Comparison

Play Nimbus vs The Touchline

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

Head to head
About

Play Nimbus

Engage with football in a new way with instant fantasy gameplay. Compete in quick matches, join friends in leagues, and test your knowledge against creators worldwide. It's football and community, reimagined.

Highlights
  • Instant play matches
  • No drafts or season-long commitment
  • Create leagues with friends
  • Compete in global competitions
  • Creator-powered challenges
  • Family-friendly environment
Features
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Predict matches. Pick players. Compete with your mates. Nimbus is the social football game built for matchday. For years, fans had three ways to engage: watch, sink hours into traditional fantasy football, or have a bet. Nimbus offers something different โ€” a faster, simpler way to take part in every game without the admin. No spreadsheets. No drafts. No season-long grind. No gambling. Just football, competition, and community. MATCHDAY READY Jump into any live match in seconds. Choose up to five players from both teams, back your football knowledge, and score points instantly. No transfers. No long-term commitment. Just quick, competitive gameplay. CLASH YOUR MATES Create private leagues, set up predictor challenges, and climb live leaderboards. Compete with friends across the Premier League, Champions League, EFL and more. SAFE & SKILL-BASED A completely non-gambling fantasy football experience built around knowledge and form. Win because you know ball โ€” not because you placed a bet. CREATOR CHALLENGES Take on creators, podcasters, ex-pros and football personalities in themed matchday clashes and community events. FOOTBALL, ALWAYS ON Play across 100+ competitions worldwide โ€” from domestic leagues across the football pyramid to international tournaments. Thereโ€™s always a game to get involved in. Play Nimbus. Donโ€™t just watch. Be part of it. Terms of Use: https://www.apple.com/legal/internet-services/itunes/dev/stdeula/

About

The Touchline

Features
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Touchline โ€” the home of daily football puzzles, and Gaffer. Football brain? Put it to the test. Touchline is a beautifully simple collection of football games: a fresh set of daily puzzles every morning, plus Gaffer โ€” our endless headline game you can play any time. GAFFER โ€” THE HEADLINE GAME Build a five-a-side from football's biggest names, past and present โ€” Messi, Ronaldo, Haaland, Zidane, and hundreds more. Players are dealt one at a time. Rank each into a slot the moment they appear, knowing your top pick scores 5ร— and your last just 1ร—. Then watch a full 38-game season play out: goals fly in, stars pick up injuries, hotheads get sent off. Score the most and climb the leaderboard. No two seasons are the same โ€” just one more go. EVERY DAY, THREE PUZZLES Mystery Man โ€” name the hidden player in as few guesses as you can. Clue-free solves earn gold. Higher / Lower โ€” higher or lower on one stat, fifteen in a row. One slip ends it. Connections โ€” sort sixteen names into four hidden groups. Four mistakes and you're out. WHY YOU'LL KEEP COMING BACK Global & friends leaderboards โ€” see how you rank on every game. Add friends with a code and compare scores head-to-head. Track your streaks, win rate and best runs. A new set drops daily, the same for everyone โ€” Gaffer never sleeps. Clean, ad-free, made for football fans. Free to play. How good is your football knowledge, really?

Screenshots

Play Nimbus4 screens
The Touchline4 screens

Verdict

The call

The clearest difference is in-app purchases: The Touchline at none against Play Nimbus's 4. The Touchline also leads on ads (none vs shown) and update cadence (every 3 days vs fortnightly). On price and device support there is nothing between them.

Scored on Price ยท Rating ยท Positive reviews ยท Number of ratings ยท Update frequency ยท Ads ยท In-app purchases ยท Monetization ยท Best chart rank ยท Devices ยท Requires iOS

CostPrice ยท In-app purchases ยท Ads ยท Monetization

Both are free to download. Play Nimbus sells 4 in-app purchases, starting at $2.99 per month. The Touchline asks for nothing beyond the download.

UpkeepUpdate frequency

Play Nimbus ships an update fortnightly, The Touchline every 3 days. The most recent releases landed on October 28, 2026 and October 25, 2026 respectively.

Scorecard4 real differences ยท 4 level
Play Nimbus versus The Touchline: the parameters behind the verdict, then further details
ParameterPlay NimbusThe Touchline
PriceFreeFree
Positive reviews87.5% of reviewsโ€”
Update frequencyFortnightlyEvery 3 days โ€” better
AdsYesNo โ€” better
In-app purchasesYesNo โ€” better
MonetizationFree with in-app purchasesโ€”
DevicesiPhone, iPodiPhone, iPad, iPod โ€” better
Requires iOS15.613.0 โ€” better
Further details โ€” not scored
Size57 MB4 MB
Age rating12+12+
DeveloperPlay Nimbus LimitedSteven Cleworth

In-app purchases

4 purchases

Play Nimbus

Subscriptions4
  • Paid Subscription$2.991 Month
  • Ambassador$7.991 Month
  • Nimbus Ultra Yearly$29.991 Year
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  • Nimbus Legends Yearly$99.991 Year
None

The Touchline

No in-app purchases

Questions

Is Play Nimbus free?
Play Nimbus is free to download, with in-app purchases available.
Is The Touchline free?
The Touchline is free to download, with no in-app purchases.
Do Play Nimbus or The Touchline have ads?
Play Nimbus shows ads; The Touchline does not.
Which is updated more often, Play Nimbus or The Touchline?
Play Nimbus ships an update fortnightly, and The Touchline every 3 days. Most recently, Play Nimbus was updated on October 28, 2026 and The Touchline on October 25, 2026.

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