Ascend Darts vs DraftXI
Price, ratings, monetisation and update history for both games, side by side — with what reviewers say about each.
Ascend Darts
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Ascend Darts is a single-player darts experience built around a full career: you create your player, take your place on the calendar, and chase the world rankings—one invite, one venue, and one 501 leg at a time. HOW IT PLAYS • Aim on an interactive board, then time your release to land the dart where you meant to. • Play proper 501 legs with doubles to finish, momentum that matters in a match, and the pressure of big checkouts. • Follow your career week by week across the season: see what’s next on the card, prepare in practice, and step under the lights when it counts. GROW YOUR CAREER • Multiple save slots so you can run parallel careers—or share the device without overwriting someone else’s story. • A tutorial for newcomers and training options when you want reps away from the tour schedule. • Settings to tune the experience to how you like to play. MONETISATION Ascend Darts is free to download and supported by advertising. An optional one-time “Remove Ads” purchase turns off the full-screen ads that can appear between some matches; other optional ad placements may still be offered where the game uses rewarded video (for example around certain continue or bonus flows). No internet connection is required for core solo play; some features that rely on advertising or storefront services may need connectivity when those surfaces are used. YOUR NAME. THEIR WORLD. Build a career, climb the world, and make it last.
DraftXI
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DraftXI is the football draft game for fans who've argued about the best XI all their lives. Pick a club, pick an era, draft your squad — then see how far they go. How it works: Spin the slot machine to land on a club and era (e.g. Chelsea 2000s, Barcelona 2010s). Choose your formation, then draft one player per position from the available squad. Each player has a rating out of 99 — your squad's average determines your season finish, from relegation to Champions League glory. Game modes: • Standard Draft — full stats visible while you pick. Draft the best XI with all the info you need. • Expert Mode — all ratings hidden. Draft from memory and football knowledge alone. • Custom Draft — skip the spin and hand-pick any club and era from the full list. • Snake Draft — go head-to-head against up to 19 AI managers in a snake-format pick-em. • Season Mode — carry your XI through a multi-season career. Survive relegation, build a dynasty. • Transfer Window — swap players between seasons to strengthen your squad. • Daily Challenge — a new fixed squad to draft every day. Compete for the best score. • Global Tournament — draft your international XI and play through the knockout stages. • Historical Draft — pick from the greatest Global Tournament finalist squads in history. • Nation Sweepstake — office sweepstake mode for up to 8 managers. Snake-draft all 48 nations, then watch the tournament play out. • Blind Auction — bid for players against other managers in a live auction format. Leagues supported: Premier League, La Liga, Bundesliga, Serie A, Ligue 1, and SPFL. Play solo vs CPU or online with friends. Free to play. No ads. No pay-to-win.
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Verdict
The clearest difference is in-app purchases: DraftXI at none against Ascend Darts's 1. DraftXI also leads on ads (none vs shown) and iOS requirement (15.6 vs 18.0). 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
Both are free to download. Ascend Darts sells 1 one-off in-app purchase. DraftXI asks for nothing beyond the download.
| Parameter | Ascend Darts | DraftXI |
|---|---|---|
| Price | Free | Free |
| Update frequency | Every 9 days | — |
| Ads | Yes | No — better |
| In-app purchases | Yes | No — better |
| Devices | iPhone, iPad | iPhone, iPad, iPod — better |
| Requires iOS | 18.0 | 15.6 — better |
| Further details — not scored | ||
| Size | 54 MB | 7 MB |
| Age rating | 4+ | 4+ |
| Developer | Connor Leveridge | RYAN DANIEL DEIGHAN |
In-app purchases
Ascend Darts
- Remove Ads$4.99
DraftXI
No in-app purchases









