Sports Draft Simulator vs PickPool
Price, ratings, monetisation and update history for both apps, side by side — with what reviewers say about each.
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.
- Simulate NHL, NFL, NBA, MLB drafts
- Customizable player rankings
- Draft lottery simulation
- Trade draft picks
- Pick your team
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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
PickPool
Test your pro football mock draft prediction skills in free contests for a chance to win cash prizes. Submit your predictions, earn points for accuracy, and climb the leaderboard as the draft unfolds.
- Free entry contests
- Mock draft prediction
- Cash prize opportunities
- Live score tracking
- Leaderboard rankings
- Accuracy-based scoring
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PickPool – The Ultimate Pro Football Draft Challenge! Think you can outdraft the competition? Put your mock draft prediction skills to the test with PickPool, the free-to-enter contest app where you compete for cash prizes by submitting mock drafts for the pro football draft. How It Works: - Enter free contests with up to 1,000 contestants. - Submit your mock draft predictions. - Earn points based on accuracy. - Track your score live as the draft unfolds. - Climb the leaderboard and win cash prizes! PickPool's Scoring System: Your mock draft is graded based on how accurately you predict player selections. 0 Points – Player not drafted within contest’s pick range. 1 Point – Player drafted within the range but wrong team and draft spot. 2 Points – Player drafted within range and either correct team or correct pick. 3 Points – Player drafted within range, correct team, and correct pick. Follow the Action Live: Watch your mock draft come to life in real-time as picks are made. Check the live leaderboard to see how you stack up against other contestants. Are you ready to draft like a pro? Enter PickPool contests today and prove your skills!
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Verdict
The clearest difference is review sentiment: PickPool at 100% against Sports Draft Simulator's 50%. PickPool also leads on rating (5.0 vs 3.6). Sports Draft Simulator's advantage is iOS requirement (8.0 vs 13.0). On price, ratings volume, update cadence and ads 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. Neither carries in-app purchases, so what you see is what you pay.
PickPool holds the better App Store score, 5.0 against 3.6. Both are backed by a comparable volume of ratings — 10 and 9 respectively. Written reviews point the same way: 50% of Sports Draft Simulator's written reviews are positive against 100% of PickPool's.
Sports Draft Simulator ships an update every 3 weeks, PickPool monthly. The most recent releases landed on September 29, 2026 and October 7, 2026 respectively.
| Parameter | Sports Draft Simulator | PickPool |
|---|---|---|
| Price | Free | Free |
| Rating | 3.6 (10 ratings) | 5.0 (9 ratings) — better |
| Positive reviews | 50.0% of reviews | 100.0% of reviews — better |
| Number of ratings | 10 — better | 9 |
| Update frequency | Every 3 weeks — better | Monthly |
| Ads | No | No |
| In-app purchases | No | No |
| Monetization | Free | Free |
| Devices | iPhone, iPad, iPod — better | iPhone, iPod |
| Requires iOS | 8.0 — better | 13.0 |
| Further details — not scored | ||
| Size | 42 MB | 57 MB |
| Age rating | 4+ | 17+ |
| Developer | Make It So Studios | Robert Acker |
Customer experience
Sports Draft Simulator
PickPool
In-app purchases
Sports Draft Simulator
No in-app purchases
PickPool
No in-app purchases
