Comparison

CricSim vs Ice Dynasty

Price, ratings, monetisation and update history for both games, side by side โ€” with what reviewers say about each.

Head to head
About

CricSim

Features
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CricSim puts you in charge of a cricket team and lets you take it as far as you can. Pick a franchise in the Indian T20 League, or lead a nation on the world stage. Draft your squad, work out your best eleven, and find out whether your plan survives contact with match day. THREE FORMATS, PLAYED PROPERLY T20, ODI and Test cricket, each with its own rhythm. Test matches run over five days and three sessions, so you can declare, enforce the follow on, or dig in and save the draw. ODIs give you the powerplay and the death overs. T20 brings the impact sub and the super over. TWO WAYS TO BUILD A CAREER Take a franchise through a full league season, fourteen rounds and into the playoffs. Or manage a national side through a world tournament, or a bilateral series of one, three or five matches against a single rival. DRAFT THE SQUAD YOU WANT Start with the current squads, or open the mega draft and build yours from scratch. Want something bigger? Draft from pools of all time greats in T20, ODI or Test cricket. Then name your captain, your vice captain and your keeper. CALL EVERY BALL, OR NONE OF THEM Step into the match hub and run it yourself. Set the aggression, choose your bowler, decide who walks in after a wicket. Or hand it to the engine and come back for the scorecard. MAKE THE NAMES YOUR OWN Export the player list, rename anyone you like in a spreadsheet, and bring it back in. Your squad, your names. KEEP THE DYNASTY GOING Follow the table, watch your net run rate, pore over the season stats. Decide who to keep between seasons and who to let go. Then go again. No ads. No pay to win. Just cricket.

About

Ice Dynasty

Build and manage your own hockey team, from drafting players to setting lines. Experience fast-paced arcade hockey gameplay with realistic sounds and mechanics. Compete through various leagues and aim for championship glory.

Highlights
  • Arcade hockey gameplay
  • Team management and strategy
  • Player drafting and trading
  • League progression
  • Realistic hockey sounds
  • Offline play
Features
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YOUR TEAM. YOUR DYNASTY. Ice Dynasty hands you a hockey club and one goal: build a dynasty. Draft, trade, train, set your lines, then jump over the boards and PLAY the games yourself in fast top-down arcade action. ON THE ICE - Real arcade hockey: skate, pass, deke, one-timers, aimed shots, poke checks and big body checks - Full sound: slap shot cracks, skating strides, pad saves, posts that ping, boards that thud, the referee's whistle, a roaring crowd and a stadium goal horn - Penalties and power plays: time your hits or sit in the box - Face-off mini-game, offsides, icing, goalie freezes: real hockey flow - Breakaways with a racing heartbeat, slow-motion goal replays, a rink announcer who calls your scorers - Pull the goalie for a 4th attacker; win it in overtime or a tap-to-shoot shootout - Try the Michigan from behind the net. If you dare. BEHIND THE BENCH - Run a 32-team league: standings, scoreboard, stat leaders and the Xabi of the Month award - Draft prospects, swing trades, train your roster, manage line fatigue - Name your captain and alternates; hot and cold streaks change who you lean on - Injuries test your depth; the daily bonus keeps your coin balance climbing - Win the playoffs to climb the ladder: Bronze, Silver, Gold, Platinum and the Maroon League - Finish first in Maroon, then win it all to claim the Maroon Championship, again and again - Season awards, a franchise history that remembers every season, and a team identity you can remake YOUR GAME, YOUR PACE - Fully offline, on your device: no account, no sign-in, nothing collected - Casual, Pro or Legend difficulty - Every team, player and city is fictional: this league is yours alone Ice Dynasty is free to play. Going Pro removes ads and supports a tiny indie studio: pay once with the Lifetime unlock, or subscribe monthly or annually. Drop the puck.

Screenshots

CricSim4 screens
Ice Dynasty4 screens

Verdict

The call

The clearest difference is in-app purchases: CricSim at none against Ice Dynasty's 1. CricSim also leads on iOS requirement (16.4 vs 18.0). On price, update cadence, ads and device support there is nothing between them.

Scored on Price ยท Rating ยท Positive reviews ยท Number of ratings ยท Update frequency ยท Ads ยท In-app purchases ยท Monetization ยท Best chart rank ยท Devices ยท Requires iOS

CostPrice ยท In-app purchases ยท Ads ยท Monetization

Both are free to download. Ice Dynasty sells 1 one-off in-app purchase. CricSim asks for nothing beyond the download.

UpkeepUpdate frequency

CricSim ships an update monthly, Ice Dynasty every 3 weeks. The most recent releases landed on October 19, 2026 and October 25, 2026 respectively.

Scorecard2 real differences ยท 6 level
CricSim versus Ice Dynasty: the parameters behind the verdict, then further details
ParameterCricSimIce Dynasty
PriceFreeFree
Positive reviewsโ€”100.0% of reviews
Update frequencyMonthlyEvery 3 weeks โ€” better
AdsNoNo
In-app purchasesNo โ€” betterYes
Monetizationโ€”Free with in-app purchases
DevicesiPhone, iPadiPhone, iPad
Requires iOS16.4 โ€” better18.0
Further details โ€” not scored
Size48 MB6 MB
Age rating4+9+
DeveloperAKSHAY RAJInnovaLabWorks

In-app purchases

None

CricSim

No in-app purchases

1 purchases

Ice Dynasty

One-time1
  • Lifetime Pro$2.99

Questions

Is CricSim free?
CricSim is free to download, with no in-app purchases.
Is Ice Dynasty free?
Ice Dynasty is free to download, with in-app purchases available.
Do CricSim or Ice Dynasty have ads?
Neither CricSim nor Ice Dynasty shows ads.
Which is updated more often, CricSim or Ice Dynasty?
CricSim ships an update monthly, and Ice Dynasty every 3 weeks. Most recently, CricSim was updated on October 19, 2026 and Ice Dynasty on October 25, 2026.

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