Comparison

Sports Draft Simulator vs MockOut

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

Head to head
About

Sports Draft Simulator

This app allows users to simulate professional sports entry drafts for leagues like the NHL, NFL, NBA, and MLB. You can customize player rankings, simulate draft lotteries, and even trade draft picks.

Highlights
  • Simulate NHL, NFL, NBA, MLB drafts
  • Customizable player rankings
  • Draft lottery simulation
  • Trade draft picks
  • Pick your team
Features
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Simulate entry drafts for your favorite pro sports leagues. Currently Supports: - NHL 2020 Draft - NFL 2020 Draft - NBA 2020 Draft - MLB 2020 Draft - Pick your team - Set pre-draft player rankings or use the built in rankings - Simulate the draft lottery (NHL, NBA) - Trade draft picks based on a trade-value for each pick - Make your picks and simulate through other teams picks

About

MockOut

Experience the most realistic NFL Draft simulation with constantly updated rankings, team needs, and trade logic. Easily share your mock draft results instantly on social media with a clean, detailed format.

Highlights
  • Realistic simulation engine
  • Updated prospect rankings
  • Team needs analysis
  • Trade logic
  • Intuitive user interface
  • Instant social sharing
Features
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The MockOut Mock Draft Simulator changes everything you thought was possible for the NFL Draft. Constant updates to our prospect rankings, team needs, trade logic, and the Sim Engine mean that we have the most realistic simulator anywhere. The NFL Mock Draft Simulator is incredibly intuitive, easy to use, and responsive to user input without any lags. Most importantly, you can now share your simulation results easily and instantaneously on all your favorite social sites. The days of blurry screen grabs are over. Now you can share a clean, detailed mock draft with the press of a button. Share your team results, or even the entire first round of an NFL Draft Simulation! And there's so much more coming soon...

Screenshots

Sports Draft Simulator4 screens

Verdict

The call

The clearest difference is rating: MockOut at 3.9 against Sports Draft Simulator's 3.6. MockOut also leads on review sentiment (65% vs 50%) and ratings volume (90 vs 10). Sports Draft Simulator's advantage is iOS requirement (8.0 vs 18.0). On price, update cadence, 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

MockOut holds the better App Store score, 3.9 against 3.6. That said, the two scores are not equally well evidenced: MockOut has 90 ratings behind it against 10, so its average is the more settled of the two. Written reviews point the same way: 50% of Sports Draft Simulator's written reviews are positive against 65% of MockOut's.

UpkeepUpdate frequency

Both ship on a similar rhythm, roughly every 3 weeks. The most recent releases landed on September 29, 2026 and October 7, 2026 respectively.

Scorecard4 real differences · 6 level
Sports Draft Simulator versus MockOut: the parameters behind the verdict, then further details
ParameterSports Draft SimulatorMockOut
PriceFreeFree
Rating3.6 (10 ratings)3.9 (90 ratings) — better
Positive reviews50.0% of reviews65.3% of reviews — better
Number of ratings1090 — better
Update frequencyEvery 3 weeksEvery 3 weeks
AdsNoNo
In-app purchasesNoNo
MonetizationFreeFree
DevicesiPhone, iPad, iPod — betteriPhone, iPad
Requires iOS8.0 — better18.0
Further details — not scored
Size42 MB4 MB
Age rating4+4+
DeveloperMake It So StudiosMockOut, Inc.

Customer experience

Sports Draft Simulator

All ratings10 ratings
Positive50.0%
Neutral30.0%
Negative20.0%
Written reviews4 reviews
Positive50.0%
Neutral50.0%
Negative0.0%

MockOut

All ratings83 ratings
Positive72.3%
Neutral13.3%
Negative14.5%
Written reviews72 reviews
Positive65.3%
Neutral18.1%
Negative16.7%

Bugs and requests

Sports Draft Simulator

Not enough reviews yet to summarise bugs or requests.

MockOut

Reported bugs

13 issues
  • Who would I pick? button sometimes doesn't load
  • Does not update who you drafted
  • White bars with round numbers are annoying
  • Picks can be simulated over unexpectedly
  • Drafted player can be bumped to another team's pick
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  • Trades involving multiple picks in the same round don't transfer correctly
  • Trades accepted but picks don't exchange
  • Trade details not displayed in dark mode
  • Can't see trade terms unless you hit counter
  • Crashes suddenly
  • CPU teams will not offer to trade up with the user
  • Won't let me make trades
  • Can't trade

Requested features

37 requests
  • Add draft league feature
  • Add trade offers for #1 overall pick
  • Add save and review old mocks
  • Add points on correct picks for mocks
  • Add free agent predictions
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  • Add ability to reverse draft deals
  • Add players in trades
  • Add undo selection feature
  • Add old drafts (since 2000)
  • Add ability to share full 3 rounds
  • Add team logos instead of abbreviations
  • Add option to turn off trading
  • Update draft prospect order
  • Add draft grading system
  • Add team needs tab
  • Add player profiles
  • Add ratings or more info on prospects
  • Add ability to see upcoming picks
  • Add ability to see who you've drafted
  • Add draft grades
  • Add different draft rankings from other sources
  • Add profile info on each player
  • Add CPU trade offers
  • Add draft picks for another year out
  • Add play with friend feature
  • Add ability to reorder teams without trading picks
  • Add more realistic draft projections
  • Allow drafting using different and current consensus draft projections
  • Use NFL trade charts to validate trades
  • Add a tab to quickly show picks made
  • Add team roster for trading current players
  • Add player scouting notes
  • Add more realistic sim and update player rankings
  • Add trade offers for the first pick
  • Add ability to see full trade details
  • Add ability to see draft position context for trades
  • Add ability to see what picks are coming up when trading

In-app purchases

None

Sports Draft Simulator

No in-app purchases

None

MockOut

No in-app purchases

Questions

Is Sports Draft Simulator free?
Sports Draft Simulator is free to download, with no in-app purchases.
Is MockOut free?
MockOut is free to download, with no in-app purchases.
Which has better reviews, Sports Draft Simulator or MockOut?
MockOut is rated higher. Sports Draft Simulator averages 3.6 out of 5 from 10 ratings, while MockOut averages 3.9 from 90 ratings.
Do Sports Draft Simulator or MockOut have ads?
Neither Sports Draft Simulator nor MockOut shows ads.
Which is updated more often, Sports Draft Simulator or MockOut?
Sports Draft Simulator ships an update every 3 weeks, and MockOut every 3 weeks. Most recently, Sports Draft Simulator was updated on September 29, 2026 and MockOut on October 7, 2026.

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