Comparison

Fireball Manager vs DRAFTA

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

Head to head
About

Fireball Manager

Features
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Less team admin. More football. Fireball Manager gives amateur and grassroots football teams one place to organize the squad, see availability, build lineups, plan matches and training, and track the season. KEY FEATURES • Build lineups from selected players and their preferred positions • Use flexible 6v6, 7v7, 9v9 and 11v11 formations • Track availability for matches and training • Keep fixtures and calendar details together • Record scores, goals, assists and cards • Review team and player statistics • Keep the squad connected with team chat Built for coaches, players and volunteers running amateur, recreational, grassroots and Sunday league football teams.

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DRAFTA

Features
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NEW — 2026/27 SQUADS: 35 of the world's biggest clubs, updated with this season's players. Draft a dream XI from CLUB legends of every era — then play a full season and chase the Champions night! Roll the dice. Each roll deals a legendary club season — Madrid White 1960, Milan Red-Black 1989, Istanbul Yellow-Red 2000 — pick a player who really wore that shirt, and build a mosaic XI across eras. THE FULL SEASON EXPERIENCE: • Pick your league, draft your XI, choose a legendary coach and your 18-man squad • Play a REAL season: league weekends and Champions midweeks on one calendar • LIVE matches: goals, cards, VAR checks, extra time and shootouts, minute by minute • BE THE COACH: substitutions, suspensions, captain and set-piece takers • Golden Boot, Ballon d'Or, knockout bracket, shareable season cards • 4,400+ real players, 230 legendary club seasons, 9 leagues Honest simulation: favourites fall, underdogs rise — every season is a new story. Fair play promise: no forced ads, no pay-to-win. One optional rewarded video can refill your Team Sheets; coin packs and DRAFTA+ are there if you want them. Independent fan-made game. Clubs appear as original city-and-colour identities; no official names, logos, crests or photos are used. Player and coach names are used in a historical context only. Draft legends. Rule the season.

Screenshots

Fireball Manager4 screens
DRAFTA4 screens

Verdict

The call

The clearest difference is in-app purchases: Fireball Manager at none against DRAFTA's 4. Fireball Manager also leads on ads (none vs shown) and iOS requirement (15.0 vs 17.0). DRAFTA's advantage is update cadence (every 10 days vs every 5 months). On price 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. DRAFTA sells 4 one-off in-app purchases. Fireball Manager asks for nothing beyond the download.

UpkeepUpdate frequency

Fireball Manager ships an update every 5 months, DRAFTA every 10 days. The most recent releases landed on October 25, 2026 and October 24, 2026 respectively.

Scorecard4 real differences · 2 level
Fireball Manager versus DRAFTA: the parameters behind the verdict, then further details
ParameterFireball ManagerDRAFTA
PriceFreeFree
Update frequencyEvery 5 monthsEvery 10 days — better
AdsNo — betterYes
In-app purchasesNo — betterYes
DevicesiPhone, iPad, iPod — betteriPhone, iPad
Requires iOS15.0 — better17.0
Further details — not scored
Size20 MB22 MB
Age rating4+4+
DeveloperGuy Thomas BeumerKAAN BUDAK

In-app purchases

None

Fireball Manager

No in-app purchases

4 purchases

DRAFTA

One-time4
  • 20 Coins$1.99
  • 60 Coins$4.99
  • 200 Coins$9.99
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  • DRAFTA+$9.99

Questions

Is Fireball Manager free?
Fireball Manager is free to download, with no in-app purchases.
Is DRAFTA free?
DRAFTA is free to download, with in-app purchases available.
Do Fireball Manager or DRAFTA have ads?
DRAFTA shows ads; Fireball Manager does not.
Which is updated more often, Fireball Manager or DRAFTA?
Fireball Manager ships an update every 5 months, and DRAFTA every 10 days. Most recently, Fireball Manager was updated on October 25, 2026 and DRAFTA on October 24, 2026.

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