Comparison

Backgammon Online vs Nardy

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

Nardy

Features
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Nardy brings both games of the backgammon family to your iPhone: Long Narde, the classic of the Caucasus and Central Asia, and Short, the backgammon the world knows. Play a friend across one phone, or a computer rival with a personality. TWO GAMES • Long Narde: no hitting, one checker holds a point, one checker off the head per turn. A race of blocks and patience. • Short Narde, classic backgammon: hitting, the bar, gammons and backgammons. • Rules are built in, and the board only lets you make legal moves. A RIVAL WITH CHARACTER Take on the computer at Easy, Medium or Hard. With Apple Intelligence, your opponent picks its move in character and has something to say about it. Stuck? Ask for a hint and see the best play. PLAY WITH A FRIEND Pass one phone across the table. No setup, no internet needed. GROW AS A PLAYER • Earn XP every game and climb from Novice to Grandmaster • Keep your daily streak going • 28 achievements, also in Game Center • Stats for each game: win rate, gammons, fastest win, biggest comeback • Share your wins as a card A BOARD WORTH TOUCHING Walnut, bone and ebony with inlaid rosettes. Tap to throw or shake the phone. Add the dice widget to your Home Screen and throw from there too. EVEN BETTER ON IPHONE DUO Hold it half open, like a board on the table: the fold becomes the bar, and a snap of the hinge throws the dice. Close it and keep playing on the outer display. NARDY PRO No ads, ever. One purchase, no subscription: the Hard opponent, unlimited hints, and table themes like Mahogany, Yerevan, Card Club and Neon. Languages: English, Russian, Armenian, Turkish, Ukrainian, Greek.

Screenshots

Backgammon Online4 screens
Nardy4 screens

Verdict

The call

The clearest difference is ads: Nardy at none against Backgammon Online's shown. Nardy also leads on update cadence (every 4 days vs fortnightly). Backgammon Online's advantage is device support (3 vs 1) and iOS requirement (15.0 vs 26.0). On price 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 Online sells 12 in-app purchases, starting at $4.99 per month and Nardy sells 1 one-off in-app purchase. Whichever you choose, the download price is not the number that matters.

UpkeepUpdate frequency

Backgammon Online ships an update fortnightly, Nardy every 4 days. The most recent releases landed on October 25, 2026 and October 29, 2026 respectively.

Scorecard4 real differences · 6 level
Backgammon Online versus Nardy: the parameters behind the verdict, then further details
ParameterBackgammon OnlineNardy
PriceFreeFree
Rating5.0 (4 ratings) — better—
Positive reviews100.0% of reviews—
Number of ratings4 — better—
Update frequencyFortnightlyEvery 4 days — better
AdsYesNo — better
In-app purchasesYesYes
MonetizationFree with in-app purchases—
DevicesiPhone, iPad, iPod — betteriPhone
Requires iOS15.0 — better26.0
Further details — not scored
Size142 MB37 MB
Age rating12+4+
Developerpayam ghader kurehpazArtem Novichkov

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
1 purchases

Nardy

One-time1
  • Nardy Pro$4.99

Questions

Is Backgammon Online free?
Backgammon Online is free to download, with in-app purchases available.
Is Nardy free?
Nardy is free to download, with in-app purchases available.
Do Backgammon Online or Nardy have ads?
Backgammon Online shows ads; Nardy does not.
Which is updated more often, Backgammon Online or Nardy?
Backgammon Online ships an update fortnightly, and Nardy every 4 days. Most recently, Backgammon Online was updated on October 25, 2026 and Nardy on October 29, 2026.

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