Comparison

Backgammon Zone vs Tavla

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

Head to head
About

Backgammon Zone

Play backgammon against friends, AI, or other players worldwide. Enjoy a faithful adaptation of the classic board game with customizable boards and full rule support. Offers offline play and quick matchmaking.

Highlights
  • Quick online matchmaking
  • Play against AI with multiple difficulty levels
  • Invite friends to play via link or code
  • Full official backgammon rules support
  • Offline play with auto-save
  • Customizable board themes
  • Multi-language support
Features
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Backgammon Zone is a fast, faithful backgammon game. Play a strong computer opponent anywhere, even with no connection at all, or send a friend a link and play live. PLAY AGAINST THE COMPUTER • Three levels: Normal, Strong and Expert — Expert looks a full roll further ahead • Works completely offline • Auto-save: close the app and pick up exactly where you left off • Best move: ask the engine for its play when a position is hard • Undo your last move PLAY WITH A FRIEND • Tap "Play with a friend" and share the invite link or the six-character room code • Your friend can join from the app or from any web browser • Rejoin a match in progress if the connection drops REAL RULES, REAL MATCHES • Full official rules: hitting, the bar, bearing off, gammons and backgammons • Doubling cube with the Crawford rule • Matches to 3, 5, 7, 9 or 11 points MADE TO PLAY WITH • Dice, checkers and hits you can hear and feel • Six boards: classic, walnut, midnight, denim, green felt and a high-contrast one • Your record kept on your device: games, matches and your best winning run 14 LANGUAGES English, Italian, French, German, Spanish, Portuguese (Brazil), Chinese, Japanese, Thai, Turkish, Arabic, Greek, Hebrew and Russian. FREE AND AD-SUPPORTED Backgammon Zone is free to download and play. It shows a short ad when you move on to the next game or start a new match — never in the middle of a turn — and you can watch an optional ad for extra hints or undos. A one-time "Remove ads" purchase turns every ad off for good, and you can review your ad privacy choices at any time from the settings menu. Roll the dice. Move smart. Win the match. Questions or ideas? Visit backgammonzone.net/contact

About

Tavla

Features
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Classic Turkish backgammon, with the feel of a real opponent. Backgammon Offline is for people who want to play backgammon the way they know it. Complete rules, a proper board, a serious opponent. No internet connection needed. A GENUINELY STRONG OPPONENT On hard mode the AI evaluates all 21 dice combinations every turn and picks its move by winning probability. It knows how to avoid leaving blots, build a prime, switch to a race, and when to take a risk. Easy and medium are there for learning and for a relaxed game. TWO PLAYERS ON ONE PHONE Put the phone between you and play face to face. Both players enter a name and the board turns to whoever is on move. An unfinished game is saved, so you can pick it up later. FULL BACKGAMMON RULES - Checkers on the bar must enter first - Doubles are played four times - Correct bear-off rules - Gammon: finish before the opponent bears off a single checker and the game counts double - If the opponent's home board is closed there is no pointless roll, your turn passes automatically NEVER PLAYED BEFORE? A step-by-step guide shows how checkers move, how the bar works and how bearing off is done, right on the board. PRIZES, NO LOSSES Tables are free to enter; losing or resigning costs nothing. The winner takes the table prize, doubled for a gammon: 100 at Beginner, 300 at Expert, 750 at Champion. IN-GAME ECONOMY Coins unlock special dice sets and board themes: walnut, emerald, royal, marble. A reward also arrives every six hours. In-game coins are purely virtual. LEVELS, ACHIEVEMENTS AND PROFILE Winning earns XP; gammons and harder tables are worth more, losing or resigning earns nothing. Your level opens the Champion table. The achievements screen shows how far you have come, and you pick your nickname and avatar there. COMFORTABLE PLAY - Drag a checker, or just tap it to play the best move - Roll the dice by tapping the board or flicking your finger - Undo your move - Stuck? Take a hint: three a day, in return for a short video - An unfinished game is saved; continue whenever you like - Landscape full screen; the layout holds on phones and tablets MENU MUSIC A calm background track plays in the main menu; you can turn it off in settings. THREE LANGUAGES Turkish, English and German. The game follows your device language and can be changed in settings. FREE, NO FORCED ADS The game is completely free and there are no real-money purchases. Ads are watched only when you choose to, to earn in-game coins; no ad appears on its own while you play. In-game coins are virtual: they cannot be bought with real money and cannot be converted into it. Good games.

Screenshots

Backgammon Zone4 screens
Tavla4 screens

Verdict

The call

The clearest difference is in-app purchases: Tavla at none against Backgammon Zone's 1. Backgammon Zone's advantage is update cadence (every 3 days vs every 9 days). On price, ads, device support and iOS requirement 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 Zone sells 1 one-off in-app purchase. Tavla asks for nothing beyond the download.

UpkeepUpdate frequency

Backgammon Zone ships an update every 3 days, Tavla every 9 days. The most recent releases landed on October 25, 2026 and October 24, 2026 respectively.

Scorecard2 real differences · 8 level
Backgammon Zone versus Tavla: the parameters behind the verdict, then further details
ParameterBackgammon ZoneTavla
PriceFreeFree
Rating3.5 (2 ratings) — better—
Positive reviews0.0% of reviews—
Number of ratings2 — better—
Update frequencyEvery 3 days — betterEvery 9 days
AdsYesYes
In-app purchasesYesNo — better
MonetizationAd-supported—
DevicesiPhone, iPad, iPod — betteriPhone, iPod
Requires iOS15.0 — better15.1
Further details — not scored
Size8 MB36 MB
Age rating4+4+
DeveloperMaurizio MarianiFIRAT YALDIZ

In-app purchases

1 purchases

Backgammon Zone

One-time1
  • Remove ads$2.99
None

Tavla

No in-app purchases

Questions

Is Backgammon Zone free?
Backgammon Zone is free to download, with in-app purchases available.
Is Tavla free?
Tavla is free to download, with no in-app purchases.
Do Backgammon Zone or Tavla have ads?
Both Backgammon Zone and Tavla show ads.
Which is updated more often, Backgammon Zone or Tavla?
Backgammon Zone ships an update every 3 days, and Tavla every 9 days. Most recently, Backgammon Zone was updated on October 25, 2026 and Tavla on October 24, 2026.

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