Comparison

Team Builder vs MatchDraft

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

Head to head
About

Team Builder

Easily create fair teams for casual games. Offers both random and skill-based team generation to settle disputes and get your pick-up games started quickly.

Highlights
  • Random team selection
  • Skill-based team selection
  • Pick-up game team sorting
  • Dispute resolution for teams
Features
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Build teams fast from any roster. Switch between random and skill-based modes, set the team count, and regenerate until the balance feels right.

About

MatchDraft

This app generates fair teams for casual sports games by balancing player skills and positions. It offers multiple drafting methods, visual team lineups on a pitch, and tracks match results and player form.

Highlights
  • Add players with skills, positions, and photos
  • Multiple team drafting methods (draw, pick, arrange)
  • Visual team lineups on a tactical pitch
  • Track match results and player form
  • Automatic iCloud backup
Features
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Same debate every week: who plays with whom? MatchDraft ends it and drafts fair teams for your kickabout in seconds. YOUR SQUAD • Add players once: skill stars, positions, photo or Memoji • Simple positions (GK, defence, midfield, attack, wing) or pro mode (LB, CB, CM, ST …) • Skill ratings are visible only to you, they never appear on shared images FAIR TEAMS IN THREE WAYS • DRAW: The draft balances skill, positions and goalkeepers, redraw with one tap • PICK: Two captains pick alternately, classic or snake draft • ARRANGE: Drag players straight onto the pitch yourself THE TACTICAL PITCH • Teams appear as a lineup on a real pitch, not as a list • Choose formations, swap and move players via drag & drop • Share the lineup as an image (without skill values) MATCHDAYS, RECORDS & FORM • Save results, browse your history and open the Stats tab: the season table across all players (games, wins, draws, losses), sortable and shareable as a graphic • Form rating 0 to 5, calculated purely from real team results, with a form curve per player. The perfect check on your gut feeling • Seasons with a start date of your choice: every season starts from zero, older ones stay around • Automatic backup to your own iCloud, and transfer your player list including photos to a new device FREE & PRO • Drawing, picking, arranging, entering results and sharing: free forever • MatchDraft Pro (one-time purchase): every matchday in your history, records across all matchdays and the form rating PRIVATE BY DESIGN • Everything stays on your device: no accounts, no tracking, no servers Draft. Play. Track.

Screenshots

Team Builder4 screens
MatchDraft4 screens

Verdict

The call

The clearest difference is in-app purchases: Team Builder at none against MatchDraft's 1. MatchDraft's advantage is update cadence (every 4 days vs every 7 months) and iOS requirement (17.0 vs 26.0). On price, review sentiment, ads 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. MatchDraft sells 1 one-off in-app purchase. Team Builder asks for nothing beyond the download.

UpkeepUpdate frequency

Team Builder ships an update every 7 months, MatchDraft every 4 days. The most recent releases landed on October 12, 2026 and October 8, 2026 respectively.

Scorecard4 real differences · 6 level
Team Builder versus MatchDraft: the parameters behind the verdict, then further details
ParameterTeam BuilderMatchDraft
PriceFreeFree
Rating5.0 (2 ratings) — better—
Positive reviews100.0% of reviews100.0% of reviews
Number of ratings2 — better—
Update frequencyEvery 7 monthsEvery 4 days — better
AdsNoNo
In-app purchasesNo — betterYes
MonetizationFree — betterFreemium
DevicesiPhoneiPhone, iPad — better
Requires iOS26.017.0 — better
Further details — not scored
Size4 MB7 MB
Age rating4+4+
DeveloperJonah WitcigMichael Fischer

Customer experience

Team Builder

All ratings2 ratings
Positive100.0%
Neutral0.0%
Negative0.0%
Written reviews3 reviews
Positive100.0%
Neutral0.0%
Negative0.0%

MatchDraft

Written reviews1 reviews
Positive100.0%
Neutral0.0%
Negative0.0%

In-app purchases

None

Team Builder

No in-app purchases

1 purchases

MatchDraft

One-time1
  • MatchDraft Pro$3.99

Questions

Is Team Builder free?
Team Builder is free to download, with no in-app purchases.
Is MatchDraft free?
MatchDraft is free to download, with in-app purchases available.
Do Team Builder or MatchDraft have ads?
Neither Team Builder nor MatchDraft shows ads.
Which is updated more often, Team Builder or MatchDraft?
Team Builder ships an update every 7 months, and MatchDraft every 4 days. Most recently, Team Builder was updated on October 12, 2026 and MatchDraft on October 8, 2026.

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