Comparison

Backgammon Boardgammon vs Gammonix

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

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About

Backgammon Boardgammon

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, talk as you play, and turn every match into a lesson. Boardgammon brings online competition, private games, optional voice chat, fair server-generated dice, four AI levels and powerful post-game analysis to one beautifully crafted table. 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 against Easy, Medium, Strong or Expert AI. • 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. • Solve daily backgammon strategy puzzles and build better habits. 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

About

Gammonix

Features
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Tired of backgammon apps that push coins, timers and endless online matchmaking? Gammonix is a clean, modern backgammon board you play offline against a smart AI or a friend on the same phone. No accounts, no coins, no pressure - just dice and strategy. It is the classic tables game, redesigned to open in a second, look beautiful and respect your time, whether you have five minutes or a full evening. Every other free backgammon game wants you online, watching ads between coin timers and waiting on strangers to move. You just want to roll the dice, plan your play and get better at the game. Gammonix strips it back to the pure tabletop experience: open it and play backgammon offline against the computer in seconds, or pass the phone to a friend for a face-to-face match. It loads instantly, remembers your game exactly where you left it, and never asks you to sign in or wait your turn behind a stranger. PLAY YOUR WAY - Beat a smart heuristic AI on three levels, from Beginner to Expert, that adapts to how you play. - Pass and play local 2-player backgammon on one device, handing the phone back and forth face to face. - Choose a quick single game or full match play to 1, 3, 5 or 7 points. REAL BACKGAMMON RULES - Raise the stakes with the doubling cube for genuine match tension. - Win double with gammons and triple with backgammons, exactly like over-the-board play. - Read the race at a glance with a built-in pip counter, so you always know who is ahead. MATCH PLAY AND THE DOUBLING CUBE - Learn the doubling cube the natural way, by feeling when to double, when to take and when to drop. - Play proper matches with the Crawford rule, so the cube decisions matter right down to the last point. - Track the match score point by point and turn a single game into a real test of nerve and strategy. LEARN AS YOU PLAY - COACH MODE - Turn on Coach and the board highlights the strongest move, so you improve every single game. - Get an accuracy rating after each match that shows how close your moves were to the best line. - Pick up real backgammon strategy - priming, hitting, running and bearing off - without reading a manual. TRACK YOUR PROGRESS - Watch your win rate, current streak and gammons climb across real stats and insights. - Spot your habits on a GitHub-style consistency heatmap of the days you played. - Unlock around 40 tiered trophies as you master the board. MADE TO FEEL GREAT - Switch between crisp light and dark themes to match your mood or the room. - Feel every roll and move with tactile haptics. - Use a clean, distraction-free interface in 6 languages. PERFECT FOR - Complete beginners learning the backgammon rules step by step, casual players who want a relaxing offline board game, and seasoned masters sharpening doubling-cube decisions on the commute, at the cafe or before bed - no internet required. PRIVATE AND FULLY OFFLINE - No account, no sign-up and no coins, ever. - Play backgammon with no internet connection, anywhere you go. - Your stats and progress stay on your device. Download Gammonix and enjoy backgammon the way it should be: a beautiful board, smart dice strategy and a coach in your pocket. Roll the dice, offer the cube, hit the blot and bear off at your own pace, no internet required. Your move.

Screenshots

Backgammon Boardgammon4 screens
Gammonix4 screens

Verdict

The call

The clearest difference is in-app purchases: Gammonix at none against Backgammon Boardgammon's 10. Gammonix also leads on iOS requirement (13.0 vs 15.0). On price, ads 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. Backgammon Boardgammon sells 10 one-off in-app purchases. Gammonix asks for nothing beyond the download.

Scorecard2 real differences · 7 level
Backgammon Boardgammon versus Gammonix: the parameters behind the verdict, then further details
ParameterBackgammon BoardgammonGammonix
PriceFreeFree
Rating5.0 (2 ratings) — better—
Number of ratings2 — better—
Update frequencyEvery 2 weeks—
AdsYesYes
In-app purchasesYesNo — better
MonetizationFree with in-app purchases—
DevicesiPhone, iPad, iPodiPhone, iPad, iPod
Requires iOS15.013.0 — better
Further details — not scored
Size142 MB31 MB
Age rating12+4+
Developerpayam ghader kurehpazFerran Espuna

In-app purchases

10 purchases

Backgammon Boardgammon

One-time10
  • 10K Boardgammon Coins$1.99
  • Rescue Offer$1.99
  • Starter Bundle$2.99
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  • 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
None

Gammonix

No in-app purchases

Questions

Is Backgammon Boardgammon free?
Backgammon Boardgammon is free to download, with in-app purchases available.
Is Gammonix free?
Gammonix is free to download, with no in-app purchases.
Do Backgammon Boardgammon or Gammonix have ads?
Both Backgammon Boardgammon and Gammonix show ads.

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