Newspaper Maker vs Draft Circles
Price, ratings, monetisation and update history for both games, side by side — with what reviewers say about each.
Newspaper Maker
Engage in a thrilling newspaper editor simulation where you craft compelling headlines from captivating images under time pressure. Test your word selection skills to resonate with readers and become a master of news.
- Newspaper editor simulation
- Craft compelling headlines
- Analyze captivating images
- Race against the clock
- Word selection challenges
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Extra! Extra! Become the master of headlines in this thrilling newspaper editor simulation game! Analyze captivating images and craft compelling headlines that capture the essence of the story. But beware, the pressure is on as you race against the clock to select the perfect words that resonate with readers. Are you up for the challenge?
Draft Circles
Turn any subject into a competitive game with live auctions and custom rules. Players bid on items from a shared budget, aiming to build the best roster. Play locally on one device or with friends remotely.
- 1,000+ built-in topics
- Live auction-style bidding
- One device or multiplayer
- Custom topic creation
- Player trading
- Draft history
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Draft Circles turns any topic into a game. Pick a theme from over 1,000 built-in topics, everyone gets the same starting budget, and you take turns bidding on your favorite picks in a live auction. Highest bid wins the item. Best roster at the end wins the room. Play with everyone huddled around one phone, or start a room and have friends join live from their own. Set your own rules: budget size, number of rounds, turn timers, blind bidding, and trading after the draft. - 1,000+ ready-to-play topics: Movies & TV, Music, Sports Legends, Travel, Gaming, and more - Live auction-style bidding against a shared budget - One Device or Multiplayer (2+ phones) - Build your own custom topics from scratch - Trade picks with other players after the draft - Share results as a link or an image - Local draft history, so you never lose track of past games No account required. No ads. Open it and start drafting.
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Verdict
The clearest difference is review sentiment: Draft Circles at 75% against Newspaper Maker's 0%. Draft Circles also leads on rating (4.5 vs 1.0) and ads (none vs shown). Newspaper Maker's advantage is update cadence (every 2 days vs weekly) and device support (3 vs 1). On price and in-app purchases 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.
Draft Circles holds the better App Store score, 4.5 against 1.0. That said, the two scores are not equally well evidenced: Draft Circles has 8 ratings behind it against 1, so its average is the more settled of the two. Written reviews point the same way: 0% of Newspaper Maker's written reviews are positive against 75% of Draft Circles's.
Newspaper Maker ships an update every 2 days, Draft Circles weekly. The most recent releases landed on September 30, 2026 and October 7, 2026 respectively.
| Parameter | Newspaper Maker | Draft Circles |
|---|---|---|
| Price | Free | Free |
| Rating | 1.0 (1 ratings) | 4.5 (8 ratings) — better |
| Positive reviews | 0.0% of reviews | 75.0% of reviews — better |
| Number of ratings | 1 | 8 — better |
| Update frequency | Every 2 days — better | Weekly |
| Ads | Yes | No — better |
| In-app purchases | No | No |
| Monetization | Ad-supported | Free — better |
| Devices | iPhone, iPad, iPod — better | iPhone |
| Requires iOS | 11.0 — better | 16.4 |
| Further details — not scored | ||
| Size | 125 MB | 35 MB |
| Age rating | 4+ | 12+ |
| Developer | James De Raja | Benjamin Carteau |
Customer experience
Newspaper Maker
Draft Circles
In-app purchases
Newspaper Maker
No in-app purchases
Draft Circles
No in-app purchases
Questions
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