Comparison

Online Backgammon vs No Ads Backgammon

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

Head to head
About

Online Backgammon

Experience a classic board game with modern gameplay, smooth animations, and competitive modes. Play solo against AI, challenge players worldwide in real-time matches, and climb the ranked ladder through seasons and tournaments.

Highlights
  • Single player AI matches
  • Real-time online multiplayer
  • Ranked ladder with divisions and tiers
  • Seasonal rewards and XP
  • Daily and weekly tournaments
  • In-match pause and resume
  • Global leaderboards
Features
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BACKGAMMON, BUILT FOR PLAYING TOGETHER Meet real players for fast, competitive backgammon matches online. Read the board, trust the dice, and race to bear off every checker before your opponent. The match is more than the moves. Send recorded voice messages or use text chat without leaving the board. Play with someone new, challenge a friend, and keep the conversation going one turn at a time. PLAY YOUR WAY Choose the kind of match that fits your game: - Match with real players online - Add friends, accept friend requests, and send direct challenges - Invite someone to play through a match link - Select a point match and pursue gammon or backgammon scoring - Practice against an Advanced AI with adjustable difficulty; offline play is available Want to learn from a finished game? Replay your own matches and revisit the decisions that shaped the result. You can also watch a friend's match or spectate a direct game when available. No opponent online, or want to play without a connection? Practice offline against the Advanced AI at your own pace. CLIMB THE DAILY PUZZLE MAP A fresh position lands every day, and the puzzles sit on a level map you climb one set at a time. Clear a set to open the next stage, and see where your solving stands on the puzzle leaderboard. PLAY, TALK, AND STAY IN CONTROL Backgammon has always been social. Recorded voice messages bring personality to the board while text chat keeps every exchange quick and convenient. You decide how you interact. Mute voice messages, block a player, or report a player from the available in-game controls. CLIMB THE RANKED LADDER Every ranked match is a chance to progress. Move through a seven-tier ladder with divisions, build your rating, and earn the badge that reflects your current rank. Follow the global leaderboard, compare your progress with other players, and keep pushing toward the next division. Unlock achievements along the way as your match history grows. MAKE THE BOARD YOURS Choose a board theme that suits your style, from deep classic wood to the softer pastel boards, and complete your player profile with an avatar. The board now carries real depth: a raised centre bar, checkers that drop a soft shadow onto the points, and a tray that holds every checker you bear off with the count on top. Smooth checker movement and animated dice keep each turn clear and lively, whether you are racing, holding, or setting up the next hit. ENERGY FOR YOUR NEXT MATCH Matches run on energy. Add an energy pack from the shop when you want more, take your daily top-up, or watch a rewarded video, which is open to every player, Premium included. Backgammon is easy to begin and endlessly rewarding to study. Timing, probability, position, and nerve all meet on the same board. Players may know the game as backgammon, tavla, or nard; the goal remains the same: bring every checker home first. With support for 23 languages, it is easy to find your way around the board and connect through the game. Start a match, share a voice message, and see how far you can climb. Premium subscription Go Premium to play ad free, unlock every board theme, and claim 1000 bonus energy daily. Available weekly, monthly, or yearly; the subscription renews automatically until cancelled. Prices are shown in the app. Terms of Use: https://backgammon.mitcore.com/en/terms.html Privacy Policy: https://backgammon.mitcore.com/en/privacy.html

About

No Ads Backgammon

Features
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Real Backgammon is exactly what the name says — the real thing. No energy bars. No coin bundles. No "watch an ad to roll again." Just you, the board, and the dice. WHAT MAKES IT DIFFERENT Most backgammon apps are casinos in disguise. Fake currencies, daily spin wheels, forced timers, pay-to-win mechanics. We built Real Backgammon as a direct response to all of that. Here, you play backgammon. That's it. THE AI OPPONENT Our AI isn't a random number generator with a difficulty slider. It's a neural network trained on thousands of games — playing real strategy. Blocking. Hitting. Running. Bearing off at exactly the right moment. It makes mistakes sometimes. Just like a real opponent. It also makes brilliant moves. Just like a real opponent. Three difficulty levels: Easy, Hard, and Master. Master will humble you. LOCAL 2-PLAYER MODE Pass the phone. Take turns. The board rotates automatically so each player always sees their own side. Play best-of-3, best-of-5, best-of-7 — you set the rules. The loser buys coffee. That's not a feature. That's just what happens. THE BOARD We obsessed over the board. Real wood grain texture. Gold borders. Smooth checker animations with haptic feedback on every hit and move. It sounds small. It feels huge when you're playing. PREMIUM — ONE TAP, FOREVER The free version shows brief interstitial ads between games. One premium purchase removes them permanently. No subscription. No expiry. No strings attached. If you play this game more than twice a week, it's worth it. WHAT YOU WON'T FIND HERE No coins or tokens No energy or lives system No daily spin wheels No pay-to-win anything No fake online matchmaking bots No subscription traps WHAT YOU WILL FIND Classic backgammon rules, always Neural network AI — three difficulty levels Local 2-player on one device Multi-round series mode (best of 1 / 3 / 5 / 7) Haptic feedback on every move Turkish and English interface Honest, one-time premium option Real Backgammon. No nonsense. Download it free. Play it. If it earns a place on your phone, go premium

Screenshots

Online Backgammon4 screens
No Ads Backgammon4 screens

Verdict

The call

The clearest difference is in-app purchases: Online Backgammon at none against No Ads Backgammon's 1. Online Backgammon also leads on device support (4 vs 2). No Ads Backgammon's advantage is ads (none vs shown). On price, update cadence and iOS requirement 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. No Ads Backgammon sells 1 one-off in-app purchase. Online Backgammon asks for nothing beyond the download.

UpkeepUpdate frequency

Online Backgammon ships an update every 3 weeks, No Ads Backgammon every 2 weeks. The most recent releases landed on October 5, 2026 and October 13, 2026 respectively.

Scorecard3 real differences · 6 level
Online Backgammon versus No Ads Backgammon: the parameters behind the verdict, then further details
ParameterOnline BackgammonNo Ads Backgammon
PriceFreeFree
Rating4.7 (9 ratings) — better—
Number of ratings9 — better—
Update frequencyEvery 3 weeksEvery 2 weeks — better
AdsYesNo — better
In-app purchasesNo — betterYes
MonetizationAd-supported—
DevicesiPhone, iPad, iPod, Mac — betteriPhone, iPad
Requires iOS15.0 — better16.0
Further details — not scored
Size135 MB41 MB
Age rating12+4+
DeveloperMustafa OzgurMustafa Okcu

In-app purchases

None

Online Backgammon

No in-app purchases

1 purchases

No Ads Backgammon

One-time1
  • Premium Pack$2.99

Questions

Is Online Backgammon free?
Online Backgammon is free to download, with no in-app purchases.
Is No Ads Backgammon free?
No Ads Backgammon is free to download, with in-app purchases available.
Do Online Backgammon or No Ads Backgammon have ads?
Online Backgammon shows ads; No Ads Backgammon does not.
Which is updated more often, Online Backgammon or No Ads Backgammon?
Online Backgammon ships an update every 3 weeks, and No Ads Backgammon every 2 weeks. Most recently, Online Backgammon was updated on October 5, 2026 and No Ads Backgammon on October 13, 2026.

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