Comparison

PaperGames 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

PaperGames

Features
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Paper Games is a free collection of pencil-and-paper classics — Tic-Tac-Toe, SOS, Connect Four, Hangman, Dots and Boxes and Battleship — all in one offline app. Two-player on one device, or solo against a quietly clever AI. No ads. No accounts. No tracking. Designed to look and feel like an actual notebook. Cream paper, red margin rule, hand-drawn ink, real handwriting fonts. Your scores live on your device only — nothing is ever sent anywhere. GAMES IN VOLUME ONE • Tic-Tac-Toe (Noughts and Crosses, Xs and Os) • SOS — pick S or O each turn, score by completing S-O-S in any direction • Connect Four (Four in a Row) • Hangman — guess the word before the gallows is complete • Dots and Boxes — claim squares with the long-chain rule • Battleship — hide your fleet, call your shots, sink them all • Golf, MASH, Dungeon, Galaxy — coming soon WHY PAPER GAMES • Plays fully offline once installed • Pass-and-play locally OR vs AI on three difficulty tiers • No ads. No signup. No analytics. Free forever • Hand-drawn aesthetic — every mark looks like real ink on real paper • Built for phone and tablet, light and dark notebook themes Perfect for kids, classrooms, road trips, queues, and anywhere a wifi connection isn't a given. Volume one — more games coming.

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

PaperGames4 screens
Draft Circles4 screens

Verdict

The call

The clearest difference is device support: PaperGames at 3 against Draft Circles's 1. On price, update cadence, ads and in-app purchases 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. Neither carries in-app purchases, so what you see is what you pay.

UpkeepUpdate frequency

PaperGames ships an update every 2 weeks, Draft Circles weekly. The most recent releases landed on October 17, 2026 and October 7, 2026 respectively.

Scorecard1 real difference · 9 level
PaperGames versus Draft Circles: the parameters behind the verdict, then further details
ParameterPaperGamesDraft Circles
PriceFreeFree
Rating—4.5 (8 ratings) — better
Positive reviews—75.0% of reviews
Number of ratings—8 — better
Update frequencyEvery 2 weeksWeekly — better
AdsNoNo
In-app purchasesNoNo
Monetization—Free
DevicesiPhone, iPad, iPod — betteriPhone
Requires iOS15.1 — better16.4
Further details — not scored
Size23 MB35 MB
Age rating4+12+
DeveloperApp StudiosBenjamin Carteau

In-app purchases

None

PaperGames

No in-app purchases

None

Draft Circles

No in-app purchases

Questions

Is PaperGames free?
PaperGames is free to download, with no in-app purchases.
Is Draft Circles free?
Draft Circles is free to download, with no in-app purchases.
Do PaperGames or Draft Circles have ads?
Neither PaperGames nor Draft Circles shows ads.
Which is updated more often, PaperGames or Draft Circles?
PaperGames ships an update every 2 weeks, and Draft Circles weekly. Most recently, PaperGames was updated on October 17, 2026 and Draft Circles on October 7, 2026.

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