Comparison

Sunday Swim vs SpreadWise

Price, ratings, monetisation and update history for both apps, side by side — with what reviewers say about each.

Head to head
About

Sunday Swim

Engage in a season-long football pool with a strategic point system. Pick NFL teams against the point spread using straight or parlay bets. Create or join leagues with friends and compete for the most points by the end of the season.

Highlights
  • Season-long football pool
  • Point spread betting
  • Straight and parlay bets
  • Create/join private or public leagues
  • Weekly point wagering
  • League standings and member history
Features
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Sunday Swim - https://www.SundaySwim.com is a brand new season-long football pool with a point system, an easy to follow game of strategy and skill. Pick NFL teams against the line (point spread) by way of straight or two-team parlay bets. Sign up, create a league, invite your friends and compete now! HOW TO PLAY IN FIVE EASY TO FOLLOW BULLET POINTS: • Start or join a Private League (with friends) or a Public League • Everyone starts with 500 points to play with • Bet between 50-150 points per week • Make straight or 2-team parlay bets on NFL teams using The Line/Point Spread • Most points in your league at the end of the season wins! (hit zero & you are out) TOP FREQUENTLY ASKED QUESTIONS: • Do I have to bet on all games? Nope • What games are bettable? Sunday's & Monday's • When do all of my bets have to be submitted? By kickoff (1pm est) on Sunday • What does a winning 2-team parlay pay? 2.6x your wager • How many people can be in a my league? Up to 100 people • If I place a bet early during the week, what Line is used? Friday's Line • Can I be in multiple leagues? Yep • Can I win money playing Sunday Swim? Nope, but can you win money playing fantasy football? We can't see under your table. Standings: Throughout the season, see where you rank week to week and see your opponents bets each week, after kickoff. Make Bets: Look at the Line and make straight or two-team parlay bets on the teams you think will cover the spread. Wager between 50-150 of your points per week, minimum bet of 25 per team. Scores: See if you teams are covering the spread. Member History: Study your opponents bets throughout the season. Read the Rules, the FAQ and start a league now! Follow us for NFL football, Sunday Swim updates and meet up with fellow swimmers to talk smack about your football pool! WATCH THE SUNDAY SWIM HOW TO PLAY VIDEO: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=wnY0hwdHehQ SUBSCRIBE: https://www.youtube.com/channel/UCqdZTjaOqdOCpzpGXlHt5KQ FOLLOW US ON TWITTER: https://twitter.com/sundayswim LIKE US ON FACEBOOK: https://www.facebook.com/sundayswim/ Sunday Swim is the #1 Football Pool App - The Only App You'll Need This NFL Season #sundayswim #dontsink

About

SpreadWise

Features
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Most survivor pools are lost in Week 4, on a pick that looked safe. SpreadWise maps every week ahead of you — so you know which favorite to burn now, and which one to save. HOW IT WORKS • Enter your pool's rules — survivor or elimination, one pick a week or two, one entry or five. • SpreadWise reads current NFL spreads and lays out a full path: this week's pick, and every week after it. • See the cumulative odds of that path surviving, not just this Sunday's game. BUILT FOR REAL POOLS • Lock in picks you've already made and teams you've already burned. • Rule out any team in any week you want to protect. • Override any spread with your own number when you disagree with the market. • Run multiple entries in one pool and keep every entry on a different team. • Decide how far ahead to plan, and how much weight to give a Week 14 spread in a Week 3 decision. WHAT'S FREE, WHAT ISN'T • The app is free. Building pools, entering picks, and running the math costs nothing. • Live NFL spreads require a subscription for the full season. Updated for the 2026 season. No account, no ads, no data collected.

Screenshots

Sunday Swim4 screens
SpreadWise4 screens

Verdict

The call

The clearest difference is in-app purchases: Sunday Swim at none against SpreadWise's 6. Sunday Swim also leads on update cadence (weekly vs every 5 weeks). On price, ads, device support and iOS requirement 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

CostPrice · In-app purchases · Ads · Monetization

Both are free to download. SpreadWise sells 6 one-off in-app purchases. Sunday Swim asks for nothing beyond the download.

UpkeepUpdate frequency

Sunday Swim ships an update weekly, SpreadWise every 5 weeks. The most recent releases landed on October 24, 2026 and October 18, 2026 respectively.

Scorecard2 real differences · 8 level
Sunday Swim versus SpreadWise: the parameters behind the verdict, then further details
ParameterSunday SwimSpreadWise
PriceFreeFree
Rating5.0 (17 ratings) — better—
Positive reviews90.9% of reviews—
Number of ratings17 — better—
Update frequencyWeekly — betterEvery 5 weeks
AdsNoNo
In-app purchasesNo — betterYes
MonetizationFree—
DevicesiPhoneiPhone, iPad — better
Requires iOS17.6 — better18.6
Further details — not scored
Size11 MB8 MB
Age rating17+17+
DeveloperSunday Swim IncIron Apps LLC

In-app purchases

None

Sunday Swim

No in-app purchases

6 purchases

SpreadWise

One-time6
  • 30 Days$3.99
  • 60 Days$4.99
  • Season 2026-2027$6.99
Show 3 more
  • Season 2025-2026$6.99
  • Season 2023-2024$6.99
  • Season 2024-2025$6.99

Questions

Is Sunday Swim free?
Sunday Swim is free to download, with no in-app purchases.
Is SpreadWise free?
SpreadWise is free to download, with in-app purchases available.
Do Sunday Swim or SpreadWise have ads?
Neither Sunday Swim nor SpreadWise shows ads.
Which is updated more often, Sunday Swim or SpreadWise?
Sunday Swim ships an update weekly, and SpreadWise every 5 weeks. Most recently, Sunday Swim was updated on October 24, 2026 and SpreadWise on October 18, 2026.

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