Comparison

VAR Challenge vs Draftable

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

Head to head
About

VAR Challenge

Features
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Can you spot the offside? VAR Challenge puts you in the role of the video assistant referee. Review attacking plays, find the exact moment of the pass, draw the offside line and make the final decision. FEATURES • Spot tight offside decisions • Scrub the timeline to find the pass • Draw the offside line like VAR • Unlimited training drills • Daily Matchday challenges • Global leaderboards Improve your football knowledge and test your referee instincts. Some decisions are clear. Others are just centimeters. Can you make the right call?

About

Draftable

Engage in live fantasy sports drafts with friends, each using their own device. Compete in various draft modes with real player stats and team colors. Offers ranked matches for solo play and a wide array of themed boards for diverse drafting experiences.

Highlights
  • Live multiplayer drafts
  • Real NFL, NBA, Premier League boards
  • Judges and awards
  • Ranked Quick Match mode
  • Multiple draft types (Moneyball, Auction, Classic)
  • Themed draft boards
  • TV/laptop screen mirroring
Features
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The $20 draft, played live with your friends. Everyone on their own phone, in the same room, at the same time. WHAT YOU WON'T FIND ANYWHERE ELSE • Live with friends: up to 8 players, each on their own phone. No passing one phone around • Real NFL, NBA and Premier League boards, every name in its team's real colors, prices that follow current form • Judges and awards: three judges rule on every draft, then hand out Steal of the Draft and Overpaid • Ranked Quick Match: no friends free? Get a table in seconds and climb from Bronze to Champion • Bring a friend, you both get Pro for 24 hours. Nothing to pay, nothing to cancel • No ads HOW IT WORKS Everyone gets $20. Stars cost $7, bargains $1. Spend it on Mahomes, or build a deep squad of hidden gems. Then the group chat votes on who drafted best. THREE WAYS TO PLAY • MONEYBALL: the $20 budget draft. Sign stars, find bargains, spend every penny • AUCTION: put a name on the block and outbid your friends • CLASSIC: snake draft anything, type your picks and defend them ALWAYS SOMETHING ON • Daily Draft: one board for everyone. Beat the House, then send your team to friends • Weekend events with double XP for friends games • 55 boards: Premier League, football clubs, NFL, NBA, F1, UFC, darts, legends, desserts, drinks, cartoons, movie stars and more • Put the board on a TV with AirPlay or any laptop. Made for filming DRAFTABLE PRO Pick your Quick Match board, unlock every board, set your own prices, add pick timers and room leaderboards, and earn 2x XP. When a Pro member hosts, everyone in the room gets Pro. Weekly or yearly, auto-renews until canceled. Manage it anytime in your App Store settings. Terms: https://timestampgame.com/terms.html Privacy: https://timestampgame.com/privacy-draftable.html Start a room, text the link, and find out who really knows ball.

Screenshots

VAR Challenge4 screens
Draftable4 screens

Verdict

The call

The clearest difference is in-app purchases: VAR Challenge at none against Draftable's 2. Draftable's advantage is update cadence (every 3 days vs weekly). On price, ads, device support and iOS requirement 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. Draftable sells 2 in-app purchases, starting at $1.99 per 7 days. VAR Challenge asks for nothing beyond the download.

UpkeepUpdate frequency

VAR Challenge ships an update weekly, Draftable every 3 days. The most recent releases landed on October 31, 2026 and November 9, 2026 respectively.

Scorecard2 real differences · 8 level
VAR Challenge versus Draftable: the parameters behind the verdict, then further details
ParameterVAR ChallengeDraftable
PriceFreeFree
Rating—3.9 (7 ratings) — better
Positive reviews—88.9% of reviews
Number of ratings—7 — better
Update frequencyWeeklyEvery 3 days — better
AdsNoNo
In-app purchasesNo — betterYes
Monetization—Freemium
DevicesiPhone, iPad — betteriPhone
Requires iOS17.016.0 — better
Further details — not scored
Size34 MB30 MB
Age rating4+12+
DeveloperDenys DenysovAndrew Maxwell

In-app purchases

None

VAR Challenge

No in-app purchases

2 purchases

Draftable

Subscriptions2
  • Draftable Pro$1.997 Days
  • Pro Yearly$29.991 Year

Questions

Is VAR Challenge free?
VAR Challenge is free to download, with no in-app purchases.
Is Draftable free?
Draftable is free to download, with in-app purchases available.
Do VAR Challenge or Draftable have ads?
Neither VAR Challenge nor Draftable shows ads.
Which is updated more often, VAR Challenge or Draftable?
VAR Challenge ships an update weekly, and Draftable every 3 days. Most recently, VAR Challenge was updated on October 31, 2026 and Draftable on November 9, 2026.

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