Comparison

First String Fantasy Football vs Pickwright

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

Head to head
About

First String Fantasy Football

Build your fantasy football team with a $100M salary cap and compete weekly using real game stats. Buy low, sell high, and upgrade your roster through daily player price changes and waivers. Join global leaderboards or private leagues with friends.

Highlights
  • Draft 15 players under $100M salary cap
  • Score with real game stats (PPR)
  • Player prices adjust daily
  • Buy low, sell high player trading
  • Global leaderboard competition
  • Weekly head-to-head tournaments
  • Private mini-league creation
Features
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Build your squad. Beat your friends. Rule the season. First String is an independent product and is not affiliated with, endorsed by, or sponsored by the NFL or any team. Player stats are used under PPR scoring. First String is fantasy football, stripped down to the fun part. Draft a roster under a $100M salary cap, score with real game stats every Sunday, and climb the leaderboard. No lengthy drafts, no homework — set up your team in minutes and you're in. HOW IT WORKS • Draft 15 football players under a hard $100M salary cap. Stars cost more, so every pick is a real choice — you can't just buy everyone. • Score with real stats using PPR (points per reception, plus yards and touchdowns). What happens on the field is your score. • Player prices move every day. Buy low, sell high, and work the waivers to upgrade your roster. COMPETE • Climb a global leaderboard against players everywhere. • Jump into weekly head-to-head tournaments for bragging rights. • Spin up a private mini-league and go to war with your friends all season long. FREE TO PLAY Always free. No subscription. No pay-to-win. Download it, build your squad, and play. Your starting lineup is waiting.

About

Pickwright

This app is a live draft companion designed for draft commissioners. It features a large countdown clock, team management tools, and a draft lottery system. Share draft recaps easily with your league.

Highlights
  • Giant countdown clock
  • "Who's on the clock" flow
  • Draft lottery reveal
  • Customizable themes and logos
  • Snake or standard draft order
  • Draft recap sharing
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Pickwright is the live draft companion built for the person who runs the draft — the commissioner. Run draft night like a pro with a giant countdown clock, a clear "who's on the clock" flow, and a draft-lottery reveal your league will actually look forward to. A DRAFT CLOCK THAT WON'T LET YOU DOWN • Huge, readable countdown the whole room can see • Stays lit — the screen won't dim or sleep during the draft, so the clock is always up • Wall-clock accurate, keeping perfect time even if your phone sleeps or you switch apps • Start, pause, reset, skip, undo, and timeout; full control when the room gets rowdy • Sound cues so nobody misses their pick BUILT FOR REAL DRAFTS • Snake (serpentine) or standard (repeated) order • 2–24 teams with custom names • Up to 30 rounds, with a per-pick clock from 30 seconds to 8 minutes • Sport themes to match your league MAKE IT YOUR LEAGUE (Custom Theme) • Pick your own two colors and Pickwright builds the whole draft theme around them • Add your league logo and a logo for every team • Shades adjust automatically, so the clock and names always stay readable DRAFT LOTTERY, DONE RIGHT • Fair, seeded shuffle for your draft order • Suspenseful last-to-first reveal with confetti on the #1 pick • Lock in the order with one tap SHARE THE RECAP • One tap turns your drawn order, or your final draft results, into a picture for the league group chat • Branded with your league's colors and logos • Made on your device; your logos and results are never uploaded NEVER LOSE YOUR SPOT • Auto-saves as you go and resumes right where you left off FREE TO TRY, PRO TO GO ALL-IN Every theme, your own colors and all your logos are free! Set your league up exactly how you want it. The free version runs a 2-round draft and 2 lottery spins. Upgrade to Pickwright Pro to run your entire draft with unlimited rounds and unlimited lottery spins as an annual subscription or a one-time lifetime unlock. Made for fantasy football and any sport where the live in-person draft is the best night of the season! — Pickwright Pro (Annual) is an auto-renewable subscription. Payment is charged to your Apple Account at confirmation. It renews automatically unless canceled at least 24 hours before the period ends; manage or cancel anytime in your Apple Account settings. Lifetime is a one-time purchase. Terms of Use: https://pickwright.app/terms Privacy Policy: https://pickwright.app/privacy

Screenshots

First String Fantasy Football4 screens
Pickwright4 screens

Verdict

The call

The clearest difference is in-app purchases: First String Fantasy Football at none against Pickwright's 2. Pickwright's advantage is ads (none vs shown) and device support (4 vs 2). On price, rating, review sentiment and ratings volume 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. Pickwright sells 2 in-app purchases, starting at $6.99 per year. First String Fantasy Football asks for nothing beyond the download.

ReceptionRating · Positive reviews · Number of ratings

On the App Store both sit at effectively the same score — 5.0 for First String Fantasy Football against 5.0 for Pickwright. Both are backed by a comparable volume of ratings — 1 and 1 respectively. Written reviews split almost evenly too, at 100% and 100% positive.

UpkeepUpdate frequency

First String Fantasy Football ships an update every 4 days, Pickwright weekly. The most recent releases landed on October 16, 2026 and October 15, 2026 respectively.

Scorecard4 real differences · 6 level
First String Fantasy Football versus Pickwright: the parameters behind the verdict, then further details
ParameterFirst String Fantasy FootballPickwright
PriceFreeFree
Rating5.0 (1 ratings)5.0 (1 ratings)
Positive reviews100.0% of reviews100.0% of reviews
Number of ratings11
Update frequencyEvery 4 days — betterWeekly
AdsYesNo — better
In-app purchasesNo — betterYes
MonetizationAd-supported — betterFree with in-app purchases
DevicesiPhone, iPodiPhone, iPad, iPod, Mac — better
Requires iOS15.115.0 — better
Further details — not scored
Size33 MB25 MB
Age rating12+4+
DeveloperHarry KhizerHYNTYT Technologies Inc.

Customer experience

First String Fantasy Football

All ratings1 ratings
Positive100.0%
Neutral0.0%
Negative0.0%
Written reviews1 reviews
Positive100.0%
Neutral0.0%
Negative0.0%

Pickwright

All ratings1 ratings
Positive100.0%
Neutral0.0%
Negative0.0%
Written reviews1 reviews
Positive100.0%
Neutral0.0%
Negative0.0%

In-app purchases

None

First String Fantasy Football

No in-app purchases

2 purchases

Pickwright

Subscriptions1
  • Pickwright Pro (Annual)$6.991 Year
One-time1
  • Pickwright Pro (Lifetime)$9.99

Questions

Is First String Fantasy Football free?
First String Fantasy Football is free to download, with no in-app purchases.
Is Pickwright free?
Pickwright is free to download, with in-app purchases available.
Which has better reviews, First String Fantasy Football or Pickwright?
First String Fantasy Football and Pickwright are both rated 5.0 out of 5 on the App Store, from 1 and 1 ratings respectively.
Do First String Fantasy Football or Pickwright have ads?
First String Fantasy Football shows ads; Pickwright does not.
Which is updated more often, First String Fantasy Football or Pickwright?
First String Fantasy Football ships an update every 4 days, and Pickwright weekly. Most recently, First String Fantasy Football was updated on October 16, 2026 and Pickwright on October 15, 2026.

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