Comparison

ETHERFC 26 vs 38 Soccer Sim Manager

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

Head to head
About

ETHERFC 26

Open packs to collect new players and manage your club's roster. Build custom squads and compete in Draft mode for rewards. Track player progress and collection stats.

Highlights
  • Open free and store packs
  • Build Draft squads
  • Manage club collections
  • Build custom squads
  • Track player stats
Features
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Open Free Packs and store packs to add new players to your club, hit special pulls, and save extra packs for later. Manage your collection, track duplicates, and quick sell extra copies for coins. Take on Draft mode to build a squad from rotating player picks, balance rating and chemistry, and play through a knockout run for rewards. Save your best squads, experiment with different formations, and keep improving your club. Browse the latest players, and track your progress with club stats and collection progress screens. Features: - Open free and store packs - Build Draft squads and play for rewards - Manage your club, duplicates, and collections - Build and save custom squads - Track latest players and club stats ETHERFC 26 is built for players who enjoy football card collecting, squad building, pack openings, and draft progression in one place.

About

38 Soccer Sim Manager

Build your ultimate soccer team by drafting legendary players and simulating a 38-game season. Compete for a perfect season, take on daily challenges, and battle other managers in multiplayer modes. Unlock advanced features with a one-time purchase.

Highlights
  • Draft all-time legendary soccer XIs
  • Simulate a 38-game perfect season
  • Daily challenges with leaderboards
  • 1v1 multiplayer matches
  • Ranked ladder and private leagues
  • Real soccer squads from 1992-2026
Features
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Draft your all-time dream XI from 16 leagues, then play out a full season and try to go the whole campaign unbeaten. Every game won, not one lost. Pick a league, spin for a formation, and build your greatest XI from decades of real club-seasons. Every season is simulated, so the table, the title race and your finish change every single save. Beat the pre-season odds, chase an unbeaten season, and share your season card. 16 LEAGUES • England's top two tiers, plus the top divisions of Spain, Italy, Germany, France, the Netherlands, Portugal, Turkey, Saudi Arabia, the USA, Brazil, Mexico, Austria, Greece and Sweden • Decades of real club-seasons in every league • Each league plays out its own full campaign WEEKLY LADDERS • Every league has its own ranked table with divisions and a countdown • It resets each week, so there is always a fresh title to chase • Climb from Bronze to Elite MY MANAGER • Build your manager card with suits, hair, nameplates, frames, titles, auras and backdrops • Over 250 cosmetics to collect, from the Shop or a Mystery Pack • Earn Coins by winning seasons, unlocking achievements and playing the Daily • Cosmetic only. They never change match results MULTIPLAYER • Multiplayer 1vs1: your XI against another manager's, one match, ranked • Multiplayer Leagues: create or join a private league with a 6-character code, everyone plays the same season • Daily Challenge: one shared squad for every manager, one board, one day FEATURES • Quick Play: a random league and formation, straight into the draft • Place players by tapping a slot on the pitch • 50 achievements, each with a reward worth wearing • Career-season or prime-rating modes, three difficulty levels • Stadium sound and haptics • Beautiful, shareable end-of-season cards • Plays great on iPhone and iPad 38 is an independent football sim. It is not affiliated with, endorsed by, or associated with any league, club, competition, or organisation.

Screenshots

ETHERFC 264 screens
38 Soccer Sim Manager4 screens

Verdict

The call

The clearest difference is rating: 38 Soccer Sim Manager at 4.8 against ETHERFC 26's 4.0. 38 Soccer Sim Manager also leads on ads (none vs shown) and review sentiment (80% vs 67%). ETHERFC 26's advantage is in-app purchases (none vs 8). On price, update cadence, 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. 38 Soccer Sim Manager sells 8 one-off in-app purchases. ETHERFC 26 asks for nothing beyond the download.

ReceptionRating · Positive reviews · Number of ratings

38 Soccer Sim Manager holds the better App Store score, 4.8 against 4.0. That said, the two scores are not equally well evidenced: 38 Soccer Sim Manager has 55 ratings behind it against 6, so its average is the more settled of the two. Written reviews point the same way: 67% of ETHERFC 26's written reviews are positive against 80% of 38 Soccer Sim Manager's.

UpkeepUpdate frequency

ETHERFC 26 ships an update every 2 days, 38 Soccer Sim Manager every 3 days. The most recent releases landed on October 25, 2026 and October 28, 2026 respectively.

Scorecard6 real differences · 4 level
ETHERFC 26 versus 38 Soccer Sim Manager: the parameters behind the verdict, then further details
ParameterETHERFC 2638 Soccer Sim Manager
PriceFreeFree
Rating4.0 (6 ratings)4.8 (55 ratings) — better
Positive reviews66.7% of reviews80.0% of reviews — better
Number of ratings655 — better
Update frequencyEvery 2 days — betterEvery 3 days
AdsYesNo — better
In-app purchasesNo — betterYes
MonetizationAd-supported — betterFree with in-app purchases
DevicesiPhone, iPadiPhone, iPad, iPod — better
Requires iOS16.015.1 — better
Further details — not scored
Size94 MB60 MB
Age rating4+4+
DeveloperRyan JulianJosh Pavey

Customer experience

ETHERFC 26

All ratings5 ratings
Positive80.0%
Neutral0.0%
Negative20.0%
Written reviews3 reviews
Positive66.7%
Neutral33.3%
Negative0.0%

38 Soccer Sim Manager

All ratings51 ratings
Positive98.0%
Neutral2.0%
Negative0.0%
Written reviews20 reviews
Positive80.0%
Neutral15.0%
Negative5.0%

In-app purchases

None

ETHERFC 26

No in-app purchases

8 purchases

38 Soccer Sim Manager

One-time8
  • Elite Starter$1.99
  • 2,500 Coins$1.99
  • Show It Off$2.99
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  • 38-0 Pro Upgrade$3.99
  • 7,000 Coins$3.99
  • Champion's Bundle$3.99
  • 16,000 Coins$7.99
  • 36,000 Coins$14.99

Questions

Is ETHERFC 26 free?
ETHERFC 26 is free to download, with no in-app purchases.
Is 38 Soccer Sim Manager free?
38 Soccer Sim Manager is free to download, with in-app purchases available.
Which has better reviews, ETHERFC 26 or 38 Soccer Sim Manager?
38 Soccer Sim Manager is rated higher. ETHERFC 26 averages 4.0 out of 5 from 6 ratings, while 38 Soccer Sim Manager averages 4.8 from 55 ratings.
Do ETHERFC 26 or 38 Soccer Sim Manager have ads?
ETHERFC 26 shows ads; 38 Soccer Sim Manager does not.
Which is updated more often, ETHERFC 26 or 38 Soccer Sim Manager?
ETHERFC 26 ships an update every 2 days, and 38 Soccer Sim Manager every 3 days. Most recently, ETHERFC 26 was updated on October 25, 2026 and 38 Soccer Sim Manager on October 28, 2026.

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