Comparison

FanTactics vs Select XI

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

Head to head
About

FanTactics

Features
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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

About

Select XI

Create and customize soccer formations with detailed tactical elements. Drag players, assign numbers, and draw tactical movements. Export your designs for sharing or use the app offline.

Highlights
  • 47 formations available
  • Drag-and-drop player positioning
  • Tactical phases (in/out of possession)
  • Substitutes bench management
  • Drawing tools for runs and passes
  • Offline functionality
  • PNG export and community sharing
Features
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Select XI is a football tactics board that does one thing properly: it lets you build a lineup and make it look good. Pick a formation, drag your eleven into exactly the shape you want, name them, number them, and export a board you are happy to put in a group chat, a team channel or a match preview. BUILD IT THE WAY YOU SEE IT - 78 formations from 5v5 through 11v11, from 4-4-2 and 4-2-3-1 to small-sided and youth shapes - A freeform option in every format, for a shape that is not on the list - Drag any player anywhere on the pitch; the position label follows them - Two tactical phases on the same squad: In Possession and Defensive - Copy one phase onto the other and adjust from there - A full substitutes bench, with each sub linked to the starter they cover - Squad numbers that default sensibly by position, and change when you want DRAW WHAT YOU MEAN - Arrows for runs, presses and rotations, in solid, dashed or dotted - Straight lines for shape, distances and passing lanes - Drop the ball anywhere on the pitch - Undo and redo the whole board, not just the last thing you touched WORKS WITHOUT SIGNAL The entire builder is inside the app. Open it in airplane mode and it still works. Sign-in is optional. When you sign in, you can link your App Store Pro purchase to your Select XI account and sync private Match Plans across the app and web. EXPORT AND SHARE Export a clean PNG straight into the iOS share sheet: save it to Photos, AirDrop it, or send it to Messages, Mail or anywhere else. Or publish a lineup to the Select XI community and share a link that opens on any device and previews the board itself. BROWSE THE COMMUNITY See lineups other people have published, sorted by recent, popular or most viewed. Tap one to open it in your own builder and change whatever you like. SELECT XI PRO One purchase, not a subscription. Nothing renews and there is nothing to cancel. - Exports with no "Made with Select XI" corner mark - Higher resolution output, for print and big screens - Every export layout: both phases side by side, bench included, and full squad sheets - Story (9:16) and Square (1:1) formats, sized for social - A matchday pack that renders the set in one go - Your badge and kit colours saved as a preset and applied to every export - Custom formation templates, saved from any shape you build - Squad mode: your whole squad on one screen - Match Plans: build your team and the opposition independently, set both tactical phases, and compare selected shapes together on one pitch The builder itself stays free, with no ads. Match Plans are included with Pro and sync to your Select XI account. NO CROSS-APP TRACKING No advertising or third-party analytics SDKs are included in the iOS app. Your local lineups stay on your device unless you deliberately publish one; Match Plans you save are stored with your Select XI account. Our server keeps anonymous counts of account actions as described in the Privacy Policy.

Screenshots

FanTactics4 screens
Select XI3 screens

Verdict

The call

The clearest difference is update cadence: FanTactics at every 4 days against Select XI's monthly. Select XI's advantage is iOS requirement (15.0 vs 17.0). On price, ads, in-app purchases 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

CostPrice · In-app purchases · Ads · Monetization

Both are free to download. FanTactics sells 3 one-off in-app purchases and Select XI sells 1 one-off in-app purchase. Whichever you choose, the download price is not the number that matters.

UpkeepUpdate frequency

FanTactics ships an update every 4 days, Select XI monthly. The most recent releases landed on October 8, 2026 and October 31, 2026 respectively.

Scorecard2 real differences · 8 level
FanTactics versus Select XI: the parameters behind the verdict, then further details
ParameterFanTacticsSelect XI
PriceFreeFree
Rating—5.0 (2 ratings) — better
Positive reviews—100.0% of reviews
Number of ratings—2 — better
Update frequencyEvery 4 days — betterMonthly
AdsNoNo
In-app purchasesYesYes
Monetization—Free with in-app purchases
DevicesiPhone, iPadiPhone, iPad, iPod — better
Requires iOS17.015.0 — better
Further details — not scored
Size8 MB7 MB
Age rating4+4+
DeveloperHakan BuranLeif Heaney

In-app purchases

3 purchases

FanTactics

One-time3
  • Tip $1 — Support FanTactics$0.99
  • Tip $3 — Support FanTactics$2.99
  • Tip $5 — Support FanTactics$4.99
1 purchases

Select XI

One-time1
  • Select XI Pro$4.99

Questions

Is FanTactics free?
FanTactics is free to download, with in-app purchases available.
Is Select XI free?
Select XI is free to download, with in-app purchases available.
Do FanTactics or Select XI have ads?
Neither FanTactics nor Select XI shows ads.
Which is updated more often, FanTactics or Select XI?
FanTactics ships an update every 4 days, and Select XI monthly. Most recently, FanTactics was updated on October 8, 2026 and Select XI on October 31, 2026.

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