Make Your Picks vs Pick the Game
Price, ratings, monetisation and update history for both apps, side by side — with what reviewers say about each.
Make Your Picks
Create and join pools for various sports and reality TV shows. Engage in fantasy drafts, pick'em games, and bracket challenges with friends or in public competitions. Enjoy automated scoring and an anti-spoiler feature to enhance your viewing experience.
- Fantasy drafts
- Pick'em games
- Bracket challenges
- Custom pool formats
- Public and private pools
- Automated score updates
- Anti-spoiler feature
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The pool app for sports, TV shows and more! Make Your Picks makes fantasy and pick'em pools for a wide variety of sports and reality tv shows. Create your own pool to play with friends, or join a free-to-play public pool. We offer a variety of pool types including fantasy, pick'em, brackets and question-based formats that make watching your favorite sports and tv shows more enjoyable! Fantasy Survivor -- Draft contestants and win points if they make it far, win challenges, play idols, and more! Pick each week who you think will be voted out. Fantasy Golf -- Draft golfers and earn points based on their tournament scores. Fantasy Bachelor -- Draft contestants and win points if they get roses, go on one-on-one’s, make it to home-towns, and more! Pick who you think will go home each week. Pro Football Pick'em -- Pick six professional football teams each week and get points if your picks win! Underdogs are worth more points. College Hoops Pick'em -- Fill your college hoops bracket in a round-by-round format. Earn extra points for taking underdogs! Why use the Make Your Picks App? • More than Traditional Sports • Custom Pool Formats • Play on Any Device • Free to Play! • Automated Score Updates • Anti-Spoiler Feature https://makeyourpicks.com/terms-of-service https://makeyourpicks.com/privacy-policy
Pick the Game
Easily organize and manage football pools with friends, family, or coworkers. Features real-time scoring, automated tracking, and multiple game modes to enhance friendly competition.
- Real-time scoring updates
- Push notifications for picks and scores
- Simple pick submission
- Pick'Em, Confidence, and Survivor game modes
- Automated scoring and standings
- Live tracking of performance
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Bring your football pool to life with the easiest way to organize, manage, and track picks all season long. Whether it’s with family, friends, or coworkers, our app takes the hassle out of running a pool so you can focus on the fun and friendly competition. Key Features Real-Time Scoring – Stay updated instantly as games progress. Push Notifications – Never miss a pick or score update. Easy Pick Submissions – Submit picks with just a few taps. Game Modes – Choose from Pick’Em, Confidence, and add-on Survivor options. Automated Scoring – No more manual tallying—we handle it for you. Live Standings – Track your performance and see how you stack up. Note: A $1 per player fee will be charged at the start of Week 3.
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Verdict
The clearest difference is rating: Make Your Picks at 5.0 against Pick the Game's 4.4. Make Your Picks also leads on ratings volume (163 vs 7). Pick the Game's advantage is in-app purchases (none vs 5) and device support (3 vs 1). On price, update cadence, ads and monetization model 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. Make Your Picks sells 5 in-app purchases, starting at $14.99 per year. Pick the Game asks for nothing beyond the download.
Make Your Picks holds the better App Store score, 5.0 against 4.4. That said, the two scores are not equally well evidenced: Make Your Picks has 163 ratings behind it against 7, so its average is the more settled of the two.
Both ship on a similar rhythm, roughly every 5 weeks. The most recent releases landed on October 5, 2026 and October 3, 2026 respectively.
| Parameter | Make Your Picks | Pick the Game |
|---|---|---|
| Price | Free | Free |
| Rating | 5.0 (163 ratings) — better | 4.4 (7 ratings) |
| Positive reviews | 98.0% of reviews | — |
| Number of ratings | 163 — better | 7 |
| Update frequency | Every 5 weeks | Every 5 weeks |
| Ads | Yes | Yes |
| In-app purchases | Yes | No — better |
| Monetization | Free with in-app purchases | Free with in-app purchases |
| Devices | iPhone | iPhone, iPad, iPod — better |
| Requires iOS | 16.4 | 15.1 — better |
| Further details — not scored | ||
| Size | 61 MB | 30 MB |
| Age rating | 17+ | 4+ |
| Developer | Make Your Picks | Pick the Game LLC |
Customer experience
Make Your Picks
Pick the Game
Bugs and requests
Make Your Picks
Reported bugs
1 issue- "Sign in with Apple" option disappeared after app update, preventing account access.
Requested features
3 requests- Expand to other shows and sports games
- Dark mode option
- Advanced analytics dashboard
Pick the Game
Not enough reviews yet to summarise bugs or requests.
In-app purchases
Make Your Picks
- Gem Pass$14.991 Year
- 25 Gems$0.99
- 50 Gems$4.99
- 125 Gems$9.99
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- 250 Gems$14.99
Pick the Game
No in-app purchases
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