Comparison

The Cricketer Magazine vs The Cricket Draft

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

Head to head
About

The Cricketer Magazine

This app delivers the world's leading cricket magazine, featuring in-depth interviews, expert analysis, and comprehensive club cricket coverage. It also includes exclusive content from top professionals and a 'how to' guide for improving your game. Access news, views, and gossip from the international and county dressing rooms.

Highlights
  • In-depth player interviews
  • Expert match analysis
  • Club cricket coverage
  • Professional insights and tips
  • Competitions and giveaways
  • International and county news
Features
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The Cricketer is the world No.1 cricket magazine and the sport’s most-inclusive and best read. Every month you'll find the biggest interviews, top analysis from experts and star columnists. Enjoy the best club cricket coverage, plus our The Game section, which boasts comment from top pros and is the magazine’s own special ‘how to’ guide. As ever, you'll also find fantastic competitions, news, views and gossip from international and county dressing rooms. ---------------------------------------------- This is a free app download. Within the app users can purchase the current issue and back issues. Subscriptions are also available within the application. A subscription will start from the latest regular issue at the time of purchase. -The subscription will renew automatically unless cancelled more than 24 hours before the end of the current period. You will be charged for renewal within 24 hours of the end of the current period, for the same duration and at the current subscription rate for the product. -You may turn off the auto-renewal of subscriptions through your Account Settings, however you are not able to cancel the current subscription during its active period. -Payment will be charged to your iTunes account at confirmation of purchase and any unused portion of a free trial period, if offered, will be forfeited when a subscription to that publication is purchased. -If a subscription offers a free trial, at the end of the trial period, you will be charged the full price of the subscription. You may cancel a subscription during its free trial period via the subscription settings on your iTunes account. This must be done 24 hours before the end of the subscription period to avoid being charged. Users can register for/ login to a pocketmags account in-app. This will protect their issues in the case of a lost device and allow browsing of purchases on multiple platforms. Existing pocketmags users can retrieve their purchases by logging into their account. We recommend loading the app for the first time in a wi-fi area so that all issue data is retrieved. If your app will not load past the splash page after a first install or an update, please delete and reinstall the app from the App Store Help and frequently asked questions can be accessed in-app and on pocketmags. If you have any problems at all please do not hesitate to contact us: help@pocketmags.com -------------------- You can find our privacy policy here: http://www.pocketmags.com/privacy.aspx You can find our terms and conditions here: http://www.pocketmags.com/terms.aspx

About

The Cricket Draft

Engage with cricket action through season-long fantasy games or daily fantasy contests. Build your squad, earn points based on real-life performance, and compete against friends or other fans for prizes. Access in-depth player stats and live results to inform your strategy.

Highlights
  • Season-long fantasy game mode
  • Daily fantasy sports contests (Duels)
  • Build and manage squads
  • Earn points from real-life player performance
  • In-depth player stats and live results
  • Compete in leagues or head-to-head duels
Features
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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

Screenshots

The Cricketer Magazine1 screens
The Cricket Draft4 screens

Verdict

The call

The clearest difference is in-app purchases: The Cricket Draft at none against The Cricketer Magazine's 10. The Cricket Draft also leads on update cadence (fortnightly vs every 6 months) and review sentiment (82% vs 59%). The Cricketer Magazine's advantage is ratings volume (9 vs 1) and iOS requirement (11.2 vs 15.6). On price, rating, 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

CostPrice · In-app purchases · Ads · Monetization

Both are free to download. The Cricketer Magazine sells 10 in-app purchases, starting at $3.99 per month. The Cricket Draft asks for nothing beyond the download.

ReceptionRating · Positive reviews · Number of ratings

On the App Store both sit at effectively the same score — 5.0 for The Cricketer Magazine against 5.0 for The Cricket Draft. That said, the two scores are not equally well evidenced: The Cricketer Magazine has 9 ratings behind it against 1, so its average is the more settled of the two. Written reviews are what separate them: 59% of The Cricketer Magazine's written reviews are positive against 82% of The Cricket Draft's.

UpkeepUpdate frequency

The Cricketer Magazine ships an update every 6 months, The Cricket Draft fortnightly. The most recent releases landed on November 10, 2026 and November 12, 2026 respectively.

Scorecard6 real differences · 4 level
The Cricketer Magazine versus The Cricket Draft: the parameters behind the verdict, then further details
ParameterThe Cricketer MagazineThe Cricket Draft
PriceFreeFree
Rating5.0 (9 ratings)5.0 (1 ratings)
Positive reviews58.8% of reviews82.3% of reviews — better
Number of ratings9 — better1
Update frequencyEvery 6 monthsFortnightly — better
AdsNoNo
In-app purchasesYesNo — better
MonetizationFree with in-app purchasesFree — better
DevicesiPhone, iPad, iPod — betteriPhone, iPod
Requires iOS11.2 — better15.6
Further details — not scored
Size25 MB66 MB
Age rating4+17+
DeveloperThe Cricketer PublishingThe Cricket Draft Ltd.

Customer experience

The Cricketer Magazine

All ratings9 ratings
Positive100.0%
Neutral0.0%
Negative0.0%
Written reviews17 reviews
Positive58.8%
Neutral11.8%
Negative29.4%

The Cricket Draft

All ratings1 ratings
Positive100.0%
Neutral0.0%
Negative0.0%
Written reviews96 reviews
Positive82.3%
Neutral1.0%
Negative16.7%

Bugs and requests

The Cricketer Magazine

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

10 purchases

The Cricketer Magazine

Subscriptions5
  • Cricketer$3.991 Month
  • The Cricketer Auto Renewable Subscription$4.491 Month
  • Cricketer$22.996 Months
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  • The Cricketer Auto Renewable Subscription1 Month trial$29.991 Year
  • Cricketer1 Month trial$55.991 Year
One-time5
  • May 2012 (id:737204)$4.99
  • June 2012 (id:736168)$4.99
  • January 2013 (id:736437)$4.99
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  • February Issue (id:736157)$4.99
  • August 2016 (id:752363)$4.99
None

The Cricket Draft

No in-app purchases

Questions

Is The Cricketer Magazine free?
The Cricketer Magazine is free to download, with in-app purchases available.
Is The Cricket Draft free?
The Cricket Draft is free to download, with no in-app purchases.
Which has better reviews, The Cricketer Magazine or The Cricket Draft?
The Cricketer Magazine and The Cricket Draft are both rated 5.0 out of 5 on the App Store, from 9 and 1 ratings respectively.
Do The Cricketer Magazine or The Cricket Draft have ads?
Neither The Cricketer Magazine nor The Cricket Draft shows ads.
Which is updated more often, The Cricketer Magazine or The Cricket Draft?
The Cricketer Magazine ships an update every 6 months, and The Cricket Draft fortnightly. Most recently, The Cricketer Magazine was updated on November 10, 2026 and The Cricket Draft on November 12, 2026.

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