Comparison

CFB Simulator vs Magnates

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

Head to head
About

CFB Simulator

Build a college football dynasty by recruiting players, developing talent, and calling plays. Manage seasons, depth charts, and injuries to achieve national championships. Navigate the transfer portal and customize your coaching abilities to lead your team to victory.

Highlights
  • Recruit high school prospects
  • Develop player skills
  • Manage depth charts and injuries
  • Navigate the transfer portal
  • Customize coaching abilities
  • Detailed play-by-play simulation
  • Customizable playoff formats
Features
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Build your college football dynasty in the most immersive and strategic CFB simulation available. Recruit stars, develop players, call plays, and chase national championships. Every decision shapes your legacy. COACH: Start at any school and turn it into a powerhouse. Manage seasons, depth charts, injuries, and long-term growth as you build a program that rises and stays at the top. RECRUIT: Scout high school prospects, uncover hidden gems, build relationships, and battle rival programs for top talent. Recruit high school players using scouting, interest tracking, and scholarship offers. TRANSFER PORTAL: Navigate the modern era of college football by recruiting proven players to fill roster gaps. Retain your stars, replace departures, and reshape your roster every offseason. COACH PROGRESSION: Choose your coaching background and upgrade your abilities through a detailed skill tree. Earn XP from season goals and unlock perks that improve recruiting, development, and on-field performance. GAME SIMULATION: Experience detailed play-by-play action as your team competes for conference titles and playoff berths. Track stats, adjust depth charts, manage fatigue, and handle injuries throughout the season. PLAYOFF SYSTEM: Compete in customizable playoff formats, including 4, 8, 12, and 16-team brackets. Win your conference and fight through intense postseason matchups on the road to the national championship. SOCIAL MEDIA FEED: Follow the college football world through an in-game social feed that reacts to wins, losses, commitments, and transfers. Post as your coach to build your personal brand. CUSTOM LEAGUES: Create your own conference structure or use the built-in college football layout. Import your own teams and design the league you want to compete in. Start your dynasty today. Build your team. Run the league. Make history.

About

Magnates

Build an oil empire in this idle tycoon game. Manage assets, trade companies, and research upgrades to maximize profits and become an oil magnate. The game offers a strategic business simulation experience.

Highlights
  • Build an oil company empire
  • Control various assets
  • Buy and sell companies
  • Research and upgrade output
  • Generate extra profits
Features
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Start Drilling Today! Build your fortune from the ground up in Magnates, the ultimate idle oil tycoon game. Take control of a small drilling operation and transform it into a global energy empire. Expand your business, manage your workforce, invest in research, and strategically buy and sell companies to maximize profits. Every decision brings you one step closer to becoming the world's greatest Oil Magnate. Build Your Empire Expand every aspect of your company by unlocking and purchasing a wide range of buildings, vehicles, and infrastructure. Drill for oil, refine it into valuable products, store it in massive depots, and transport it across the globe. Construct docks to ship your oil overseas using everything from nimble speed boats to enormous cargo ships. Build a laboratory to research powerful upgrades that increase production efficiency, and build hangars to transport oil by air. There are countless ways to grow your empire. Rise From Humble Beginnings Start with a single oil drill and gradually expand into a global corporation. Hire workers, manage employee wages, construct new facilities, and make smart investments in competing companies. Once your business reaches a certain point, sell it to eager investors and restart with even greater potential. Research, Upgrade, and Prosper Advance your company through an extensive research system that unlocks new technologies and boosts every stage of production. Improve drilling, refining, transportation, and aviation to build a faster, more profitable operation. Earn Rewards Complete achievements and collect gems as your company grows. Spend gems on powerful temporary or permanent boosts that increase mining, refining, transportation, and aviation performance. You can also exchange gems for cash to accelerate your expansion, or purchase additional gems directly from the in-game shop. Can you build the world's greatest oil empire? Download Magnates and start drilling today!

Screenshots

CFB Simulator4 screens
Magnates4 screens

Verdict

The call

The clearest difference is ads: CFB Simulator at none against Magnates's shown. CFB Simulator also leads on ratings volume (910 vs 4) and update cadence (every 4 days vs fortnightly). Magnates's advantage is review sentiment (100% vs 81%) and rating (5.0 vs 4.8). On price, in-app purchases, monetization model 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. CFB Simulator sells 5 one-off in-app purchases and Magnates sells 5 one-off in-app purchases. Whichever you choose, the download price is not the number that matters.

ReceptionRating · Positive reviews · Number of ratings

Magnates holds the better App Store score, 5.0 against 4.8. That said, the two scores are not equally well evidenced: CFB Simulator has 910 ratings behind it against 4, so its average is the more settled of the two. Written reviews point the same way: 81% of CFB Simulator's written reviews are positive against 100% of Magnates's.

UpkeepUpdate frequency

CFB Simulator ships an update every 4 days, Magnates fortnightly. The most recent releases landed on October 16, 2026 and September 30, 2026 respectively.

Scorecard6 real differences · 4 level
CFB Simulator versus Magnates: the parameters behind the verdict, then further details
ParameterCFB SimulatorMagnates
PriceFreeFree
Rating4.8 (910 ratings)5.0 (4 ratings) — better
Positive reviews81.2% of reviews100.0% of reviews — better
Number of ratings910 — better4
Update frequencyEvery 4 days — betterFortnightly
AdsNo — betterYes
In-app purchasesYesYes
MonetizationFree with in-app purchasesFree with in-app purchases
DevicesiPhone, iPadiPhone, iPad, iPod — better
Requires iOS18.015.0 — better
Further details — not scored
Size45 MB136 MB
Age rating4+12+
DeveloperMani ForoughiYadprowin LLC

Customer experience

CFB Simulator

All ratings910 ratings
Positive95.8%
Neutral2.3%
Negative1.9%
Written reviews117 reviews
Positive81.2%
Neutral10.3%
Negative8.5%

Magnates

All ratings4 ratings
Positive100.0%
Neutral0.0%
Negative0.0%
Written reviews2 reviews
Positive100.0%
Neutral0.0%
Negative0.0%

In-app purchases

5 purchases

CFB Simulator

One-time5
  • 1 Checkpoint Token$0.99
  • 5 Checkpoint Tokens$2.99
  • Sanctions Scenario$2.99
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  • Rebuild the Program Scenario$2.99
  • God Mode$3.99
5 purchases

Magnates

One-time5
  • Handful of Gems$0.99
  • Cluster of Gems$2.99
  • Barrel of Gems$4.99
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  • Chest of Gems$9.99
  • Landfill of Gems$19.99

Questions

Is CFB Simulator free?
CFB Simulator is free to download, with in-app purchases available.
Is Magnates free?
Magnates is free to download, with in-app purchases available.
Which has better reviews, CFB Simulator or Magnates?
Magnates is rated higher. CFB Simulator averages 4.8 out of 5 from 910 ratings, while Magnates averages 5.0 from 4 ratings.
Do CFB Simulator or Magnates have ads?
Magnates shows ads; CFB Simulator does not.
Which is updated more often, CFB Simulator or Magnates?
CFB Simulator ships an update every 4 days, and Magnates fortnightly. Most recently, CFB Simulator was updated on October 16, 2026 and Magnates on September 30, 2026.

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