Survivor Pool Optimizer vs ZGuards Max
Price, ratings, monetisation and update history for both apps, side by side — with what reviewers say about each.
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.
- 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
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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
ZGuards Max
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The perfect platform for leagues, athletes, music performers, movie studios, etc. to reach fans for a unique experience • Get listed on our platform • Chat with your fans • Post photos and videos • Sell your merchandise ...and much more
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Verdict
The clearest difference is in-app purchases: ZGuards Max at none against Survivor Pool Optimizer's 1. Survivor Pool Optimizer's advantage is ads (none vs shown) and update cadence (daily vs every 5 weeks). On price 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. Survivor Pool Optimizer sells 1 in-app purchase, starting at $9.99 per month. ZGuards Max asks for nothing beyond the download.
Survivor Pool Optimizer ships an update daily, ZGuards Max every 5 weeks. The most recent releases landed on September 27, 2026 and October 3, 2026 respectively.
| Parameter | Survivor Pool Optimizer | ZGuards Max |
|---|---|---|
| Price | Free | Free |
| Rating | 5.0 (16 ratings) — better | — |
| Positive reviews | 81.8% of reviews | — |
| Number of ratings | 16 — better | — |
| Update frequency | Daily — better | Every 5 weeks |
| Ads | No — better | Yes |
| In-app purchases | Yes | No — better |
| Monetization | Subscription | — |
| Devices | iPhone, iPad, iPod — better | iPhone, iPad |
| Requires iOS | 15.5 — better | 18.6 |
| Further details — not scored | ||
| Size | 164 MB | 90 MB |
| Age rating | 4+ | 4+ |
| Developer | Michael Montalbano | ZSmart LLC |
In-app purchases
Survivor Pool Optimizer
- All Access3 Days trial$9.991 Month
ZGuards Max
No in-app purchases
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