Comparison

Survivor Pool Optimizer vs SpreadWise

Price, ratings, monetisation and update history for both apps, side by side — with what reviewers say about each.

Head to head
About

Survivor Pool Optimizer

This tool helps you win your NFL survivor pool by optimizing your picks. Customize future week importance, required picks, team exclusions, and minimum win percentages. View the NFL schedule with projected win percentages for every game to find the highest probability path to survival.

Highlights
  • Customize future week importance
  • Set required picks per week
  • Define team pick/exclusion rules
  • Set minimum win percentage for suggestions
  • Optimize until a specific week
  • View NFL schedule with win percentages
Features
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The survivor pool optimizer is your ultimate tool to win your survivor pool. This app allows you to customize how important future weeks are, customize how many picks are required each week, customize what teams you require to be picked/ excluded each week, customize the minimum win % allowed to be suggested, customize the week you are planning to optimize until, and see the entire NFL schedule with projected win % attached to every game. We guarantee to give you the highest probability path to survival in your NFL Survivor Pool. A subscription allows you to access the app and all of the features above. A subscription is required to access the app content

About

SpreadWise

Features
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Make the best picks in your Survivor Pool or Elimination Pool to increase your chances of winning. Use the power of your device and up-to-date spreads to help suggest and review picks for several weeks into the future. Based on the game spreads, advanced algorithms calculate the optimal choices for multiple upcoming games. Features: • Evaluate several options for next week’s pick including the cumulative odds for picks for several weeks into the future; allowing you to evaluate your best path to winning. • Pools can be set to winners (Survivor Pool) or losers (Elimination Pool). • Supports pools that require multiple picks per week. • Adjust any game spread to the value of your choice. • Compare select stats of teams for upcoming week. • Subscribe to download up-to-date NFL football game spreads. Advanced Capabilities: • Select past and future picks and even avoid team(s) in any week. • Configure how many games to analyze in the future. • Reduce future spreads to lessen their significance in evaluating future picks. • Create multiple pool entries for a single pool and evaluate unique picks across these entries.

Screenshots

Survivor Pool Optimizer4 screens
SpreadWise4 screens

Verdict

The call

The clearest difference is update cadence: Survivor Pool Optimizer at daily against SpreadWise's every 6 weeks. Survivor Pool Optimizer also leads on iOS requirement (15.5 vs 18.6). On price, ads, 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

CostPrice · In-app purchases · Ads · Monetization

Both are free to download. Survivor Pool Optimizer sells 1 in-app purchase, starting at $9.99 per month and SpreadWise sells 6 one-off in-app purchases. Whichever you choose, the download price is not the number that matters.

UpkeepUpdate frequency

Survivor Pool Optimizer ships an update daily, SpreadWise every 6 weeks. The most recent releases landed on September 9, 2026 and September 14, 2026 respectively.

Scorecard2 real differences · 8 level
Survivor Pool Optimizer versus SpreadWise: the parameters behind the verdict, then further details
ParameterSurvivor Pool OptimizerSpreadWise
PriceFreeFree
Rating5.0 (16 ratings) — better—
Positive reviews81.8% of reviews—
Number of ratings16 — better—
Update frequencyDaily — betterEvery 6 weeks
AdsNoNo
In-app purchasesYesYes
MonetizationSubscription—
DevicesiPhone, iPad, iPod — betteriPhone, iPad
Requires iOS15.5 — better18.6
Further details — not scored
Size164 MB8 MB
Age rating4+17+
DeveloperMichael MontalbanoIron Apps LLC

In-app purchases

1 purchases

Survivor Pool Optimizer

Subscriptions1
  • All Access3 Days trial$9.991 Month
6 purchases

SpreadWise

One-time6
  • 30 Days$3.99
  • 60 Days$4.99
  • Season 2026-2027$6.99
Show 3 more
  • Season 2025-2026$6.99
  • Season 2023-2024$6.99
  • Season 2024-2025$6.99

Questions

Is Survivor Pool Optimizer free?
Survivor Pool Optimizer is free to download, with in-app purchases available.
Is SpreadWise free?
SpreadWise is free to download, with in-app purchases available.
Do Survivor Pool Optimizer or SpreadWise have ads?
Neither Survivor Pool Optimizer nor SpreadWise shows ads.
Which is updated more often, Survivor Pool Optimizer or SpreadWise?
Survivor Pool Optimizer ships an update daily, and SpreadWise every 6 weeks. Most recently, Survivor Pool Optimizer was updated on September 9, 2026 and SpreadWise on September 14, 2026.

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