Comparison

Dynamos Cricket vs Cricket Captain 2026

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 2026

Manage cricket teams with extensive customization options and improved gameplay. Build dynasties across multiple countries, edit kits and emblems, and enjoy faster seasons with enhanced match engine and 3D animations.

Highlights
  • 45 new playable domestic teams
  • Kit, emblem, and logo editors
  • Expanded player editor
  • Improved match engine and 3D animations
  • Faster gameplay and save times
  • Format selection for management career
  • Network game improvements
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Build your dream team with Cricket Captain 2026. Forty-five new playable domestic teams across Afghanistan, Bangladesh, Ireland, Sri Lanka and Zimbabwe give you more ways than ever to start your Cricket Captain journey. Whether you want to build a dynasty in Sri Lanka, top the tables in Zimbabwe, or build a team in Ireland, there has never been more choice. Cricket Captain 2026 takes on a packed summer of England international cricket, with home Test series against New Zealand and Pakistan, and white-ball series against India and Sri Lanka. Match engine improvements across all formats, alongside faster contracts, save times and score prediction, allow you to progress through seasons quickly and spend more time on the decisions that matter. 3D engine improvements deliver smoother animations and better blending between actions on the match screen. The addition of the kit editor, competition logo editor and team emblem editor allow greater customisation than ever before. Based on user feedback, the in-game Player Editor has been expanded with match type retirement controls. Take more control of your career, with the option to choose whether you want to manage at international level, domestic level, or both for each format. Cricket Captain 2026 expands our database once again, including ground, team, and vs stats for 45 new teams and 23 new grounds. All domestic systems have been updated to include the latest developments around the world. Key features for 2026 include: • Sri Lanka Domestic: fourteen new domestic teams and five 20 over teams • Afghanistan Domestic: four new domestic teams and five 20 over teams • Bangladesh Domestic: eight new domestic teams • Ireland Domestic: four new domestic teams • Zimbabwe Domestic: five new domestic teams • Pakistan Domestic: updated Pakistan Domestic system • Domestic System Updates: all systems updated to latest rules and formats • Match Engine: improvements across all formats • Kit Editor: add your own kits for every team • Team Emblem Editor: add your own emblems • Competition Logo Editor: add your own competition logos • 3D Engine: smoother animations and improved blending • Player Editor: control player retirements by match type • Format Selection: choose to manage international, domestic, or both for each format • Faster Gameplay: improved speeds for contracts, save times, and score predictor • Match Screen: redesigned for clearer, faster gameplay • Network Game: improvements to online play • Commentary: additional commentary from Daniel Norcross • Updated International Team Rankings: calculated from last 4 years results • International Player Rankings: updated with historical data • International Trophies: play in ODI and 20 Over International tournaments • Test Championship: updated for the 2026 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 Complete Stats Update for the 2026 Season: • Updated player database with over 8,000 players • Updated stats for all match types • Added international individual season batting and bowling records • Updated domestic squads for all 197 playable domestic teams • Updated recent series stats for all players Dropbox requires iOS 16.7.10 or later

Screenshots

Dynamos Cricket4 screens
Cricket Captain 20264 screens

Verdict

The call

The clearest difference is in-app purchases: Dynamos Cricket at none against Cricket Captain 2026's 1. Dynamos Cricket also leads on rating (4.0 vs 3.7). Cricket Captain 2026's advantage is update cadence (every 2 weeks vs every 4 months) and review sentiment (48% vs 24%). On price, ratings volume, 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 2026 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 3.7. Both are backed by a comparable volume of ratings — 2 and 3 respectively. Written reviews complicate that: 24% of Dynamos Cricket's written reviews are positive against 48% of Cricket Captain 2026'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 2026 every 2 weeks. The most recent releases landed on October 24, 2026 and October 28, 2026 respectively.

Scorecard5 real differences · 5 level
Dynamos Cricket versus Cricket Captain 2026: the parameters behind the verdict, then further details
ParameterDynamos CricketCricket Captain 2026
PriceFreeFree
Rating4.0 (2 ratings) — better3.7 (3 ratings)
Positive reviews23.5% of reviews47.8% of reviews — better
Number of ratings23 — better
Update frequencyEvery 4 monthsEvery 2 weeks — better
AdsNoNo
In-app purchasesNo — betterYes
MonetizationFree — betterFree with in-app purchases
DevicesiPhone, iPadiPhone, iPad, iPod — better
Requires iOS16.015.0 — better
Further details — not scored
Size133 MB666 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 2026

All ratings3 ratings
Positive66.7%
Neutral0.0%
Negative33.3%
Written reviews23 reviews
Positive47.8%
Neutral13.0%
Negative39.1%

In-app purchases

None

Dynamos Cricket

No in-app purchases

1 purchases

Cricket Captain 2026

One-time1
  • Unlock Cricket Captain 2026$9.99

Questions

Is Dynamos Cricket free?
Dynamos Cricket is free to download, with no in-app purchases.
Is Cricket Captain 2026 free?
Cricket Captain 2026 is free to download, with in-app purchases available.
Which has better reviews, Dynamos Cricket or Cricket Captain 2026?
Dynamos Cricket is rated higher. Dynamos Cricket averages 4.0 out of 5 from 2 ratings, while Cricket Captain 2026 averages 3.7 from 3 ratings.
Do Dynamos Cricket or Cricket Captain 2026 have ads?
Neither Dynamos Cricket nor Cricket Captain 2026 shows ads.
Which is updated more often, Dynamos Cricket or Cricket Captain 2026?
Dynamos Cricket ships an update every 4 months, and Cricket Captain 2026 every 2 weeks. Most recently, Dynamos Cricket was updated on October 24, 2026 and Cricket Captain 2026 on October 28, 2026.

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