NHL Game Sim vs Draft Lab
Price, ratings, monetisation and update history for both apps, side by side — with what reviewers say about each.
NHL Game Sim
Predict the outcomes of upcoming NHL games with this simulator. Explore potential scoring scenarios, track player statistics, and analyze game events like power plays and penalties. Re-simulate games to see different results.
- Predict game outcomes
- Analyze scoring scenarios
- Track player statistics
- Simulate games multiple times
- View power plays and penalties
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A simulator that allows you to go through NHL games before the happen. See the possible scoring outcomes, who scores, and power plays, penalties, and more. You can select an upcoming game from the NHL schedule. Simulate the game as many times as you'd like. And see stats breakdowns like: faceoffs, , hits shots, blocks, plus/minus, and takeaways.
Draft Lab
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Draft Lab turns your ESPN league’s real drafts and seasons into a draft board and league history on your iPhone. Open a player and see both projection models, VORP, and their production. Open your league and see standings, luck, rivalries, and each manager’s draft DNA. • Draft board with blended projections, VORP, and tier cliffs sized to your league • Player pages with both models, an error range, and season-by-season production • Research on archetypes — bellcows, grinders, receiving backs • All-time standings, luck vs. schedule, and one-sided rivalries • Manager draft DNA — who reaches for which position, from every draft your league has run Sign in with ESPN on ESPN’s own page, or tap “Browse board without signing in” to use the board and research with no account. Your ESPN session stays in the iOS Keychain on this device. There is no Draft Lab server and no account to create. Draft Lab is an independent companion app. It is not affiliated with, endorsed by, or sponsored by ESPN.
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Verdict
The clearest difference is update cadence: Draft Lab at daily against NHL Game Sim's monthly. NHL Game Sim's advantage is device support (3 vs 1) and iOS requirement (15.1 vs 17.0). On price, ads 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.
NHL Game Sim ships an update monthly, Draft Lab daily. The most recent releases landed on October 11, 2026 and October 14, 2026 respectively.
| Parameter | NHL Game Sim | Draft Lab |
|---|---|---|
| Price | Free | Free |
| Rating | 5.0 (1 ratings) — better | — |
| Positive reviews | 0.0% of reviews | — |
| Number of ratings | 1 — better | — |
| Update frequency | Monthly | Daily — better |
| Ads | No | No |
| In-app purchases | No | No |
| Monetization | Free | — |
| Devices | iPhone, iPad, iPod — better | iPhone |
| Requires iOS | 15.1 — better | 17.0 |
| Further details — not scored | ||
| Size | 22 MB | 8 MB |
| Age rating | 4+ | 4+ |
| Developer | Leon Haggarty | Andrew Shimshock |
In-app purchases
NHL Game Sim
No in-app purchases
Draft Lab
No in-app purchases
