FanTactics vs RoadKickers
Price, ratings, monetisation and update history for both apps, side by side — with what reviewers say about each.
FanTactics
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Build the lineup. Rate the match your way. FanTactics is a fast, beautiful tactics board for international football—and for any match you care about. Pick a national squad, place players on the pitch, try real formations, and share a lineup card your group chat will argue about. When the final whistle blows, switch to Ratings: score players from 1 to 10, add your hot take, and share your opinion—not live stats from broadcast apps. LINEUP BUILDER (BOARD) • 48 national teams — search and browse by group • Formations: 4-3-3, 4-2-3-1, 4-4-2, 3-5-2, and more with mini pitch previews • Smart squad fill: goalkeepers, defenders, mids, and forwards go to the right lines • Gold goalkeeper shirts and clear selection on the pitch • Substitutes bench — swap starters in one tap • 5-a-side, 7-a-side, 11-a-side, and custom player counts • Friendly teams — your name, colors, and roster • Drag players, movement arrows, undo, save on device AFTER THE MATCH (RATINGS) • Fan ratings your way — opinion, not live stats apps • Opponent plus your takeaway for share posts • Per-player notes (for example: 9/10, MOTM) • Share text and image to Instagram, X, WhatsApp • Optional: pull names from your Board lineup SHARE THE HYPE • Lineup images: Standard, Square, or Story (9:16) • Ratings cards with your takeaway quote • Hashtags ready for social SAVE AND COME BACK • Save tactics and squads on device • Open saved lineups on the board • Deep links: fantactics://lineup/USA/4-3-3 • 7 languages: EN, ES, FR, DE, PT, IT, TR FanTactics is free. Optional tips support development. Independent fan app. Not affiliated with FIFA, World Cup, or any football federation. Made with care by Zero IQ — z0iq.com
RoadKickers
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RoadKickers is for the people who actually run Sunday league, five-a-side and midweek football — the organisers doing it all in a group chat nobody reads. Fixtures, availability, team selection, results and stats, in one place. MATCH ORGANISING • Create a club and invite your squad • Post fixtures with venue, kick-off time and live weather • One-tap availability — see instantly who's in, who's out and who hasn't answered • Automatic waiting list when a game fills up • Add guests for the weeks you're short PICK YOUR TEAMS • Drag players onto the pitch to build your line-up • Split into 2, 3 or 4 teams for winner-stays-on • Assign a keeper and a captain • Publish the team sheet so everyone knows where they're playing MATCH DAY • Live countdown to kick-off • Record the score and who scored • Vote for Man of the Match • Capture photos and video from the game • Match day programme for the big ones PLAYER PROFILES & STATS • Appearances, goals, assists, wins and Man of the Match awards, tracked automatically • Player records that build up over a season • Log injuries privately and track your recovery • Connect your Fantasy Premier League team and show it off CHAT • Squad chat for every club • Direct messages between players • Photos, voice notes and read receipts FANTASY PREMIER LEAGUE • View your FPL team and gameweek points inside the app • Run a mini-league with your club BUILT FOR REAL TEAMS RoadKickers is invite-only. Clubs are private, and you join by invitation from someone already in your squad. Injuries are private by default. Players can block and report anyone, and club owners can remove members and delete content. Free to use. No ads. No in-app purchases. Made by AI Sporting Tech Ltd. Privacy policy: https://roadkickers.com/privacy Terms of use: https://roadkickers.com/terms
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Verdict
The clearest difference is in-app purchases: RoadKickers at none against FanTactics's 3. RoadKickers also leads on iOS requirement (15.1 vs 17.0). FanTactics's advantage is update cadence (every 4 days vs monthly). On price, ads 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. FanTactics sells 3 one-off in-app purchases. RoadKickers asks for nothing beyond the download.
FanTactics ships an update every 4 days, RoadKickers monthly. The most recent releases landed on October 8, 2026 and September 30, 2026 respectively.
| Parameter | FanTactics | RoadKickers |
|---|---|---|
| Price | Free | Free |
| Update frequency | Every 4 days — better | Monthly |
| Ads | No | No |
| In-app purchases | Yes | No — better |
| Devices | iPhone, iPad | iPhone, iPod |
| Requires iOS | 17.0 | 15.1 — better |
| Further details — not scored | ||
| Size | 8 MB | 56 MB |
| Age rating | 4+ | 12+ |
| Developer | Hakan Buran | AI Sporting Tech Ltd |
In-app purchases
FanTactics
- Tip $1 — Support FanTactics$0.99
- Tip $3 — Support FanTactics$2.99
- Tip $5 — Support FanTactics$4.99
RoadKickers
No in-app purchases







