Comparison

Draft Circles vs QWIST

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

Head to head
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.

About

QWIST

Features
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Pass the phone. Read your secret question. Answer out loud. Then work out who received the twist. QWIST is a local party game for 3–16 players sharing one phone. Most players receive one question, while hidden imposters receive a different question. Everyone answers, compares clues, and votes. CHOOSE HOW TO PLAY • One Round: vote once, then reveal every role. • Elimination: keep the same secret roles across rounds until the group catches every imposter—or the imposters take control. MAKE IT YOUR GAME • Pick 1–4 imposters. • Mix question categories. • Use an optional discussion timer. • Keep score when you play another round. • Play in English, Serbian, German, Spanish, French, or Italian. • Play the core game offline—no account or login needed. PREMIUM QWIST Premium unlocks all Premium question categories and removes interstitial ads. Monthly and yearly subscriptions provide the same Premium access. Subscription prices are shown in your local currency by the App Store. Subscriptions renew automatically unless cancelled at least 24 hours before the end of the current period. You can manage or cancel your subscription in your App Store subscription settings. Access continues until the end of the paid period. Privacy Policy: https://melodious-centaur-533932.netlify.app/privacy.html Terms of Use: https://roaring-dolphin-4cd5be.netlify.app/terms/

Screenshots

Draft Circles4 screens
QWIST4 screens

Verdict

The call

The clearest difference is in-app purchases: Draft Circles at none against QWIST's 2. Draft Circles also leads on ads (none vs shown). QWIST's advantage is update cadence (every 3 days vs weekly). 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. QWIST sells 2 in-app purchases, starting at $3.99 per month. Draft Circles asks for nothing beyond the download.

UpkeepUpdate frequency

Draft Circles ships an update weekly, QWIST every 3 days. The most recent releases landed on October 7, 2026 and October 11, 2026 respectively.

Scorecard3 real differences · 7 level
Draft Circles versus QWIST: the parameters behind the verdict, then further details
ParameterDraft CirclesQWIST
PriceFreeFree
Rating4.5 (8 ratings) — better—
Positive reviews75.0% of reviews—
Number of ratings8 — better—
Update frequencyWeeklyEvery 3 days — better
AdsNo — betterYes
In-app purchasesNo — betterYes
MonetizationFree—
DevicesiPhoneiPhone, iPad — better
Requires iOS16.416.0 — better
Further details — not scored
Size35 MB61 MB
Age rating12+9+
DeveloperBenjamin CarteauAleksandar Polic

In-app purchases

None

Draft Circles

No in-app purchases

2 purchases

QWIST

Subscriptions2
  • QWIST Premium Monthly$3.991 Month
  • QWIST Premium Yearly$12.991 Year

Questions

Is Draft Circles free?
Draft Circles is free to download, with no in-app purchases.
Is QWIST free?
QWIST is free to download, with in-app purchases available.
Do Draft Circles or QWIST have ads?
QWIST shows ads; Draft Circles does not.
Which is updated more often, Draft Circles or QWIST?
Draft Circles ships an update weekly, and QWIST every 3 days. Most recently, Draft Circles was updated on October 7, 2026 and QWIST on October 11, 2026.

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