# Sidekicked — Football prediction card game > Football prediction card game (iPhone/iPad app by Matthew Ryan.) - Source: https://appshunter.io/ios/app/sidekicked/id6773985389 (this page in markdown: same URL + `.md`) - Developer: [Matthew Ryan](https://appshunter.io/developer/585384402) - Category: Games, Sports, Simulation, Sports - Price: Free with in-app purchases - Age rating: 4+ - Requires: iOS 26.0 · 16 MB - Languages: American English - Released: 2026-06-03 - Data updated: 2026-09-04 - User reviews in markdown: https://appshunter.io/ios/app/sidekicked/id6773985389/reviews.md ## What is Sidekicked? SIDEKICK || PLAY THE GAME. Build a squad. Call the match. Keep the receipt. Sidekick is the card game for the club season. Collect player cards from every squad in the league, deploy your lineup before kick-off, and lock your predictions when the stakes are highest. BUILD YOUR DECK Rip packs to collect over 500 player cards, Common to Legendary. Every club. Every position. Living Cards level up when your players score and assist in real matches, all season long. PLAY THE MATCH Deploy four cards to a live fixture. Your picks pay off as the game unfolds: goals, clean sheets, assists. SHARE YOUR CALL Lock your slip before kick-off or at half-time. Share the receipt. Let your mates know you called it first. CHALLENGE YOUR FRIENDS Head-to-head prediction battles. Mini leagues with your group. A full season, August to May, your way. -------------------------------------------------- IN-APP PURCHASES & VIRTUAL ITEMS Sidekick is free to download and play, but offers optional In-App Purchases for randomized booster packs. - Virtual booster packs contain randomized game cards. Drop rates and rarity odds are displayed transparently in the App Shop prior to purchase. - All game cards and virtual items are for in-app entertainment only, hold no real-world monetary value, and cannot be traded, sold, or redeemed for physical currency. - You can disable in-app purchases in your device's settings. Privacy Policy: https://sidekicked.app/privacy Terms of Service: https://sidekicked.app/terms -------------------------------------------------- ## Pricing and in-app purchases Base price: Free. **One-time purchases** | Purchase | Price | Type | | --- | --- | --- | | Booster Pack | $1.99 | one-time | ## Version history (last 5 releases) ### 2.0.1 — 2026-09-01 Bug fixes ### 2.0 — 2026-08-25 Sidekick is now built for the long haul: a full club season, 380 fixtures, 38 gameweeks. A whole season of football. Every fixture from August to May, with live scores, a real match clock, and a league table that updates as results land. 565 player cards. Every club's full squad is in the game. Living Cards carry over: your players earn XP from real goals and assists all season, and now there is room to grow them for nine months instead of five weeks. New card art. Player cards get a bold new look with position figures, club colorways, and richer rarity tiers. Go further. The level ladder now runs from Academy Prospect all the way to Club Legend, with new titles and avatar unlocks deep into spring. On your lock screen. Live Activities show the real match minute and plot every goal on a match timeline, in club colors. Match Call is still free on every match. Call it, watch it, climb the ladder. ### 1.7 — 2026-06-25 Our biggest update yet. Knockout Challenge. Call who advances in each single-elimination tie, score points for every correct read, and unlock the exclusive Knockout 2026 crest for your profile. Climb the global ladder before the final. Match Call. A free pick on every match, no cards needed. Call home, draw, or away for each half and see how sharp you really are. Living Cards. Your player cards now level up from real-world performance. Goals and assists earn XP, and leveled cards get a richer look the higher they climb. Free squad to start. Every team comes with free player cards, so you can jump straight into the action. Plus a faster, cleaner card picker you can sort and filter, a fresh in-app look throughout, and a long list of fixes to live scores, timing, and notifications. ### 1.6 — 2026-06-19 Bugfixes ### 1.5 — 2026-06-15 New this update: your cards come alive. • Living Cards. Your player cards now level up when the real player performs. Score or assist in a real match and that card gains XP. Higher-level cards look sharper and pay a bigger bonus when you deploy them. Everyone starts with a squad of stars to build on. • Watch it live. Follow your slip right on your lock screen with a new broadcast-style Live Activity, and tap into any live match to see your cards win or lose as it happens. • Halftime, sorted. Get a reminder at the break so you can deploy your second-half slip in time. • Matchday streaks. Lock a slip on matchdays to build a streak and earn bonus gold. • Call the knockouts. Make your bracket picks before kickoff and earn XP for every winner you call. • Cleaner and faster. A fresh look across the app, with more accurate live scores and clearer receipts that show exactly what you called. 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User reviews are verbatim App Store reviews. Ratings, prices and chart positions refresh continuously; this snapshot is from 2026-09-04.*