Comparison

Backgammon Online vs Backgammon

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

Head to head
About

Backgammon Online

Play live backgammon against real people instantly, with no sign-up or purchases required. Analyze your games, chat with opponents via voice or text, and join clubs for friendly matches. Offers ranked play, AI opponents, and tournaments with provably fair dice.

Highlights
  • Game analysis engine
  • Voice and live chat
  • Clubs and tournaments
  • Free online multiplayer
  • Play against AI offline
  • Provably fair dice
  • No account required
Features
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No sign-up. No email. Nothing to buy to play. Open Gammon42 and you're playing live backgammon against real people in seconds — free. Play ranked games with an ELO rating, then see how well you really played: Gammon42 analyses the game move by move and shows your performance rating (PR), your blunders, your cube decisions and how lucky the dice were. Call your opponent by voice while you play, or join a club to chat and play friendly matches with regulars. Tired of backgammon apps buried under paywalls and rigged-feeling dice? Gammon42 is the clean, fair one: ranked and casual online multiplayer, real opponents from around the world, and private games with friends — no account required. Nobody online? Play against the computer — Easy, Medium, or Hard — even offline. KEY FEATURES • Game analysis — an engine reviews every move and cube decision of a finished game: performance rating (PR), blunders, equity lost and luck • Voice calls — talk to your opponent during a game; every call needs their OK, and you can mute or hang up at any time • Clubs — found or join a club: club chat, friendly matches, club tournaments and a club leaderboard • Free online multiplayer — ranked and casual backgammon matches with players at your level • Play with friends — share a friend code to start a private game anywhere • Play vs the computer — practice against an Easy, Medium, or Hard AI, even offline • Tournaments — join scheduled tournaments or run a private one with friends • Provably fair dice — in online games every roll is fixed on the server before the game starts; check the proof yourself and compare your dice stats to the expected odds • Achievements — earn Bronze to Diamond badges and claim power-ups and titles as rewards • No account required — start playing instantly; optionally link Game Center, Apple, Google, or Facebook to sync across devices • Live chat — talk during games, in the lobby, in groups, or in private messages • Power-ups — Re-roll, Lucky Dice, and Joker for when the dice aren't with you • Pass & Play — share one phone with the person next to you • Step-by-step tutorial — learn the rules of backgammon at your own pace • Daily streak rewards — come back each day for free power-ups • Reconnect-friendly — drop off, jump back in within seconds • Leaderboards — climb the ranked or casual ladder • Eight languages: English, Spanish, German, Greek, Polish, Romanian, Serbian, Turkish HOW THE GAME WORKS Backgammon (also known as tavla, nard, or tabla) is a classic 2-player dice board game. Each side has 15 checkers and rolls two dice. You move toward your home board, hit your opponent's exposed checkers to slow them down, and bear off all 15 to win. Single, gammon, and backgammon scoring are all built in. ANONYMITY-FIRST You don't have to give us anything to play. Username, profile picture, and signing in with a social account are all optional. By default we use a device ID, so your stats and friends list stay with the app — no email required. FREE TO PLAY, FAIR TO PLAY Free to play, with unlimited games. Optional rewarded ads earn you power-ups; in-app purchases are optional. Game analyses and tournament entries are paid with Sparks, which you earn by winning Boosted games. SAFE COMMUNITY Chat moderation is built in: block, report, mute, or leave any conversation. Reports are reviewed by our team. An age gate keeps the app appropriate for its audience. Privacy: https://table-online.ro/privacy/ Terms: https://table-online.ro/terms/ Support: support@table-online.ro

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Backgammon

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A beautiful board. A thoughtful game. One more roll. Backgammon brings the classic game to iPhone and iPad with tactile boards, dice and checkers. Settle into a game against the computer, pass your device to a friend, or keep a match going from wherever you are. No ads interrupt the board. PLAY YOUR WAY Play offline against Easy, Medium or Hard computer opponents, or take turns on one device. Invite friends through iCloud and Game Center. Keep unlimited games open, return when you’re ready, and start a rematch when the last checker is home. TOGETHER NOW. ANOTHER TURN LATER. SharePlay brings a saved iCloud game into a live session. Talk over FaceTime while you play, then continue the same game later with your score and progress intact. SharePlay is free for everyone. MAKE THE BOARD YOURS Classic Tournament is free. Optional Pro opens all 22 board styles, from wood and leather-inspired surfaces to Cosmic Orange, Deep Blue and Silver. Explore light and dark appearances and choose from 24 app icons, including two golden icons. Let your icon follow your board or pick it independently. ONE MORE GAME Open the free tutorial book from home or during a game: 24 concise lessons, automatically repeating moves on premium boards, progress dots, challenges and a selectable text reader. Read the rules guide and follow the race with pip counts. In Game Settings, choose a single game or a match to 3, 5 or 7 points. Longer matches support the doubling cube and Crawford rule. Roll and finish turns automatically, or review your tentative moves before confirming. Play in portrait or landscape on iPhone and iPad. Work toward 40 achievements, collect distinctive checkers and equip earned emblems. Try the Bear-Off Trial: six checkers, a fixed dice sequence, and the challenge of finishing in fewer turns. Compare scores and challenge friends through Game Center. MORE WITH PRO. MADE POSSIBLE BY YOU. Pro adds Expert, Master and Ultra computer levels, position history to revisit saved moves, a Pro badge, and Live Activities for up to three online games. Follow the latest synced position from your Lock Screen, see game status in Dynamic Island on supported devices, and tap to return to play. Position history does not provide expert move grading. Live Activity updates depend on connectivity and Apple’s system delivery. Choose Yearly or Lifetime Pro to support the independent developers at Ocho and help keep Backgammon ad-free. Unlimited open games, all play modes, tutorial book, rules guide and achievements remain free. Pro expiry never limits your open games. Eligible Apple Accounts can try Yearly Pro free for 7 days after confirming an Apple subscription. Annual billing begins after the trial and renews automatically unless canceled. Manage or cancel in Apple Account settings. Lifetime is a one-time purchase with no trial; it does not cancel a separate annual subscription. Local prices are shown before purchase. Restore Purchases is available. Requires iOS or iPadOS 27 or later. Computer and same-device games work offline. Online play requires internet access and the relevant Apple services. SharePlay requires both players to have the app and access to the same shared iCloud game. App and book available in English, Dutch, Spanish, German, Japanese, French, Italian and Brazilian Portuguese. Ocho won the 2026 Apple Design Award for Delight and Fun with Grug. Questions or feedback: hi@ocho.so Website: https://playbackgammon.co Privacy: https://www.ocho.so/privacy Terms of Use (EULA): https://www.apple.com/legal/internet-services/itunes/dev/stdeula/

Screenshots

Backgammon Online4 screens
Backgammon4 screens

Verdict

The call

The clearest difference is ads: Backgammon at none against Backgammon Online's shown. Backgammon also leads on update cadence (every 2 days vs weekly). Backgammon Online's advantage is iOS requirement (15 vs 27.0). On price, in-app purchases 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. Backgammon Online sells 10 in-app purchases, starting at $4.99 per month and Backgammon sells 2 in-app purchases, starting at $8.99 per year. Whichever you choose, the download price is not the number that matters.

UpkeepUpdate frequency

Backgammon Online ships an update weekly, Backgammon every 2 days. The most recent releases landed on November 14, 2026 and November 12, 2026 respectively.

Scorecard3 real differences · 7 level
Backgammon Online versus Backgammon: the parameters behind the verdict, then further details
ParameterBackgammon OnlineBackgammon
PriceFreeFree
Rating4.8 (11 ratings) — better—
Positive reviews100.0% of reviews—
Number of ratings11 — better—
Update frequencyWeeklyEvery 2 days — better
AdsYesNo — better
In-app purchasesYesYes
MonetizationFree with in-app purchases—
DevicesiPhone, iPad, iPod — betteriPhone, iPad
Requires iOS15 — better27.0
Further details — not scored
Size114 MB199 MB
Age rating12+4+
DeveloperTAGonSoft SRLOcho

In-app purchases

10 purchases

Backgammon Online

Subscriptions2
  • Gammon42 Pro · Monthly$4.991 Month
  • Gammon42 Pro · Yearly$39.991 Year
One-time8
  • Re-roll ×2$0.99
  • Lucky Dice ×2$0.99
  • Joker ×1$0.99
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  • Starter Pack$2.99
  • Small Pack$3.99
  • Value Pack$10.99
  • Pro Pack$22.99
  • Gammon42 Pro · Lifetime$99.99
2 purchases

Backgammon

Subscriptions1
  • Backgammon Pro Yearly7 Days trial$8.991 Year
One-time1
  • Backgammon Pro Lifetime$19.99

Questions

Is Backgammon Online free?
Backgammon Online is free to download, with in-app purchases available.
Is Backgammon free?
Backgammon is free to download, with in-app purchases available.
Do Backgammon Online or Backgammon have ads?
Backgammon Online shows ads; Backgammon does not.
Which is updated more often, Backgammon Online or Backgammon?
Backgammon Online ships an update weekly, and Backgammon every 2 days. Most recently, Backgammon Online was updated on November 14, 2026 and Backgammon on November 12, 2026.

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