Comparison

Orion Backgammon vs IBF Backgammon Tournaments

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

IBF Backgammon Tournaments

Features
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IBF Backgammon Tournaments is the app of the International Backgammon Federation (IBF). Play backgammon online, enter federation and club tournaments, and follow the games live. Backgammon is one of the oldest board games in the world. Whether you call it nardi, narde, tavla or shesh besh, the goal is the same: roll the dice, race your checkers home and bear them off before your opponent. TOURNAMENTS • Official IBF tournaments and club events with regulations, entry fees, prize pools and standings • Long and short backgammon, round-robin and knockout (Olympic) formats • Watch live games as a spectator GAMEPLAY • Match timers with a time bank, so a slow move never costs you the game • Doubling cube where the tournament format allows it • Automatic moves, undo and quick reactions CLUBS • Join a club, meet its players and take part in club tournaments • Club standings and best-club rankings The International Backgammon Federation unites national federations, clubs and players. Learn more at https://i-bg-federation.com

Screenshots

Orion Backgammon4 screens
IBF Backgammon Tournaments4 screens

Verdict

The call

The clearest difference is in-app purchases: IBF Backgammon Tournaments at none against Orion Backgammon's 7. IBF Backgammon Tournaments also leads on iOS requirement (15.0 vs 18.0). On price, ads and device support 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. IBF Backgammon Tournaments asks for nothing beyond the download.

Scorecard2 real differences · 7 level
Orion Backgammon versus IBF Backgammon Tournaments: the parameters behind the verdict, then further details
ParameterOrion BackgammonIBF Backgammon Tournaments
PriceFreeFree
Rating4.0 (1 ratings) — better—
Number of ratings1 — better—
Update frequencyEvery 3 days—
AdsNoNo
In-app purchasesYesNo — better
MonetizationFree with in-app purchases—
DevicesiPhone, iPadiPhone, iPad, iPod — better
Requires iOS18.015.0 — better
Further details — not scored
Size228 MB218 MB
Age rating4+12+
DeveloperARTHEA LLCINTERACTIVE E SOLUTIONS SRL

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
None

IBF Backgammon Tournaments

No in-app purchases

Questions

Is Orion Backgammon free?
Orion Backgammon is free to download, with in-app purchases available.
Is IBF Backgammon Tournaments free?
IBF Backgammon Tournaments is free to download, with no in-app purchases.
Do Orion Backgammon or IBF Backgammon Tournaments have ads?
Neither Orion Backgammon nor IBF Backgammon Tournaments shows ads.

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