Comparison

Dynamos Cricket vs Cricket Captain 2024

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

Head to head
About

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.

Highlights
  • Personal profile creation
  • Theming and team personalization
  • Digital card binder with scanning
  • Skills challenges and quizzes
  • Arcade-style cricket minigame
  • Earn in-app rewards
Features
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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.

About

Cricket Captain 2024

Manage your dream cricket team and compete in major tournaments. Features a new score predictor, updated match engine, and extensive player statistics. Experience realistic commentary and updated domestic leagues.

Highlights
  • Score Predictor
  • New commentary
  • Honours Boards
  • Improved Match Engine
  • Updated Player Database
  • Tournament Modes
  • Updated Domestic Systems
Features
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Build your own dream team in Cricket Captain 2024. The 20 Over World Cup takes centre stage at the start of the 2024 season and, with our Score Predictor making its debut, you can manage run chases and set targets with a clear indication of expectations for the match conditions. With feedback from last year’s game, and simulating thousands of matches from every situation, we have rebalanced scoring rates across the board, with focus on both First Class and limited over scoring rates and AI. Daniel Norcross brings his inimitable style to the commentary box this year, for the first time on Cricket Captain. Cricket Captain 2024 expands our database once again, including honours boards showing every international century and five-wicket hall across all formats at every ground. With improved filters and viewing options for the vast array of statistics accessible through the game, picking your squads and accessing records is more intuitive and responsive. All domestic systems have been updated to include the latest developments in Pakistan, West Indies and around the world. Key features for 2024 include: • Commentary: new commentary from Daniel Norcross. • Score Predictor: in-match score and win predictor. • Honours Boards: every international 5 wicket haul or century, in all 3 match types. • Match Engine: improved following user feedback and simulations. • Updated International Team Rankings: calculated from last 4 years results. • New Kits: updated international kits. • International Player Rankings: updated with historical data. • Asia Trophy: play in ODI and 20 Over International tournaments. • Updated Pakistan Domestic System: Eight new teams. • Domestic System Updates: all systems updated to latest rules and formats. • Improved Player Generation: rebalanced with focus on player aggression. • Test Championship: updated for the 2024 season. • Tournament Modes: play in stand-alone One Day, Asia Trophy or 20 Over World Cups. Create your own World XIs, All-Time Great and Custom Match Series. • Phone Interface: improved screen layout with filters visible on stats screens. Complete Stats Update for the 2024 Season: • Updated player database with over 7,500 players. • Updated historical keeper and outfield stats. • Updated versus, ground and team records with partnerships, bowling and batting records. • Updated domestic squads for all 146 playable domestic teams. • Updated recent series stats for all players. • Updated real world player form for Domestic and International

Screenshots

Dynamos Cricket4 screens
Cricket Captain 20244 screens

Verdict

The call

The clearest difference is rating: Dynamos Cricket at 4.0 against Cricket Captain 2024's 2.9. Dynamos Cricket also leads on in-app purchases (none vs 1). Cricket Captain 2024's advantage is update cadence (fortnightly vs every 4 months) and review sentiment (49% vs 24%). On price, ads 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

CostPrice · In-app purchases · Ads · Monetization

Both are free to download. Cricket Captain 2024 sells 1 one-off in-app purchase. Dynamos Cricket asks for nothing beyond the download.

ReceptionRating · Positive reviews · Number of ratings

Dynamos Cricket holds the better App Store score, 4.0 against 2.9. That said, the two scores are not equally well evidenced: Cricket Captain 2024 has 17 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 49% of Cricket Captain 2024's, so the app with the better star average is not the one people write more warmly about.

UpkeepUpdate frequency

Dynamos Cricket ships an update every 4 months, Cricket Captain 2024 fortnightly. The most recent releases landed on November 3, 2026 and October 30, 2026 respectively.

Scorecard7 real differences · 3 level
Dynamos Cricket versus Cricket Captain 2024: the parameters behind the verdict, then further details
ParameterDynamos CricketCricket Captain 2024
PriceFreeFree
Rating4.0 (2 ratings) — better2.9 (17 ratings)
Positive reviews23.5% of reviews49.5% of reviews — better
Number of ratings217 — better
Update frequencyEvery 4 monthsFortnightly — better
AdsNoNo
In-app purchasesNo — betterYes
MonetizationFree — betterFree with in-app purchases
DevicesiPhone, iPadiPhone, iPad, iPod — better
Requires iOS16.012.0 — better
Further details — not scored
Size133 MB626 MB
Age rating4+4+
DeveloperEngland and Wales Cricket Board LtdChildish Things Ltd

Customer experience

Dynamos Cricket

All ratings2 ratings
Positive50.0%
Neutral50.0%
Negative0.0%
Written reviews17 reviews
Positive23.5%
Neutral11.8%
Negative64.7%

Cricket Captain 2024

All ratings17 ratings
Positive52.9%
Neutral0.0%
Negative47.1%
Written reviews95 reviews
Positive49.5%
Neutral3.2%
Negative47.4%

Bugs and requests

Dynamos Cricket

Not enough reviews yet to summarise bugs or requests.

Cricket Captain 2024

Reported bugs

14 issues
  • Player names changed to random/fake names after updates
  • Incorrect player squads and team compositions
  • Game crashing and force closing
  • Unable to re-download after deletion
  • No sound or commentary after recent updates
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  • Dropbox sync not functioning
  • Game won't allow re-download after uninstall
  • Stuck on offseason coaching screen
  • Game lag on iPhone 15 Pro Max
  • Audio glitches with commentary
  • Licensing issues causing player data corruption
  • Game won't launch after update
  • Incorrect player statistics and positions
  • 50/50 chance of save data loss when exiting app

Requested features

23 requests
  • DRS (Decision Review System) implementation
  • Custom tournaments and series creation
  • Auction/draft system for franchise leagues
  • More international leagues (LPL, T10, ILT20, GT20, US Major League)
  • Bangladesh domestic cricket teams
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  • Scotland career mode option
  • Associate nations inclusion
  • Player immigration/transfer system
  • Impact player rule for IPL
  • Auto-save functionality
  • Training system improvements
  • Player ability and potential ratings display
  • Customizable team kits and uniforms
  • Player selection from wider pool
  • In-game help/tutorial system
  • Skip through dates before squad selection
  • DRS review challenges like PlayStation games
  • Youth and U19 team management
  • Player sorting by age and statistics
  • Cricket Captain 2025 mobile release
  • One-player captain mode with decision-making
  • Win predictor improvements
  • New commentary options

In-app purchases

None

Dynamos Cricket

No in-app purchases

1 purchases

Cricket Captain 2024

One-time1
  • Unlock Cricket Captain 2024$3.99

Questions

Is Dynamos Cricket free?
Dynamos Cricket is free to download, with no in-app purchases.
Is Cricket Captain 2024 free?
Cricket Captain 2024 is free to download, with in-app purchases available.
Which has better reviews, Dynamos Cricket or Cricket Captain 2024?
Dynamos Cricket is rated higher. Dynamos Cricket averages 4.0 out of 5 from 2 ratings, while Cricket Captain 2024 averages 2.9 from 17 ratings.
Do Dynamos Cricket or Cricket Captain 2024 have ads?
Neither Dynamos Cricket nor Cricket Captain 2024 shows ads.
Which is updated more often, Dynamos Cricket or Cricket Captain 2024?
Dynamos Cricket ships an update every 4 months, and Cricket Captain 2024 fortnightly. Most recently, Dynamos Cricket was updated on November 3, 2026 and Cricket Captain 2024 on October 30, 2026.

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