Comparison

Last Asylum vs Backgammon Online

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

Head to head
About

Last Asylum

Lead the last sanctuary as a plague doctor, managing resources, treating patients, and defending against a rat swarm. Strategically rebuild the town and reclaim abandoned ruins to guide survivors through a global pandemic.

Highlights
  • Sanctuary management
  • Patient treatment and ward expansion
  • Hero recruitment and tower defense
  • Resource gathering and town rebuilding
  • Squad-based exploration and combat
  • Territory expansion
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Includes random-item purchases One sanctuary. One doctor. One last chance. A mysterious plague has swept across the world, leaving chaos in its wake. As a plague doctor, you become the town's final beacon of hope. Build and manage a sanctuary, heal those you can, and guide your people through the darkest days of the pandemic. Your strategy will shape their future. [The Sanctuary of Hope] Run your sanctuary as the last refuge against the plague. Treat patients, craft herbal remedies, and expand your wards to shelter the growing tide of the sick and desperate. [Counter the Rat Swarm] Hold the last line against the Rat Swarm. Recruit and upgrade your heroes. Build as many defensive towers as you can. Slay the Rat King to repel the swarm. [Gather Resources, Rebuild the Town] Dispatch survivors to gather resources and secure outposts in the wild. Collect timber, herbs, food, and other essential supplies. Construct production facilities, expand warehouses, and upgrade residential buildings to house more survivors. [Seize Abandoned Ruins] Form elite squads of heroes to reclaim plague-ridden towns. Create the best lineup of different types of heroes. Outsmart contenders on the battlefield. Gain control of crucial cities. Expand your territory in this world.

About

Backgammon Online

Engage in classic strategy games with online play, AI challenges, and learning tools. Improve your skills with lessons, puzzles, and detailed analysis. Offers a modern, customizable digital board for both games.

Highlights
  • Online multiplayer matches
  • Four AI difficulty levels
  • English checkers included
  • Guided lessons and puzzles
  • Post-game analysis
  • Customizable board themes
  • Voice chat with safety controls
Features
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Play backgammon online with friends or practice offline against the computer. Learn the rules with guided lessons, talk over optional voice chat, and improve your strategy with Pro Match Analysis. PLAY YOUR WAY • Join rated online backgammon matches with server-validated moves. • Invite a friend to a private game and enjoy a real conversation while you play. • Use optional voice chat with mute, block and report controls. Boardgammon does not record your calls. • Send quick phrases and reactions without slowing down the match. • Practice offline against Easy or Medium AI, or challenge Strong AI with Pro. • Play correspondence games when you want more time to think. • Share one device with local pass and play. LEARN FROM EVERY MOVE A finished game is only the beginning. Match Analysis finds inaccuracies, mistakes and blunders, then shows what you played beside the best move so you can understand exactly where the game changed. • Compare “Your play” with “Best play” on the board. • Review performance rating (PR), equity loss, cube decisions and luck. • Replay the match move by move and revisit every costly decision. • Follow guided lessons from the opening roll to bearing off. PROVABLY FAIR ONLINE DICE Online backgammon is server-authoritative: the server generates the dice and validates every move. Cryptographic commit-reveal proofs create an audit trail for every roll, ready for you to inspect after the match. CLASSIC RULES, REGIONAL TRADITIONS Play with the doubling cube and Crawford or Jacoby rules where applicable. Explore Tavla/Portes, Plakoto, Fevga, Nackgammon, Hypergammon, Acey-Deucey and Long Nardy in supported play modes. MAKE THE TABLE YOURS Choose boards inspired by walnut, Persian miniature, Turkish mosaic, Greek café, marble, neon and more. Build your profile, track your rating, collect achievements, climb leaderboards and earn seasonal rewards. Whether you want a relaxed game with a friend, a strong AI opponent or a serious review of your latest match, Boardgammon gives you a richer way to play and improve. Boardgammon is free to play. Optional purchases unlock Pro features, cosmetic table themes and non-cashable in-game coins where available. Coins have no cash value and cannot be redeemed for money or prizes. Terms of Use (EULA): https://www.apple.com/legal/internet-services/itunes/dev/stdeula/ Privacy Policy: https://boardgammon.com/privacy

Screenshots

Last Asylum4 screens
Backgammon Online4 screens

Verdict

The call

The clearest difference is review sentiment: Backgammon Online at 100% against Last Asylum's 37%. Backgammon Online also leads on rating (5.0 vs 4.8). Last Asylum's advantage is ads (none vs shown) and ratings volume (42K vs 4). On price, in-app purchases, monetization model 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. Last Asylum sells 12 one-off in-app purchases and Backgammon Online sells 10 one-off in-app purchases. Whichever you choose, the download price is not the number that matters.

ReceptionRating · Positive reviews · Number of ratings

Backgammon Online holds the better App Store score, 5.0 against 4.8. That said, the two scores are not equally well evidenced: Last Asylum has 42K ratings behind it against 4, so its average is the more settled of the two. Written reviews point the same way: 37% of Last Asylum's written reviews are positive against 100% of Backgammon Online's.

UpkeepUpdate frequency

Last Asylum ships an update weekly, Backgammon Online fortnightly. The most recent releases landed on October 23, 2026 and October 10, 2026 respectively.

Scorecard6 real differences · 5 level
Last Asylum versus Backgammon Online: the parameters behind the verdict, then further details
ParameterLast AsylumBackgammon Online
PriceFreeFree
Rating4.8 (42K ratings)5.0 (4 ratings) — better
Positive reviews36.9% of reviews100.0% of reviews — better
Number of ratings42K — better4
Update frequencyWeekly — betterFortnightly
AdsNo — betterYes
In-app purchasesYesYes
MonetizationFree with in-app purchasesFree with in-app purchases
Best chart rank#6 — better—
DevicesiPhone, iPad, iPodiPhone, iPad, iPod
Requires iOS15.015.0
Further details — not scored
Size671 MB143 MB
Age rating12+12+
DeveloperWISENESS GAME ONLINE INTERNATIONAL LTDpayam ghader kurehpaz

Customer experience

Last Asylum

All ratings42,083 ratings
Positive96.5%
Neutral1.0%
Negative2.5%
Written reviews1,873 reviews
Positive36.9%
Neutral12.3%
Negative50.8%

Backgammon Online

All ratings4 ratings
Positive100.0%
Neutral0.0%
Negative0.0%
Written reviews1 reviews
Positive100.0%
Neutral0.0%
Negative0.0%

In-app purchases

12 purchases

Last Asylum

One-time12
  • product_1$0.99
  • product_10$1.99
  • product_11$2.99
Show 9 more
  • product_37$3.99
  • product_2$4.99
  • product_3$9.99
  • product_5$19.99
  • product_33$19.99
  • product_21$24.99
  • product_35$29.99
  • product_8$49.99
  • product_9$99.99
10 purchases

Backgammon Online

One-time10
  • 10K Boardgammon Coins$1.99
  • Rescue Offer$1.99
  • Starter Bundle$2.99
Show 7 more
  • Kurdish Mahabad$3.99
  • Arabic Calligraphy$3.99
  • 30K Boardgammon Coins$4.99
  • 75K Boardgammon Coins$9.99
  • 170K Boardgammon Coins$19.99
  • 500K Boardgammon Coins$49.99
  • 1.15M Boardgammon Coins$99.99

Questions

Is Last Asylum free?
Last Asylum is free to download, with in-app purchases available.
Is Backgammon Online free?
Backgammon Online is free to download, with in-app purchases available.
Which has better reviews, Last Asylum or Backgammon Online?
Backgammon Online is rated higher. Last Asylum averages 4.8 out of 5 from 42K ratings, while Backgammon Online averages 5.0 from 4 ratings.
Do Last Asylum or Backgammon Online have ads?
Backgammon Online shows ads; Last Asylum does not.
Which is updated more often, Last Asylum or Backgammon Online?
Last Asylum ships an update weekly, and Backgammon Online fortnightly. Most recently, Last Asylum was updated on October 23, 2026 and Backgammon Online on October 10, 2026.

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