Comparison

No Ads Backgammon vs Neon Backgammon

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

Head to head
About

No Ads Backgammon

Features
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Real Backgammon is exactly what the name says — the real thing. No energy bars. No coin bundles. No "watch an ad to roll again." Just you, the board, and the dice. WHAT MAKES IT DIFFERENT Most backgammon apps are casinos in disguise. Fake currencies, daily spin wheels, forced timers, pay-to-win mechanics. We built Real Backgammon as a direct response to all of that. Here, you play backgammon. That's it. THE AI OPPONENT Our AI isn't a random number generator with a difficulty slider. It's a neural network trained on thousands of games — playing real strategy. Blocking. Hitting. Running. Bearing off at exactly the right moment. It makes mistakes sometimes. Just like a real opponent. It also makes brilliant moves. Just like a real opponent. Three difficulty levels: Easy, Hard, and Master. Master will humble you. LOCAL 2-PLAYER MODE Pass the phone. Take turns. The board rotates automatically so each player always sees their own side. Play best-of-3, best-of-5, best-of-7 — you set the rules. The loser buys coffee. That's not a feature. That's just what happens. THE BOARD We obsessed over the board. Real wood grain texture. Gold borders. Smooth checker animations with haptic feedback on every hit and move. It sounds small. It feels huge when you're playing. PREMIUM — ONE TAP, FOREVER The free version shows brief interstitial ads between games. One premium purchase removes them permanently. No subscription. No expiry. No strings attached. If you play this game more than twice a week, it's worth it. WHAT YOU WON'T FIND HERE No coins or tokens No energy or lives system No daily spin wheels No pay-to-win anything No fake online matchmaking bots No subscription traps WHAT YOU WILL FIND Classic backgammon rules, always Neural network AI — three difficulty levels Local 2-player on one device Multi-round series mode (best of 1 / 3 / 5 / 7) Haptic feedback on every move Turkish and English interface Honest, one-time premium option Real Backgammon. No nonsense. Download it free. Play it. If it earns a place on your phone, go premium

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Neon Backgammon

Features
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Backgammon, the way it should be on a phone. No ads interrupting your turn. Nothing to buy. No sign-up, no account, and no internet connection needed at any point. Play against the computer or hand the phone to a friend. Your game saves itself the moment you close it, so a single match can last all week. WHAT YOU GET • The full game: hitting and re-entering from the bar, bearing off, gammons and backgammons • A real doubling cube, with ownership passing to whoever accepts the double • Three computer difficulties, from a loose racer to an opponent that plays out whole turns in its head before it commits to one • Two players on one device, passing the phone back and forth • Five board themes: Neon Night, Classic Wood, Ocean, Synthwave, and Felt & Gold • Play as white or black, and flip the board so your home sits where you expect it • Tap to move, or drag the checker where you want it • Undo any move before you end your turn • A How to Play screen covering the whole game, the cube included • Haptics tuned per action, and sound you can switch off WHAT IT DOES NOT DO • No ads. Not banners, not videos, not "watch this to keep playing" • No in-app purchases and no subscription. Every theme and every mode is there on first launch • No account, no email, no sign-in • No internet connection. The app never makes a network request, so it plays identically on a plane or in a basement • No tracking, no analytics, no data collection of any kind. There is nothing to collect Built by one person who wanted a backgammon app that was not trying to sell him something every ninety seconds. Questions or bugs: eric@erichunsicker.com

Screenshots

No Ads Backgammon4 screens
Neon Backgammon4 screens

Verdict

The call

The clearest difference is in-app purchases: Neon Backgammon at none against No Ads Backgammon's 1. On price, ads, device support and iOS requirement there is nothing between them.

Scored on Price Ā· Rating Ā· Positive reviews Ā· Number of ratings Ā· Update frequency Ā· Ads Ā· In-app purchases Ā· Monetization Ā· Best chart rank Ā· Devices Ā· Requires iOS

CostPrice Ā· In-app purchases Ā· Ads Ā· Monetization

Both are free to download. No Ads Backgammon sells 1 one-off in-app purchase. Neon Backgammon asks for nothing beyond the download.

Scorecard1 real difference Ā· 5 level
No Ads Backgammon versus Neon Backgammon: the parameters behind the verdict, then further details
ParameterNo Ads BackgammonNeon Backgammon
PriceFreeFree
Update frequencyEvery 2 weeks—
AdsNoNo
In-app purchasesYesNo — better
DevicesiPhone, iPad — betteriPhone
Requires iOS16.0 — better16.4
Further details — not scored
Size41 MB39 MB
Age rating4+4+
DeveloperMustafa OkcuEric Hunsicker

In-app purchases

1 purchases

No Ads Backgammon

One-time1
  • Premium Pack$2.99
None

Neon Backgammon

No in-app purchases

Questions

Is No Ads Backgammon free?
No Ads Backgammon is free to download, with in-app purchases available.
Is Neon Backgammon free?
Neon Backgammon is free to download, with no in-app purchases.
Do No Ads Backgammon or Neon Backgammon have ads?
Neither No Ads Backgammon nor Neon Backgammon shows ads.

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