Pickster vs Raffle Name
Price, ratings, monetisation and update history for both apps, side by side — with what reviewers say about each.
Pickster
This app simplifies random name selection, mimicking a "draw from a hat" experience digitally. It offers customizable drawing modes, easy list management, and a new winner page for sharing results with fanfare. Supports multiple lists via a one-time purchase.
- Random name selection
- Customizable drawing modes
- Screenshot-friendly winner page
- Multiple list creation (in-app purchase)
- Paste text to create lists
- Quick Add Widget
- Auto-alphabetize or custom ordering
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Pickster is a simple little app to help you pick names randomly from a collection - just like drawing names out of a hat, but with less paper... and hats. New in version 2.5: • New screen-shot friendly winner page! Now you can show everyone the result of the drawing with some fanfare, and without displaying everyone else's name in the list. Switch it on per list in the Settings page Other Features: • Easily increment the number of entries for each name just by tapping on it • Chose how many unique names are picked • Auto-alphabetize the names list, or do your own custom ordering • Handy swipe actions to copy a list, and clear or delete an entry • Choose from two drawing modes: • Natural Drawing Mode (default). When a name is picked, remove one of its entries from the hat • Original Drawing Mode. When a name is picked, its number of entries stays the same • Multiple Lists - Enable this feature through a one time in-app purchase and you'll be able to create as many lists as you want • Paste in text as a new list! Copy names to your phone's clipboard with commas, tabs, or newline characters separating each name. Tap the Add button, name the list, and tap the Paste button to import all the copied names into the list. Each name will receive 1 entry. • Make copies of existing lists just by swiping to the left and tapping the Copy button • Quick Add Widget makes entering names fast and easy. It automatically checks for duplicate names in the list as you type • iPad support • Still ad-free as always! Need more help? Visit our How To guides at https://picksterapp.weebly.com/help.html
Raffle Name
Easily create custom raffle wheels with unlimited lists and entries. Track the chance to win percentage for each participant. Manage your subscriptions through your account settings.
- Create unlimited raffle lists
- Up to 9,999 entries per raffle
- Add multiple tickets per entry
- See 'Chance to win %'
- Subscription for full access
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A simple and amazing way to create your own raffles. With Raffle Name you can: - Create unlimited raffle lists - Create up to 9,999 entries per raffle - Add multiple tickets to an entry - See the 'Chance to win %' based on each entry To access all features, content, and functionality you can subscribe to an annual or monthly auto-renewable subscription. This is a recurring transaction that will be charged to your iTunes Account at confirmation of purchase and will automatically renew unless you cancel it at least 24 hours before the end of your subscription. Renewals will be charged the same cost within 24 hours prior to the end of the current period. You can manage your subscriptions and auto-renewal can be turned off by going to your iTunes Account Settings after purchase. Privacy Policy: https://appcano.io/privacy Terms of Use: https://appcano.io/terms
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Verdict
The clearest difference is rating: Raffle Name at 4.7 against Pickster's 3.3. Raffle Name also leads on ratings volume (5.3K vs 62) and review sentiment (57% vs 44%). Pickster's advantage is monetization model (free with in-app purchases vs subscription) and iOS requirement (9.0 vs 15.0). On price, update cadence, ads and in-app purchases 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
Both are free to download. Pickster sells 1 one-off in-app purchase and Raffle Name sells 1 in-app purchase, starting at $19.99 per year. Whichever you choose, the download price is not the number that matters.
Raffle Name holds the better App Store score, 4.7 against 3.3. That said, the two scores are not equally well evidenced: Raffle Name has 5.3K ratings behind it against 62, so its average is the more settled of the two. Written reviews point the same way: 44% of Pickster's written reviews are positive against 57% of Raffle Name's.
Pickster ships an update every 2 months, Raffle Name every 3 weeks. The most recent releases landed on October 16, 2026 and October 18, 2026 respectively.
| Parameter | Pickster | Raffle Name |
|---|---|---|
| Price | Free | Free |
| Rating | 3.3 (62 ratings) | 4.7 (5.3K ratings) — better |
| Positive reviews | 43.8% of reviews | 57.4% of reviews — better |
| Number of ratings | 62 | 5.3K — better |
| Update frequency | Every 2 months | Every 3 weeks — better |
| Ads | No | No |
| In-app purchases | Yes | Yes |
| Monetization | Free with in-app purchases — better | Subscription |
| Devices | iPhone, iPad, iPod | iPhone, iPad, iPod |
| Requires iOS | 9.0 — better | 15.0 |
| Further details — not scored | ||
| Size | 95 MB | 83 MB |
| Age rating | 4+ | 4+ |
| Developer | Tom Soderling | Appcano LLC |
Customer experience
Pickster
Raffle Name
Bugs and requests
Pickster
Not enough reviews yet to summarise bugs or requests.
Raffle Name
Reported bugs
4 issues- Inability to delete or modify names
- Inconsistent behavior when adding entries
- Recording feature not working as expected
- Scrolling issues when entering names
Requested features
4 requests- Add option to choose number of winners
- Improve sorting and filtering of names
- Provide better instructions and tutorials
- Offer a paid version to remove ads
In-app purchases
Pickster
- Multi-List Feature$2.99
Raffle Name
- Unlock All Features3 Days trial$19.991 Year








