Backgammon Sage Pro vs Do Shesh
Price, ratings, monetisation and update history for both games, side by side — with what reviewers say about each.
Backgammon Sage Pro
This app acts as a personal backgammon coach, offering advanced analysis and play against a strong AI engine. It helps users improve by explaining strategies, tracking progress, and drilling weaknesses. Suitable for all skill levels, from beginners to advanced players.
- AI-powered backgammon engine
- Position analysis with AI justification
- Play against a world-class bot
- Game and match analysis
- Progress tracking and performance rating
- Targeted weakness drills
- Plain-English strategy explanations
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Backgammon Sage Pro is your personal backgammon coach, powered by the strongest backgammon engine on the market today. Play, analyze, and improve, calculating in the cloud so you get the strongest evaluations even when you're on the move. Whether you're learning your first prime or sharpening a tournament game, Sage shows you the best play, explains why, and tracks your progress over time. WHAT YOU CAN DO • Analyze a position: Quickly set up a checker play or cube action position and analyze it at your choice of strength, with AI justification of the best decision. • Play a world-class bot: unlimited and match games at adjustable strength, with live performance feedback and post-game analysis. • Analyze your games and matches: Every game you play, against Sage or friends, is recorded and analyzed. See where you went wrong and why. • Track your game: See Performance Rating (PR), error themes, and progress across multiple player profiles. • Drill your weaknesses: Quiz yourself on the exact positions where you went wrong, zeroing in on parts of the game where you need work. • Plain-English insight: Sage AI explains the ideas behind each position, with backgammon strategy and tactics instead of equities and probabilities. • Import your history: Bring in XG and online match files to build a complete database of your play. POWERED BY A WORLD-CLASS ENGINE Backgammon Sage Pro is powered by the open source backgammon engine, Open Sage. Open Sage is a modern standard for backgammon engines, demonstrated to outperform other commercial engines at similar evaluation strength. You can find more information on Open Sage at its github page: https://github.com/markbgsage/bgsage. FOR EVERY LEVEL New players get clear, expert guidance. Advanced players get the depth: expanded dice distribution, cloud rollouts, modern market window information for cube decisions, and the precision serious study demands. This is a strategy and analysis tool. No gambling is involved. SUBSCRIPTION Backgammon Sage Pro offers full access through a monthly or annual auto-renewing subscription. Pricing is shown in the app before you confirm. • Payment is charged to your Apple ID at confirmation of purchase. • Your subscription automatically renews unless auto-renew is turned off at least 24 hours before the end of the current period. • Manage or cancel anytime in your App Store account settings. Terms of Use: https://sage.bgsage.ai/terms Privacy Policy: https://sage.bgsage.ai/privacy
Do Shesh
Experience classic board games online with this app, offering Backgammon, Maghribiya, and Mahboosa. Play public matches or private games with friends in a relaxed, authentic atmosphere with built-in radio and clear gameplay.
- 3 classic games in one app
- Online matches and private games
- Open tables with friends
- Built-in radio for atmosphere
- Clear and intuitive gameplay
- Daily tasks and rewards
- Supports English, Arabic, and Turkish
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Do Shesh brings three classic table games into one elegant experience: Backgammon, Maghribiya, and Mahboosa. Choose your favorite mode, play public or private matches, and enjoy open tables with your friends at your own pace. Each mode has its own strategy, from hitting and moving ahead, to crossing the board, securing your points, and trapping your opponent until the end. Features: • 3 table games in one app: Backgammon, Maghribiya, and Mahboosa. • Social game rooms: Join a room, chat with members, open room matches, and follow room results. • Group chat inside rooms: Communicate with room members and organize matches easily. • Table radio: Enjoy relaxing music channels while you play. • Public and private matches: Start a quick match or play privately with a friend. • No time limit on private tables: Play comfortably and continue matches at your own pace. • Arabic, English, and Turkish support: Choose your favorite language and enjoy a comfortable experience. • Profile and saved progress: Sign in to keep your progress, avatar, and stats safe. Do Shesh is more than a table game. It is a social backgammon experience for players who enjoy classic board-game atmosphere, calm competition, and community rooms. This game is for entertainment only. It does not include gambling, real-money betting, or real-money prizes.
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Verdict
The clearest difference is monetization model: Do Shesh at ad-supported against Backgammon Sage Pro's subscription. Do Shesh also leads on rating (5.0 vs 4.6). Backgammon Sage Pro's advantage is ads (none vs shown) and ratings volume (9 vs 1). On price, in-app purchases, device support 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
Both are free to download. Neither carries in-app purchases, so what you see is what you pay.
Do Shesh holds the better App Store score, 5.0 against 4.6. That said, the two scores are not equally well evidenced: Backgammon Sage Pro has 9 ratings behind it against 1, so its average is the more settled of the two.
Backgammon Sage Pro ships an update every 3 days, Do Shesh every 6 days. The most recent releases landed on September 13, 2026 and September 10, 2026 respectively.
| Parameter | Backgammon Sage Pro | Do Shesh |
|---|---|---|
| Price | Free | Free |
| Rating | 4.6 (9 ratings) | 5.0 (1 ratings) — better |
| Positive reviews | 100.0% of reviews | — |
| Number of ratings | 9 — better | 1 |
| Update frequency | Every 3 days — better | Every 6 days |
| Ads | No — better | Yes |
| In-app purchases | No | No |
| Monetization | Subscription | Ad-supported — better |
| Devices | iPhone, iPad, iPod | iPhone, iPad, iPod |
| Requires iOS | 15.1 | 15.1 |
| Further details — not scored | ||
| Size | 58 MB | 60 MB |
| Age rating | 4+ | 12+ |
| Developer | Backgammon Gaming Technologies LLC | Karam Alabdeh |
Customer experience
Backgammon Sage Pro
Do Shesh
In-app purchases
Backgammon Sage Pro
No in-app purchases
Do Shesh
No in-app purchases
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