Dribl vs Play AFL
Price, ratings, monetisation and update history for both apps, side by side — with what reviewers say about each.
Dribl
This app aims to elevate grassroots football by providing a consistent and optimal experience for players and enthusiasts. It offers a growing ecosystem of capabilities designed to benefit the sport at all levels.
- Grassroots football ecosystem
- Consistent game experience
- Community-driven improvements
- Elevates all levels of the game
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In 2016 we set out to build a world–leading ecosystem for the benefit of the sport we live, breathe and love. The goal was to elevate grassroots football and provide a consistent and optimal experience across all levels of the game. Through openess and listening to the community, we are constantly improving and delivering even more capabilities to our football family. Happy Dribl-ing everyone!
Play AFL
This app provides comprehensive information for community Australian Football leagues. Track fixtures, ladders, results, and player statistics for games running on PlayHQ. Easily favorite your preferred players, teams, and leagues for quick access to the action.
- Fixtures and schedules
- League ladders
- Game results
- Player statistics
- Favorite players and teams
- League and club information
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Introducing the official mobile App for everyone involved in AFL Community Football. Play AFL is a free iOS App built for community football fans, housing fixtures, ladders, results, and statistics for leagues operating on PlayHQ. With Play AFL, community football fans can favourite players, teams, clubs, grades and leagues, giving fans quick and easy access to the players and games they care about most. Play AFL's user-friendly interface is designed with the community football fan in mind, no matter where they are, so that they can stay connected to games and players anywhere, anytime. Download the Play AFL iOS App today.
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Verdict
The clearest difference is review sentiment: Play AFL at 65% against Dribl's 15%. Play AFL also leads on ratings volume (12 vs 1). Dribl's advantage is rating (5.0 vs 4.2). 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
Both are free to download. Neither carries in-app purchases, so what you see is what you pay.
Dribl holds the better App Store score, 5.0 against 4.2. That said, the two scores are not equally well evidenced: Play AFL has 12 ratings behind it against 1, so its average is the more settled of the two. Written reviews complicate that: 15% of Dribl's written reviews are positive against 65% of Play AFL's, so the app with the better star average is not the one people write more warmly about.
Dribl ships an update every 4 weeks, Play AFL fortnightly. The most recent releases landed on September 24, 2026 and September 26, 2026 respectively.
| Parameter | Dribl | Play AFL |
|---|---|---|
| Price | Free | Free |
| Rating | 5.0 (1 ratings) — better | 4.2 (12 ratings) |
| Positive reviews | 15.2% of reviews | 65.1% of reviews — better |
| Number of ratings | 1 | 12 — better |
| Update frequency | Every 4 weeks | Fortnightly — better |
| Ads | No | No |
| In-app purchases | No | No |
| Monetization | Free | Free |
| Devices | iPhone, iPad, iPod — better | iPhone, iPod |
| Requires iOS | 15.1 | 15.1 |
| Further details — not scored | ||
| Size | 73 MB | 92 MB |
| Age rating | 4+ | 4+ |
| Developer | Dribl Pty Ltd | PlayHQ |
Customer experience
Dribl
Play AFL
Bugs and requests
Dribl
Not enough reviews yet to summarise bugs or requests.
Play AFL
Reported bugs
22 issues- Can’t save in stages
- Game dates incorrect
- Can’t log in
- Email doesn’t stick
- App frozen
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- Player profiles messed up
- Player movements reverted
- Login impossible
- Teams inactive that are active
- Search function doesn't work
- Players default to public
- Timer incorrect
- Match times incorrect
- Custom avatars messed up
- Missing junior stats
- No option to add stats
- Can't find clubs
- Stuck on loading screen
- Game day screen hard to swipe
- Weather widget not priority
- Game details page changed
- Update nobody asked for
Requested features
6 requests- Link a child to two accounts
- Add schedule for ground on that day
- Search up a ground and see all games
- Nickname for saved teams
- Add fixtures calendars
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- Add 'add to calendar' feature for fixtures
In-app purchases
Dribl
No in-app purchases
Play AFL
No in-app purchases
