Backgammon Tutor vs Senet (AG)
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.
Senet (AG)
Explore and play historically significant board games brought to life with modern app design. Compete against AI, friends, or players worldwide, both online and offline. Enjoy collectible items and challenging rule variants.
- Play against AI, friends, and random players
- Online and offline gameplay
- Collectible game pieces and boards
- Challenging rule variants
- Cloud save across the collection
- Multi-language support
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If you play more than one of my Ancient Games, I suggest you delete the individual apps and install the main one (Ancient Games). It will allow you to play them all and save disk storage. The past is full of fascinating board games that haves been mostly forgotten. The Ancient Games collection aims to resurrect them as a meticulously crafted mix between what a player wants from an historical game and what he/she expects of a modern application. -Play against the IA, friends and random players from around the world. -Play Online & Offline. -Multiple collectibles : boards, game pieces, dice, nameplates, etc. -Challenges (Fun rule variants) -Free cloudsave across the collection : your progress in one game is available in all the others. -Much more features to come! -Languages : English, French, Portuguese, Italian, Arabic, Spanish, German, Simplified Chinese, Traditional Chinese and Russian. Currently, the collection is comprised of four games : the Royal Game of Ur, Senet, XII Scripta and Puluc, but 40 games are in the works! Each game will be added to the Ancient Games app and will have its own individual app as well. The privacy policy has been updated in accordance to the latest data protection laws.
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Verdict
Backgammon Tutor and Senet (AG) both sit at 4.4 stars, but that hides the real split: 67% of Senet (AG)'s written reviews are positive against 27% of Backgammon Tutor's. Senet (AG) also leads on update cadence (fortnightly vs every 2 months) and iOS requirement (12.0 vs 16.6). On price, rating, ratings volume and ads 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 and Senet (AG) sells 13 one-off in-app purchases. Whichever you choose, the download price is not the number that matters.
Backgammon Tutor holds the better App Store score, 4.4 against 4.2. Both are backed by a comparable volume of ratings — 307 and 115 respectively. Written reviews complicate that: 27% of Backgammon Tutor's written reviews are positive against 67% of Senet (AG)'s, so the app with the better star average is not the one people write more warmly about.
Backgammon Tutor ships an update every 2 months, Senet (AG) fortnightly. The most recent releases landed on September 8, 2026 and September 7, 2026 respectively.
| Parameter | Backgammon Tutor | Senet (AG) |
|---|---|---|
| Price | Free | Free |
| Rating | 4.4 (307 ratings) — better | 4.2 (115 ratings) |
| Positive reviews | 27.0% of reviews | 66.7% of reviews — better |
| Number of ratings | 307 — better | 115 |
| Update frequency | Every 2 months | Fortnightly — better |
| Ads | Yes | Yes |
| In-app purchases | Yes | Yes |
| Monetization | Free with in-app purchases | Free with in-app purchases |
| Devices | iPhone, iPad | iPhone, iPad, iPod — better |
| Requires iOS | 16.6 | 12.0 — better |
| Further details — not scored | ||
| Size | 16 MB | 218 MB |
| Age rating | 12+ | 4+ |
| Developer | Quatrian Inc. | Sullivan Bousiniere |
Customer experience
Backgammon Tutor
Senet (AG)
User reviews
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
Senet (AG)
From 115 App Store ratingsWhat we love
- 👍 Great game concept
- 👍 Entertaining and enjoyable
- 👍 Good graphics and visuals
- 👍 Authentic feel to ancient game
- 👍 Developer is responsive
Room to improve
- 🎲 Rigged computer AI
- 🐛 Bugs in multiplayer/PvP
- 💸 Ads in paid game
- 🤔 Unpredictable AI behavior
- 🐌 Slow progression to new levels
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
Senet (AG)
Reported bugs
10 issues- Game rigged/cheats
- Cannot buy ads removed
- Functionality removed
- Ads cause app to freeze
- Computer AI makes illegal moves
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- Cannot skip turn
- Game ID for starting games doesn't work
- Latest update ruined features (PvP, playing with friends)
- Unresponsive controls on last row
- In-app purchases broken
Requested features
12 requests- Offline PvP
- One-device multiplayer
- Restore purchases button
- Tutorial
- Option to remove game-related paraphernalia
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- Ability to communicate with other players
- More games like Senet
- Hounds and Jackals game
- Mehen game
- Hieroglyphics feature
- More XP for faster leveling
- Adjustable wait times for dice throws and piece movement
In-app purchases
Backgammon Tutor
- No Ads Subscription$1.991 Year
- No Ads$4.99
Senet (AG)
- Mortal to Heroic Upgrade$0.99
- Heroic to Divine Upgrade$0.99
- Ancient Artifact$0.99
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- AG+ Mortal Edition$1.99
- Mortal to Divine Upgrade$1.99
- AG Credit$1.99
- Gems x 30$2.99
- Dawn of Civilization DLC$2.99
- Skeletton Key$2.99
- Unlimited 1 Month$3.99
- Senet Divine Edition$3.99
- Gems x 75$6.99
- Unlimited Forever$44.99
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