Comparison

Pro Pick'em vs SpreadWise

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

Head to head
About

Pro Pick'em

Engage in free daily and weekly pick'em, survivor, and fantasy sportsbook games for pro football, basketball, baseball, and hockey. Compete with friends or join public groups for a chance to win prizes by predicting game winners.

Highlights
  • Daily and weekly pick'em games
  • Survivor and fantasy sportsbook options
  • Compete with friends in private groups
  • Join public groups for grand prize
  • Predict regular season game winners
  • Automatic result calculation
Features
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Pro Pick'em offers free daily and weekly pro football, basketball, baseball, and hockey pick'em, survivor, and fantasy sportsbook games that let you compete with friends, colleagues, or other pro sports fans around the world by picking the winners of regular season games. Simply enter your selections each week and let Pro Pick'em calculate the daily, weekly, and overall results. You can create private groups if you want to play against your friends, or you can join the public group for your chance at winning the grand prize. There is no purchase necessary to compete for the grand prize but you must be 18 years or older in order to receive the grand prize. There is no age requirement if you want to play just for fun. Lot's of other features too! NOTE: Apple Inc. is not a sponsor of ProPickem LLC and is in no way associated with ProPickem LLC. All contests and prizes are offerd solely by ProPickem LLC with no endorsement by Apple Inc. Terms of Use (EULA): https://www.apple.com/legal/internet-services/itunes/dev/stdeula/

About

SpreadWise

Features
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Most survivor pools are lost in Week 4, on a pick that looked safe. SpreadWise maps every week ahead of you — so you know which favorite to burn now, and which one to save. HOW IT WORKS • Enter your pool's rules — survivor or elimination, one pick a week or two, one entry or five. • SpreadWise reads current NFL spreads and lays out a full path: this week's pick, and every week after it. • See the cumulative odds of that path surviving, not just this Sunday's game. BUILT FOR REAL POOLS • Lock in picks you've already made and teams you've already burned. • Rule out any team in any week you want to protect. • Override any spread with your own number when you disagree with the market. • Run multiple entries in one pool and keep every entry on a different team. • Decide how far ahead to plan, and how much weight to give a Week 14 spread in a Week 3 decision. WHAT'S FREE, WHAT ISN'T • The app is free. Building pools, entering picks, and running the math costs nothing. • Live NFL spreads require a subscription for the full season. Updated for the 2026 season. No account, no ads, no data collected.

Screenshots

Pro Pick'em4 screens
SpreadWise4 screens

Verdict

The call

The clearest difference is ads: SpreadWise at none against Pro Pick'em's shown. Pro Pick'em's advantage is update cadence (every 9 days vs every 6 weeks) and iOS requirement (15.6 vs 18.6). On price, in-app purchases 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. Pro Pick'em sells 4 in-app purchases, starting at $4.99 per month and SpreadWise sells 6 one-off in-app purchases. Whichever you choose, the download price is not the number that matters.

UpkeepUpdate frequency

Pro Pick'em ships an update every 9 days, SpreadWise every 6 weeks. The most recent releases landed on October 12, 2026 and October 1, 2026 respectively.

Scorecard3 real differences · 7 level
Pro Pick'em versus SpreadWise: the parameters behind the verdict, then further details
ParameterPro Pick'emSpreadWise
PriceFreeFree
Rating4.5 (775 ratings) — better—
Positive reviews44.2% of reviews—
Number of ratings775 — better—
Update frequencyEvery 9 days — betterEvery 6 weeks
AdsYesNo — better
In-app purchasesYesYes
MonetizationFree with in-app purchases—
DevicesiPhone, iPad, iPod — betteriPhone, iPad
Requires iOS15.6 — better18.6
Further details — not scored
Size59 MB8 MB
Age rating17+17+
DeveloperProPickem LLCIron Apps LLC

Bugs and requests

Pro Pick'em

Reported bugs

3 issues
  • App crashing or freezing
  • Delayed game score updates
  • Clipboard data access

Requested features

5 requests
  • Notifications for upcoming games
  • Matrix view of all players' picks
  • Option to send picks to non-app users
  • Dark mode
  • Real-time score updates

SpreadWise

Not enough reviews yet to summarise bugs or requests.

In-app purchases

4 purchases

Pro Pick'em

Subscriptions2
  • Best Bets Monthly Subscription$4.991 Month
  • Best Bets Annual Subscription$49.991 Year
One-time2
  • Single League Admin Pass$4.99
  • Unlimited League Admin Pass$12.99
6 purchases

SpreadWise

One-time6
  • 30 Days$3.99
  • 60 Days$4.99
  • Season 2026-2027$6.99
Show 3 more
  • Season 2025-2026$6.99
  • Season 2023-2024$6.99
  • Season 2024-2025$6.99

Questions

Is Pro Pick'em free?
Pro Pick'em is free to download, with in-app purchases available.
Is SpreadWise free?
SpreadWise is free to download, with in-app purchases available.
Do Pro Pick'em or SpreadWise have ads?
Pro Pick'em shows ads; SpreadWise does not.
Which is updated more often, Pro Pick'em or SpreadWise?
Pro Pick'em ships an update every 9 days, and SpreadWise every 6 weeks. Most recently, Pro Pick'em was updated on October 12, 2026 and SpreadWise on October 1, 2026.

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