Comparison

Countdown Cricket vs The Cricket Draft

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

Head to head
About

Countdown Cricket

Score cricket matches with this interactive app, offering customizable game modes and team options. Track your progress with detailed stats and revisit past games. Perfect for casual play with friends.

Highlights
  • Customizable game modes (Standard, Pairs)
  • Selectable game duration (balls or time)
  • Choose from official or custom teams
  • Automatic ball countdown
  • Easy run and wicket scoring
  • View game statistics
  • Review past game history
Features
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Countdown Cricket lets you to play your version of The Hundred anytime, anywhere! The app will allow you to quickly and easily score a match of countdown cricket, in a fun, interactive environment. It’s fast, simple and designed for all skill levels. Simply find a space to play with 2+ players per team, choose the number of balls for each team to bat for, and you’re ready to go. When you start a new game, you’ll be able to choose between Standard (One wicket per batter. When out, next batter is up) or Pairs (Bat in a pair for a set number of balls, lose 5 runs for each wicket), before then selecting how long you want your game to be – this can be done by selecting the number of balls you want to play for, or the amount of time you have to play. You’ll also then get a chance to select the number of players you’ll have on each team. As Countdown Cricket is your version of The Hundred, you can choose to play as one of The Hundred Teams – who’s your favourite? Pick from all 8 teams from the Hundred, or add your own custom team and create your own team name. The scoring itself is super easy to use, as you’re playing simply select the number of runs made or record a wicket, and the app will automatically countdown the number of balls you have remaining. When you’ve run out of balls, swap teams! You’ll be able to view loads of stats from your game, and even look back at old games you’ve played to track how well you’ve done.

About

The Cricket Draft

Build your dream cricket squad for free and compete in live fantasy leagues. Test your knowledge of player stats and real-life performances to earn points and climb the leaderboards. Challenge friends and fans globally in various cricket competitions.

Highlights
  • Build a squad within a budget
  • Earn points based on real-life player performance
  • Manage squad with transfers
  • Access player stats and live results
  • Create and join public/private leagues
  • Compete in various cricket competitions
Features
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Get closer to the action this summer! The Cricket Draft is the UK's leading Fantasy Cricket Game. Build your squad for free and compete against friends and fans from around the world in the ultimate test of your cricketing knowledge! Create your account in just a few clicks and play in any of our live fantasy competitions, including the County Championship, Vitality Blast, Charlotte Edwards Cup, One Day Cup, Charlotte Edwards Cup, T20 World Cup and many more competitions from around the world. How The Cricket Draft Fantasy works: - BUILD YOUR SQUAD: Pick your squad of 15 players within your £100m budget. Choose from some of the biggest professional stars when designing your team - EARN FANTASY POINTS: Your selected players will earn you points based on their real-life performances in each gameweek - MANAGE THROUGH THE SEASON: As the competition goes on, you can manage your squad by making transfers or substitutions - ALL THE DATA AT YOUR FINGERTIPS: Help inform your selection decisions with in depth player performance stats and get real time updates on the unfolding events with live fixtures and results - TAKE ON FRIENDS IN LEAGUES: Join and create public or private leagues to play against your mates as well as fans from around the world. Do you have what it takes to come out on top? - ALWAYS FREE TO PLAY: The Cricket Draft Fantasy is always free to play! Join the Draft

Screenshots

Countdown Cricket4 screens
The Cricket Draft4 screens

Verdict

The call

Countdown Cricket and The Cricket Draft both sit at 5.0 stars, but that hides the real split: 82% of The Cricket Draft's written reviews are positive against 62% of Countdown Cricket's. The Cricket Draft also leads on update cadence (every 3 weeks vs every 2 months). Countdown Cricket's advantage is ratings volume (3 vs 1) and iOS requirement (13.0 vs 15.6). On price, rating, ads and in-app purchases 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. Neither carries in-app purchases, so what you see is what you pay.

ReceptionRating · Positive reviews · Number of ratings

On the App Store both sit at effectively the same score — 5.0 for Countdown Cricket against 5.0 for The Cricket Draft. Both are backed by a comparable volume of ratings — 3 and 1 respectively. Written reviews are what separate them: 62% of Countdown Cricket's written reviews are positive against 82% of The Cricket Draft's.

UpkeepUpdate frequency

Countdown Cricket ships an update every 2 months, The Cricket Draft every 3 weeks. The most recent releases landed on September 25, 2026 and July 10, 2026 respectively.

Scorecard4 real differences · 6 level
Countdown Cricket versus The Cricket Draft: the parameters behind the verdict, then further details
ParameterCountdown CricketThe Cricket Draft
PriceFreeFree
Rating5.0 (3 ratings)5.0 (1 ratings)
Positive reviews61.9% of reviews82.3% of reviews — better
Number of ratings3 — better1
Update frequencyEvery 2 monthsEvery 3 weeks — better
AdsNoNo
In-app purchasesNoNo
MonetizationFreeFree
DevicesiPhone, iPad, iPod — betteriPhone, iPod
Requires iOS13.0 — better15.6
Further details — not scored
Size26 MB63 MB
Age rating4+12+
DeveloperEngland and Wales Cricket Board LtdThe Cricket Draft Ltd

Customer experience

Countdown Cricket

All ratings3 ratings
Positive100.0%
Neutral0.0%
Negative0.0%
Written reviews21 reviews
Positive61.9%
Neutral9.5%
Negative28.6%

The Cricket Draft

All ratings1 ratings
Positive100.0%
Neutral0.0%
Negative0.0%
Written reviews96 reviews
Positive82.3%
Neutral1.0%
Negative16.7%

Bugs and requests

Countdown Cricket

Not enough reviews yet to summarise bugs or requests.

The Cricket Draft

Reported bugs

3 issues
  • Login screen freezes
  • Inability to save team selections
  • Inconsistent scoring and points display

Requested features

3 requests
  • Dark mode option
  • Improved player availability tracking
  • Enhanced league and competition management

In-app purchases

None

Countdown Cricket

No in-app purchases

None

The Cricket Draft

No in-app purchases

Questions

Is Countdown Cricket free?
Countdown Cricket is free to download, with no in-app purchases.
Is The Cricket Draft free?
The Cricket Draft is free to download, with no in-app purchases.
Which has better reviews, Countdown Cricket or The Cricket Draft?
Countdown Cricket and The Cricket Draft are both rated 5.0 out of 5 on the App Store, from 3 and 1 ratings respectively.
Do Countdown Cricket or The Cricket Draft have ads?
Neither Countdown Cricket nor The Cricket Draft shows ads.
Which is updated more often, Countdown Cricket or The Cricket Draft?
Countdown Cricket ships an update every 2 months, and The Cricket Draft every 3 weeks. Most recently, Countdown Cricket was updated on September 25, 2026 and The Cricket Draft on July 10, 2026.

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