Comparison

Draftable vs Draft Circles

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

Head to head
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 custom boards, or play solo in ranked matches. Offers a unique social gaming experience for sports enthusiasts.

Highlights
  • Live drafts with up to 8 players
  • Real NFL, NBA, Premier League boards
  • Ranked Quick Match for solo play
  • Moneyball, Auction, and Classic draft modes
  • Daily Draft and Weekend events
  • Supports AirPlay to TV or laptop
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.

About

Draft Circles

Turn any subject into a competitive game with live auctions and custom rules. Players bid on items from a shared budget, aiming to build the best roster. Play locally on one device or with friends remotely.

Highlights
  • 1,000+ built-in topics
  • Live auction-style bidding
  • One device or multiplayer
  • Custom topic creation
  • Player trading
  • Draft history
Features
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Draft Circles turns any topic into a game. Pick a theme from over 1,000 built-in topics, everyone gets the same starting budget, and you take turns bidding on your favorite picks in a live auction. Highest bid wins the item. Best roster at the end wins the room. Play with everyone huddled around one phone, or start a room and have friends join live from their own. Set your own rules: budget size, number of rounds, turn timers, blind bidding, and trading after the draft. - 1,000+ ready-to-play topics: Movies & TV, Music, Sports Legends, Travel, Gaming, and more - Live auction-style bidding against a shared budget - One Device or Multiplayer (2+ phones) - Build your own custom topics from scratch - Trade picks with other players after the draft - Share results as a link or an image - Local draft history, so you never lose track of past games No account required. No ads. Open it and start drafting.

Screenshots

Draftable4 screens
Draft Circles4 screens

Verdict

The call

The clearest difference is rating: Draft Circles at 4.6 against Draftable's 3.9. Draft Circles also leads on in-app purchases (none vs 2). Draftable's advantage is review sentiment (88% vs 75%) and update cadence (every 3 days vs weekly). On price, ratings volume, 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. Draftable sells 2 in-app purchases, starting at $1.99 per 7 days. Draft Circles asks for nothing beyond the download.

ReceptionRating · Positive reviews · Number of ratings

Draft Circles holds the better App Store score, 4.6 against 3.9. Both are backed by a comparable volume of ratings — 7 and 9 respectively. Written reviews complicate that: 88% of Draftable's written reviews are positive against 75% of Draft Circles's, so the app with the better star average is not the one people write more warmly about.

UpkeepUpdate frequency

Draftable ships an update every 3 days, Draft Circles weekly. Both last shipped on October 31, 2026.

Scorecard5 real differences · 5 level
Draftable versus Draft Circles: the parameters behind the verdict, then further details
ParameterDraftableDraft Circles
PriceFreeFree
Rating3.9 (7 ratings)4.6 (9 ratings) — better
Positive reviews87.5% of reviews — better75.0% of reviews
Number of ratings79 — better
Update frequencyEvery 3 days — betterWeekly
AdsNoNo
In-app purchasesYesNo — better
MonetizationFreemiumFree — better
DevicesiPhoneiPhone
Requires iOS16.0 — better16.4
Further details — not scored
Size28 MB35 MB
Age rating12+12+
DeveloperAndrew MaxwellBenjamin Carteau

Customer experience

Draftable

All ratings7 ratings
Positive71.4%
Neutral0.0%
Negative28.6%
Written reviews8 reviews
Positive87.5%
Neutral0.0%
Negative12.5%

Draft Circles

All ratings8 ratings
Positive87.5%
Neutral0.0%
Negative12.5%
Written reviews4 reviews
Positive75.0%
Neutral0.0%
Negative25.0%

In-app purchases

2 purchases

Draftable

Subscriptions2
  • Draftable Pro$1.997 Days
  • Pro Yearly$29.991 Year
None

Draft Circles

No in-app purchases

Questions

Is Draftable free?
Draftable is free to download, with in-app purchases available.
Is Draft Circles free?
Draft Circles is free to download, with no in-app purchases.
Which has better reviews, Draftable or Draft Circles?
Draft Circles is rated higher. Draftable averages 3.9 out of 5 from 7 ratings, while Draft Circles averages 4.6 from 9 ratings.
Do Draftable or Draft Circles have ads?
Neither Draftable nor Draft Circles shows ads.
Which is updated more often, Draftable or Draft Circles?
Draftable ships an update every 3 days, and Draft Circles weekly. Most recently, Draftable was updated on October 31, 2026 and Draft Circles on October 31, 2026.

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