Comparison

Backgammon Reserve vs Do Shesh

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

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About

Backgammon Reserve

This app offers a premium online backgammon experience focused on pure gameplay. Compete against real players with a live Elo rating, play daily games with flexible move times, or practice against AI bots. Enjoy a clean, ad-free interface designed for serious enthusiasts.

Highlights
  • Ranked online play with Elo rating
  • Daily games with 24-hour move timers
  • Fair, server-generated dice
  • AI bot practice modes
  • Pass & Play for in-person games
  • Friend challenges and head-to-head records
  • Full match history and stats
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Backgammon Reserve is backgammon the way serious players want it. Most backgammon apps bury the game under casino mechanics: coin balances, spin wheels, loud effects. This is the opposite. A quiet, premium table for people who already love the game and want a trustworthy place to play it. PLAY RANKED ONLINE Match against real players on a live Elo rating. Server-generated dice, a match clock, and full rules enforcement. The doubling cube, gammons, and backgammons all count. Your rating, global rank, and percentile are real, earned, and on display. PLAY DAILY Backgammon on your schedule. Up to 24 hours per move and up to twenty games at once, rated in the same pool as live play with the cube in full effect. A notification tells you the moment it is your move, and the app icon counts the games waiting on you. MATCHES TO 3, 5 OR 7 Play a proper match, not just a game. First to the target score, Crawford rule included, with the cube live throughout. Agree a format with a friend, or pick one against the bot and in Pass and Play. TAKE ON SIR REGINALD One opponent. The whole community trying to beat him. Sir Reginald plays matches to 3, 5 or 7 and never a single game. He is not a difficulty setting and nothing against him touches your rating: his ladder is its own contest, ranked two ways, most wins and best average performance rating. His judgement comes from a neural network that taught itself backgammon over 750,000 games against itself, with no strategy written by hand. A bot built from written rules can only be as good as whoever wrote them. One that learns from results is free to find plays nobody thought to teach it. SEE WHERE YOU WENT WRONG Every match against Sir Reginald ends with a full review. A rating for how you played, your costliest decision shown on the board with the better move beside it, and a chart of how your chance of winning moved with every decision. It separates the dice from the play, so you can tell being outplayed from being unlucky. STANDINGS See exactly where you stand. The global board ranks the strongest players by rating, and your own row stays with you whether you are in the top 25 or climbing toward it, with the exact gap to the player above. A separate friends board ranks the people you actually know. Every rated game moves you, live or daily, and one rated game puts you on it. FAIR DICE Dice come from a cryptographically secure random source with bias rejection. No streaks engineered to keep you playing, no rolls tilted toward anyone. Online, the server rolls, so neither player's device can influence them. Against Sir Reginald you need not take it on faith: his page charts every die face rolled against the mathematics. SHARPEN YOUR GAME AGAINST THE BOTS Four tiers, from Beginner to Expert, all driven by the same self-taught network. Each is defined by how much it may give away per decision, so a weaker bot plays weaker moves rather than random ones. Bot games never touch your rating. PASS AND PLAY Hand the phone across the table. A clean two-seat mode for playing in person, at a single game or a full match. CHALLENGE YOUR FRIENDS Add friends, send a direct challenge, and settle it in a rated match. Play live with a clock, or start a daily game and take it slow. Agree the format, from a single game to a match to 7. A RECORD OF EVERY GAME Full match history, win and loss stats, streaks, recent form, and an interactive rating chart tracking every rated game you have played. DESIGNED LIKE A MEMBERS LOUNGE Walnut and brass, ivory checkers, understated motion. No neon, no confetti, no noise. WHAT YOU WON'T FIND • No coins, chips, or gambling mechanics • No ads • No pay-to-win mechanics. Nothing for sale. • No engineered dice Full backgammon rules are enforced: bar entry, blot hitting, forced maximum-pip plays, exact and overshoot bear-off, and the doubling cube with proper gammon and backgammon scoring.

About

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.

Highlights
  • 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
Features
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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.

Screenshots

Backgammon Reserve4 screens
Do Shesh4 screens

Verdict

The call

The clearest difference is ads: Backgammon Reserve at none against Do Shesh's shown. Backgammon Reserve also leads on ratings volume (14 vs 1) and monetization model (free vs ad-supported). Do Shesh's advantage is iOS requirement (15.1 vs 17.0). On price, rating, update cadence 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. Neither carries in-app purchases, so what you see is what you pay.

ReceptionRating · Positive reviews · Number of ratings

On the App Store both sit at effectively the same score — 5.0 for Backgammon Reserve against 5.0 for Do Shesh. That said, the two scores are not equally well evidenced: Backgammon Reserve has 14 ratings behind it against 1, so its average is the more settled of the two.

UpkeepUpdate frequency

Backgammon Reserve ships an update every 3 days, Do Shesh every 6 days. The most recent releases landed on September 9, 2026 and September 10, 2026 respectively.

Scorecard4 real differences · 6 level
Backgammon Reserve versus Do Shesh: the parameters behind the verdict, then further details
ParameterBackgammon ReserveDo Shesh
PriceFreeFree
Rating5.0 (14 ratings)5.0 (1 ratings)
Positive reviews100.0% of reviews
Number of ratings14 — better1
Update frequencyEvery 3 days — betterEvery 6 days
AdsNo — betterYes
In-app purchasesNoNo
MonetizationFree — betterAd-supported
DevicesiPhone, iPadiPhone, iPad, iPod — better
Requires iOS17.015.1 — better
Further details — not scored
Size16 MB60 MB
Age rating12+12+
DeveloperBenjamin TaylorKaram Alabdeh

Customer experience

Backgammon Reserve

All ratings14 ratings
Positive100.0%
Neutral0.0%
Negative0.0%
Written reviews8 reviews
Positive100.0%
Neutral0.0%
Negative0.0%

Do Shesh

All ratings1 ratings
Positive100.0%
Neutral0.0%
Negative0.0%

In-app purchases

None

Backgammon Reserve

No in-app purchases

None

Do Shesh

No in-app purchases

Questions

Is Backgammon Reserve free?
Backgammon Reserve is free to download, with no in-app purchases.
Is Do Shesh free?
Do Shesh is free to download, with no in-app purchases.
Which has better reviews, Backgammon Reserve or Do Shesh?
Backgammon Reserve and Do Shesh are both rated 5.0 out of 5 on the App Store, from 14 and 1 ratings respectively.
Do Backgammon Reserve or Do Shesh have ads?
Do Shesh shows ads; Backgammon Reserve does not.
Which is updated more often, Backgammon Reserve or Do Shesh?
Backgammon Reserve ships an update every 3 days, and Do Shesh every 6 days. Most recently, Backgammon Reserve was updated on September 9, 2026 and Do Shesh on September 10, 2026.

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