Backgammon King vs Backgammon Tutor
Price, ratings, monetisation and update history for both games, side by side — with what reviewers say about each.
Backgammon King
Experience the ancient strategy board game of Backgammon. Compete against AI opponents with varying difficulty, challenge friends offline, or test your skills against players worldwide in online multiplayer matches. Enjoy simple graphics and engaging gameplay.
- Single player with 4 difficulty levels
- Offline 2-player mode
- Online multiplayer battles
- Simple and comfortable graphics
- Play without Wi-Fi or internet
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Backgammon is the oldest board game played by many people from the Bronze Age to modern times. The origin of many board games. There still is popular in many countries. [Rules] All stones come in to their headquarters, you can remove the stone. You pulled out all his stones than your opponent to win in the first game. If you come up with only one stone at a Cannes party, you can get your own stone. [Features] - Single Player: 4 levels of difficulty support - 2 Play: Offline Friends and charged with a mobile device - Multiplayer: Online battle with the world - Simple and comfortable graphics - fun game, free game, no wifi, no internet Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/mobirixplayen YouTube : https://www.youtube.com/user/mobirix1
Backgammon Tutor
This app serves as a comprehensive tutor for learning and playing backgammon. It offers various game modes, including against AI or other players, with features like progressive undo, move suggestions, and detailed statistics. Customize your experience with extensive settings and enjoy enhanced graphics on multiple devices.
- AI Tutor for learning
- Play against computer or players
- Progressive undo and move suggestions
- Game Center achievements and leaderboards
- Local network and pass-the-device modes
- Detailed statistics tracking
- Customizable settings
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* MOST User Friendly BACKGAMMON App * - Tutor for Computer games, helps you learn how to play. - Invite players or play with random opponents. - Rematch option at the end of a match. - Game Center achievements and leader boards. Highlights include: - Look for Game Center auto-match opponents while playing a local game - Option to switch board home position and swap color. - Text chat feature for all network games (Game Center, Local Network). Can be turned OFF. - Play a Local Network game (Bluetooth or Wi-Fi), against the computer, or a pass-the-device game. - Skill rating, won games, won match points and experience scores for completed Game Center matches. - Progressive undo, replay last move, PIP values, doubling cube, human powered random rolls. - Checkers are easy to select and move, with variable animation speed. - Optionally show all possible moves for any piece, or use "one-tap" moves. - Play 1, 3, 5 or unlimited-point matches. - Resignation with 1, 2, 3 and unlimited times multiplier. - Universal App: enhanced graphics for iPad and retina displays. - Neural Network based advanced computer algorithm. - Extensive settings screen allows users to customize their experience (see screen shots). - Multiple dice rolling algorithms. - Statistics screen: tracks games won, matches points won, as well as dice roll statistics. - If the losing player disconnects from the game the winning player gets awarded the win. - 60-second time limit per move for Game Center Auto-Match games.
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Verdict
The clearest difference is rating: Backgammon Tutor at 4.4 against Backgammon King's 3.6. Backgammon Tutor also leads on review sentiment (27% vs 15%) and update cadence (every 2 months vs every 4 months). Backgammon King's advantage is in-app purchases (none vs 2). On price, ratings volume, 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
Both are free to download. Backgammon Tutor sells 2 in-app purchases, starting at $1.99 per year. Backgammon King asks for nothing beyond the download.
Backgammon Tutor holds the better App Store score, 4.4 against 3.6. Both are backed by a comparable volume of ratings — 150 and 307 respectively. Written reviews point the same way: 15% of Backgammon King's written reviews are positive against 27% of Backgammon Tutor's.
Backgammon King ships an update every 4 months, Backgammon Tutor every 2 months. The most recent releases landed on October 2, 2026 and October 4, 2026 respectively.
| Parameter | Backgammon King | Backgammon Tutor |
|---|---|---|
| Price | Free | Free |
| Rating | 3.6 (150 ratings) | 4.4 (307 ratings) — better |
| Positive reviews | 15.4% of reviews | 27.0% of reviews — better |
| Number of ratings | 150 | 307 — better |
| Update frequency | Every 4 months | Every 2 months — better |
| Ads | Yes | Yes |
| In-app purchases | No — better | Yes |
| Monetization | Ad-supported — better | Free with in-app purchases |
| Devices | iPhone, iPad, iPod — better | iPhone, iPad |
| Requires iOS | 15.6 — better | 16.6 |
| Further details — not scored | ||
| Size | 22 MB | 16 MB |
| Age rating | 4+ | 12+ |
| Developer | MOBIRIX | Quatrian Inc. |
Customer experience
Backgammon King
Backgammon Tutor
User reviews
Backgammon King
From 150 App Store ratingsWhat we love
- 👍 Good for beginners
- 👍 Enjoyable game
- 👍 Free to play
- 👍 Decent graphics
Room to improve
- 🐢 Extremely slow gameplay
- 🎲 Unfair/rigged dice rolls
- 🤖 Predictable AI
- 🚫 Missing features (doubling cube, stats)
- 🖱️ Poor controls/responsiveness
Backgammon Tutor
From 307 App Store ratingsWhat we love
- 👍 Great for learning backgammon
- 👍 Skill levels are perfect
- 👍 Fun to play
- 👍 Good competitive game
- 👍 Can play fast
Room to improve
- 👎 App crashes and restarts
- 👎 Tutor doesn't teach
- 👎 Computer cheats
- 👎 Dice rolls are rigged
- 👎 Unfair play
Bugs and requests
Backgammon King
Reported bugs
5 issues- Game freezes
- Illegal moves allowed
- Dice roll issues (not random, biased)
- Slow response to touch
- Display issues in Japanese environment
Requested features
8 requests- Faster gameplay option
- Ad-free version
- Online multiplayer
- Doubling cube feature
- Score tracking/stats
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- Improved AI strategy
- Better touch sensitivity for pieces
- Dark mode
Backgammon Tutor
Reported bugs
12 issues- App crashes and restarts
- Computer rolls too many doubles
- Computer rolls specific numbers to win
- Computer cheats
- Dice rolls are not random
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- Game is rigged
- Computer always wins initial roll
- Computer gets doubles more often
- Computer rolls 6 more frequently
- Skill ratings not kept
- Does not work on older phones
- Not compatible with older iOS versions
Requested features
7 requests- Increase customization options
- More step-by-step instructions
- Auto-roll option
- Auto-select knocked out piece
- Option to re-roll dice
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- Recognize when game has limited moves and notify player with auto-complete option
- Market better to increase online players
In-app purchases
Backgammon King
No in-app purchases
Backgammon Tutor
- No Ads Subscription$1.991 Year
- No Ads$4.99
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