Tavla Elite Gold (Backgammon) vs Backgammon Zone
Price, ratings, monetisation and update history for both games, side by side — with what reviewers say about each.
Tavla Elite Gold (Backgammon)
Experience classic backgammon with real-time online matches and daily rewards. Connect with friends and enjoy a stylish, user-friendly interface designed for all backgammon enthusiasts.
- Real-time online matches
- Daily rewards and missions
- Add and play with friends
- Stylish design
- User-friendly interface
- Fast-paced gameplay
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Tavla Elite Gold brings the classic backgammon experience in a modern and fun way. Compete in real-time online matches, meet up with friends, and enjoy daily rewards for even more excitement. Highlights: Real-time online backgammon matches Easy-to-learn, fast-paced gameplay Daily rewards and missions Add friends and play together Stylish design and user-friendly interface Carefully crafted for all backgammon lovers — join the fun now!
Backgammon Zone
Play backgammon against friends, AI, or other players worldwide. Enjoy a faithful adaptation of the classic board game with customizable boards and full rule support. Offers offline play and quick matchmaking.
- Quick online matchmaking
- Play against AI with multiple difficulty levels
- Invite friends to play via link or code
- Full official backgammon rules support
- Offline play with auto-save
- Customizable board themes
- Multi-language support
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Backgammon Zone is a fast, faithful backgammon game. Play a strong computer opponent anywhere, even with no connection at all, or send a friend a link and play live. PLAY AGAINST THE COMPUTER • Three levels: Normal, Strong and Expert — Expert looks a full roll further ahead • Works completely offline • Auto-save: close the app and pick up exactly where you left off • Best move: ask the engine for its play when a position is hard • Undo your last move PLAY WITH A FRIEND • Tap "Play with a friend" and share the invite link or the six-character room code • Your friend can join from the app or from any web browser • Rejoin a match in progress if the connection drops REAL RULES, REAL MATCHES • Full official rules: hitting, the bar, bearing off, gammons and backgammons • Doubling cube with the Crawford rule • Matches to 3, 5, 7, 9 or 11 points MADE TO PLAY WITH • Dice, checkers and hits you can hear and feel • Six boards: classic, walnut, midnight, denim, green felt and a high-contrast one • Your record kept on your device: games, matches and your best winning run 14 LANGUAGES English, Italian, French, German, Spanish, Portuguese (Brazil), Chinese, Japanese, Thai, Turkish, Arabic, Greek, Hebrew and Russian. FREE AND AD-SUPPORTED Backgammon Zone is free to download and play. It shows a short ad when you move on to the next game or start a new match — never in the middle of a turn — and you can watch an optional ad for extra hints or undos. A one-time "Remove ads" purchase turns every ad off for good, and you can review your ad privacy choices at any time from the settings menu. Roll the dice. Move smart. Win the match. Questions or ideas? Visit backgammonzone.net/contact
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Verdict
The clearest difference is rating: Backgammon Zone at 3.5 against Tavla Elite Gold (Backgammon)'s 2.0. Backgammon Zone also leads on update cadence (every 3 days vs fortnightly) and monetization model (ad-supported vs free with in-app purchases). Tavla Elite Gold (Backgammon)'s advantage is ads (none vs shown). On price, review sentiment, ratings volume and in-app purchases 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
Both are free to download. Tavla Elite Gold (Backgammon) sells 10 one-off in-app purchases and Backgammon Zone sells 1 one-off in-app purchase. Whichever you choose, the download price is not the number that matters.
Backgammon Zone holds the better App Store score, 3.5 against 2.0. Both are backed by a comparable volume of ratings — 2 and 2 respectively. Written reviews split almost evenly too, at 0% and 0% positive.
Tavla Elite Gold (Backgammon) ships an update fortnightly, Backgammon Zone every 3 days. The most recent releases landed on October 24, 2026 and October 25, 2026 respectively.
| Parameter | Tavla Elite Gold (Backgammon) | Backgammon Zone |
|---|---|---|
| Price | Free | Free |
| Rating | 2.0 (2 ratings) | 3.5 (2 ratings) — better |
| Positive reviews | 0.0% of reviews | 0.0% of reviews |
| Number of ratings | 2 | 2 |
| Update frequency | Fortnightly | Every 3 days — better |
| Ads | No — better | Yes |
| In-app purchases | Yes | Yes |
| Monetization | Free with in-app purchases | Ad-supported — better |
| Devices | iPhone, iPod | iPhone, iPad, iPod — better |
| Requires iOS | 15.0 | 15.0 |
| Further details — not scored | ||
| Size | 232 MB | 8 MB |
| Age rating | 17+ | 4+ |
| Developer | CNR GAMES BILISIM YAZILIM VE DANISMANLIK SANAYI TICARET LIMITED SIRKETI | Maurizio Mariani |
Customer experience
Tavla Elite Gold (Backgammon)
Backgammon Zone
In-app purchases
Tavla Elite Gold (Backgammon)
- Gold Pack - 135.000$0.99
- Diamond Pack - 100$0.99
- Diamond Pack - 45$0.99
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- Diamond Pack - 225$1.99
- Gold Pack - 225.000$1.99
- Gold Pack - 350.000$2.99
- Gold Pack - 750.000$3.99
- Diamond Pack - 450$3.99
- Gold Pack - 500.000$3.99
- Diamond Pack - 1.000$7.99
Backgammon Zone
- Remove ads$2.99
Questions
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