Is Summoner Wars Online free?
Summoner Wars Online is free to download, with in-app purchases available.
Is Backgammon 008 free?
Backgammon 008 is free to download, with no in-app purchases.
Which has better reviews, Summoner Wars Online or Backgammon 008?
Backgammon 008 is rated higher. Summoner Wars Online averages 4.7 out of 5 from 112 ratings, while Backgammon 008 averages 5.0 from 2 ratings.
Do Summoner Wars Online or Backgammon 008 have ads?
Backgammon 008 shows ads; Summoner Wars Online does not.

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