Comparison

Optimal DFS vs BackStat

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

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About

Optimal DFS

This app helps users build optimized daily fantasy sports lineups for platforms like DraftKings and FanDuel. It offers customizable settings, real-time projections, injury updates, and news to help users make informed decisions and generate up to 150 optimized lineups.

Highlights
  • Customizable lineup settings
  • Real-time player projections
  • Injury and news updates
  • Generate up to 150 optimized lineups
  • Export lineups to CSV
  • Player and team exposure summaries
  • Sports betting insights
Features
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Build your DFS lineups with a swipe. Optimal DFS turns lineup building into a deck of cards. Every card is an optimized DraftKings Showdown or FanDuel Single Game lineup, best projected first. Swipe right to keep it, left to pass, then export your lineups straight to DraftKings or FanDuel. No spreadsheets. No guesswork. Just swipe. HOW IT WORKS 1. Set your rules: how many lineups, how different they are, which stacks to allow and your salary range. 2. Swipe: every card is a legal lineup with its captain, projected points, salary, stack and exposure. Right keeps it, left passes. 3. Export: get an upload-ready file for DraftKings or FanDuel, checked before it's written. SWIPE BUILDER - Swipe a few, then tap Fill the rest to keep the next best lineups until your set is full. - Choose your spacing: Diverse, Balanced or Top Projected. - Leave out any stack, like 5-1 or 4-2, set a salary floor, and see how many lineups still fit. - Lock a player into every lineup or out of all of them, as captain or flex. - Edit any projection before you swipe. - Track captain and player exposure as you go. - Undo a swipe, or take a second look at the lineups you passed. - Import your DraftKings entries file to fill every contest you've entered, then upload it on DraftKings' Edit Entries page. CLASSIC OPTIMIZER For classic slates, the optimizer builds up to 150 lineups in seconds. - Lock, exclude and edit player projections. - Set max exposures for players and roster spots. - Stack your QB with RBs, WRs or TEs, and keep opponents away from your defense. - Optimize for tournaments, and filter by injury status or projected starters. - Export lineups to CSV for DraftKings or FanDuel, with lineup summaries and player exposures. - Check spreads, totals and projected box scores for every game on the slate. NEVER MISS A SLATE Turn on notifications and we'll let you know when new slates and projections are ready to swipe, plus breaking news that moves lineups. SUPPORTED SLATES DraftKings: NFL, NBA and MLB Classic and Showdown FanDuel: NFL, NBA and MLB Classic and Single Game Optimal DFS is not affiliated with or endorsed by DraftKings or FanDuel. ____________________________ Optimal DFS is not responsible for any decisions made, financial or otherwise, based on information provided by this application. Optimal DFS cannot guarantee the correctness of the information contained within our application. SUBSCRIPTION - Unlock all Optimal DFS features with a subscription. - Payment will be charged to your Apple Account at confirmation of purchase. - Your subscription automatically renews unless auto-renew is turned off at least 24 hours before the end of the current period. - Your account will be charged for renewal within 24 hours before the end of the current period, at the cost of the renewal. - You can manage your subscription and turn off auto-renewal in your Apple Account settings after purchase. - Any unused portion of a free trial period, if offered, will be forfeited when you purchase a subscription. Terms of Use: https://www.optimal-bet.com/terms Privacy Policy: https://www.optimal-bet.com/privacy

About

BackStat

Features
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Watch the game on your schedule — without getting spoiled. BackStat shows you real-time stats for exactly where you are in the broadcast. Whether you're an hour behind or just catching up from the start, you'll only see what's already happened in your feed. Privacy Policy: https://backstat.net/privacy Terms of Use: https://www.apple.com/legal/internet-services/itunes/dev/stdeula/ PERFECT FOR: • DVR and recorded game viewers • Time-shifted streaming (ESPN+, Peacock, Apple TV+) • Anyone who hates score spoilers SUPPORTED SPORTS: • MLB Baseball (free) • NBA Basketball (Pro) • NHL Hockey (Pro) COMING SOON: • MLS Soccer • FIFA World Cup 2026 • NFL Football • NCAA Football HOW IT WORKS: 1. Pick your sport and today's game 2. Tell BackStat how far behind live you are 3. Watch — stats update automatically, spoiler-free No score alerts. No live updates bleeding through. Just the stats you've earned. BackStat Pro unlocks NBA and NHL coverage with a subscription.

Screenshots

Optimal DFS4 screens
BackStat4 screens

Verdict

The call

The clearest difference is ads: BackStat at none against Optimal DFS's shown. Optimal DFS's advantage is device support (3 vs 1). On price, in-app purchases 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. Optimal DFS sells 7 in-app purchases, starting at $15.00 per 7 days and BackStat sells 2 in-app purchases, starting at $3.99 per month. Whichever you choose, the download price is not the number that matters.

Scorecard2 real differences · 8 level
Optimal DFS versus BackStat: the parameters behind the verdict, then further details
ParameterOptimal DFSBackStat
PriceFreeFree
Rating4.7 (812 ratings) — better—
Positive reviews62.8% of reviews—
Number of ratings812 — better—
Update frequencyMonthly—
AdsYesNo — better
In-app purchasesYesYes
MonetizationFree with in-app purchases—
DevicesiPhone, iPad, iPod — betteriPhone
Requires iOS1616.0
Further details — not scored
Size35 MB5 MB
Age rating17+4+
DeveloperHergott Technologies, IncChomps, LLC

Bugs and requests

Optimal DFS

Reported bugs

3 issues
  • Charged for subscription after free trial without consent
  • No directions for new users
  • Doesn't allow optimizing for SuperDraft

Requested features

5 requests
  • Add NHL, PGA, MMA, NASCAR, and College Football
  • Provide player news, notes, and detailed performance stats
  • Add projected ownership
  • Allow exporting lineups to DraftKings
  • Add Yahoo support

BackStat

Not enough reviews yet to summarise bugs or requests.

In-app purchases

7 purchases

Optimal DFS

Subscriptions7
  • Optimal DFS 1-Week$15.007 Days
  • Optimal DFS 1-Month3 Days trial$25.001 Month
  • Optimal DFS 3-Month$64.993 Months
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  • Optimal DFS MLB 1-Year$79.991 Year
  • Optimal DFS NBA 1-Year$89.991 Year
  • Optimal DFS NFL 1-Year$99.991 Year
  • Optimizer1 Year trial$200.001 Year
2 purchases

BackStat

Subscriptions2
  • BackStat Pro Monthly7 Days trial$3.991 Month
  • BackStat Pro Annual7 Days trial$29.991 Year

Questions

Is Optimal DFS free?
Optimal DFS is free to download, with in-app purchases available.
Is BackStat free?
BackStat is free to download, with in-app purchases available.
Do Optimal DFS or BackStat have ads?
Optimal DFS shows ads; BackStat does not.

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