BGScore for Backgammon vs Backgammon Mastery
Price, ratings, monetisation and update history for both games, side by side — with what reviewers say about each.
BGScore for Backgammon
This application serves as a digital scoreboard for Backgammon games. It allows users to input player names, automatically tracks game states like Crawford, and offers easy point selection. Users can also switch between color modes for better visibility.
- Player name entry
- Automatic Crawford indication
- Easy point selection
- Switchable color modes
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BGScore is a simple scoreboard application for Backgammon. [Features] -You can enter the player’s name. -Automatic indication of Crawford and Post Crawford. -Easy selection of the number of points with a picker. -Switchable color mode (black or white).
Backgammon Mastery
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Enhance your backgammon skills with quizzes focused on your weak spots. Explore over 75,000 challenging positions from elite tournament players, featuring errors in checker plays and cube decisions. Select quizzes using a variety of position filters to tailor your practice. Test yourself and see if you can make the right moves! Build your personalized database by extracting positions from match files analyzed by eXtreme Gammon. Automatically update your database with positions that were played incorrectly for efficient review and improvement. Terms of use: https://www.apple.com/legal/internet-services/itunes/dev/stdeula/ Subscribe now and enjoy a 3-day free trial (first time users only). Cancel anytime before the trial ends to avoid charges.
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Verdict
The clearest difference is in-app purchases: BGScore for Backgammon at none against Backgammon Mastery's 2. BGScore for Backgammon also leads on iOS requirement (13.2 vs 16.6). Backgammon Mastery's advantage is update cadence (every 9 days vs every 62 months). 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
Both are free to download. Backgammon Mastery sells 2 in-app purchases, starting at $3.99 per month. BGScore for Backgammon asks for nothing beyond the download.
BGScore for Backgammon ships an update every 62 months, Backgammon Mastery every 9 days. The most recent releases landed on September 25, 2026 and October 10, 2026 respectively.
| Parameter | BGScore for Backgammon | Backgammon Mastery |
|---|---|---|
| Price | Free | Free |
| Positive reviews | 80.0% of reviews | — |
| Update frequency | Every 62 months | Every 9 days — better |
| Ads | — | No |
| In-app purchases | No — better | Yes |
| Monetization | Free | — |
| Devices | iPhone, iPad, iPod — better | iPhone, iPad |
| Requires iOS | 13.2 — better | 16.6 |
| Further details — not scored | ||
| Size | 3 MB | 133 MB |
| Age rating | 4+ | 4+ |
| Developer | fleron | Freddie Noer |
In-app purchases
BGScore for Backgammon
No in-app purchases
Backgammon Mastery
- Monthly subscription3 Days trial$3.991 Month
- Annual subscription3 Days trial$34.991 Year
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