CBB Simulator vs DraftBattle
Price, ratings, monetisation and update history for both games, side by side — with what reviewers say about each.
CBB Simulator
Build and manage your college basketball team to national championship glory. Recruit top talent, develop players, and strategize rotations. Navigate the transfer portal and customize your league for ultimate control.
- Recruit elite talent
- Develop players and manage rotations
- Navigate the transfer portal
- Coach progression and skill tree
- Detailed game simulation
- Postseason tournament play
- Custom league creation
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Build your college basketball dynasty in the most immersive and strategic College Basketball Simulation available. Recruit elite talent, develop players, manage rotations, and chase national championships. COACH: Start at any program and turn it into a national powerhouse. Manage seasons, rotations, minutes, injuries, and long-term player development as you build a team that dominates year after year. RECRUIT: Scout high school prospects, evaluate skill sets, uncover hidden gems, and compete with rival programs for top talent. Recruit high school players using scouting, interest tracking, and scholarship offers. TRANSFER PORTAL: Navigate the modern era of college basketball by recruiting proven players to fill immediate needs. Retain your core, replace departures, and reshape your roster every offseason through the portal. COACH PROGRESSION: Choose your coaching background and grow through a skill tree. Earn XP from season goals and achievements to unlock perks that enhance recruiting, player development, and offensive/defensive strategy. GAME SIMULATION: Experience detailed action driven by pace and matchups. POSTSEASON TOURNAMENT: Compete in realistic postseason formats, from conference tournaments to the national tournament. Survive single-elimination pressure, neutral-site battles, and Cinderella runs on the road to cutting down the nets. NEWS FEED: Follow the college basketball world through an in-game social feed reacting to all things in your world. CUSTOM LEAGUES: Create custom conferences or use a built-in college basketball structure. Import teams, realign leagues, and design the competitive landscape you want to dominate. Start your dynasty today. Build your roster. Control the tempo. Make history.
DraftBattle
Build and compete with your ultimate basketball team. Draft legendary players, strategize your lineup, and battle real players in various game modes to climb the ranks and prove your team-building prowess.
- Build ultimate basketball teams
- Draft legendary players
- Compete against real players
- Multiple game modes
- Climb the rankings
- Strategic team building
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Build the ultimate basketball team. Then prove it's the best. DraftBattle is the competitive basketball team-building game where every draft is a new challenge. Build dream teams, battle real players, climb the rankings, and prove your basketball knowledge. Every challenge is different. Build the greatest defensive team ever. Create the perfect starting five. Beat legendary dynasties. Find the best young core. There are endless ways to play. 5 Game Modes Association Mode Travel across the map and conquer every basketball franchise. Build the greatest all-time team for each city, complete unique challenges, and create the ultimate basketball dynasty. Division Drafts Draft your team in just 60 seconds and battle real players from around the world. Every matchup is unique. Weekend League Compete in weekly events, climb the leaderboard, and earn exclusive rewards against the best drafters. Tournaments Take on themed competitions, survive multiple rounds, and prove you can build winning teams under any challenge. Daily Challenge A brand-new basketball challenge every day. New rules. New teams. New debates. Build Better Teams Winning isn't just about picking the biggest stars. Every draft rewards strategy, chemistry, and smart team building. Use Redraft, Rewind, and Reposition to perfect your lineup and outsmart your opponents. Rise Through the Ranks Earn XP, unlock rewards, complete achievements, and climb from Bronze all the way to Hall of Fame. Whether you're chasing the perfect team, conquering every franchise, or competing against the world's best players, there's always another challenge waiting. Build your dream team. Beat everyone. Terms of Use (EULA): https://draftbattle.app/terms Privacy Policy: https://draftbattle.app/privacy
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Verdict
CBB Simulator and DraftBattle both sit at 4.8 stars, but that hides the real split: 80% of CBB Simulator's written reviews are positive against 40% of DraftBattle's. CBB Simulator also leads on ads (none vs shown). DraftBattle's advantage is chart position (#120 vs unranked) and update cadence (every 6 days vs fortnightly). On price, rating, ratings volume 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. CBB Simulator sells 3 one-off in-app purchases and DraftBattle sells 10 in-app purchases, starting at $4.99 per month. Whichever you choose, the download price is not the number that matters.
On the App Store both sit at effectively the same score — 4.8 for CBB Simulator against 4.8 for DraftBattle. Both are backed by a comparable volume of ratings — 711 and 546 respectively. Written reviews are what separate them: 80% of CBB Simulator's written reviews are positive against 40% of DraftBattle's.
CBB Simulator ships an update fortnightly, DraftBattle every 6 days. Both last shipped on November 9, 2026.
| Parameter | CBB Simulator | DraftBattle |
|---|---|---|
| Price | Free | Free |
| Rating | 4.8 (711 ratings) — better | 4.8 (546 ratings) |
| Positive reviews | 80.3% of reviews — better | 40.0% of reviews |
| Number of ratings | 711 — better | 546 |
| Update frequency | Fortnightly | Every 6 days — better |
| Ads | No — better | Yes |
| In-app purchases | Yes | Yes |
| Monetization | Free with in-app purchases | Free with in-app purchases |
| Best chart rank | — | #120 — better |
| Devices | iPhone, iPad | iPhone, iPod |
| Requires iOS | 18.0 | 15.1 — better |
| Further details — not scored | ||
| Size | 46 MB | 97 MB |
| Age rating | 4+ | 4+ |
| Developer | Mani Foroughi | Pedro Marques |
Customer experience
CBB Simulator
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In-app purchases
CBB Simulator
- 1 Checkpoint Token$0.99
- 5 Checkpoint Tokens$2.99
- Pro Edition$3.99
DraftBattle
- Unlimited Monthly$4.991 Month
- Unlimited Weekly$6.997 Days
- 3 Redrafts$0.99
- 25 Redrafts$3.99
- 25 Repositions$3.99
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- Starter Bundle$4.99
- 15 Energy$5.99
- 40 Energy$12.99
- Lifetime Energy Pass$19.99
- Lifetime Energy Pass$29.99
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