Backgammon Tutor vs DailyGammon
Price, ratings, monetisation and update history for both games, side by side — with what reviewers say about each.
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.
DailyGammon
This app allows you to play all your matches from the popular online backgammon platform. It features an optimized top page, a game lounge for tournament discovery, and customizable board themes. A free account on the website is required to use the app.
- Play all matches
- Optimized top page
- Tournament overview
- Customizable board themes
- Requires free account
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- Play all your DailyGammon matches. - optimized TopPage - GameLounge, an overView of all Tournaments you can play - many board color themes A free DailyGammon account is required. Sign up at dailygammon.com.
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Verdict
The clearest difference is review sentiment: DailyGammon at 73% against Backgammon Tutor's 27%. DailyGammon also leads on in-app purchases (none vs 2) and ads (none vs shown). Backgammon Tutor's advantage is ratings volume (307 vs 75). On price, update cadence, device support and iOS requirement 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. DailyGammon asks for nothing beyond the download.
DailyGammon holds the better App Store score, 4.7 against 4.4. Both are backed by a comparable volume of ratings — 307 and 75 respectively. Written reviews point the same way: 27% of Backgammon Tutor's written reviews are positive against 73% of DailyGammon's.
Both ship on a similar rhythm, roughly every 2 months. The most recent releases landed on October 4, 2026 and October 1, 2026 respectively.
| Parameter | Backgammon Tutor | DailyGammon |
|---|---|---|
| Price | Free | Free |
| Rating | 4.4 (307 ratings) | 4.7 (75 ratings) — better |
| Positive reviews | 27.0% of reviews | 72.7% of reviews — better |
| Number of ratings | 307 — better | 75 |
| Update frequency | Every 2 months | Every 2 months |
| Ads | Yes | No — better |
| In-app purchases | Yes | No — better |
| Monetization | Free with in-app purchases | Free — better |
| Devices | iPhone, iPad | iPhone, iPad |
| Requires iOS | 16.6 | 16.4 — better |
| Further details — not scored | ||
| Size | 16 MB | 77 MB |
| Age rating | 12+ | 4+ |
| Developer | Quatrian Inc. | Peter Schneider |
Customer experience
Backgammon Tutor
DailyGammon
Bugs and requests
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
DailyGammon
Not enough reviews yet to summarise bugs or requests.
In-app purchases
Backgammon Tutor
- No Ads Subscription$1.991 Year
- No Ads$4.99
DailyGammon
No in-app purchases
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