Comparison

Pick Panic! vs Draft Circles

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

Head to head
About

Pick Panic!

Features
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Pick Panic! turns one device into a flexible collection of party games for solo play and local pass-and-play. Choose a category, hand the device around, and discover how differently everyone thinks. PLAY 15 GAME MODES • Blind Ranking • Blind Timer • Imposter • Bracket Battle • Draft Mode • Bid Battle • Deal or No Deal • Build a Team • Guess My Ranking • Majority Rules • Overrated / Underrated • Category Chaos • This or That • Elimination Mode • One Must Go MAKE EACH GAME YOUR OWN • Choose from more than 80 built-in categories covering sports, food, music, animals, pop culture, debates, and more • Create up to five custom lists for your own people, places, ideas, or inside jokes • Adjust player names, group size, pick counts, and mode-specific rules • Play solo or use local pass-and-play with up to eight players • No account or sign-in required Pick Panic! works great for game nights, road trips, dorm rooms, family gatherings, and quick decision-making challenges. Three game modes and ten starter categories are included free. Optional one-time purchases unlock additional game modes, categories, custom lists, or all premium content.

About

Draft Circles

Turn any subject into a competitive game with live auctions and custom rules. Players bid on items from a shared budget, aiming to build the best roster. Play locally on one device or with friends remotely.

Highlights
  • 1,000+ built-in topics
  • Live auction-style bidding
  • One device or multiplayer
  • Custom topic creation
  • Player trading
  • Draft history
Features
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Draft Circles turns any topic into a game. Pick a theme from over 1,000 built-in topics, everyone gets the same starting budget, and you take turns bidding on your favorite picks in a live auction. Highest bid wins the item. Best roster at the end wins the room. Play with everyone huddled around one phone, or start a room and have friends join live from their own. Set your own rules: budget size, number of rounds, turn timers, blind bidding, and trading after the draft. - 1,000+ ready-to-play topics: Movies & TV, Music, Sports Legends, Travel, Gaming, and more - Live auction-style bidding against a shared budget - One Device or Multiplayer (2+ phones) - Build your own custom topics from scratch - Trade picks with other players after the draft - Share results as a link or an image - Local draft history, so you never lose track of past games No account required. No ads. Open it and start drafting.

Screenshots

Pick Panic!4 screens
Draft Circles4 screens

Verdict

The call

The clearest difference is in-app purchases: Draft Circles at none against Pick Panic!'s 7. Draft Circles also leads on iOS requirement (16.4 vs 18.0). 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

CostPrice · In-app purchases · Ads · Monetization

Both are free to download. Pick Panic! sells 7 one-off in-app purchases. Draft Circles asks for nothing beyond the download.

Scorecard2 real differences · 8 level
Pick Panic! versus Draft Circles: the parameters behind the verdict, then further details
ParameterPick Panic!Draft Circles
PriceFreeFree
Rating—4.5 (8 ratings) — better
Positive reviews—75.0% of reviews
Number of ratings—8 — better
Update frequency—Weekly
AdsNoNo
In-app purchasesYesNo — better
Monetization—Free
DevicesiPhone, iPad — betteriPhone
Requires iOS18.016.4 — better
Further details — not scored
Size5 MB35 MB
Age rating12+12+
DeveloperNathaniel HardenBenjamin Carteau

In-app purchases

7 purchases

Pick Panic!

One-time7
  • Custom List 2$0.99
  • Custom List 3$0.99
  • Custom List 4$0.99
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  • Custom List 5$0.99
  • Premium Game Modes$4.99
  • Premium Categories$4.99
  • Unlock Everything$9.99
None

Draft Circles

No in-app purchases

Questions

Is Pick Panic! free?
Pick Panic! is free to download, with in-app purchases available.
Is Draft Circles free?
Draft Circles is free to download, with no in-app purchases.
Do Pick Panic! or Draft Circles have ads?
Neither Pick Panic! nor Draft Circles shows ads.

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