Comparison

EraBall vs Touchdown Dreams

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

Head to head
About

EraBall

Draft legendary basketball players from different eras and simulate seasons to see how they perform. Build your dream team with various draft modes and compete in challenges or head-to-head multiplayer.

Highlights
  • Draft players from all basketball eras
  • Simulate full seasons and playoffs
  • Multiple draft modes (Normal, Salary Cap, Sandbox, Era Gauntlet, Weekly Challenge)
  • Draft real coaches with career records
  • Head-to-head multiplayer
  • Roguelike Era Gauntlet mode
  • Single-player RPG 'The League' mode
Features
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Draft real players from every era of basketball history and simulate full seasons to see how legends from different decades match up. Or take over a team today and run it for decades in Franchise. 4,500+ players. 360+ real coaches. Eight decades, from the 1950s to today. NEW: FRANCHISE Take over any team with today's real rosters and contracts, or start from a fantasy draft, then run it for as many years as you like. Trade with front offices that act like the real ones: contenders buy, rebuilders sell, and everyone counts the cost of the luxury tax and the aprons. Scout and work out prospects, sweat the lottery, run draft night, chase free agents, manage the cap, set your rotation and send young players to the Minor League. Watch players develop, age and retire, hang their numbers in the rafters and send the greats to the Hall of Fame. PICK YOUR ERA Choose from basketball's greatest periods, from the early pioneers of the game to today's stars. Every era plays with its own historically accurate style, pace, rules and strategy. BUILD YOUR ROSTER Draft in five modes: • Normal/H2H: Classic draft, pick the best team you can. • Salary Cap: Player tier limits force real trade-offs. • Sandbox: No limits, build your dream team. • Era Gauntlet: Draft and survive a roguelike run through basketball history. • Weekly Challenge: New draft and sim rules and a new leaderboard every week. DRAFT YOUR COACH Every coach carries their real career record: grades, championship pedigree, and franchise pairings with select players that boost each other's ratings. SIMULATE & COMPETE Watch your squad play a full, historically accurate season and playoffs. The engine runs a real basketball simulation: spacing, pace, defense, rebounding, experience, all of it. ERA GAUNTLET A roguelike run through basketball history. Draft nine players, then survive four segments per act while the owner's patience runs down. Sign free agents, develop your roster with badges, and hop forward a decade at a time as your legends age. Every act ends against a real dynasty boss, from the 1957 Celtics to the 2025 Thunder. Four maps, including a full eight-decade Odyssey. Run out of patience and you're fired. WEEKLY CHALLENGE New rules every week, with its own leaderboard: locked eras, strict tier limits, banned traits, bigger boosts. HEAD-TO-HEAD Challenge friends in real-time multiplayer. Draft against each other and let your teams battle it out in the finals. THE LEAGUE A single-player tabletop RPG. Build your player by choosing an era, class, origin, frame and abilities, then work your way from open runs to college, the draft and the league. Roll dice off your build to win the games that define your career. Your choices shape the story: relationships, endorsements, money, standing and more. MINI GAMES Four quick games with a daily puzzle and an unlimited mode: Daily Card, Higher or Lower, Franchise Roulette and State Hunt. LEADERBOARDS A board for every era in every mode, plus a weekly board. Your score counts more than wins: records, point differential, team rating, your coach's grade and roster bonuses. Compete globally, synced with the web version, or against your Game Center friends. ACHIEVEMENTS, CARDS AND YOUR PLAYER CARD 130+ achievements, from common to legendary. Unlock cards by winning titles with the exact player, team and era shown. Your shareable player card shows your rating, record in every mode, placements, and the players and coach you keep coming back to. Lifetime stats track every season you've played. Built for basketball fans.

About

Touchdown Dreams

Guide a football player's career from high school tryouts to professional leagues. Develop skills, make strategic decisions on and off the field, and customize your team to achieve championship glory.

Highlights
  • Player career progression
  • Skill development and attribute improvement
  • On-field gameplay control
  • Off-field career management
  • Team customization
  • Playbook creation
Currently charting
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Every football dream starts somewhere. Yours starts under the Friday night lights. Touchdown Dreams puts you in control of a player’s journey from high school tryouts to college football and the professional league. Earn your place on the depth chart, develop your skills, and prove you can lead a team when the game is on the line. BUILD YOUR CAREER Create your player, improve your attributes, and earn badges that shape your playing style. Chase season goals, compete for awards, and build a trophy room that tells your story. TAKE CONTROL ON THE FIELD Read the defense, find the open receiver, and escape pressure. Run the offense yourself, watch the action unfold in live simulation, or simulate games to keep your career moving. MAKE YOUR NEXT MOVE Navigate recruiting, college transfers, the draft, contracts, free agency, and trades. Build relationships with coaches and teammates as you compete for opportunities at every level. MAKE THE LEAGUE YOURS Customize team names, colors, uniforms, logos, stadiums, and field artwork. Create plays, assign routes and blocking responsibilities, and organize your own playbooks. From your first tryout to your biggest championship moment, build a career worth remembering.

Screenshots

EraBall4 screens
Touchdown Dreams4 screens

Verdict

The call

The clearest difference is rating: EraBall at 4.8 against Touchdown Dreams's 3.9. EraBall also leads on review sentiment (81% vs 57%) and monetization model (ad-supported vs free with in-app purchases). Touchdown Dreams's advantage is chart position (#178 vs unranked) and iOS requirement (15.0 vs 26.0). On price, ratings volume, update cadence 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. EraBall sells 1 one-off in-app purchase and Touchdown Dreams sells 2 one-off in-app purchases. Whichever you choose, the download price is not the number that matters.

ReceptionRating · Positive reviews · Number of ratings

EraBall holds the better App Store score, 4.8 against 3.9. Both are backed by a comparable volume of ratings — 96 and 52 respectively. Written reviews point the same way: 81% of EraBall's written reviews are positive against 57% of Touchdown Dreams's.

UpkeepUpdate frequency

Both ship on a similar rhythm, roughly every 3 days. The most recent releases landed on November 10, 2026 and November 11, 2026 respectively.

Scorecard5 real differences · 6 level
EraBall versus Touchdown Dreams: the parameters behind the verdict, then further details
ParameterEraBallTouchdown Dreams
PriceFreeFree
Rating4.8 (96 ratings) — better3.9 (52 ratings)
Positive reviews81.0% of reviews — better56.7% of reviews
Number of ratings96 — better52
Update frequencyEvery 3 daysEvery 3 days
AdsYesYes
In-app purchasesYesYes
MonetizationAd-supported — betterFree with in-app purchases
Best chart rank—#178 — better
DevicesiPhone, iPadiPhone, iPad, iPod — better
Requires iOS26.015.0 — better
Further details — not scored
Size111 MB43 MB
Age rating4+12+
DeveloperTypical Evening Pictures LLCMichael Silva

Customer experience

EraBall

All ratings81 ratings
Positive95.1%
Neutral1.2%
Negative3.7%
Written reviews21 reviews
Positive81.0%
Neutral4.8%
Negative14.3%

Touchdown Dreams

All ratings44 ratings
Positive68.2%
Neutral6.8%
Negative25.0%
Written reviews30 reviews
Positive56.7%
Neutral10.0%
Negative33.3%

In-app purchases

1 purchases

EraBall

One-time1
  • Remove Ads$4.99
2 purchases

Touchdown Dreams

One-time2
  • Editor Pack$4.99
  • Premium Edition$7.99

Questions

Is EraBall free?
EraBall is free to download, with in-app purchases available.
Is Touchdown Dreams free?
Touchdown Dreams is free to download, with in-app purchases available.
Which has better reviews, EraBall or Touchdown Dreams?
EraBall is rated higher. EraBall averages 4.8 out of 5 from 96 ratings, while Touchdown Dreams averages 3.9 from 52 ratings.
Do EraBall or Touchdown Dreams have ads?
Both EraBall and Touchdown Dreams show ads.
Which is updated more often, EraBall or Touchdown Dreams?
EraBall ships an update every 3 days, and Touchdown Dreams every 3 days. Most recently, EraBall was updated on November 10, 2026 and Touchdown Dreams on November 11, 2026.

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