MockOut vs OnTheClock
Price, ratings, monetisation and update history for both apps, side by side — with what reviewers say about each.
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.
- Realistic simulation engine
- Updated prospect rankings
- Team needs analysis
- Trade logic
- Intuitive user interface
- Instant social sharing
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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...
OnTheClock
Build NFL and NBA mock drafts with detailed prospect data and a trade builder. Compete in daily games and scored contests to test your draft knowledge against friends. Track progress and climb leaderboards.
- NFL & NBA mock drafts
- Prospect data with percentile rankings
- Trade builder for draft scenarios
- Daily draft trivia games
- Scored mock draft contests
- Friend leaderboards
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OnTheClock is the mock draft app built for draft obsessives. Build mock drafts for the NFL and NBA, compete in scored contests with friends, and sharpen your draft knowledge with daily games — all in one app. MOCK DRAFTS Build complete mock drafts from 1 to 7 rounds using the full 2026 prospect class. Every pick shows real prospect data including school, position, and NFL Combine results with percentile rankings. Use the trade builder to swap picks between teams and create realistic draft-day scenarios. Save multiple versions, edit anytime, and share your board. DAILY GAMES Four games refresh every morning at 6 AM ET: The Gauntlet — A 10-question gauntlet mixing Who Went First and Over/Under questions from real NFL and NBA draft history. How deep does your draft knowledge go? Pick the Board — A daily puzzle where you fill in missing picks from a real historical draft board. Can you remember who went where? Who Went First — Head-to-head matchups from draft history. Which player was drafted first? Over/Under — Guess whether a player was drafted higher or lower than the line. Build your streak. CONTESTS Create or join scored contests and put your mock draft to the test. Scoring rewards accuracy: exact pick matches, correct team, same round, position matches, and more. Watch the leaderboard update as the real draft unfolds. PROSPECT RESEARCH Every prospect includes combine data with percentile-based color coding so you can instantly see who tested elite and who fell short. Browse by position, school, or search by name. Compare prospects side by side. FRIENDS & LEADERBOARDS Add friends, track daily streaks, and climb the leaderboards. Share your Gauntlet scores and mock drafts directly from the app. NFL & NBA Full support for both the NFL and NBA drafts with dedicated prospect pools, draft orders, and daily games for each league.
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Verdict
The clearest difference is rating: MockOut at 3.9 against OnTheClock's 3.0. MockOut also leads on review sentiment (65% vs 25%) and ads (none vs shown). OnTheClock's advantage is update cadence (weekly vs every 3 weeks) and iOS requirement (15.1 vs 18.0). On price, in-app purchases 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. Neither carries in-app purchases, so what you see is what you pay.
MockOut holds the better App Store score, 3.9 against 3.0. That said, the two scores are not equally well evidenced: MockOut has 90 ratings behind it against 6, so its average is the more settled of the two. Written reviews point the same way: 65% of MockOut's written reviews are positive against 25% of OnTheClock's.
MockOut ships an update every 3 weeks, OnTheClock weekly. The most recent releases landed on September 18, 2026 and September 20, 2026 respectively.
| Parameter | MockOut | OnTheClock |
|---|---|---|
| Price | Free | Free |
| Rating | 3.9 (90 ratings) — better | 3.0 (6 ratings) |
| Positive reviews | 65.3% of reviews — better | 25.0% of reviews |
| Number of ratings | 90 — better | 6 |
| Update frequency | Every 3 weeks | Weekly — better |
| Ads | No — better | Yes |
| In-app purchases | No | No |
| Monetization | Free — better | Ad-supported |
| Devices | iPhone, iPad | iPhone, iPad, iPod — better |
| Requires iOS | 18.0 | 15.1 — better |
| Further details — not scored | ||
| Size | 4 MB | 31 MB |
| Age rating | 4+ | 12+ |
| Developer | MockOut, Inc. | Alexander Batska |
Customer experience
MockOut
OnTheClock
Bugs and 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
OnTheClock
Not enough reviews yet to summarise bugs or requests.
In-app purchases
MockOut
No in-app purchases
OnTheClock
No in-app purchases
