Comparison

EzeGammon vs Backgammon 008

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

Head to head
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. After the game, the review shows you where a stronger choice was available. 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.

About

Backgammon 008

Features
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Backgammon, and nothing else. No loot boxes. No coins, gems, or energy timers. No power-ups, no pay-to-win, no ads interrupting a game. Open it, tap Quick match, play. PROVABLY FAIR DICE Most backgammon apps ask you to trust their dice. This one lets you check. Every roll is committed to before it happens and revealed afterwards, signed so it can't be changed retroactively. Any match menu has "Verify dice" — you can confirm for yourself that the dice you got are the dice that were sealed in before you rolled. PLAY SOMEONE YOUR OWN STRENGTH Matchmaking is rating-based, so a first-timer isn't thrown at a veteran. Ratings follow the FIBS system used by serious backgammon players, and they move faster while you're new and settle as you play. Global and regional leaderboards show where you stand. PRACTICE ANY TIME Three bot strengths, unrated, whenever you want them. Pick the match length when you start rather than digging through settings. FULL RULES Doubling cube, gammons and backgammons, Crawford rule, match play or a single game. Drag or tap to move. Undo before you commit. Auto-roll and auto bear-off if you want the game to keep up with you. PLAY A FRIEND Create a match, send the id, they join. Unrated, so ratings can't be traded back and forth. CIVIL BY DESIGN Chat is a short list of set phrases and a few emoji — enough to say "good roll" or "well played", impossible to use for abuse. Mute it entirely if you prefer silence. A 45-second move clock keeps games moving. Sign in with Game Center to carry your profile between devices, or just play — an account is made for you either way. Ads support the app. One purchase removes them permanently. That's the only thing ever sold here.

Screenshots

EzeGammon4 screens
Backgammon 0084 screens

Verdict

The call

The clearest difference is in-app purchases: Backgammon 008 at none against EzeGammon's 1. EzeGammon's advantage is ads (none vs shown) and iOS requirement (16.4 vs 26.5). On price 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. EzeGammon sells 1 one-off in-app purchase. Backgammon 008 asks for nothing beyond the download.

Scorecard3 real differences · 6 level
EzeGammon versus Backgammon 008: the parameters behind the verdict, then further details
ParameterEzeGammonBackgammon 008
PriceFreeFree
Rating4.0 (1 ratings) — better—
Number of ratings1 — better—
Update frequencyEvery 3 days—
AdsNo — betterYes
In-app purchasesYesNo — better
MonetizationFree with in-app purchases—
DevicesiPhone, iPadiPhone, iPad
Requires iOS16.4 — better26.5
Further details — not scored
Size145 MB5 MB
Age rating4+4+
DeveloperGoeran SchleipenVahe Shahoian

In-app purchases

1 purchases

EzeGammon

One-time1
  • EzeGammon Pro$5.99
None

Backgammon 008

No in-app purchases

Questions

Is EzeGammon free?
EzeGammon is free to download, with in-app purchases available.
Is Backgammon 008 free?
Backgammon 008 is free to download, with no in-app purchases.
Do EzeGammon or Backgammon 008 have ads?
Backgammon 008 shows ads; EzeGammon does not.

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