Dynamos Cricket vs Cricket Megastar 2
Price, ratings, monetisation and update history for both games, side by side — with what reviewers say about each.
Dynamos Cricket
This cricket app for kids aged 8+ offers fun challenges, quizzes, and an arcade-style minigame to build skills and earn rewards. It allows profile creation, team personalization, and digital card collection in a private, secure environment.
- Personal profile creation
- Theming and team personalization
- Digital card binder with scanning
- Skills challenges and quizzes
- Arcade-style cricket minigame
- Earn in-app rewards
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The Dynamos Cricket app, created by the England and Wales Cricket Board, is the perfect cricket application for all children aged 8+ to have fun at home. App features enable kids to: - Create a personal profile - Personalise their experience by choosing theming to match their favourite team - Scan Dynamos Topps cards to create their own digital binder - Complete Skills Challenges and Quizzes to earn XP - Play an exciting arcade-style cricket minigame – time your taps to hit incoming balls, score runs, and avoid missing to keep your lives and reach a high score! - Earn exclusive in-app rewards as they build their cricket skills and knowledge The Dynamos Cricket app is free, and there are no in-app purchases. The app is private and not an open network, so nobody can see or communicate with your child. No personal data is requested or stored within the app. Dynamos Cricket is the ECB’s new programme to inspire all 8-11-year-old children to play cricket, learn new skills, make friends, and fall in love with the game. It is designed both for kids graduating from the All Stars Cricket programme (for 5-8-year-olds) and those who are new to the sport and want to get involved. We are doing our utmost to find a safe way for Dynamos Cricket courses to run as soon as possible. For more information, visit Dynamoscricket.co.uk.
Cricket Megastar 2
Step up to the crease as a rookie batsman and climb the ranks to national hero. Create your own player, customize skills, and play through over 100 story-led levels with unique challenges. Experience thrilling cricket action with simple swipe controls in this fast-paced game.
- Create and customize your own cricket player
- Over 100 story-led levels
- New World Cup game mode
- Simple swipe-based controls
- Awesome visuals and new stadiums
- In-game cutscenes
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Step up to the crease and become a Cricket Megastar! Take control of your very own rookie batsman and climb the ranks from county team to national hero. Create your very own player and show off your Cricket skills to get noticed by the biggest teams in the World. Play through over 100 story-led levels, each with unique challenges, on your way to International stardom. With simple swipe-based controls and accessible gameplay, experience the thrills of the sport without the commitment of a 5-day test series, in this fast and fun Cricket game. So, grab your pads, step onto the pitch, and start your journey towards becoming a Cricket Megastar now! KEY FEATURES - Create you very own Cricket player, with a huge range of customisations. - Awesome visuals. - Over 10 brand new stadiums. - More than 100 story-led levels to play. - New World Cup game mode. - Cutscenes that enhance the drama of the game. …And much more! IMPORTANT This game is free-to-play but includes optional in-app purchases that may be bought with real money. FIND US WEB: www.distinctivegames.com FACEBOOK: facebook.com/distinctivegames TWITTER: twitter.com/distinctivegame YOU-TUBE: youtube.com/distinctivegame INSTAGRAM: instagram.com/distinctivegame
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Verdict
The clearest difference is rating: Cricket Megastar 2 at 4.8 against Dynamos Cricket's 4.0. Cricket Megastar 2 also leads on ratings volume (12 vs 2) and iOS requirement (13.0 vs 16.0). Dynamos Cricket's advantage is in-app purchases (none vs 10) and ads (none vs shown). On price, review sentiment, update cadence 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. Cricket Megastar 2 sells 10 one-off in-app purchases. Dynamos Cricket asks for nothing beyond the download.
Cricket Megastar 2 holds the better App Store score, 4.8 against 4.0. That said, the two scores are not equally well evidenced: Cricket Megastar 2 has 12 ratings behind it against 2, so its average is the more settled of the two. Written reviews complicate that: 24% of Dynamos Cricket's written reviews are positive against 22% of Cricket Megastar 2's, so the app with the better star average is not the one people write more warmly about.
Dynamos Cricket ships an update every 4 months, Cricket Megastar 2 every 2 months. The most recent releases landed on October 24, 2026 and October 30, 2026 respectively.
| Parameter | Dynamos Cricket | Cricket Megastar 2 |
|---|---|---|
| Price | Free | Free |
| Rating | 4.0 (2 ratings) | 4.8 (12 ratings) — better |
| Positive reviews | 23.5% of reviews — better | 22.2% of reviews |
| Number of ratings | 2 | 12 — better |
| Update frequency | Every 4 months | Every 2 months — better |
| Ads | No — better | Yes |
| In-app purchases | No — better | Yes |
| Monetization | Free — better | Free with in-app purchases |
| Devices | iPhone, iPad | iPhone, iPad, iPod — better |
| Requires iOS | 16.0 | 13.0 — better |
| Further details — not scored | ||
| Size | 133 MB | 457 MB |
| Age rating | 4+ | 12+ |
| Developer | England and Wales Cricket Board Ltd | Distinctive Games |
Customer experience
Dynamos Cricket
Cricket Megastar 2
In-app purchases
Dynamos Cricket
No in-app purchases
Cricket Megastar 2
- 24 Hour Unlimited Energy$2.99
- Small Cash$3.99
- Special Offer$4.99
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- Special Offer$5.99
- VIP access for 1 week$5.99
- Starter Pack$6.99
- Special Offer$6.99
- Medium Cash$9.99
- Large Cash$19.99
- Huge Cash$29.99
Questions
Is Dynamos Cricket free?
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