Comparison

Orion Backgammon vs EzeGammon

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

Head to head
About

Orion Backgammon

Experience live backgammon with real players worldwide. Compete in weekend tournaments, climb ranked leagues, and collect unique game boards. Play with friends and join clubs in this fair and friendly digital adaptation of the classic game.

Highlights
  • Live online matches with real players
  • Weekend Masters tournaments
  • Ranked leagues with seasons and rewards
  • Collectible handcrafted boards and dice
  • Club creation and friend challenges
  • Provably fair dice rolls
Features
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Orion Backgammon is live backgammon with real players: a Masters tournament every weekend, leagues to climb and legendary boards to collect. Call it backgammon, tavla, nard or shesh besh: this is your table. WEEKEND MASTERS Every Friday to Sunday, enter the Masters, climb the live standings and win your share of a guaranteed gem prize pool. Champions are crowned with a ceremony. PLAY LIVE Real opponents in real time, match play, the doubling cube, and dice you can verify: every roll is provably fair. CLIMB THE LEAGUES Win ranked matches, earn trophies and rise league by league through a season with its own pass and rewards. TRAVEL ICONIC TABLES From a cafe on the Bosphorus to Monte Carlo: play on handcrafted boards, dice and checkers, and collect legendary sets. CLUBS AND FRIENDS Found a club, chat, challenge your friends and earn rewards for inviting them. FAIR AND FRIENDLY Gold and gems are virtual items only: no real-money betting, no cash prizes. Available in 44 languages. Download free and take your seat.

About

EzeGammon

Experience classic backgammon with a beautiful, ad-free interface. Play against friends or a computer with adjustable skill levels. Learn and improve with helpful move suggestions and post-game reviews.

Highlights
  • 32 photorealistic boards
  • Honest dice rolls with statistics
  • Four computer skill levels
  • Doubling cube and match play
  • Best move suggestions
  • Post-game review
Features
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Backgammon the way it should feel: a beautiful board, two dice, nothing in the way. EzeGammon explains itself without a single word – tap, drag, roll. If you know backgammon, you can play immediately. If you're learning, short demonstrations play right on the board. 32 REAL BOARDS Photorealistic boards with real checkers and dice – from a classic leather travel board to bold modern colours. Calm, uncluttered, and free of ads. HONEST DICE Rolls come from your device's cryptographic random number generator – and the app proves it: a built-in statistic shows the distribution of every roll you have ever made. Nothing is rigged, and you can check it yourself. AN OPPONENT FOR EVERY DAY Play a friend on one device, or play the computer. Four skill levels, from a patient opponent for beginners to a level that challenges strong players. With the doubling cube, matches to 3, 5, 11 or 15 points, and the Crawford rule. GET BETTER The light bulb suggests the best move in the middle of your turn. AN HONEST MODEL Free forever: the complete two-player game, a computer opponent, the doubling cube, match play, dice statistics and three trial hints. A single purchase unlocks everything else for good: all 32 boards, all four computer levels and unlimited hints. No subscription. No ads. No accounts. The app collects no data at all.

Screenshots

Orion Backgammon4 screens
EzeGammon4 screens

Verdict

The call

The clearest difference is rating: Orion Backgammon at 4.0 against EzeGammon's 3.7. EzeGammon's advantage is ratings volume (3 vs 1) and iOS requirement (16.4 vs 18.0). On price, update cadence, ads 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. Orion Backgammon sells 7 one-off in-app purchases and EzeGammon sells 1 one-off in-app purchase. Whichever you choose, the download price is not the number that matters.

ReceptionRating · Positive reviews · Number of ratings

Orion Backgammon holds the better App Store score, 4.0 against 3.7. Both are backed by a comparable volume of ratings — 1 and 3 respectively.

UpkeepUpdate frequency

Both ship on a similar rhythm, roughly every 3 days. The most recent releases landed on October 31, 2026 and November 6, 2026 respectively.

Scorecard3 real differences · 6 level
Orion Backgammon versus EzeGammon: the parameters behind the verdict, then further details
ParameterOrion BackgammonEzeGammon
PriceFreeFree
Rating4.0 (1 ratings) — better3.7 (3 ratings)
Number of ratings13 — better
Update frequencyEvery 3 daysEvery 3 days
AdsNoNo
In-app purchasesYesYes
MonetizationFree with in-app purchasesFree with in-app purchases
DevicesiPhone, iPadiPhone, iPad
Requires iOS18.016.4 — better
Further details — not scored
Size228 MB145 MB
Age rating4+4+
DeveloperARTHEA LLCGoeran Schleipen

Customer experience

Orion Backgammon

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

EzeGammon

All ratings3 ratings
Positive66.7%
Neutral0.0%
Negative33.3%

In-app purchases

7 purchases

Orion Backgammon

One-time7
  • 80 Gems$0.99
  • 500 Gems$4.99
  • 1,200 Gems$9.99
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  • Season Pass$9.99
  • 2,600 Gems$19.99
  • 3,600 Gems$49.99
  • 8,000 Gems$99.99
1 purchases

EzeGammon

One-time1
  • EzeGammon Pro$5.99

Questions

Is Orion Backgammon free?
Orion Backgammon is free to download, with in-app purchases available.
Is EzeGammon free?
EzeGammon is free to download, with in-app purchases available.
Which has better reviews, Orion Backgammon or EzeGammon?
Orion Backgammon is rated higher. Orion Backgammon averages 4.0 out of 5 from 1 ratings, while EzeGammon averages 3.7 from 3 ratings.
Do Orion Backgammon or EzeGammon have ads?
Neither Orion Backgammon nor EzeGammon shows ads.
Which is updated more often, Orion Backgammon or EzeGammon?
Orion Backgammon ships an update every 3 days, and EzeGammon every 3 days. Most recently, Orion Backgammon was updated on October 31, 2026 and EzeGammon on November 6, 2026.

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