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Backgammon NJ HD is #112 in Games › Board Paid in United States and charting in 4 of 30 countries we track.
Updated 9 Nov 2026 · rankings refresh through the day
Full timeline · 26 events in the last 12 months
- 🚀Backgammon NJ HD: now shown next to Backgammon Pro, Backgammon Coach, True Backgammon +5 morethe store's “similar apps” for it changed: who it's seen as competing with
- 📈Backgammon NJ HD entered the top 100Top Paid · Games · AE
- 📈Backgammon NJ HD entered the top 10Top Paid · Board · AE
- 📈Backgammon NJ HD entered the top 100 in 2 chartsTop Grossing · Board · AE · Top Paid · Strategy · AE
- 📈Backgammon NJ HD entered the top 100Top Paid · Strategy · CA
- 📈Backgammon NJ HD entered the top 100Top Paid · Strategy · DE
- 📈Backgammon NJ HD entered the top 100Top Paid · Board · DE
- 📈Backgammon NJ HD charting in a new countryGermany
- 📈Backgammon NJ HD entered the top 100Top Paid · Strategy · FR
- 📈Backgammon NJ HD entered the top 100Top Paid · Board · FR
- 📈Backgammon NJ HD entered the top 10Top Paid · Board · RU
- 📈Backgammon NJ HD entered the top 100Top Paid · Strategy · RU
- 📈Backgammon NJ HD entered the top 100Top Paid · Games · SE
- 📈Backgammon NJ HD charting in a new countrySweden
- 📈Backgammon NJ HD entered the top 100Top Paid · Strategy · GB
- 📈Backgammon NJ HD entered the top 100Top Grossing · Board · RU
- 📈Backgammon NJ HD charting in a new countryRussia
- 📈Backgammon NJ HD charting in a new countryUnited Arab Emirates
- 📈Backgammon NJ HD entered the top 100Top Paid · Board · US
- 📈Backgammon NJ HD entered the top 100Top Paid · Board · AU
- 📈Backgammon NJ HD charting in a new country in 3 chartsBrazil · Italy · Japan
- 🆕Backgammon NJ HD first spotted by AppInsider#78 in Top Paid · Strategy · Australia
- 🆕Backgammon NJ HD released on the App Store
Collected from the stores by AppInsider since we first spotted the app. Dates are when we saw each change.
Backgammon NJ HD at a glance
AI summary written from our chart and store data, 2026-11-02. It can be wrong: check the numbers above.
A premium backgammon application featuring a neural network-based AI and online multiplayer capabilities, designed for serious players seeking to improve their skills against world-class opponents. The app maintains a strong paid board game ranking in the UAE (#3) but has fallen to lower positions in major markets like the US (#159) and UK (#172), indicating niche appeal rather than broad mainstream traction.
Similar apps: Backgammon Live, Gammonium, Backgammon Master
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Backgammon NJ HD on the App Store
App details
App privacy Measured
Backgammon NJ HD declares it collects no data at all — the rarest and most private label on the App Store.
As declared by the developer on the App Store — Apple requires every app to publish this label. We track changes over time.
Backgammon NJ HD downloads
Worldwide, per day, and installs to date. The band is open; the exact number is free with an account.
How this is calculated
Where Backgammon NJ HD's downloads come from Modelled
Last 30 days: organic search, browsing the store, features and paid ads.
Active users
All platforms, worldwide. Free with an account.
How this is calculated
Where it ranks now
Every top chart it appears in across 30 countries.
| Country | Charts | Rank |
|---|---|---|
| Games › BoardPaid | #112 | |
| Games › BoardPaid | #46 | |
| Games › BoardPaid | #154 | |
| Games › BoardPaid | #85 |
Apps near Backgammon NJ HD on the chart
Games › Board Paid, around #112.
Ratings
App Store, worldwide.
Review momentum
ⓘ How we measure thisNew ratings by country (2)
| Country | New ratings a week | Share | Last 2 weeks vs the 2 before |
|---|---|---|---|
| 6 | 86% | ▼ -27% | |
| 1 | 14% | – |
App Store ratings in the countries we track, 4-week average.
Review momentum (0-100) blends how fast the app collects ratings compared with other apps in its category (60%), whether that pace is speeding up (25%) and what recent raters give it (15%; recent stars well below lifetime pull it down). Ratings counts are read daily. A jump usually means a launch, a feature, ads or a new review prompt.
What users say about Backgammon NJ HD
From the 56 most recent App Store reviews in the US.
Users overwhelmingly accuse the game of cheating by manipulating dice rolls to favor the computer opponent. While some praise the interface and learning features, recent updates have caused crashes and broken online functionality.
Mixed (27% of recent reviews give 4–5 stars). People like it for its design, and being fun. The main complaints are about missing features or content, and price and subscriptions.
What people like
- Design: “I apologize to the designer if I gave anyone a reason for not downloading the game”
- Fun: “I enjoy the online play w others”
- Useful: “coming back to it for the rapid pace, no advertising and helpful hints”
Common complaints
- Features & content: “It’s a regular feature in this game”
- Price & subscription
- Crashes & bugs: “App constantly crashes with iOS 27”
- Fun: “Setting a high challenge level results in the game getting consistently fantastic and unbelievable rolls”
About Backgammon NJ HD
{ Real-time } Play online in real-time
{ Turn-based } Play online at your own pace
● VERSATILE -- Play offline vs. computer or against another person in 2-player mode
● CUSTOMIZABLE -- More options than any other backgammon app
● UNIVERSAL -- Supports iPad, iPhone, & iPod touch
Play & learn backgammon at skill levels from beginner to world-class!
Backgammon NJ HD is a full-featured game which uses an advanced, neural network-based, artificial intelligence. Play against a computer AI, another person in 2-player mode on one device, or online against friends & others. Using Tutor Mode & Hints, Backgammon NJ HD can show you how to improve your game.
Discriminating players will appreciate how well the AI plays. It uses a neural network trained on millions of positions, a bearoff database, & a match equity table to achieve strong gameplay that will challenge even expert players.
REVIEWS
"[I] know strong bg play when I see it. This app is the strongest iPhone bg app I've played with by far. It does not cheat period. ...Analyzing these matches with eXtreme Gammon confirms a world class level of play with normal luck factors. If you are losing, get over it. So would 99.9% of the other backgammon players in the world. It is just that good. Learn from it." -Richard Munitz, Giant of Backgammon, #21 world ranking in 2009
"Backgammon NJ plays at an extremely high level with an excellent interface, and I often use it to practice on my iPhone when I am traveling. I recommend it highly to my students & friends." -Phil Simborg, Professional Backgammon Teacher & Player, www.mindgamescenter.com
"I've played over 500 games now; I've checked about 5% of these against World Class Desktop programs (GNU, BGBlitz); and I've actually used some of the competition. NJ has the best interface & has more useful functions than any other backgammon apps out there."
"For serious backgammon players, Backgammon NJ is the way to go." -Macworld.com, May 2012
IS THIS GAME RIGHT FOR YOU?
This game is best for people:
• Who recognize the strength of neural network backgammon bots
• Who want to improve their game by playing against a world-class level AI
• Who will use the in-depth, technical features included in the app to prove that it is honest (https://www.njsoftware.com/note.html)
• Who won't expect to win consistently on the higher skill levels
FEATURES
• Neural network-based AI
• 2 game types: Standard Backgammon or Nackgammon
• 4 skill levels: Easy, Medium, Hard, Expert
• Customizable board design & checker colors
• Mersenne Twister algorithm for random number generation
• Doubling cube
• Single games or match play up to 25 pts
• Crawford rule for match play
• 1-player mode vs. computer
• 2-player mode on one device
• Game Center: Play real-time or turn-based online matches with friends & other players
• Chat with your online opponent
• Online Elo & Experience leaderboards
• Block
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