Lucent Gammon vs Backgammon Notebook
Price, ratings, monetisation and update history for both games, side by side — with what reviewers say about each.
Lucent Gammon
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Features - Move pieces however you prefer — tap or drag. - Not sure where your checker will land? We have clear visual indicators showing valid destination points. - When the game enters a pure race or becomes one-sided, enable autoplay to speed things up. - Easily switch between different stylish and visually polished themes. - Quickly check match progress directly on your Dynamic Island. - Save and replay your matches anytime — review key moments and refine your strategy. - Challenge a machine learning–powered AI with multiple difficulty levels, and analyze positions to improve your play. - Play at anytime with support for both light and dark modes in selected themes, ensuring comfortable visibility across different lighting conditions. - No timer, no pressure —think as long as you need without constantly watching the clock, making the game especially welcoming for beginners. - Try our innovative barless and borderless board design, made for players who dislike the traditional center bar and outer frame — captured checkers are placed beside the board instead.
Backgammon Notebook
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"Backgammon Notebook" is a dedicated study app designed to help backgammon players of all levels improve their game. Whether you want to review a complex mid-game position from a recent match or organize your daily practice, this app makes it easy to record, manage, and analyze board positions anytime, anywhere. [Key Features] # Intuitive Board Editor: Quickly set up any board state with simple tap and slide interactions. Checkers, dice, doubling cubes, and pip counts can be adjusted and viewed effortlessly through a clean UI. # Save and Manage Positions: Save each position with a custom title and your personal notes. Use the favorite feature to easily tag and find your most important setups later. # Powerful AI Analysis (GNU Backgammon): Run cloud-based gnubg analysis directly from the app. Discover the best moves, evaluate cube actions, and check equities to understand the optimal play. # Complete Match Status Support: Records both money game and match play states, fully supporting match lengths, scores, and Crawford settings. # Cloud Data Sync: Link your account (Google / Apple) to securely back up your positions to the cloud and access your backgammon notebook seamlessly across multiple devices. # Standard ID Integration: Easily display and copy standard gnubg ID and XGID to share or use with other tools. It also supports importing positions via gnubg ID and XGID.
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Verdict
The clearest difference is device support: Backgammon Notebook at 3 against Lucent Gammon's —. Backgammon Notebook also leads on iOS requirement (15.6 vs 26.1). On price 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. Neither carries in-app purchases, so what you see is what you pay.
| Parameter | Lucent Gammon | Backgammon Notebook |
|---|---|---|
| Price | Free | Free |
| Update frequency | — | Monthly |
| Ads | — | Yes |
| In-app purchases | No | No |
| Devices | — | iPhone, iPad, iPod — better |
| Requires iOS | 26.1 | 15.6 — better |
| Further details — not scored | ||
| Size | 19 MB | 76 MB |
| Age rating | 4+ | 4+ |
| Developer | 有路 李 | Yusuke Kanno |
In-app purchases
Lucent Gammon
No in-app purchases
Backgammon Notebook
No in-app purchases
Questions
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