Best Sports Manager Apps & Games

249+ iOS apps & games curated and reviewed

4.7 avg rating
20 free apps & games
Updated September 2026

From beginner-friendly picks to power-user tools, our sports manager list covers 249+ iPhone apps and games updated through September 2026. Compare ratings, prices, and screenshots in one place.

Compare top Sports Manager Apps & Games (September 2026)

#AppPriceRatingAdsIn-App PurchasesUpdated
1Sport Star - Team Manager GameSport Star - Team Manager GameFree4.5★ (721)YesYesSep 2026
2GoatLab: Sports Career SimGoatLab: Sports Career SimFree4.9★ (305)NoNoSep 2026
3Boxing ManagerBoxing ManagerFree4.6★ (15K)NoYesSep 2026
4Basketball Agent Manager StarBasketball Agent Manager StarFree4.9★ (1.2K)NoYesSep 2026
5The Program: College FootballThe Program: College FootballFree4.7★ (41K)YesYesSep 2026
6Astonishing Baseball ManagerAstonishing Baseball ManagerFree4.7★ (2.7K)NoYesSep 2026
7Football Manager 26 MobileFootball Manager 26 MobileFree4.6★ (6.5K)NoYesSep 2026
8Sports BusinessSports BusinessFree4.8★ (61)NoYesSep 2026

Top Picks for Sports Manager

Sport Star - Team Manager Game#1

Sport Star - Team Manager Game by Gryphon Games UG

Build your sports team empire!
Editor's Choice
🎮 Games
4.5(721 ratings)
FreeAdsIn-App Purchases
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Become the ultimate sports manager by drafting rosters, making strategic decisions, and building championship-winning franchises across six different sports. Scout talent, train players, and watch your team dominate in automated simulation matches, earning idle cash even when you're away.

GoatLab: Sports Career Sim#2

GoatLab: Sports Career Sim by Matthew Wolff

Build players, spin the wheel
Strong Contender
🎮 Games
4.9(305 ratings)
Free
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Create virtual athletes across five major sports using real pro ratings. Simulate their entire careers, from rookie seasons to Hall of Fame induction, with various game modes including roguelike challenges and live multiplayer.

Boxing Manager#3

Boxing Manager by Sport and Financial Limited

Manage, promote, fight, share
Worth Considering
🎮 Games
4.6😊(15K ratings)
FreeIn-App Purchases
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Become a boxing promoter, managing fighters, organizing events, and building your brand. Scout talent, train athletes, and guide them to championship glory in a realistic simulation.

What We Love

  • 🎮 Fun game for boxing fans
  • 👍 Devs are constantly improving the game
  • 👍 Devs are well involved with the community
  • 🎮 Adequately captures the nuances of the management side of boxing
  • 🎮 Great potential
  • 👍 Wonderful game to play
  • 👍 Intricate and addicting
  • 👍 Constantly improving and thoroughly enjoyable
  • 👍 Amazing game, well worth the money

Room to Improve

  • 🐛 UI is bad enough that I quit before deciding if I actually enjoyed the game
  • 🐛 Loading times are bugged, takes ages just to advance 1 week
  • 🐛 New menu is confusing and way tougher to navigate
  • 🐛 Can't book single fight, opponents just never show up
  • 🐛 PPV profits are being subtracted from my account rather than being paid
  • 🐛 Game is now broken, can't advance through weeks or schedule fights
  • 🐛 Bugs with training camp, coach attributes all return 0
  • 🐛 Game crashes when trying to advance weeks
  • 🐛 Fighters not showing up in top 100 rankings
  • 🐛 Fighters get KO'd too easily by inferior opponents
  • 🐛 Scoring system is inaccurate, doesn't recognize knockdowns properly
  • 🐛 Fighters can't get title fights even when ranked #1 contender
  • 🐛 Fighters can't move down weight classes

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FAQ about Sports Manager

What are the best sports manager apps & games for iPhone?
Sport Star - Team Manager Game tops our sports manager apps & games ranking as of September 2026, with a 4.5-star average from 721 App Store ratings, and it's free to download.
Yes — 20 of the top sports manager apps & games we rank are free to download, including Sport Star - Team Manager Game and GoatLab: Sports Career Sim.
Sport Star - Team Manager Game shows ads and offers in-app purchases, according to its App Store listing as of September 2026.
We track 249+ sports manager apps & games on the iOS App Store as of September 2026, ranked by rating, recency, and analysis of real user reviews.
Sport Star allows you to manage teams in six different sports: Basketball, Soccer, American Football, Baseball, Hockey, and Volleyball. You can build separate dynasties for each sport within the game.
The description mentions earning idle cash even while you are away, suggesting that core progression and earning mechanics can function without constant online connection. However, competitive features like leaderboards and battling rival managers would require an internet connection.

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