Long Narde vs Narde
Price, ratings, monetisation and update history for both games, side by side — with what reviewers say about each.
Long Narde
Master the classic strategy game of long backgammon (Narde) with online multiplayer, AI challenges, and detailed statistics. Enjoy various game modes and rulesets, including Russian Sports Backgammon Federation rules.
- Online play with ranked matchmaking
- Long backgammon rules (Narde)
- ELO rating system
- Quick and classic game modes
- Play vs AI or on one device
- Chat with players
- Detailed stats and win types
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Long backgammon (Narde) — a classic strategy game loved across the world. Play online, challenge smart opponents, and master long-game tactics. Features • Online play with ranked matchmaking • Long backgammon rules (Narde) • ELO rating system • Quick and classic game modes • Play vs AI or on one device • Undo, auto-roll, hints • Chat with players • Detailed stats and win types (mars, etc.) • Russian Sports Backgammon Federation rules • Optional Karzar rule Enjoy the game! Contact: info@aastudio.org Terms of Use: https://www.apple.com/legal/internet-services/itunes/dev/stdeula/
Narde
Experience a classic two-player board game where strategy and luck combine. Move your pieces based on dice rolls and aim to remove all your checkers from the board before your opponent. Enjoy single-player against AI or challenge others online.
- Strong AI for singleplayer
- Multiplayer over internet
- Hot seat multiplayer
- Scoreboards and leaderboards
- Online shop with gameboards
- Dice roll analytics
- Fair dice generation
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Russian nardes (classic backgammon) is one of the oldest board games for two players. The playing pieces are moved according to the roll of dice, and a player wins by removing all of his pieces from the board before his opponent. Backgammon is a member of the tables family, one of the oldest classes of board games in the world. Although luck is one of the determining factors in the outcome, strategy plays a more important role in the long run. With each roll of the dice, players must choose from numerous options for moving their checkers and anticipate possible counter-moves by the opponent. Game features: - Strong AI for singleplayer game - Multiplayer game over internet and on one device (hot seat) - Scoreboards and leaderboards - Online shop with 12 unique gameboards - Comprehensive dice roll analytics - Random.org dice generation for fair play Play now for free!
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Verdict
The clearest difference is rating: Long Narde at 4.7 against Narde's 3.8. Long Narde also leads on ratings volume (320 vs 10) and review sentiment (27% vs 14%). Narde's advantage is ads (none vs shown) and iOS requirement (13.0 vs 16). On price, update cadence, in-app purchases and monetization model 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. Long Narde sells 2 in-app purchases, starting at $1.99 per month and Narde sells 10 one-off in-app purchases. Whichever you choose, the download price is not the number that matters.
Long Narde holds the better App Store score, 4.7 against 3.8. That said, the two scores are not equally well evidenced: Long Narde has 320 ratings behind it against 10, so its average is the more settled of the two. Written reviews point the same way: 27% of Long Narde's written reviews are positive against 14% of Narde's.
Long Narde ships an update every 3 weeks, Narde monthly. The most recent releases landed on October 1, 2026 and September 25, 2026 respectively.
| Parameter | Long Narde | Narde |
|---|---|---|
| Price | Free | Free |
| Rating | 4.7 (320 ratings) — better | 3.8 (10 ratings) |
| Positive reviews | 27.3% of reviews — better | 14.3% of reviews |
| Number of ratings | 320 — better | 10 |
| Update frequency | Every 3 weeks — better | Monthly |
| Ads | Yes | No — better |
| In-app purchases | Yes | Yes |
| Monetization | Free with in-app purchases | Free with in-app purchases |
| Devices | iPhone, iPad, iPod, Mac — better | iPhone, iPad, iPod |
| Requires iOS | 16 | 13.0 — better |
| Further details — not scored | ||
| Size | 128 MB | 128 MB |
| Age rating | 12+ | 4+ |
| Developer | AAStudio s.r.o. | App Holdings |
Customer experience
Long Narde
Narde
In-app purchases
Long Narde
- Monthly Pro$1.991 Month
- Yearly Pro7 Days trial$17.991 Year
Narde
- Disable Ads$0.99
- Oriental Pearl$1.99
- Royal Nut-tree$1.99
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- Game set "Russian Power" backgammon$1.99
- Game set "Bushido" backgammon$1.99
- Handful of coins$1.99
- Purse of coins$4.99
- Bag of coins$9.99
- Chest with coins$19.99
