Comparison

Pickem Central vs Parlay Tracker

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

Head to head
About

Pickem Central

Features
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PickemCentral is the free, social way to run pick'em pools with your friends — now for both the NFL and the NBA Playoffs. Got an invite from a friend? Tap the link, sign in, and your pool is waiting. Two games, one app. No spreadsheets, no group-text chaos. — NFL SURVIVOR — Pick one team to win each week. Win and you advance; lose and you're out. Last one standing wins the season. • Make your weekly pick from a clean board — team logos, records, win %, and how popular each pick is. • Your dashboard shows this week's pick at a glance: logo, record, opponent, and kickoff time. • Pool Status — a live leaderboard of who's still alive, weeks survived, redemption rounds, and comebacks. • See the whole league's picks once the deadline passes. • Reminders before your pick locks. — NBA PLAYOFF PICK'EM — Pick the winner of every series and lock in your bonus picks each round. • Dashboard — the current round at a glance, with your picks and your standing. • All Picks — every entry side by side once a round locks. • Bump Chart — round-by-round rankings to see who's climbing and who's slipping. • Ask Picky — an AI sidekick that breaks down matchups and your picks. — FOR EVERY POOL — • Odds Lab — win probabilities and game numbers, for reference. • Achievements and streaks so the bragging rights last all season. • Push notifications when picks lock, scores update, and rounds wrap. • Profile with your history across every game. — WHAT'S FREE — Everything. Make picks, climb the leaderboard, win the season. No subscription, no paywalls, no ads. NO PAYMENTS, NO BETTING PickemCentral does not process payments, accept entry contributions, or facilitate betting of any kind. Any friend-group arrangements happen entirely outside the app. Odds Lab is informational reference, not an interface for placing wagers. ABOUT YOUR DATA Your email and profile photo identify you in your friend groups. Your picks and standings are visible to others in the same pool. The app sends crash and performance diagnostics through Sentry. Full details: pickemcentral.com/privacy. Free. iPhone. iOS 18+.

About

Parlay Tracker

This app helps you track your placed parlays and bets, grading them as games conclude. It offers multiple ways to add tickets, follow each leg live with detailed stats, and receive timely updates. Review your betting history with profit charts and settlement calendars.

Highlights
  • Scan and import bet slips
  • Manual ticket building
  • Live scores and win probability
  • Automatic leg grading
  • Profit charts and settlement calendar
  • Lock Screen and Dynamic Island Live Activities
  • Apple Watch app and widgets
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*** No ads, no social networks, no tracking, and no VC funding. Built by one guy - mostly for myself. I hope you find it useful too *** Parlay Tracker is a personal tracker for the parlays and bets you've already placed. It doesn't take wagers, handle money, or connect to any sportsbook. It keeps your tickets organized, grades them as games finish, and shows you where each one stands while the games are on. ADD TICKETS YOUR WAY • Scan a photo of a bet slip. The app reads each line and matches it to the real game. • Import a bet-builder screenshot. It's saved as a draft, then updated when you scan the printed ticket, so you don't get a duplicate. • Build a ticket by hand, with spreads, moneylines, totals, team totals, player props, F1 results and golf finishes. • Import and export your tickets as a file for backup or to move to another device. FOLLOW EVERY LEG LIVE • Live scores, win probability and expected profit for each ticket, with hedge math when you want it. • A trend chip and progress bar on every leg show what's looking good and what's in trouble. • Scoring-pace projections, with alerts when a game's pace crosses a total you set. • Player props with live counts, graded from the box score. • A Live tab on iPhone and a Command Center on iPad give you every ticket in play at a glance. STAY UPDATED • Lock Screen and Dynamic Island Live Activities show legs remaining, payout and the leg now playing. Press and hold the Dynamic Island for a breakdown of each leg. • Apple Watch app and watch-face widgets show your open tickets. • Notifications when a ticket cashes or busts, and before kickoff. • Live Activities and alerts update while the app is open and refreshing. AUTO-GRADING Legs grade themselves from final scores and results for NFL, college football, NBA, college basketball, MLB, NHL and more, plus F1 and golf. You can also grade by hand any time. LOOK BACK • Profit chart, settlement calendar and Year in Review. • Cashed, Busted and Pending views, filterable by sport, origin and result. • Confetti for a cashed ticket and a torn ticket for a bust. Both can be turned off. YOUR DATA Tickets are stored on your device and sync across your own devices with iCloud. There are no accounts and no ads. A plain-English glossary of odds and betting terms is built in. Parlay Tracker is an independent app and is not affiliated with or endorsed by any sportsbook, league or data provider. *** This is NOT a betting app. No bets are placed here. Nothing is wagered, deposited or paid out in this app — it's a notebook for bets made elsewhere. ***

Screenshots

Pickem Central4 screens
Parlay Tracker4 screens

Verdict

The call

The clearest difference is in-app purchases: Pickem Central at none against Parlay Tracker's 3. Pickem Central also leads on iOS requirement (18.0 vs 26.6). Parlay Tracker's advantage is update cadence (daily vs weekly) and device support (3 vs 1). On price 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

CostPrice · In-app purchases · Ads · Monetization

Both are free to download. Parlay Tracker sells 3 one-off in-app purchases. Pickem Central asks for nothing beyond the download.

UpkeepUpdate frequency

Pickem Central ships an update weekly, Parlay Tracker daily. The most recent releases landed on October 28, 2026 and November 6, 2026 respectively.

Scorecard4 real differences · 5 level
Pickem Central versus Parlay Tracker: the parameters behind the verdict, then further details
ParameterPickem CentralParlay Tracker
PriceFreeFree
Rating—5.0 (1 ratings) — better
Number of ratings—1 — better
Update frequencyWeeklyDaily — better
AdsNoNo
In-app purchasesNo — betterYes
Monetization—Free
DevicesiPhoneiPhone, iPad, Apple Watch — better
Requires iOS18.0 — better26.6
Further details — not scored
Size13 MB16 MB
Age rating4+4+
DeveloperSPENCER HOFFMANTHOMAS ANDREW HEWETT

In-app purchases

None

Pickem Central

No in-app purchases

3 purchases

Parlay Tracker

One-time3
  • A small tip$1.99
  • A generous tip$4.99
  • A huge tip$69.99

Questions

Is Pickem Central free?
Pickem Central is free to download, with no in-app purchases.
Is Parlay Tracker free?
Parlay Tracker is free to download, with in-app purchases available.
Do Pickem Central or Parlay Tracker have ads?
Neither Pickem Central nor Parlay Tracker shows ads.
Which is updated more often, Pickem Central or Parlay Tracker?
Pickem Central ships an update weekly, and Parlay Tracker daily. Most recently, Pickem Central was updated on October 28, 2026 and Parlay Tracker on November 6, 2026.

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