Comparison

Gridiron Dynasty vs 17

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

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About

Gridiron Dynasty

Manage a college football program by recruiting players, handling NIL deals, and setting game plans. Simulate games and make halftime adjustments to lead your team to a national championship. Build a dynasty over multiple seasons.

Highlights
  • Recruit players nationally
  • Manage NIL deals
  • Utilize transfer portal
  • Set and adjust game plans
  • Simulate games with unit matchups
  • Compete for national championship
  • Build program prestige
Features
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You don't play the games — you run the program. Gridiron Dynasty is a deep college football management sim. Pick one of 134 programs across 11 conferences, build it through RECRUIT THE NATION Work a national board of prospects. Spend your scouting and recruiting points where they matter, read each recruit's real-time interest, and close the deal on Signing Day. Every commit lands on a school that actually offered him. WIN THE NIL WAR Hand out NIL money to swing the blue-chip battles. Outbid rivals for the five-star — or find value where the big programs aren't looking. WORK THE PORTAL & DEVELOP STARS Reload through the transfer portal, redshirt for the future, and develop players toward their potential. A great recruiter and developer turns a cellar program into a contender over time. SET THE GAMEPLAN, THEN ADJUST AT THE HALF Tune your offensive and defensive gameplan with sliders that genuinely shape how games sim — tempo, aggression, coverage, run/pass focus. Sim & watch your game, read the first-half stats, and make the halftime adjustment that wins it. MATCHUPS DECIDE GAMES Outcomes come from unit-vs-unit matchups, not one team rating. A great QB and receivers can carve up a weak secondary even against a stout front — find the hole and attack it. CLIMB TO THE PLAYOFF Play a 12-game season, win your conference, and make the 12-team College Football Playoff (top seeds get byes) on the road to the national championship. Track rankings, stats leaders, awards, and records all the way. BUILD A DYNASTY Win and your prestige rises — bigger recruiting budgets, better coaching hires, better classes. Hire the right coach and watch a program climb for years. - 134 fictional programs, 11 conferences — all original (city-named teams) - Single-player, fully offline — no account, no login - Auto-saves your career; pick up right where you left off - Designed for phone, great on tablet Free to play. Optional one-time purchases remove ads or unlock Gridiron Pro (team/roster/coach editor + ad-free). No subscriptions. All teams, players, and coaches are fictional and not affiliated with any real school, league, or person.

About

17

Build the ultimate football dynasty in this fast-paced drafting game. Spin for a random franchise and era, then draft stars and legends to create your strongest roster. Chase a perfect 17-0 season and climb the leaderboards.

Highlights
  • Build your dynasty roster
  • Random franchises and eras
  • Chase a 17-0 season record
  • Climb leaderboards
  • Complete achievements
  • Fast-paced gameplay
Features
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Can you build the perfect 17–0 team? 17–0 Draft is a fast football dynasty drafting game where every run gives you a new challenge. Spin a random franchise and era, then choose from stars and legends who played for that team. Build your roster across seven rounds and find out how your dynasty stacks up. BUILD YOUR DYNASTY Draft a QB, RB, two WRs, TE, defensive star, and FLEX to create the strongest roster possible. EVERY DRAFT IS DIFFERENT Random franchises and eras create thousands of possible draft combinations. Make the best pick with what you're given. CHASE 17–0 Finish your draft to receive your projected season record, team rating, championship grade, and Super Bowl probability. CLIMB THE LEADERBOARDS Compare your best dynasties against other players and chase the top spot. COMPLETE CHALLENGES Go after achievements including the Perfect Season, S-Tier Dynasty, Hall of Fame roster, and more. Seven picks. One dynasty. Can you go 17–0?

Screenshots

Gridiron Dynasty4 screens
174 screens

Verdict

The call

The clearest difference is rating: Gridiron Dynasty at 4.7 against 17's 3.3. Gridiron Dynasty also leads on review sentiment (80% vs 40%) and ratings volume (47 vs 7). 17's advantage is in-app purchases (none vs 2) and ads (none vs shown). On price, device support and iOS requirement 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. Gridiron Dynasty sells 2 one-off in-app purchases. 17 asks for nothing beyond the download.

ReceptionRating · Positive reviews · Number of ratings

Gridiron Dynasty holds the better App Store score, 4.7 against 3.3. That said, the two scores are not equally well evidenced: Gridiron Dynasty has 47 ratings behind it against 7, so its average is the more settled of the two. Written reviews point the same way: 80% of Gridiron Dynasty's written reviews are positive against 40% of 17's.

Scorecard6 real differences · 4 level
Gridiron Dynasty versus 17: the parameters behind the verdict, then further details
ParameterGridiron Dynasty17
PriceFreeFree
Rating4.7 (47 ratings) — better3.3 (7 ratings)
Positive reviews80.0% of reviews — better40.0% of reviews
Number of ratings47 — better7
Update frequencyEvery 5 days—
AdsYesNo — better
In-app purchasesYesNo — better
MonetizationFree with in-app purchasesFree — better
DevicesiPhone, iPad, iPodiPhone, iPad, iPod
Requires iOS15.0 — better15.1
Further details — not scored
Size17 MB188 MB
Age rating4+4+
DeveloperKyle EckroshLEANDRO J LUCCION

Customer experience

Gridiron Dynasty

All ratings47 ratings
Positive95.7%
Neutral4.3%
Negative0.0%
Written reviews5 reviews
Positive80.0%
Neutral20.0%
Negative0.0%

17

All ratings5 ratings
Positive40.0%
Neutral20.0%
Negative40.0%
Written reviews5 reviews
Positive40.0%
Neutral20.0%
Negative40.0%

In-app purchases

2 purchases

Gridiron Dynasty

One-time2
  • Supporter Pack$2.99
  • Gridiron Pro$5.99
None

17

No in-app purchases

Questions

Is Gridiron Dynasty free?
Gridiron Dynasty is free to download, with in-app purchases available.
Is 17 free?
17 is free to download, with no in-app purchases.
Which has better reviews, Gridiron Dynasty or 17?
Gridiron Dynasty is rated higher. Gridiron Dynasty averages 4.7 out of 5 from 47 ratings, while 17 averages 3.3 from 7 ratings.
Do Gridiron Dynasty or 17 have ads?
Gridiron Dynasty shows ads; 17 does not.

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