Draft Circles vs Auction Draft
Price, ratings, monetisation and update history for both games, side by side — with what reviewers say about each.
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.
- 1,000+ built-in topics
- Live auction-style bidding
- One device or multiplayer
- Custom topic creation
- Player trading
- Draft history
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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.
Auction Draft
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YOU HAVE $20. SPEND IT WISELY. Auction Draft is a fast-paced 1v1 bidding game where every choice matters. Items appear one by one. Decide how much they are worth, outbid your opponent, and build the strongest collection before your budget runs out. PLAY YOUR WAY • Local 1v1 on the same device • Online multiplayer • Multiple categories and unique drafts • Different items and decisions every game CHOOSE YOUR FAVORITES Play across Anime, Movies, Gaming, Sports, Music, Food, Lifestyle and more. FREE TO PLAY Enjoy plenty of drafts for free and unlock additional categories and packs whenever you want. NO ADS Just play.
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Verdict
The clearest difference is in-app purchases: Draft Circles at none against Auction Draft's 10. Auction Draft's advantage is update cadence (daily vs weekly). On price, ads, 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
Both are free to download. Auction Draft sells 10 one-off in-app purchases. Draft Circles asks for nothing beyond the download.
Draft Circles ships an update weekly, Auction Draft daily. The most recent releases landed on October 7, 2026 and October 12, 2026 respectively.
| Parameter | Draft Circles | Auction Draft |
|---|---|---|
| Price | Free | Free |
| Rating | 4.5 (8 ratings) — better | — |
| Positive reviews | 75.0% of reviews | — |
| Number of ratings | 8 — better | — |
| Update frequency | Weekly | Daily — better |
| Ads | No | No |
| In-app purchases | No — better | Yes |
| Monetization | Free | — |
| Devices | iPhone | iPhone |
| Requires iOS | 16.4 | 16.4 |
| Further details — not scored | ||
| Size | 35 MB | 41 MB |
| Age rating | 12+ | 4+ |
| Developer | Benjamin Carteau | Mikel Rivera Guerrero |
In-app purchases
Draft Circles
No in-app purchases
Auction Draft
- Anything Goes$0.99
- Impossible Choices$0.99
- Best MotoGP Riders of All Time$0.99
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- You Have $20$0.99
- Mystery Box$0.99
- Pick 5 Forever$0.99
- Take 5 to a Desert Island$0.99
- Things You Could Never Give Up$0.99
- Worst Things to Happen$0.99
