Comparison

82 vs Categories Draft 20

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

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About

82

Build a five-player basketball lineup and simulate an 82-game season to achieve a perfect record. Strategize player selection, chemistry, and balance to overcome challenges and improve your team's performance.

Highlights
  • Draft five players
  • Simulate 82-game season
  • Balance player stats and chemistry
  • Multiple draft modes
  • Career progression and achievements
  • Create private challenges
  • Compete on leaderboards
Features
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Basketball Draft Manager — Draft Five. Chase 82–0. Your fifth pick isn’t the finish line. It’s where the season begins. In this app, you don’t just build a basketball lineup and get a score. You send your five through an 82-game season. The challenge is simple to understand and brutal to complete: Can your lineup go 82–0? Draft five players. Assign PG, SG, SF, PF and C. Balance scoring, defence, shooting, playmaking, rebounding and athleticism. Build chemistry. Then hit SIMULATE. Your roster takes on an entire season where every game can protect—or destroy—your perfect run. 5 PLAYERS. 82 GAMES. 1 PERFECT SEASON. A lineup full of stars isn’t automatically a winning team. Player ability matters, but so do position fit, roster balance and chemistry. Shared teams, countries and decades can create chemistry bonuses that transform how your five performs. Sometimes the biggest name is the wrong pick. Sometimes one unexpected player completes the entire roster. That’s the puzzle. HOW CLOSE CAN YOU GET TO 82–0? Once your five is ready, this game simulates a full 82-game campaign. Watch your record develop as your team wins, loses, builds streaks and faces season events. Will you finish 52–30? Push past 60 wins? Build a 70-win powerhouse? Go 81–1 and wonder which decision cost you perfection? Or create the lineup that finally reaches: 82 WINS. 0 LOSSES. Every completed run receives a score up to 2,000 points, a grade from S+ to D, and a season classification from rebuilding roster to Perfect Dynasty. Then draft again and try to beat yourself. 11 WAYS TO BUILD YOUR FIVE Every mode changes the problem: • Classic Draft — Pure five-player roster building • Hoop IQ — Ratings are hidden; trust your knowledge • Salary Cap — Build the best five within a budget • Era Clash — Combine players from different eras • Position Lock — Fill strict positional requirements • Nation Draft — Build around nationality • Rarity Rush — Hunt powerful rarity combinations • Survival Draft — Adapt as the challenge gets tougher • Daily Seed — A fresh shared draft challenge • Endless Lab — Experiment without limits • Async 1v1 — Put your lineup against another build Create private challenges, share invite codes, compete for podium positions and compare results with friends. Build your long-term this game career through: • XP and levels • Coins and rewards • Daily login streaks • 20+ achievements • Collection Book • Draft history • Career statistics • Rankings and leaderboards How close can you get to 82–0? DISCLAIMER This app is an independent basketball strategy, simulation and trivia game. It is not affiliated with, sponsored by, endorsed by or officially connected with any professional basketball league, association, team, athlete or player organization. Third-party names, trademarks, player references, statistics and historical information remain the property of their respective owners. Gameplay ratings, chemistry, simulations and season outcomes are fictional entertainment systems and do not represent official statistics, predictions or evaluations. Virtual coins, XP, ratings and achievements have no real-world monetary value. For an uninterrupted experience, consider subscribing to access all app features without ads through an auto-renewing subscription available on a weekly, monthly, or yearly basis. Manage your subscription settings and turn off auto-renewal within your iTunes Account Settings after purchase, ensuring flexibility and control over your subscription. Current subscription may not be canceled during the active subscription period; however, you can manage your subscription and/or turn off auto-renewal by visiting your iTunes Account Settings after purchase. Read our full Terms of Service and our Privacy Policy at: Link to Privacy Policy: https://kiaramehta.netlify.app/privacy-policy.html Link to Terms of use: https://kiaramehta.netlify.app/terms-conditions.html

About

Categories Draft 20

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Your taste. Your budget. Your ultimate five. Categories Draft 20 is a head-to-head bidding game built for big opinions. Pick from over 200 categories, then discover ten items one at a time. Each player starts with a fictional $20 budget and finishes with five picks. BID SMART Raise the bid for a must-have or let your opponent spend their budget. Every dollar changes the next decision. If both players pass, Rock Paper Scissors settles who takes the item. PLAY YOUR WAY Practise against the bot, share a phone for a local duel, or challenge a friend online. Guest play lets you explore categories and start drafting. SETTLE THE DEBATE Compare both final drafts, including what each pick cost. Share your result or post it to the community and vote on other players’ drafts. COME BACK FOR ANOTHER ROUND Discover the Daily Draft, save favourite categories and run it back with a rematch. The $20 budget is virtual, resets every game and has no cash value. There is no real-money wagering, purchasable game currency or cash prize. Online play and community features require an account and internet connection.

Screenshots

824 screens
Categories Draft 204 screens

Verdict

The call

The clearest difference is ads: Categories Draft 20 at none against 82's shown. 82's advantage is update cadence (every 4 days vs every 11 days) and device support (3 vs 1). On price, in-app purchases 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. Neither carries in-app purchases, so what you see is what you pay.

UpkeepUpdate frequency

82 ships an update every 4 days, Categories Draft 20 every 11 days. The most recent releases landed on November 6, 2026 and October 29, 2026 respectively.

Scorecard3 real differences · 6 level
82 versus Categories Draft 20: the parameters behind the verdict, then further details
Parameter82Categories Draft 20
PriceFreeFree
Rating5.0 (6 ratings) — better—
Number of ratings6 — better—
Update frequencyEvery 4 days — betterEvery 11 days
AdsYesNo — better
In-app purchasesNoNo
MonetizationFree with in-app purchases—
DevicesiPhone, iPad, iPod — betteriPhone
Requires iOS15.0 — better16.4
Further details — not scored
Size73 MB56 MB
Age rating4+12+
DeveloperKiara MehtaCharlie Hutcherson

In-app purchases

None

82

No in-app purchases

None

Categories Draft 20

No in-app purchases

Questions

Is 82 free?
82 is free to download, with no in-app purchases.
Is Categories Draft 20 free?
Categories Draft 20 is free to download, with no in-app purchases.
Do 82 or Categories Draft 20 have ads?
82 shows ads; Categories Draft 20 does not.
Which is updated more often, 82 or Categories Draft 20?
82 ships an update every 4 days, and Categories Draft 20 every 11 days. Most recently, 82 was updated on November 6, 2026 and Categories Draft 20 on October 29, 2026.

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