Comparison

Draft Pool vs Pickwright

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

Head to head
About

Draft Pool

Create and join international soccer team drafts with friends. Experience the thrill of real-time scoring and dramatic tournament unfolds, with unique drafting mechanics where later picks are worth more.

Highlights
  • Snake-draft international soccer teams
  • Position-based point multipliers
  • Live and asynchronous drafts
  • Automatic score updates from real matches
  • Auto-draft for missed picks
  • CPU opponents with adjustable difficulty
Features
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Gather your friends and draft your way to bragging rights. The Draft Pool is a pick'ems draft game with a twist: the later you pick a team, the more their points are worth. Three ways to play: • Season Long NFL: draft once, own your teams for the whole season • Weekly NFL & Premier League: re-draft fresh teams every week, with optional auto-draft based on your ranked preferences Create a private pool and invite your friends with a code, or join an open public pool. Live standings update as real games are played, with a scoring system that rewards drafting sharp. Not affiliated with or endorsed by the NFL, Premier League, or FIFA.

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

Draft Pool4 screens
Pickwright4 screens

Verdict

The call

The clearest difference is in-app purchases: Draft Pool at none against Pickwright's 2. Draft Pool also leads on ratings volume (3 vs 1). Pickwright's advantage is update cadence (weekly vs fortnightly) and device support (4 vs 1). On price, rating, review sentiment and ads 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. Draft Pool 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 Draft Pool against 5.0 for Pickwright. Both are backed by a comparable volume of ratings — 3 and 1 respectively. Written reviews split almost evenly too, at 100% and 100% positive.

UpkeepUpdate frequency

Draft Pool ships an update fortnightly, Pickwright weekly. The most recent releases landed on October 13, 2026 and October 31, 2026 respectively.

Scorecard5 real differences · 5 level
Draft Pool versus Pickwright: the parameters behind the verdict, then further details
ParameterDraft PoolPickwright
PriceFreeFree
Rating5.0 (3 ratings)5.0 (1 ratings)
Positive reviews100.0% of reviews100.0% of reviews
Number of ratings3 — better1
Update frequencyFortnightlyWeekly — better
AdsNoNo
In-app purchasesNo — betterYes
MonetizationFree — betterFree with in-app purchases
DevicesiPhoneiPhone, iPad, iPod, Mac — better
Requires iOS16.415.0 — better
Further details — not scored
Size35 MB25 MB
Age rating9+4+
DeveloperDaniel HansenHYNTYT Technologies Inc.

Customer experience

Draft Pool

All ratings3 ratings
Positive100.0%
Neutral0.0%
Negative0.0%
Written reviews2 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

Draft Pool

No in-app purchases

2 purchases

Pickwright

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

Questions

Is Draft Pool free?
Draft Pool 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, Draft Pool or Pickwright?
Draft Pool and Pickwright are both rated 5.0 out of 5 on the App Store, from 3 and 1 ratings respectively.
Do Draft Pool or Pickwright have ads?
Neither Draft Pool nor Pickwright shows ads.
Which is updated more often, Draft Pool or Pickwright?
Draft Pool ships an update fortnightly, and Pickwright weekly. Most recently, Draft Pool was updated on October 13, 2026 and Pickwright on October 31, 2026.

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