EzeGammon vs Nardy
Price, ratings, monetisation and update history for both games, side by side — with what reviewers say about each.
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.
- 32 photorealistic boards
- Honest dice rolls with statistics
- Four computer skill levels
- Doubling cube and match play
- Best move suggestions
- Post-game review
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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.
Nardy
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Nardy brings both games of the backgammon family to your iPhone: Long Narde, the classic of the Caucasus and Central Asia, and Short, the backgammon the world knows. Play a friend across one phone, or a computer rival with a personality. TWO GAMES • Long Narde: no hitting, one checker holds a point, one checker off the head per turn. A race of blocks and patience. • Short Narde, classic backgammon: hitting, the bar, gammons and backgammons. • Rules are built in, and the board only lets you make legal moves. A RIVAL WITH CHARACTER Take on the computer at Easy, Medium or Hard. With Apple Intelligence, your opponent picks its move in character and has something to say about it. Stuck? Ask for a hint and see the best play. PLAY WITH A FRIEND Pass one phone across the table. No setup, no internet needed. GROW AS A PLAYER • Earn XP every game and climb from Novice to Grandmaster • Keep your daily streak going • 28 achievements, also in Game Center • Stats for each game: win rate, gammons, fastest win, biggest comeback • Share your wins as a card A BOARD WORTH TOUCHING Walnut, bone and ebony with inlaid rosettes. Tap to throw or shake the phone. Add the dice widget to your Home Screen and throw from there too. EVEN BETTER ON IPHONE DUO Hold it half open, like a board on the table: the fold becomes the bar, and a snap of the hinge throws the dice. Close it and keep playing on the outer display. NARDY PRO No ads, ever. One purchase, no subscription: the Hard opponent, unlimited hints, and table themes like Mahogany, Yerevan, Card Club and Neon. Languages: English, Russian, Armenian, Turkish, Ukrainian, Greek.
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Verdict
The clearest difference is iOS requirement: EzeGammon at 16.4 against Nardy's 26.0. 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
Both are free to download. EzeGammon sells 1 one-off in-app purchase and Nardy sells 1 one-off in-app purchase. Whichever you choose, the download price is not the number that matters.
EzeGammon ships an update every 3 days, Nardy every 4 days. The most recent releases landed on October 31, 2026 and October 29, 2026 respectively.
| Parameter | EzeGammon | Nardy |
|---|---|---|
| Price | Free | Free |
| Rating | 3.7 (3 ratings) — better | — |
| Number of ratings | 3 — better | — |
| Update frequency | Every 3 days — better | Every 4 days |
| Ads | No | No |
| In-app purchases | Yes | Yes |
| Monetization | Free with in-app purchases | — |
| Devices | iPhone, iPad — better | iPhone |
| Requires iOS | 16.4 — better | 26.0 |
| Further details — not scored | ||
| Size | 145 MB | 37 MB |
| Age rating | 4+ | 4+ |
| Developer | Goeran Schleipen | Artem Novichkov |
In-app purchases
EzeGammon
- EzeGammon Pro$5.99
Nardy
- Nardy Pro$4.99









