Play AFL vs AFL FANTASY DRAFT
Price, ratings, monetisation and update history for both apps, side by side — with what reviewers say about each.
Play AFL
This app provides comprehensive information for community Australian Football leagues. Track fixtures, ladders, results, and player statistics for games running on PlayHQ. Easily favorite your preferred players, teams, and leagues for quick access to the action.
- Fixtures and schedules
- League ladders
- Game results
- Player statistics
- Favorite players and teams
- League and club information
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Introducing the official mobile App for everyone involved in AFL Community Football. Play AFL is a free iOS App built for community football fans, housing fixtures, ladders, results, and statistics for leagues operating on PlayHQ. With Play AFL, community football fans can favourite players, teams, clubs, grades and leagues, giving fans quick and easy access to the players and games they care about most. Play AFL's user-friendly interface is designed with the community football fan in mind, no matter where they are, so that they can stay connected to games and players anywhere, anytime. Download the Play AFL iOS App today.
AFL FANTASY DRAFT
This app revolutionizes the official AFL Fantasy Draft experience with a user-friendly platform for drafting and team management. It offers live drafting, injury replacements, flexible positions, and detailed league history to enhance gameplay.
- Live Draft with pause functionality
- Injury Replacement (IR) for player swaps
- Flex Position for an extra on-field spot
- Split Lockout for captains and team
- Customisable scoring systems
- Pre-Draft Trading of picks and players
- Mock Drafts for practice
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Revolutionise your AFL Fantasy Draft experience with the official AFL Fantasy Draft game! Are you ready to level up your AFL Fantasy game? Our new Draft platform is a game-changer, packed with features to make drafting and team management smoother, more exciting and fun! What's New? Draft board: Sleek, user-friendly visual layout. Live Draft: Start drafts anytime, pause as needed. Injury Replacement (IR): Swap injured players without dropping them. Flex Position: Add an extra on-field spot for any position. Split Lockout: Different lockout times for captains and the team. Assign Commissioners: Change or add league commissioners. Scoring Presets: Customisable scoring systems. Multiple Pre-Draft Lists: Plan for every scenario. Bye Rounds: Choose how many scoring players count. League History: Detailed data from past seasons. Pre-Draft Trading: Trade picks and players before the draft. Mock Drafts: Practice as much as you want. Improved Projections: Clearer projected scores and matchup probabilities. League Medal: Discover the most impactful player in your league. Get ready for an awesome ride with our brand new AFL Fantasy Draft platform!
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Verdict
The clearest difference is review sentiment: Play AFL at 65% against AFL FANTASY DRAFT's 3%. Play AFL also leads on rating (4.2 vs 1.0) and ads (none vs shown). On price, update cadence, 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.
Play AFL holds the better App Store score, 4.2 against 1.0. Both are backed by a comparable volume of ratings — 12 and 4 respectively. Written reviews point the same way: 65% of Play AFL's written reviews are positive against 3% of AFL FANTASY DRAFT's.
Play AFL ships an update fortnightly, AFL FANTASY DRAFT every 9 days. The most recent releases landed on September 21, 2026 and September 22, 2026 respectively.
| Parameter | Play AFL | AFL FANTASY DRAFT |
|---|---|---|
| Price | Free | Free |
| Rating | 4.2 (12 ratings) — better | 1.0 (4 ratings) |
| Positive reviews | 64.8% of reviews — better | 2.7% of reviews |
| Number of ratings | 12 — better | 4 |
| Update frequency | Fortnightly | Every 9 days — better |
| Ads | No — better | Yes |
| In-app purchases | No | No |
| Monetization | Free — better | Ad-supported |
| Devices | iPhone, iPod — better | iPhone |
| Requires iOS | 15.1 — better | 16.0 |
| Further details — not scored | ||
| Size | 91 MB | 52 MB |
| Age rating | 4+ | 17+ |
| Developer | PlayHQ | Telstra Limited |
Customer experience
Play AFL
AFL FANTASY DRAFT
User reviews
Play AFL
From 12 App Store ratingsWhat we love
- 👍 Easy to use
- 👍 Great for tracking stats
- 👍 Convenient for checking games/fixtures
- 👍 Good for following teams/players
- 👍 Helpful for parents
Room to improve
- 🐛 Glitchy
- 🐛 Slow loading
- 🐛 Can't log in
- 🐛 Frozen app
- 🐛 Player profiles messed up
AFL FANTASY DRAFT
From 4 App Store ratingsWhat we love
- ⭐ Drafting is a breeze
Room to improve
- 🚫 Ruined the league
- 🐛 Scores not adding up correctly
- 🤯 Overly complicated and unintuitive
- 🤔 Removed useful features from previous app
- 🤯 Buggy and crashes frequently
Bugs and requests
Play AFL
Reported bugs
22 issues- Can’t save in stages
- Game dates incorrect
- Can’t log in
- Email doesn’t stick
- App frozen
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- Player profiles messed up
- Player movements reverted
- Login impossible
- Teams inactive that are active
- Search function doesn't work
- Players default to public
- Timer incorrect
- Match times incorrect
- Custom avatars messed up
- Missing junior stats
- No option to add stats
- Can't find clubs
- Stuck on loading screen
- Game day screen hard to swipe
- Weather widget not priority
- Game details page changed
- Update nobody asked for
Requested features
6 requests- Link a child to two accounts
- Add schedule for ground on that day
- Search up a ground and see all games
- Nickname for saved teams
- Add fixtures calendars
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- Add 'add to calendar' feature for fixtures
AFL FANTASY DRAFT
Reported bugs
5 issues- Incorrect player scores and team totals
- Issues with captain/VC scoring
- Emergencies not appearing correctly
- Frequent crashes and login issues
- Inconsistent data across different screens
Requested features
4 requests- Revert to the previous app
- Improve navigation and simplify the UI
- Restore previous features like player stats and filtering
- Fix bugs and scoring issues
In-app purchases
Play AFL
No in-app purchases
AFL FANTASY DRAFT
No in-app purchases
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