PaperGames vs Draft Circles
Price, ratings, monetisation and update history for both games, side by side — with what reviewers say about each.
PaperGames
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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.
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.
- 1,000+ built-in topics
- Live auction-style bidding
- One device or multiplayer
- Custom topic creation
- Player trading
- Draft history
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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.
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Verdict
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
Both are free to download. Neither carries in-app purchases, so what you see is what you pay.
PaperGames ships an update every 2 weeks, Draft Circles weekly. The most recent releases landed on October 17, 2026 and October 7, 2026 respectively.
| Parameter | PaperGames | Draft Circles |
|---|---|---|
| Price | Free | Free |
| Rating | — | 4.5 (8 ratings) — better |
| Positive reviews | — | 75.0% of reviews |
| Number of ratings | — | 8 — better |
| Update frequency | Every 2 weeks | Weekly — better |
| Ads | No | No |
| In-app purchases | No | No |
| Monetization | — | Free |
| Devices | iPhone, iPad, iPod — better | iPhone |
| Requires iOS | 15.1 — better | 16.4 |
| Further details — not scored | ||
| Size | 23 MB | 35 MB |
| Age rating | 4+ | 12+ |
| Developer | App Studios | Benjamin Carteau |
In-app purchases
PaperGames
No in-app purchases
Draft Circles
No in-app purchases
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