The Cricketer vs The Cricket Draft
Price, ratings, monetisation and update history for both apps, side by side — with what reviewers say about each.
The Cricketer
Get daily in-depth news, features, analysis, and insight on domestic cricket in England and Wales. Focuses on England's men's and women's teams, county competitions, and regional tournaments. Offers top cricket writing and engaging debate.
- Daily in-depth cricket news
- Features and analysis
- Focus on England teams
- County and regional tournament coverage
- Cricket writing and debate
- UK domestic cricket focus
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A must-have for lovers of domestic cricket in England and Wales. The Cricketer provides daily in-depth cricket news, features, analysis and insight, with a special focus on the England men's and women's sides, the men's county competitions and ECB women's regional tournaments. Discover the best cricket writing, in-depth investigations and engaging debate on a wide spectrum of issues and subjects, from the No.1 platform for coverage of domestic cricket in the UK. This app uses the standard Apple Terms of Use (EULA): https://www.apple.com/legal/internet-services/itunes/dev/stdeula/ Privacy policy: https://www.thecricketer.com/privacy_policy.html
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.
- 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
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Get closer to the action this summer with the UK's leading Fantasy Cricket Game! Choose from our two game modes: FANTASY: Our season-long, free-to-play game mode. Build your team, enter leagues and manage your squad through each competition or DUELS: Our BRAND NEW daily fantasy sports game. Enter paid fantasy contests directly against your friends and other fans each gameweek to win big prizes! Create your account in just a few clicks and play in any of our live fantasy games, from English domestic cricket competitions and T20 franchise leagues to international tournaments and bilateral series around the world. How The Cricket Draft 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 - 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 OR DUELS: Join and create public or private leagues in the Fantasy game mode or take on your friends directly in pools or head-to-heads in the Duels game mode. Do you have what it takes to come out on top? Join the Draft now Duels is restricted to users 18+ in the UK only. Please gamble responsibly and only enter low stakes contests you can afford. If you or someone you know has a gambling problem, please visit www.gambleaware.org
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Verdict
The clearest difference is review sentiment: The Cricket Draft at 82% against The Cricketer's 0%. The Cricket Draft also leads on in-app purchases (none vs 1) and update cadence (monthly vs every 3 months). The Cricketer's advantage is iOS requirement (12.1 vs 15.6). On price, ads and device support 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. The Cricketer sells 1 in-app purchase, starting at $4.49 per month. The Cricket Draft asks for nothing beyond the download.
The Cricketer ships an update every 3 months, The Cricket Draft monthly. The most recent releases landed on September 29, 2026 and October 15, 2026 respectively.
| Parameter | The Cricketer | The Cricket Draft |
|---|---|---|
| Price | Free | Free |
| Rating | — | 5.0 (1 ratings) — better |
| Positive reviews | 0.0% of reviews | 82.3% of reviews — better |
| Number of ratings | — | 1 — better |
| Update frequency | Every 3 months | Monthly — better |
| Ads | No | No |
| In-app purchases | Yes | No — better |
| Monetization | Freemium | Free — better |
| Devices | iPhone, iPad, iPod — better | iPhone, iPod |
| Requires iOS | 12.1 — better | 15.6 |
| Further details — not scored | ||
| Size | 39 MB | 66 MB |
| Age rating | 4+ | 17+ |
| Developer | The Cricketer Publishing | The Cricket Draft Ltd |
Customer experience
The Cricketer
The Cricket Draft
Bugs and requests
The Cricketer
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
The Cricketer
- The Cricketer premium1 Month trial$4.491 Month
The Cricket Draft
No in-app purchases
Questions
Is The Cricketer free?
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Do The Cricketer or The Cricket Draft have ads?
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