# The Program: College Football — Lead your school to victory! > Realistic college football management simulation game with recruiting and championship aspirations. (iPhone/iPad app by Fantasy Mogul Inc.) - Source: https://appshunter.io/ios/app/the-program-college-football/id1586374382 (this page in markdown: same URL + `.md`) - Developer: [Fantasy Mogul Inc](https://appshunter.io/developer/702790205) - Category: Games, Sports, Sports, Strategy - Price: Free with in-app purchases - Rating: 4.70/5 from 40,851 App Store ratings · 915 written reviews indexed - Age rating: 4+ - Requires: iOS 15.1 · 158 MB - Languages: American English - Released: 2022-09-26 - Data updated: 2026-08-29 - Monetization: free with in-app purchases - User reviews in markdown: https://appshunter.io/ios/app/the-program-college-football/id1586374382/reviews.md ## What is The Program? You're hired, Coach. Strap on your headset and take the sideline because you've got full control of The Program, the most engaging and realistic College Football management game ever made. Success here is not given, it is earned. If you want to build a College Football power and challenge for National Championships, you'll need to fully commit to your team. The Program is an immersive College Football experience that's so real you can feel the boosters breathing down your neck. Features: • Travel the country, scouting and recruiting top talent • Hire offense and defensive coordinators, scouts and trainers • Run practices and set weekly game plans • Play a full schedule and lead your team to a postseason bowl game • Participate in weekly press conferences • Increase your program's prestige and compete for a National Championship! This app includes advertising, some of which may be targeted to your interests. You may choose to control targeted advertising by using your mobile device settings (for example, by re-setting your device’s advertising identifier and/or opting out of interest based ads). The app also includes: • In-app purchases that cost real money • Advertising for some third parties, including the option to watch ads for rewards ## Key features - Scout and recruit top talent nationwide - Hire coaching staff and trainers - Run practices and set game plans - Play a full season and compete for championships - Participate in press conferences - Increase program prestige ## Pricing and in-app purchases Base price: Free. **One-time purchases** | Purchase | Price | Type | | --- | --- | --- | | 750 Recruiting Points | $5.99 | one-time | | Season Pass Plus Level 5 | $6.99 | one-time | | 9 Staff Tokens | $5.99 | one-time | | 3 Staff Tokens | $1.99 | one-time | | 12 Staff Tokens | $7.99 | one-time | | 6 Staff Tokens | $3.99 | one-time | | Season Pass | $3.99 | one-time | | Season Pass Special Offer | $0.99 | one-time | | Season Pass Level 3 | $3.99 | one-time | | Season Pass Level 5 | $3.99 | one-time | | Season Pass Level 2 | $3.99 | one-time | | Season Pass Level 4 | $3.99 | one-time | ## Chart rankings - #48 in Top Grossing · Sports (US App Store) ## What do users think of The Program? Overall sentiment: positive **Pros** - 🚀 Top 25 Ranking - 🚀 Playoff bracket - 👍 Slow starter but super fun - 👍 Immersive college football experience - 👍 Simple and addictive - 👍 Great game with room for improvement - 👍 Real good game - 👍 One of the best - 👍 Amazing and addictive - 👍 Extremely good and beautiful - 👍 Class game - 👍 Great game but some problems - 👍 Promising to say the least - 👍 Solid offline college manager - 👍 Great game **Cons** - 🔒 Requires login credentials - 🐛 Recruiting points too low - 🐛 Recruiting too difficult - 🐛 Kickers miss too many field goals - 🐛 Injuries too frequent - 🐛 Play calling not realistic - 🐛 Impossible to win or progress **Commonly reported bugs** - Kickers miss easy field goals - Punts and returns unrealistic - Recruiting percentages don't make sense - Difficulty level too high, impossible to win - Loading issues when continuing career **Most requested features** - Allow changing player positions - Give more recruit points later in season - Show players' top 10 schools and last 3 options - Make transfer portal available - Allow scouting both offense and defense - Add in-game adjustments and coaching decisions - Implement a transfer portal - Add off-season training and practice - Allow editing team name, logo, and colors - Option to sim games or call plays - Add more staff/coordinator options - Provide more ways to earn coaching points - Implement a playoff system - Add more bowl games - Allow redshirting more players - Show player stats and history - Provide more recruiting points or ways to earn them - Add mini-games during simulated games ## Recent user reviews (10 of 915) All indexed reviews: https://appshunter.io/ios/app/the-program-college-football/id1586374382/reviews.md ### 5/5 — Game I come back to everytime *2026-08-25, version 1.17.1* I think they need a little better updating with some of the features but how active and consistent the developers are with the game it keeps me coming back to see what’s changed. I think they should focus less on things like new ai face models and focus on making attributes actually translate to performance (ex higher speed -> longer more breakout runs), or adjusting the frequency of certain recruits(ex I’ll have 2 4 star Tight ends + 3 more underclassmen and it’ll give me 3 4 star prospects for the next recruiting cycle. Also, I love the overall difficulty of the game, but moving conferences is extremely difficult and honestly as someone who has spammed this game as much as I have, I don’t think it’s feasible to think someone could even move conferences within a realtime dedication for 2-4 months and extreme luck, + buying the season pass to give u extra recruiting points. I do love this game and its potential, and I’m betting on it. ### 1/5 — Garbage game do not download!!! *2026-08-24, version 1.17.1* I decided to pay for the game in hopes that I could possibly win a game, recruit decent players, earn more coaching upgrade credits. I did not. In fact the game started to make me lose games against teams that I had more talent. These developers have absolutely no clue how to make an American football game. Absolute trash. Do not play this game! And definitely do not pay for this game. Absolute garbage. This is ridiculous. None of the changes for difficulty level I previously asked for were delivered. Also just note that if you watch the ads you may not get the bonus. I watched a minute of ads and still didn’t get the bonus and there’s no way to try again. Stupid idiot devs that totally ruined what could be a great game. The devs definitely don’t listen to your advice. On another note, never spend money. It only lasts a season, which is about an hour of gameplay. Think about a game on a ps5, would you pay 3 or 7 bucks per hour of gameplay? Absolutely not. So don’t do it here. Devs pull your head out of your underwear and give us the game we deserve and maybe we will pay 20 bucks to have it. Also new addition, you can be 3 points better than your rival on both sides of the ball, call plays designed to beat them, and still lose by 30 because the computer wants you to lose recruits. Seriously!!!! Just get a buyable permanent difficulty meter and this game would be sick. So disappointing. Ugh!!! I wish with all my heart this game was playable but it’s not. The devs will make you lose. Enjoy the anger. ### 4/5 — Challengingly addictive *2026-08-21, version 1.17.1* The upside is that the challenge keeps you coming back. You can really build and develop a good team Earlier issues have been fixed. ### 1/5 — Garbage game do not download!!! *2026-08-20, version 1.17.1* I decided to pay for the game in hopes that I could possibly win a game, recruit decent players, earn more coaching upgrade credits. I did not. In fact the game started to make me lose games against teams that I had more talent. These developers have absolutely no clue how to make an American football game. Absolute trash. Do not play this game! And definitely do not pay for this game. Absolute garbage. This is ridiculous. None of the changes for difficulty level I previously asked for were delivered. Also just note that if you watch the ads you may not get the bonus. I watched a minute of ads and still didn’t get the bonus and there’s no way to try again. Stupid idiot devs that totally ruined what could be a great game. The devs definitely don’t listen to your advice. On another note, never spend money. It only lasts a season, which is about an hour of gameplay. Think about a game on a ps5, would you pay 3 or 7 bucks per hour of gameplay? Absolutely not. So don’t do it here. Devs pull your head out of your underwear and give us the game we deserve and maybe we will pay 20 bucks to have it. ### 5/5 — Active fun game *2026-08-20, version 1.17.1* Real active game,I have spent hours on this game.I like how the game makes you think strategically but I also I think we should be able to get recruiting points for winning games and also have the player who scores or make a play. Have a small card of the player pop up on the area of the field or touchdown ,the play happens on to show users who’s making a impact. ### 3/5 — Pricing *2026-08-14, version 1.17.1* It’s a really good game but the season pass should be 50 cents for each season of it’s gonna be 4 dollars it should atleast last 4 seasons that’s crazy pricing ### 5/5 — GREAT GAME! *2026-08-14, version 1.17.1* Great game, should have the same game for college basketball and same concept ### 4/5 — Pretty chill game *2026-08-12, version 1.16.12* Good game basically no ads and great time killer it’s just a slow game because you obviously start off trash then have to play seasons until you are a contender ### 4/5 — Super sick concept *2026-08-05, version 1.16.12* Love the game. Super smooth, well made. Couple tweaks could be made just like making the actually football sim a little more realistic. Had a couple times where teams have made 70+ yard field goals which is nuts but smaller things like going for it on 4th and short situations or being able to decide who your kick returner is. A little more variability in plays would be cool to see too. Overall great game though I’m hooked ### 2/5 — Mediocre at best *2026-08-05, version 1.16.12* I have been playing this game for a long time time now. The progression through the game is extremely slow and the inconsistencies will frustrate you to death. The recruiting is super annoying and you will have a recruit at 96% and they will say no and it will screw you. The game is inconsistent, has tons of flaws and even when you have the best team by far you will still lose. There is no championship game, there is not conference championship trophy, and the overall flow of the game is pretty bad. I’m frustrated often with this game and after 20+ seasons in, I’m only on the third prestige conference and I’ve had the best recruiting class for 12 seasons. It makes zero sense. ## Frequently asked questions about The Program ### What is The Program: College Football? The Program: College Football is an immersive and realistic management simulation game where you take on the role of a college football coach. You have full control over your team's strategy, recruiting, and day-to-day operations as you aim to win national championships. ### What are the key features of this app? Key features include traveling the country to scout and recruit top talent, hiring offensive and defensive coordinators, scouts, and trainers, running practices, setting weekly game plans, playing a full schedule, participating in press conferences, and increasing your program's prestige to compete for a National Championship. ### How does this app make money? This app is free to download and play but includes advertising, some of which may be targeted. It also offers in-app purchases that cost real money, and you can opt to watch ads for in-game rewards. ### Who is this app for? This app is designed for fans of college football and sports management simulations. It appeals to players who enjoy strategic decision-making, team building, and the challenge of leading a program to national success. ### Can I control targeted advertising? Yes, you can control targeted advertising by using your mobile device settings. This includes options like resetting your device's advertising identifier and opting out of interest-based ads. ## Version history (last 5 releases) ### 1.17.1 — 2026-08-12 1.17.1 Update Extra Redshirts - Use new team resource, Extra Redshirts, to redshirt a 2nd eligible player during the preseason. Campus Store - New Season Pass+ offer. - New items added to the store. - New team resource, Campus Credits, used to purchase logos and campuses you may have missed from previous progressions. New store-limited logos to be added in the future. Reworked Audible Game Changer - No longer redraws a new random set of 3 plays for a given slot when building your playbook for the week. - After selecting your plays and before confirming your playbook, use Game Change to activate the Audible Game Changer for any play you've selected. - Audible allows you to swap a play you've selected with any play from your coordinators playbook. - Swapped in plays will match the play slot level of the play you're replacing. - No restrictions on number of swaps as long as you have Game Change. Other Changes/Fixes - Team Office UI changes and new feature to change your team name. - Better feedback when making purchases in the store. ### 1.16.12 — 2026-06-16 1.16.12 updates: - Add support for upcoming event content - Misc bug fixes Thanks for playing and see you on the field! ### 1.16.10 — 2026-05-04 Limited Event Update! - Support for new limited events. Earn points and unlock rewards. - Rewards include new flash training regimens, signature recruit actions, unique recruits, and more. - Misc bug fixes 1.16.0 updates: - Improved in-game ad experience 1.16.1 updates: - Fix bug where event recruits could not be inducted into the Hall of Honor 1.16.2 updates: - Misc progression UI bug fixes 1.16.3 updates: - Under-the-hood updates 1.16.5 updates: - More under-the-hood updates to address stability 1.16.7 updates: - Add support for upcoming event content - Misc bug fixes 1.16.8 updates: - Fix crash when navigating to event on older app versions 1.16.9 updates: - Fix to address incorrect images from displaying after update - Under-the-hood improvements to purchase flow 1.16.10 updates: - Fix to address issues with ads crashing the app Thanks for playing and see you on the field! ### 1.16.9 — 2026-04-27 Limited Event Update! - Support for new limited events. Earn points and unlock rewards. - Rewards include new flash training regimens, signature recruit actions, unique recruits, and more. - Misc bug fixes 1.16.0 updates: - Improved in-game ad experience 1.16.1 updates: - Fix bug where event recruits could not be inducted into the Hall of Honor 1.16.2 updates: - Misc progression UI bug fixes 1.16.3 updates: - Under-the-hood updates 1.16.5 updates: - More under-the-hood updates to address stability 1.16.7 updates: - Add support for upcoming event content - Misc bug fixes 1.16.8 updates: - Fix crash when navigating to event on older app versions 1.16.9 updates: - Fix to address incorrect images from displaying after update - Under-the-hood improvements to purchase flow Thanks for playing and see you on the field! ### 1.16.8 — 2026-04-22 Limited Event Update! - Support for new limited events. Earn points and unlock rewards. - Rewards include new flash training regimens, signature recruit actions, unique recruits, and more. - Misc bug fixes 1.16.0 updates: - Improved in-game ad experience 1.16.1 updates: - Fix bug where event recruits could not be inducted into the Hall of Honor 1.16.2 updates: - Misc progression UI bug fixes 1.16.3 updates: - Under-the-hood updates 1.16.5 updates: - More under-the-hood updates to address stability 1.16.7 updates: - Add support for upcoming event content - Misc bug fixes 1.16.8 updates: - Fix crash when navigating to event on older app versions Thanks for playing and see you on the field! ## Apps similar to The Program | App | Rating | Price | Category | | --- | --- | --- | --- | | [Football Head Coach 27 - FHC](https://appshunter.io/ios/app/football-head-coach-27-fhc/id1566854514) | 4.8 (72,090) | Free | Games | | [Madden NFL 27 Mobile Football](https://appshunter.io/ios/app/madden-nfl-27-mobile-football/id1512265589) | 4.7 (1,306,113) | Free | Games | | [NFL Rivals 26 Mobile Football](https://appshunter.io/ios/app/nfl-rivals-26-mobile-football/id1640028998) | 4.8 (205,904) | Free | Games | | [Rival Stars College Football](https://appshunter.io/ios/app/rival-stars-college-football/id1113223808) | 4.7 (10,027) | Free | Games | | [Ultimate Pro Football GM](https://appshunter.io/ios/app/ultimate-pro-football-gm/id1530542938) | 4.5 (9,027) | Free | Games | | [Football Manager Mobile](https://appshunter.io/ios/app/football-manager-mobile/id1434524349) | 4.5 (12,800) | Free | Games | ## More apps by Fantasy Mogul Inc - [Franchise Football: Pro GM](https://appshunter.io/ios/app/franchise-football-pro-gm/id1268854472) - [Franchise Hockey: Pro GM](https://appshunter.io/ios/app/franchise-hockey-pro-gm/id1327981700) - [Franchise Baseball: Pro GM](https://appshunter.io/ios/app/franchise-baseball-pro-gm/id1365664319) - [Franchise Basketball: Pro GM](https://appshunter.io/ios/app/franchise-basketball-pro-gm/id1433795761) - [The Gaffer: Football Manager](https://appshunter.io/ios/app/the-gaffer-football-manager/id6502531323) All apps by Fantasy Mogul Inc: https://appshunter.io/developer/702790205 ## Related topics [football coach college dynasty](https://appshunter.io/ios/topics/football-coach-college-dynasty) · [college football management games](https://appshunter.io/ios/topics/college-football-management-games) · [the program](https://appshunter.io/ios/topics/the-program) · [coaching game](https://appshunter.io/ios/topics/coaching-game) · [football coach](https://appshunter.io/ios/topics/football-coach) · [sports manager](https://appshunter.io/ios/topics/sports-manager) · [general manager](https://appshunter.io/ios/topics/general-manager) · [football head coach 26](https://appshunter.io/ios/topics/football-head-coach-26) · [futbol coach](https://appshunter.io/ios/topics/futbol-coach) · [football head coach](https://appshunter.io/ios/topics/football-head-coach) · [ult college football coach](https://appshunter.io/ios/topics/ult-college-football-coach) · [football gm college](https://appshunter.io/ios/topics/football-gm-college) · [rival stars college football](https://appshunter.io/ios/topics/rival-stars-college-football) · [football 2026 head coach](https://appshunter.io/ios/topics/football-2026-head-coach) · [football dynasty](https://appshunter.io/ios/topics/football-dynasty) · [front office football](https://appshunter.io/ios/topics/front-office-football) · [ncaa football games](https://appshunter.io/ios/topics/ncaa-football-games) · [football manager college](https://appshunter.io/ios/topics/football-manager-college) · [american football manager](https://appshunter.io/ios/topics/american-football-manager) · [coaching games](https://appshunter.io/ios/topics/coaching-games) --- *Data collected daily from the US App Store and indexed by [AppsHunter](https://appshunter.io/). 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