Backgammon
The classic game, built for people who actually play it.
Play
An opponent worth losing to
Four computer tiers, from a forgiving Easy to an Expert that punishes a loose blot. Full match play with the doubling cube, the Crawford rule, and automatic bear-off.
- Matches to 1, 3, 5, 11 or 15 points, with scores carried between games.
- Pass and play on one device, or take the computer on alone.
- Pick up where you left off — a game in progress survives a force quit.
Learn
A hint that shows you the whole turn
Stuck on a roll? The engine draws its best play straight onto the board — every checker, in order, with the die that moves it. It is the fastest way to learn why a position wants what it wants.
- Simplified moves for newcomers: tap a checker, tap where it goes.
- Manual roll if you like a beat before the dice.
- Pip counts for both sides, always on screen.
Every day
One puzzle. Everyone gets the same one.
A fresh position every morning, on fixed dice, with a proven winning line — so when you lose it, you lost it fairly. Build a streak, collect the month, compare how you did.
- Measured difficulty — each day is rated by how hard it actually plays.
- Monthly medals and a calendar of everything you have beaten.
- An evening nudge, if you want one, on days you haven't played.
Online
Ranked matches over Game Center
Post a challenge or take someone else's. Every result moves your rating — the bigger the gap, the more it swings. No wagers, no currency, nothing to buy your way past.
- Free and unlimited. Online play is never metered.
- A shared leaderboard through Game Center.
- A move clock, so nobody can stall a match out.
Improve
The numbers behind your game
Win rates by difficulty, gammons, hits landed and taken, cube decisions, pip margins, streaks — tracked per opponent and per tier, so you can see where your play actually goes wrong.
- Move-by-move review of finished games, with blunders flagged.
- 48 achievements covering everything from a first gammon to a closed board.
- Backed up to iCloud and synced across your devices.
Also in the box
The small things that make it yours
Six board themes
Classic Green and Walnut & Ivory are free. Ocean, Midnight Slate, Sunset Sands and Emerald Luxe are a dollar each, or take the set.
Take a move back
Undo a checker, or the whole turn, before you commit it. Nothing is final until you say so.
Auto-finish
When the race is decided, skip to the end instead of clicking out thirty bear-off moves.
Plays offline
Everything but online matches works on a plane. No account, no sign-up, no sign-in wall.
Quiet by default
One optional reminder for the daily puzzle. That is the only notification the app will ever send.
Your data stays yours
Stats and saves live on your device or in your own iCloud. Read the privacy policy.
Screens
A look around
Membership
Free to play. Pay only to go deeper.
Nothing you can buy makes you harder to beat. The engine, the cube, online ranked play and the daily challenge are the same whether you pay or not.
- All four computer tiers
- Match play, cube and Crawford
- Ranked online matches
- The daily challenge and streaks
- Hints, achievements, basic stats
- No ads, anywhere
- Detailed statistics
- iCloud sync across devices
- Supports the free tier
- Move-by-move match analysis
- Every blunder flagged, with the better play
- Everything in Pro
Both plans start with a 7-day free trial and share one subscription group, so moving between them never double-charges. Board themes are one-off purchases, not a subscription.
Play a game.
Free on the App Store, no account needed. The first match is thirty seconds away.
Download on the App Store