Comparison

Mindgammon vs Gammon Go!

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

Head to head
About

Mindgammon

A head-to-head dice and strategy game where players race chips down a single track, bear them in, and bear them off. It offers tactical gameplay suitable for quick matches or longer sessions, with options to play against AI, friends, or in tournaments.

Highlights
  • Single straight track gameplay
  • Chips start off the board
  • Doubles grant four moves and re-rolls
  • Aces Ducey rolls grant extra moves
  • Exact-count bear-off mechanic
  • Play against computer or friends
  • Tournament play available
Features
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Mindgammon: Roll, Bear-in, Outmaneuver, Bear-off Mindgammon is a head-to-head dice and strategy game played on a single straight track. Each player starts with 15 chips off the board. Bring them into play, race them down the track, and bear them off. The first player to clear all 15 wins. - One straight track, easy to read from your first game - Every chip starts off the board, so each game opens with a fight for position - Doubles give you four moves, and you roll again - Roll a 1 and 2 and you've rolled Acey Ducey: take another roll - Exact-count bear-off, so endgame planning matters - Room to recover: no lead is ever safe Ways to play Play the computer, open a private table with a friend, or enter tournaments. Twenty minutes or two hours, it's easy to learn and tactical enough to keep you sharp. Free to play.

About

Gammon Go!

Experience the classic board game of backgammon offline on your mobile device. Features a smart AI opponent with adjustable difficulty, legal move highlighting, and detailed match statistics. Enjoy the timeless strategy of backgammon anytime, anywhere.

Highlights
  • Offline play
  • Smart AI opponent
  • Three difficulty levels
  • Doubling cube support
  • Legal move highlighting
  • Match statistics
Features
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Play the timeless game of backgammon anytime, anywhere, completely offline. Gammon Go brings the classic board game to your iPhone with a warm wooden board and an AI opponent that puts up a real fight. New to backgammon, or a seasoned player? Pick your difficulty and start rolling. FEATURES • Smart neural-network AI with three difficulty levels. Powered by the wildbg backgammon engine. • Full doubling cube with take and drop • Crawford rule, gammons, and backgammons • Match play to 1, 3, 5, 7, 11, or 15 points • Legal-move highlighting to help you learn the game • Match statistics Download Gammon Go and enjoy the world's oldest board game on your iPhone or iPad!

Screenshots

Mindgammon2 screens
Gammon Go!4 screens

Verdict

The call

The clearest difference is in-app purchases: Gammon Go! at none against Mindgammon's 6. Gammon Go! also leads on ratings volume (3 vs 1). Mindgammon's advantage is iOS requirement (13.0 vs 17.0). On price, rating, update cadence 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. Mindgammon sells 6 one-off in-app purchases. Gammon Go! asks for nothing beyond the download.

ReceptionRating · Positive reviews · Number of ratings

On the App Store both sit at effectively the same score — 5.0 for Mindgammon against 5.0 for Gammon Go!. Both are backed by a comparable volume of ratings — 1 and 3 respectively.

UpkeepUpdate frequency

Mindgammon ships an update every 2 days, Gammon Go! every 3 days. The most recent releases landed on October 30, 2026 and October 25, 2026 respectively.

Scorecard4 real differences · 5 level
Mindgammon versus Gammon Go!: the parameters behind the verdict, then further details
ParameterMindgammonGammon Go!
PriceFreeFree
Rating5.0 (1 ratings)5.0 (3 ratings)
Number of ratings13 — better
Update frequencyEvery 2 days — betterEvery 3 days
AdsNoNo
In-app purchasesYesNo — better
MonetizationFree with in-app purchasesFree — better
DevicesiPhone, iPad, iPod — betteriPhone, iPad
Requires iOS13.0 — better17.0
Further details — not scored
Size149 MB32 MB
Age rating4+4+
DeveloperChristian BaileyRound Lake Labs LLC

In-app purchases

6 purchases

Mindgammon

One-time6
  • 5,000 Chips$0.99
  • 10,000 Chips$1.99
  • 15,000 Chips$2.99
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  • 20,000 Chips$3.99
  • Remove Ads$3.99
  • 1,000,000 Chips$19.99
None

Gammon Go!

No in-app purchases

Questions

Is Mindgammon free?
Mindgammon is free to download, with in-app purchases available.
Is Gammon Go! free?
Gammon Go! is free to download, with no in-app purchases.
Which has better reviews, Mindgammon or Gammon Go!?
Mindgammon and Gammon Go! are both rated 5.0 out of 5 on the App Store, from 1 and 3 ratings respectively.
Do Mindgammon or Gammon Go! have ads?
Neither Mindgammon nor Gammon Go! shows ads.
Which is updated more often, Mindgammon or Gammon Go!?
Mindgammon ships an update every 2 days, and Gammon Go! every 3 days. Most recently, Mindgammon was updated on October 30, 2026 and Gammon Go! on October 25, 2026.

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