Comparison

CFB Simulator vs Dugout 360

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

Dugout 360

Manage a baseball franchise from drafting players to competing in championships. Customize your team's appearance and upgrade player stats. Play, watch, or simulate full seasons offline.

Highlights
  • Build and upgrade baseball rosters
  • Customize team logos, jerseys, and stadiums
  • Play, watch, or simulate full seasons
  • Compete in league playoffs
  • Offline gameplay
Features
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Dugout 360 puts a whole baseball franchise in your pocket. Build your roster, upgrade your players' power, speed, contact, fielding and pitching, and climb from the Local leagues all the way to the World championship. Watch your games on a full field, or jump in and swing and pitch yourself in Play mode. In a hurry? Sim any game — but the better your team, the better your odds. • Draft and upgrade your lineup with coins, gems and rings • Customize logos, jerseys, stadiums and more • Play, watch, or sim full seasons • Win your league playoffs to get promoted up the ladder • 100% offline — no ads, no accounts required, no data collected Grab a bat and build your dynasty.

Screenshots

CFB Simulator4 screens
Dugout 3604 screens

Verdict

The call

The clearest difference is in-app purchases: Dugout 360 at none against CFB Simulator's 5. Dugout 360 also leads on review sentiment (100% vs 80%) and rating (5.0 vs 4.8). CFB Simulator's advantage is ratings volume (995 vs 2). On price, update cadence, 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. CFB Simulator sells 5 one-off in-app purchases. Dugout 360 asks for nothing beyond the download.

ReceptionRating · Positive reviews · Number of ratings

Dugout 360 holds the better App Store score, 5.0 against 4.8. That said, the two scores are not equally well evidenced: CFB Simulator has 995 ratings behind it against 2, so its average is the more settled of the two. Written reviews point the same way: 80% of CFB Simulator's written reviews are positive against 100% of Dugout 360's.

UpkeepUpdate frequency

CFB Simulator ships an update every 4 days, Dugout 360 every 3 days. The most recent releases landed on November 8, 2026 and October 31, 2026 respectively.

Scorecard6 real differences · 4 level
CFB Simulator versus Dugout 360: the parameters behind the verdict, then further details
ParameterCFB SimulatorDugout 360
PriceFreeFree
Rating4.8 (995 ratings)5.0 (2 ratings) — better
Positive reviews80.0% of reviews100.0% of reviews — better
Number of ratings995 — better2
Update frequencyEvery 4 daysEvery 3 days — better
AdsNoNo
In-app purchasesYesNo — better
MonetizationFree with in-app purchasesFree — better
DevicesiPhone, iPadiPhone, iPad, iPod — better
Requires iOS18.015.0 — better
Further details — not scored
Size45 MB1 MB
Age rating4+4+
DeveloperMani ForoughiDrake Peterson

Customer experience

CFB Simulator

All ratings943 ratings
Positive95.9%
Neutral2.3%
Negative1.8%
Written reviews125 reviews
Positive80.0%
Neutral11.2%
Negative8.8%

Dugout 360

All ratings2 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
None

Dugout 360

No in-app purchases

Questions

Is CFB Simulator free?
CFB Simulator is free to download, with in-app purchases available.
Is Dugout 360 free?
Dugout 360 is free to download, with no in-app purchases.
Which has better reviews, CFB Simulator or Dugout 360?
Dugout 360 is rated higher. CFB Simulator averages 4.8 out of 5 from 995 ratings, while Dugout 360 averages 5.0 from 2 ratings.
Do CFB Simulator or Dugout 360 have ads?
Neither CFB Simulator nor Dugout 360 shows ads.
Which is updated more often, CFB Simulator or Dugout 360?
CFB Simulator ships an update every 4 days, and Dugout 360 every 3 days. Most recently, CFB Simulator was updated on November 8, 2026 and Dugout 360 on October 31, 2026.

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