Comparison

Backgammon Online vs Backgammon

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

Head to head
About

Backgammon Online

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 or practice offline against the computer. Learn the rules with guided lessons, talk over optional voice chat, and improve your strategy with Pro Match Analysis. 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 offline against Easy or Medium AI, or challenge Strong AI with Pro. • 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. 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

Backgammon

Features
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Backgammon the way it is played across a real table: a wooden board in 3D, checkers you drag from point to point, and dice thrown from a leather cup. PLAY THE COMPUTER Five opponents, from Beginner, who plays for fun and misses a lot, to Expert, who looks at your reply before every move and knows when to double. The stronger levels play better — they are never given better dice. Every roll is random, for you and for the computer alike. PLAY A FRIEND Pass and play on one iPhone or iPad. The board can turn between turns, so each player looks at their own home board. THE WHOLE RULEBOOK Hitting and the bar, bearing off, gammons and backgammons, the doubling cube and the Crawford rule. Play a single game or a match to 3, 5, 7 or 11 points. LEARN AS YOU GO Eight short lessons take you from setting up the board to what to do with a double. Move hints show which checkers can move and where they can land — as much or as little help as you want. MAKE IT YOURS Earn coins and levels as you play, claim a daily reward, and unlock boards, checker sets, dice and avatars. Your progress follows you between iPhone and iPad through your own iCloud. MORE • Undo a move before you finish your turn • Statistics, win streaks and a rating against the computer • Game Center leaderboards and achievements • Colour-blind markers and a high-contrast board • Plays offline, in English and Danish PREMIUM Backgammon is free with ads. Premium removes the ads and adds seven more boards, Luxury among them, the Gold, Galaxy and Fire dice, gold checkers and two avatars — monthly, yearly or once for good. Premium changes how the game looks, never how it plays. Subscriptions renew automatically at the price shown unless cancelled at least 24 hours before the end of the current period. Manage or cancel them in your Apple Account settings. Privacy policy: https://www.eustudio.org/backgammon/privacy Terms of use: https://www.eustudio.org/backgammon/terms

Screenshots

Backgammon Online4 screens
Backgammon4 screens

Verdict

The call

The clearest difference is iOS requirement: Backgammon Online at 15.0 against Backgammon's 18.0. On price, ads, in-app purchases 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 Online sells 12 in-app purchases, starting at $4.99 per month and Backgammon sells 3 in-app purchases, starting at $0.99 per month. Whichever you choose, the download price is not the number that matters.

Scorecard1 real difference · 9 level
Backgammon Online versus Backgammon: the parameters behind the verdict, then further details
ParameterBackgammon OnlineBackgammon
PriceFreeFree
Rating5.0 (4 ratings) — better—
Positive reviews100.0% of reviews—
Number of ratings4 — better—
Update frequencyFortnightly—
AdsYesYes
In-app purchasesYesYes
MonetizationFree with in-app purchases—
DevicesiPhone, iPad, iPod — betteriPhone, iPad
Requires iOS15.0 — better18.0
Further details — not scored
Size142 MB11 MB
Age rating12+4+
Developerpayam ghader kurehpazEU Studio

In-app purchases

12 purchases

Backgammon Online

Subscriptions2
  • Pro · Monthly7 Days trial$4.991 Month
  • Pro · Annual7 Days trial$39.991 Year
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
3 purchases

Backgammon

Subscriptions2
  • Premium Monthly$0.991 Month
  • Premium Yearly$9.991 Year
One-time1
  • Premium Lifetime$19.99

Questions

Is Backgammon Online free?
Backgammon Online is free to download, with in-app purchases available.
Is Backgammon free?
Backgammon is free to download, with in-app purchases available.
Do Backgammon Online or Backgammon have ads?
Both Backgammon Online and Backgammon show ads.

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