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Best Football Simulation Apps for iPhone (2026)

34 apps ranked S through F · · Ranked by AppTierList, computed, never sold · JSON

Part of Simulation Games.

Retro Bowl is the top-ranked of 34 football simulation apps on iPhone, at S tier with 4.8/5 from 929,051 ratings.

  1. 1
    Retro BowlS
    Free + IAP · ★ 4.8 · 929,051 ratings · score 94
  2. 2
    Football Head Coach 27 - FHCS
    Free + IAP · ★ 4.8 · 76,983 ratings · score 93
  3. 3
    Top Eleven Be a Soccer ManagerS
    Free + IAP · ★ 4.7 · 109,613 ratings · score 93
  4. 4
    Golazo: Football GameS
    Free download · ★ 4.8 · 4,585 ratings · score 92
  5. 5
    Ultimate Pro Football GMS
    Free download · ★ 4.5 · 9,102 ratings · score 91

What belongs in this list

Play a football game that simulates running a team, matches or competitions, rather than just controlling players in real time.

Not here: a football career simulation focused on one player's life alone; a general simulation game alone; a game emulator alone; a gun or shooting simulator alone; a football news or scores app alone

How we pick

For this list we ask the App Store the same searches a person would, in several countries, and keep every app it returns. A model reads each app's listing and rejects the ones that only mention the use case. Every app that stays is scored out of 100 from four parts, each 0 to 100 and averaged with no weights: its App Store rating, how many people rated it, where the App Store itself ranks it for this list's searches, and how recently its current version shipped. An app showing Apple's Editors' Choice badge gets a fifth part of 100, which can only lift its score. Tiers follow fixed score bands: S from 90, A from 80, B from 70, C from 60, D from 50, F below. The list's leader is S if it scores 80 or more. On a list of 20 or more ranked apps, a tier from S to D takes in new apps only up to a quarter of the top 40: an app pushed out of a full tier falls to the next tier with room, and F takes the rest. An app already in a tier keeps its place while the tier is at most 2 apps over a quarter; past that, only the apps over that margin go down, lowest score first. Equal scores share a tier, and no app has a better tier than an app ranked above it. An app keeps its tier until its score passes the band edge by more than 1 point, or a full tier or the order above moves it. Only the top 40 of a list get a tier. Read the full method →

S
Retro BowlFootball Head Coach 27Top ElevenGolazoUltimate ProThe Program
A
Football Rising StarRetro Bowl CollegeOnlineSoccerFootball Manager 26 MobileBig WinWorld Soccer
B
Football BattleMadden NFLNew Star SoccerFootball GOATNFL RetroFranchiseSuper Tiny
C
eFootball™Football SuperstarFootball Life!Pocket GM 3Football Owner 2Rival StarsFootball Manager MobileTotal Football
D
SuperstarNew Star ManagerFootball Manager 26 Touch
F
Pocket GM 2Axis Footbal…Football Clicker

Compare every app

  1. 1
    Retro BowlS
    Free + IAP · ★ 4.8 · 929,051 ratings · score 94 · best in class
  2. 2
    Football Head Coach 27 - FHCS
    Free + IAP · ★ 4.8 · 76,983 ratings · score 93 · best in class
  3. 3
    Top Eleven Be a Soccer ManagerS
    Free + IAP · ★ 4.7 · 109,613 ratings · score 93 · best in class
  4. 4
    Golazo: Football GameS
    Free download · ★ 4.8 · 4,585 ratings · score 92 · best in class
  5. 5
    Ultimate Pro Football GMS
    Free download · ★ 4.5 · 9,102 ratings · score 91 · best in class
  6. 6
    The Program: College FootballS
    Free download · ★ 4.7 · 41,307 ratings · score 91 · best in class
  7. 7
    Football Rising StarA
    Free download · ★ 4.9 · 8,436 ratings · score 90 · excellent
  8. 8
    Retro Bowl CollegeA
    Free + IAP · ★ 4.4 · 14,617 ratings · score 89 · excellent
  9. 9
    Online Soccer Manager (OSM)A
    Free + IAP · ★ 4.7 · 61,944 ratings · score 88 · excellent
  10. 10
    Soccer Manager 2027 - FootballA
    Free + IAP · ★ 4.5 · 5,869 ratings · score 87 · excellent
  11. 11
    Football Manager 26 MobileA
    Free download · ★ 4.6 · 6,968 ratings · score 87 · excellent
  12. 12
    Big Win Football ManagerA
    Free + IAP · ★ 4.3 · 8,555 ratings · score 86 · excellent
  13. 13
    World Soccer ChampsA
    Free + IAP · ★ 4.7 · 15,559 ratings · score 85 · excellent
  14. 14
    Football Battle - Touchdown!B
    Free + IAP · ★ 4.6 · 6,409 ratings · score 85 · good
  15. 15
    Madden NFL 27 Arcade EditionB
    n/a · ★ 4.8 · 12,215 ratings · score 85 · good
  16. 16
    New Star SoccerB
    Free + IAP · ★ 4.8 · 22,933 ratings · score 82 · good
  17. 17
    Football GOATB
    Free + IAP · ★ 4.9 · 17,450 ratings · score 82 · good
  18. 18
    NFL Retro Bowl '27B
    n/a · ★ 4.8 · 30,233 ratings · score 81 · good
  19. 19
    Franchise Football: Pro GMB
    Free download · ★ 4.6 · 3,594 ratings · score 80 · good
  20. 20
    Super Tiny FootballB
    Free download · ★ 4.7 · 3,858 ratings · score 78 · good
  21. 21
    eFootball™ CHAMPION SQUADSC
    Free download · ★ 4.6 · 3,322 ratings · score 78 · situational
  22. 22
    Football Superstar: US EditionC
    Free + IAP · ★ 4.6 · 38,936 ratings · score 78 · situational
  23. 23
    Football Life!C
    Free + IAP · ★ 4.6 · 48,406 ratings · score 77 · situational
  24. 24
    Pocket GM 3: Football SimC
    $2.99 · ★ 4.9 · 4,385 ratings · score 77 · situational
  25. 25
    Football Owner 2C
    Free download · ★ 4.6 · 3,325 ratings · score 76 · situational
  26. 26
    Rival Stars College FootballC
    Free + IAP · ★ 4.7 · 10,090 ratings · score 75 · situational
  27. 27
    Football Manager MobileC
    Free + IAP · ★ 4.5 · 12,802 ratings · score 75 · situational
  28. 28
    Total Football: New SeasonC
    Free download · ★ 4.8 · 2,818 ratings · score 68 · situational · provisional
  29. 29
    Superstar Football AgentD
    Free + IAP · ★ 4.6 · 6,218 ratings · score 66 · weak
  30. 30
    New Star ManagerD
    Free download · ★ 4.7 · 8,230 ratings · score 60 · weak
  31. 31
    Football Manager 26 TouchD
    n/a · ★ 4.3 · 3,162 ratings · score 60 · weak · provisional
  32. 32
    Pocket GM 2: Football SimF
    $0.99 · ★ 4.9 · 2,435 ratings · score 43 · avoid · provisional
  33. 33
    Axis Football ClassicF
    Free download · ★ 3.4 · 3,268 ratings · score 43 · avoid
  34. 34
    Football ClickerF
    Free download · ★ 4.7 · 3,179 ratings · score 42 · avoid · provisional

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Questions people ask

What is the best football simulation app for iPhone?
Retro Bowl, S tier, ranked #1 of 34, rated 4.8 by 929,051 people.
Which football simulation apps are free?
29 of 34 are free to download: Retro Bowl (S), Football Head Coach 27 - FHC (S), Top Eleven Be a Soccer Manager (S), Golazo: Football Game (S) and more. 16 of them sell in-app purchases.
Which football simulation app has the best App Store rating?
Pocket GM 3: Football Sim at 4.9 from 4,385 ratings.
How many football simulation apps reach S or A tier?
13 of 34. Tiers follow fixed score bands: S from 90, A from 80, B from 70, C from 60, D from 50, F below. The list's leader is S if it scores 80 or more. On a list of 20 or more ranked apps, a tier from S to D takes in new apps only up to a quarter of the top 40: an app pushed out of a full tier falls to the next tier with room, and F takes the rest. An app already in a tier keeps its place while the tier is at most 2 apps over a quarter; past that, only the apps over that margin go down, lowest score first. Equal scores share a tier, and no app has a better tier than an app ranked above it. An app keeps its tier until its score passes the band edge by more than 1 point, or a full tier or the order above moves it. Only the top 40 of a list get a tier.

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