Comparison

Backgammon AI vs Solitaire No Ads

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

Head to head
About

Backgammon AI

Experience a classic board game with a smart AI opponent across four difficulty levels. Enjoy online multiplayer, customizable themes, and helpful move previews. Play for free with no ads or subscriptions.

Highlights
  • Four AI difficulty levels
  • Online multiplayer via Game Center
  • Pass-and-play mode
  • Full doubling cube support
  • Three visual themes
  • Move previews and animations
  • Available in 14 languages
Features
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Play backgammon against a smart AI opponent — free, with no ads and no subscriptions. Backgammon AI brings the world's oldest board game to your iPhone and iPad with three AI difficulty levels, online multiplayer, and pass-and-play. Learn the game on Easy, then climb all the way to a near-expert neural-net opponent. Smart AI Opponents • Easy and Medium — free, perfect for learning and casual play • Expert — a one-time unlock; a neural-net engine that plays near-expert backgammon and knows when to double Play Online Challenge players worldwide with Game Center multiplayer. Find opponents automatically or invite friends, with push notifications when it's your turn. Full doubling cube support. Three Visual Themes • E-Ink — clean black & white, perfect for focus • Classic — the original board aesthetic • Dark Walnut — rich wood tones, 3D checkers, and emerald felt Move Previews & Animations See where your checkers can go before you commit. Movable checkers are highlighted, arrows show legal destinations, and dice tumble with a satisfying bounce. Doubling Cube Full doubling cube support in every mode — offer doubles, accept or decline, just like tournament play. Available in 14 languages. Designed for iPhone and iPad with portrait menus and landscape gameplay. Free to play — unlock the Expert AI once, forever.

About

Solitaire No Ads

Enjoy classic card games with beautifully designed cards and a relaxing atmosphere. Offers multiple game modes, including Klondike, Spider, and FreeCell, with options for a no-pressure experience. Track your progress and unlock new content through engaging journeys and daily challenges.

Highlights
  • Multiple solitaire variants (Klondike, Spider, FreeCell)
  • Ad-free gameplay
  • Themed rooms and living backgrounds
  • Journey mode with story progression
  • Daily challenges and collectible motifs
  • Undo and Hint features
  • Multiplayer 'A Hand for Two' mode
Features
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Big, lovingly drawn cards, a table bathed in warm light, and a hand just waiting to be played: this is solitaire the way it should feel. No ads, no rush. Play one hand, then just one more. CLASSIC SOLITAIRE AND MORE • Klondike, the classic solitaire: draw one card or three, whichever you like • Spider with one, two or four suits, from cozy to properly tricky • FreeCell for everyone who loves thinking a few moves ahead • The Quiet Round: a hand with no clock, no counter, no score, just you and the cards • If you like, every hand is solvable. Or choose truly random, like back at the kitchen table • Undo takes back any move, Hint nudges you along, and every game will gently show you how it's played, step by step THE JOURNEY Why did the Queen of Hearts leave her cards behind? Play her hands, place by place: from the flea market at dawn along the seaside promenade, aboard the alpine train and through the rose garden, all the way to the northern lights and the last card. Ten stations, 120 hand-picked deals, and after every win the postcard from there tells you a little more. Stars reward clever moves, not speed. THE DAILY DEAL A fresh deal waits for you every day, the same one for everyone. Solve it, keep your streak alive and collect the motif of the month in the calendar. Gather all twelve, and the Collector's Deck is yours for good. A TABLE TO FEEL AT HOME • Rooms and places with a light of their own: kitchen table, café, by the fireside, conservatory, observatory, night train and the settings of the journey • Living backgrounds where northern lights drift and shooting stars fall. Or calm mode, which gently keeps everything still • Large print and a four-color deck, so clubs and spades never get mixed up again • Card backs to earn by playing, gentle sounds and a fine touch of feedback with every move A HAND FOR TWO The same hand on two tables: you play first, then pass it on with your move count. Let's see who needs fewer moves. No account, nothing but the hand is sent. FROM NOVICE TO ACE Wins, streaks, best games and journey points gather in your statistics, and rank by rank you climb from Novice past Friend of Cards all the way to Ace. And if you feel like it, compare yourself with the whole world through Game Center. The full version opens the whole journey, every game and the entire collection with a single purchase. For everyone who loves solitaire. And for everyone about to discover it. Lovely to have you here – the cards are already shuffled.

Screenshots

Backgammon AI3 screens
Solitaire No Ads4 screens

Verdict

The call

The clearest difference is review sentiment: Solitaire No Ads at 100% against Backgammon AI's 50%. Solitaire No Ads also leads on rating (5.0 vs 4.1). Backgammon AI's advantage is ratings volume (15 vs 2). On price, update cadence, ads 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

CostPrice · In-app purchases · Ads · Monetization

Both are free to download. Backgammon AI sells 1 one-off in-app purchase and Solitaire No Ads sells 1 one-off in-app purchase. Whichever you choose, the download price is not the number that matters.

ReceptionRating · Positive reviews · Number of ratings

Solitaire No Ads holds the better App Store score, 5.0 against 4.1. That said, the two scores are not equally well evidenced: Backgammon AI has 15 ratings behind it against 2, so its average is the more settled of the two. Written reviews point the same way: 50% of Backgammon AI's written reviews are positive against 100% of Solitaire No Ads's.

UpkeepUpdate frequency

Backgammon AI ships an update every 5 days, Solitaire No Ads weekly. Both last shipped on September 29, 2026.

Scorecard3 real differences · 7 level
Backgammon AI versus Solitaire No Ads: the parameters behind the verdict, then further details
ParameterBackgammon AISolitaire No Ads
PriceFreeFree
Rating4.1 (15 ratings)5.0 (2 ratings) — better
Positive reviews50.0% of reviews100.0% of reviews — better
Number of ratings15 — better2
Update frequencyEvery 5 days — betterWeekly
AdsNoNo
In-app purchasesYesYes
MonetizationFreeFree
DevicesiPhone, iPadiPhone, iPad
Requires iOS17.0 — better18.0
Further details — not scored
Size10 MB23 MB
Age rating4+4+
DeveloperAsa Ivry BlockJoe Waldow

Customer experience

Backgammon AI

All ratings15 ratings
Positive73.3%
Neutral13.3%
Negative13.3%
Written reviews6 reviews
Positive50.0%
Neutral16.7%
Negative33.3%

Solitaire No Ads

All ratings2 ratings
Positive100.0%
Neutral0.0%
Negative0.0%
Written reviews3 reviews
Positive100.0%
Neutral0.0%
Negative0.0%

In-app purchases

1 purchases

Backgammon AI

One-time1
  • Expert AI Unlock$1.99
1 purchases

Solitaire No Ads

One-time1
  • Full Version$8.99

Questions

Is Backgammon AI free?
Backgammon AI is free to download, with in-app purchases available.
Is Solitaire No Ads free?
Solitaire No Ads is free to download, with in-app purchases available.
Which has better reviews, Backgammon AI or Solitaire No Ads?
Solitaire No Ads is rated higher. Backgammon AI averages 4.1 out of 5 from 15 ratings, while Solitaire No Ads averages 5.0 from 2 ratings.
Do Backgammon AI or Solitaire No Ads have ads?
Neither Backgammon AI nor Solitaire No Ads shows ads.
Which is updated more often, Backgammon AI or Solitaire No Ads?
Backgammon AI ships an update every 5 days, and Solitaire No Ads weekly. Most recently, Backgammon AI was updated on September 29, 2026 and Solitaire No Ads on September 29, 2026.

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