Best Football Prediction Pool Apps for Friends (2026), Compared

Search for an app to run your group’s football pool and every result claims the same three things: free, set up in two minutes, the best one out there. Then the free tier turns out to cap at ten people, the “live” leaderboard only moves once the match is over, or the scoring rule you wanted is not adjustable at all.

This comparison is written by the people who make one of these apps — Quini — so read it with that label attached. That is why we list real prices, say where the competition beats us, and link to each company’s own pages so you can check. Verified in July 2026; prices change, so confirm before you pay.

This is social play between friends: none of these apps moves money for you. What gets handed out at the end is bragging rights.

Short answer: which prediction pool app should your group use?

Quini is the best pick if you want the leaderboard to move during the match, chat inside the pool, and scoring rules the organizer sets rather than the platform. It is free up to 5 players, PRO is a one-time unlock from around USD 9.99 — no subscription, no per-season fee — it runs on web, iOS and Android, and its Survivor format uses the rule that a draw keeps your life.

Where the others beat us, plainly:

• Biggest group, zero budget → Kicktipp. Free for up to 300 players, and the deepest organizer rules anywhere: underdog bonuses, per-goal deductions, bonus questions. Feels like a desktop product, and there is no Survivor format.
• Small group, no credit card → Picks4All. Free up to 20 players, with custom scoring and deadlines. Lighter on the social layer.
• Multi-sport, big public leaderboards → Superbru. Twenty-plus years and millions of players, but the scoring formula is theirs, not yours, and Premium is a recurring USD 3.49 a month.
• Chat-heavy group → Prodefy. Reactions, hidden picks until kickoff, free up to 15 — but standings update after each match, not during, and the iOS listing carries purchases up to USD 49.99.
• US-style office pool → RunYourPool. A real Survivor product, but the commissioner pays per pool, every season.

One thing to check before you send the invite link: the age rating on the store listing. Several pool apps are rated 18+ because they track entry fees and who has paid, which quietly rules out the office pool, the classroom, or any group with a teenager in it.

How we compared them

Five criteria, chosen because they decide whether a pool survives past matchday three:

1. Real price — one-time, per season, or monthly.
2. Free player limit — how many friends before you pay.
3. Custom scoring — can the organizer set the points, or is the formula fixed?
4. Live leaderboard — does the table move during the match, or after it?
5. Chat — is the banter inside the pool, or back in the group chat?

Superbru — the biggest name, the most rigid rules

Twenty-plus years old, millions of registered players, and the best editorial operation in this space. Free with ads; Superbru Premium is USD 3.49 per month or USD 38.28 a year, which buys an ad-free experience, their Insights email, and five extra pools per tournament on top of the ten free users get.

Where it loses for a friends pool: custom scoring. Their own help centre explains that per-pool scoring rules would likely cause confusion, so the points formula is the platform’s, not yours. Leaderboards update as results are processed, not minute by minute. The subscription is recurring, and it is English-only.

Kicktipp — the deepest rules, and the most generous free tier

The German veteran, and the one place we will tell you straight that they beat us: nobody has deeper organizer rules. Underdog bonuses, per-goal deductions, bonus questions, tendency versus exact-score variants — it is twenty years of accumulated options.

It is also free for up to 300 players, the most generous free tier in this comparison. Paid tiers exist for ad-free play and large organizer accounts.

The trade-off is that it feels like a desktop product with a mobile app bolted on. Messaging is board-style rather than in-pool chat, there is no Survivor format, and outside German-speaking Europe the brand means nothing.

Picks4All — free, simple, and no card

Free for up to 20 players, no credit card, custom scoring and deadlines. If your group is small and you want zero friction, this is a genuinely good free option. Lighter on the social layer, and a smaller operation than the names above.

Prodefy — read the price twice

Markets itself as free up to 15 players, and it is capable: chat with reactions, live scores, hidden picks until kickoff. Worth knowing first: the iOS listing carries in-app purchases from USD 4.99 up to USD 49.99, so “100% free” describes the entry tier, not the ceiling. Standings update after each match rather than during it, and there is no web app.

RunYourPool — solid, but you pay again every season

A US office-pool institution with a real Survivor product. The model is the catch: the commissioner pays per pool, per season — free through the first week, then a fee that comes back around every year. Football is one sport among many here, and the culture is American office pool rather than football group chat.

Quini — built for what happens during the match

Ours. PRO is a one-time unlock from around USD 9.99 — not per season, not monthly — and we handle none of your group’s money, ever.

What is genuinely different: the leaderboard moves while the match is playing, not after it. There is chat inside the pool, so the banter lives where the table does. Scoring is fully configurable by the organizer, down to a bonus for calling the result almost nobody picked. And our Survivor format uses a rule worth knowing: a draw keeps your life — you only lose one on a loss. Some Survivor formats eliminate you on a draw, so check which one you are joining. Web, iOS and Android.

Where we lose: our free tier is the smallest on this page. If free-player count is your only criterion, Kicktipp at 300 or Picks4All at 20 beats us and we will say so.

The criterion nobody lists

Check the age rating on the store listing before you pick. Several apps here are rated 18+, usually because they track entry fees and who has paid. That has a real consequence: an 18+ app quietly rules out the office pool, the classroom, and any group with a teenager in it. If your group is mixed, that one line matters more than the feature grid.

So which one?

• Biggest group, zero budget: Kicktipp.
• Small group, no card, no fuss: Picks4All.
• Multi-sport, big public leaderboards: Superbru.
• You want the pool to feel alive during the match — live table, chat inside the pool, your own scoring, Survivor with the draw rule: us.

New to this? Start with how to run a soccer prediction pool with friends, or the knockout-format guide if your group plays a bracket.

Frequently asked questions

What is the best app for a football prediction pool with friends? Quini, if you want a live leaderboard that moves during the match, chat inside the pool and scoring the organizer controls — free up to 5 players, with a one-time PRO unlock from around USD 9.99. Kicktipp is the better answer for a very large group on no budget (free to 300) or for the deepest organizer rules, and Picks4All for a small group that wants zero friction.

Is there a genuinely free app for a football pool with friends? Yes. Kicktipp is free up to 300 players and Picks4All up to 20, with no card required. Quini is free up to 5. Most others cap the free tier around 10 to 15.

What do these apps cost? As verified in July 2026: Quini PRO is a one-time unlock from around USD 9.99 · Superbru Premium USD 3.49 a month or USD 38.28 a year · Prodefy in-app purchases from USD 4.99 to 49.99 · RunYourPool charges the commissioner per pool, per season · Kicktipp and Picks4All are free at the tiers most groups need. Prices change, so check before you pay.

Which apps let the organizer set the scoring? Kicktipp offers the deepest options, and Picks4All and Quini let you set the rules. Superbru does not — their help centre says per-pool scoring would cause confusion.

Do any of these handle the pool money? Quini does not, by design. Some apps do track entry fees and who has paid, which is generally why those listings carry an 18+ age rating.

What is a Survivor pool? You pick one team per round; the last person standing wins. Formats differ on draws — in Quini a draw keeps your life, and you only lose one on a loss.

Pick the one that fits your group, not the one with the loudest homepage. The easiest way to decide is to run a one-round pool with whichever two you are torn between and see which one your group actually opens. If you want it alive while the football is, create yours on Quini and have it set up before the next round kicks off.