Torch Picks vs ArchRivals
Price, ratings, monetisation and update history for both apps, side by side — with what reviewers say about each.
Torch Picks
This app allows sports fans to make predictions on real games using virtual points. Engage in private leagues, track live standings, and interact with friends. It offers a risk-free way to test your sports knowledge with real-time odds and various betting options.
- Virtual point wagering
- Real-time odds from 60+ leagues
- Private league creation
- Social feed and chat
- Loan system for virtual points
- Shareable pick cards
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Torch is where sports fans prove they know their stuff — without risking a dime. Pick real games across pro and college football, basketball, baseball, hockey, soccer, tennis, combat fighting, and more. Use virtual points to wager on spreads, totals, moneylines, and player props — all pulled from real-time odds. When the game ends, Torch settles your picks automatically. CREATE PRIVATE LEAGUES AS THE COMMISH — Drop a code to your group chat. Everyone gets their own balance and leaderboard. Watch standings update live as games settle. Talk trash in the Den. PASS THE TORCH — Hit zero? Ask a league mate for a loan. If your pick wins, they get double back. KEY FEATURES — Real odds from 60+ leagues, player props, parlays, Den social feed, Pass the Torch loan system, shareable pick cards, weekly paydays. Torch is NOT gambling. No real money is involved — ever.
ArchRivals
This fantasy football app offers a season-long competition with weekly lineups and head-to-head rivalries. Create custom contests, challenge friends, and use AI tools to build smarter lineups. Track performance and compete for season-long supremacy.
- Custom contest creation
- Head-to-head rivalries
- AI-assisted lineup optimization
- Player insights and projections
- Performance tracking
- Trash talk and reactions
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Fantasy Football. Reimagined. ArchRivals transforms fantasy football into a season-long competition built around weekly lineups, head-to-head rivalries and the chase for the crown. Create custom contests, challenge friends or join public competitions. Build your lineup with powerful player insights and AI-assisted optimization tools designed to help you evaluate your options and make smarter decisions each week. CREATE YOUR OWN CONTESTS Set up private competitions for friends or join available public contests. Customize the schedule, scoring and format to create the competition you want. BUILD SMARTER LINEUPS Explore available players, compare projections and use AI-powered lineup optimization to quickly generate competitive lineup combinations. COMPETE HEAD-TO-HEAD Face your rivals in weekly matchups, track your results throughout the season and see who comes out on top. CHASE THE CROWN Climb the global leaderboard, earn King of the Hill points and build winning streaks as you compete for season-long supremacy. TRACK YOUR PERFORMANCE Follow projected and actual scores, review week-by-week results and monitor your contests, victories, average score and overall winning percentage. TALK YOUR TRASH Fantasy football is better with rivalries. Send reactions and trash talk directly from your matchup as the competition unfolds. Whether you’re creating a private contest with friends or competing against the broader ArchRivals community, every lineup matters and every week is another chance to claim the crown. Build your lineup. Challenge your rivals. Chase the crown.
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Verdict
The clearest difference is in-app purchases: Torch Picks at none against ArchRivals's 3. ArchRivals's advantage is update cadence (every 5 days vs monthly). On price, rating, ratings volume and ads 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. ArchRivals sells 3 one-off in-app purchases. Torch Picks asks for nothing beyond the download.
On the App Store both sit at effectively the same score — 5.0 for Torch Picks against 5.0 for ArchRivals. Both are backed by a comparable volume of ratings — 2 and 1 respectively.
Torch Picks ships an update monthly, ArchRivals every 5 days. Both last shipped on October 3, 2026.
| Parameter | Torch Picks | ArchRivals |
|---|---|---|
| Price | Free | Free |
| Rating | 5.0 (2 ratings) | 5.0 (1 ratings) |
| Number of ratings | 2 — better | 1 |
| Update frequency | Monthly | Every 5 days — better |
| Ads | No | No |
| In-app purchases | No — better | Yes |
| Monetization | Free | Free |
| Devices | iPhone, iPad, iPod | iPhone, iPad, iPod |
| Requires iOS | 15.0 — better | 15.1 |
| Further details — not scored | ||
| Size | 10 MB | 115 MB |
| Age rating | 12+ | 17+ |
| Developer | Thomas Praino | Brandon Hall |
In-app purchases
Torch Picks
No in-app purchases
ArchRivals
- 100 Rival Credits$4.99
- 500 Rival Credits$19.99
- 1000 Rival Credits$34.99
Questions
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