Starting5 vs DraftBattle
Price, ratings, monetisation and update history for both apps, side by side — with what reviewers say about each.
Starting5
Create and customize your own basketball team lineups. Save your creations to your device or share them instantly on social media platforms.
- Customize player photos and names
- Build custom basketball lineups
- Save lineups to photo album
- Share lineups on social media
- Create your own basketball teams
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If you are a basketball addict, STARTING5 is the best application for you to make your own basketball lineups. Pick your favorite players, build your lineup and share with everyone! Features: - Customize player photos and names. - Save your lineup to your photo album. - Share on Instagram, Facebook and Twitter.
DraftBattle
Build a fantasy basketball team based on daily themes and compete against real players. Take control during clutch moments of simulated games to secure victory and climb the ranks. Offers daily challenges and progression systems for continuous engagement.
- Themed fantasy basketball drafts
- Compete against real opponents
- In-game clutch moment control
- Daily prompts and leaderboards
- Player progression and ranks
- Free-to-play with optional purchases
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Build the ultimate basketball team. Then prove it's the best. DraftBattle is the competitive basketball team-building game where every draft is a new challenge. Build dream teams, battle real players, climb the rankings, and prove your basketball knowledge. Every challenge is different. Build the greatest defensive team ever. Create the perfect starting five. Beat legendary dynasties. Find the best young core. There are endless ways to play. 5 Game Modes Association Mode Travel across the map and conquer every basketball franchise. Build the greatest all-time team for each city, complete unique challenges, and create the ultimate basketball dynasty. Division Drafts Draft your team in just 60 seconds and battle real players from around the world. Every matchup is unique. Weekend League Compete in weekly events, climb the leaderboard, and earn exclusive rewards against the best drafters. Tournaments Take on themed competitions, survive multiple rounds, and prove you can build winning teams under any challenge. Daily Challenge A brand-new basketball challenge every day. New rules. New teams. New debates. Build Better Teams Winning isn't just about picking the biggest stars. Every draft rewards strategy, chemistry, and smart team building. Use Redraft, Rewind, and Reposition to perfect your lineup and outsmart your opponents. Rise Through the Ranks Earn XP, unlock rewards, complete achievements, and climb from Bronze all the way to Hall of Fame. Whether you're chasing the perfect team, conquering every franchise, or competing against the world's best players, there's always another challenge waiting. Build your dream team. Beat everyone. Terms of Use (EULA): https://draftbattle.app/terms Privacy Policy: https://draftbattle.app/privacy
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Verdict
The clearest difference is in-app purchases: Starting5 at none against DraftBattle's 18. Starting5 also leads on ads (none vs shown) and iOS requirement (9.0 vs 15.1). DraftBattle's advantage is update cadence (every 6 days vs every 3 months) and ratings volume (215 vs 3). On price, rating and device support 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. DraftBattle sells 18 in-app purchases, starting at $4.99 per month. Starting5 asks for nothing beyond the download.
On the App Store both sit at effectively the same score — 4.7 for Starting5 against 4.7 for DraftBattle. That said, the two scores are not equally well evidenced: DraftBattle has 215 ratings behind it against 3, so its average is the more settled of the two.
Starting5 ships an update every 3 months, DraftBattle every 6 days. The most recent releases landed on September 22, 2026 and October 13, 2026 respectively.
| Parameter | Starting5 | DraftBattle |
|---|---|---|
| Price | Free | Free |
| Rating | 4.7 (3 ratings) | 4.7 (215 ratings) |
| Positive reviews | — | 35.3% of reviews |
| Number of ratings | 3 | 215 — better |
| Update frequency | Every 3 months | Every 6 days — better |
| Ads | No — better | Yes |
| In-app purchases | No — better | Yes |
| Monetization | Free — better | Free with in-app purchases |
| Devices | iPhone, iPod | iPhone, iPod |
| Requires iOS | 9.0 — better | 15.1 |
| Further details — not scored | ||
| Size | 17 MB | 92 MB |
| Age rating | 4+ | 4+ |
| Developer | Gurhan Avdan | Pedro Marques |
Customer experience
Starting5
DraftBattle
In-app purchases
Starting5
No in-app purchases
DraftBattle
- Unlimited Monthly3 Days trial$4.991 Month
- Unlimited Weekly$6.997 Days
- 3 Redrafts$0.99
- 3 Repositions$0.99
- Unlimited Energy 1h$1.99
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- 10 Redrafts$2.99
- 10 Rewinds$2.99
- 10 Repositions$2.99
- 25 Redrafts$3.99
- 25 Rewinds$3.99
- 25 Repositions$3.99
- Unlimited Energy 24h$3.99
- Starter Bundle$4.99
- 15 Energy$5.99
- 40 Energy$12.99
- Unlimited Energy 7 Days$12.99
- Lifetime Energy Pass$19.99
- Lifetime Energy Pass$29.99
