PrizePicks - Sports Picks icon

SidePrize

For casual sports fans and bettors looking for skill-based alternatives to traditional sportsbooks, including pop-culture enthusiasts.

1app4.7(493K)Sports

Snapshot

Who is SidePrize?

Simplifying the sports betting experience through player-statistic prediction markets for casual fans and enthusiasts.

Target audience

Casual sports fansBettors looking for skill-based alternatives to traditional sportsbooksIncluding pop-culture enthusiasts

Active nemesis

DraftKings

Other rivals

Portfolio

Free 1
1
app
Sports1

Last updated

PrizePicks - Sports Picks

v12.86

1mo ago

Active

Publisher DNA

What defines SidePrize?

Publisher DNA

Primary focus

Daily Fantasy Sports (DFS) and sports prediction

Scale

indie

Target audience

Casual sports fans and bettors looking for skill-based alternatives to traditional sportsbooks, including pop-culture enthusiasts.

Origin

Launched in 2018 to provide a more accessible, user-friendly daily fantasy sports experience.

Signature Patterns

  • •Core mechanic centered on 'More/Less' predictions against player statistics
  • •Freemium model utilizing paid entry fees for daily fantasy contests and event contracts
  • •Inclusion of 'Injury Reboots' to mitigate user risk from player health volatility
  • •Broad coverage of 100+ sports and event-based prediction markets
Active

Portfolio momentum

Actively developing their single-app portfolio with 6 updates in the last 6 months and a major release occurring within the last 24 hours.

Last release 1d agoActive apps 1

Company profile

medium confidence
Founded
2018

Portfolio

What does SidePrize ship?

Apps

1 app analysed

PrizePicks - Sports Picks icon
PrizePicks - Sports Picks

Real Money Sports Gaming

4.7(493K)

100+ sport catalog provides wagering breadth that exceeds limited-league rivals

  • Beginners find the platform accessible for learning sports betting basics during their first few sessions
  • Technical instability and frequent app freezing during live betting sessions prevent users from placing time-sensitive wagers

Single-market publisher, every app ships only to United States.

Based on 1 of 1 app with localized market data · last scanned .

Americas (1)

  • United States1 / 1

Core markets (1/1 apps)

United States

User Sentiment

How do users feel about their apps?

0

Positive apps

0

Neutral / mixed

1

Negative apps

15/100

Avg sentiment score

Rivals

Who does SidePrize compete with?

The rivals identified

Nemeses(1)

DraftKings

known forDraftKings Fantasy Sports

4 apps4.9Sports

DraftKings competes for the same daily fantasy sports wallet share, offering a broader range of contest types that complement the simplified pick-based format of PrizePicks.

Contenders(8)

Atlas World Sports

known forAtlas Sports: Odds & Picks Hub

1 app0.0Sports

Atlas Sports competes by offering a centralized hub for tracking picks across multiple licensed sportsbooks, directly addressing the line shopping feature gap identified in the PrizePicks experience.

Checkd

known forSmartPicks | Player Props

1 app4.1Sports

Both platforms target sports bettors interested in player props, with SmartPicks providing the analytical projections that PrizePicks users currently lack for informed wagering.

CS Media

known forCovers: Scores, Picks and Odds

1 app4.7Sports

Both platforms target the same sports betting audience, with Covers providing the research tools and odds comparisons that inform the wagering decisions executed on PrizePicks.

Dabble

known forDabble - Real Money Pick'Em

1 app4.4Sports

Both platforms target casual sports fans using a More/Less player-prop mechanic, directly competing for the same entry-level daily fantasy sports market share.

Geckos Games

known forThrillzz Fun Social Sportsbook

1 app4.5Sports

Both platforms target casual sports fans through prediction-based wagering, competing directly for user attention within the social sports gaming market.

Marzen Media

known forBettingPros: Picks & Odds

2 apps4.8Sports

Both platforms target sports bettors, with BettingPros offering analytical tools and sportsbook syncing that compete for the attention of PrizePicks users seeking to optimize their wagering decisions.

PickFinder

known forPickFinder

1 app4.9Sports

Both apps target the same sports betting audience, with PickFinder providing the research data that informs the wagering activity facilitated by PrizePicks.

Splash Sports

known forSplash Sports | Survivor & DFS

1 app4.8Sports

Both platforms target casual sports fans seeking real-money outcomes, with PrizePicks using a house-backed More/Less mechanic and Splash Sports using a peer-to-peer contest model.

Same space(9)

betr app

known forBetr - Fantasy Sports

1 app4.7Sports

Betr focuses on high-frequency, pick-based fantasy contests, directly mirroring the core mechanics of PrizePicks while enforcing a stricter deposit-based barrier to entry.

Blitz Studios

known forSleeper Sports

1 app4.7Sports

Sleeper captures the same fantasy-gaming audience by integrating social chat and league management, though it increasingly overlaps with PrizePicks' player-prop market.

Electronic Arts

known forEA SPORTS App

1 app3.8Sports

EA SPORTS App provides a social hub for competitive prediction games, targeting the same fan base that uses PrizePicks for real-time sports engagement.

Fanatics Betting and Gaming

known forFanatics Sportsbook & Casino

1 app4.8Sports

Fanatics Sportsbook targets the same US-based sports wagering demographic, utilizing a loyalty-based retention model that contrasts with the pure-play prediction focus of PrizePicks.

FanDuel

known forFanDuel Fantasy Sports

1 app4.8Sports

FanDuel competes directly for the fantasy sports market, offering a sports-first experience that appeals to the same demographic seeking simplified draft and pick mechanics.

MaxPreps

known forMaxPreps: High School Sports

1 app4.8Sports

MaxPreps provides the foundational data for high school sports, serving as an adjacent utility for users who also engage in sports wagering on professional leagues.

PredictionStrike

known forPredictionStrike Sport Stocks

1 app4.0Sports

PredictionStrike offers a speculative alternative to traditional fantasy sports, targeting users who want to treat athlete performance like a stock market asset.

Real Vault

known forReal - Sports

1 appSports

Real - Sports functions as a social network for sports discussion and prediction, acting as a community layer for users who also participate in real-money gaming.

Yahoo

known forYahoo Fantasy Sports: NFL, MLB

1 app4.8Sports

Yahoo Fantasy Sports serves as a primary destination for season-long league management, capturing the same sports-fan audience that uses PrizePicks for daily player-prop wagering.

The Analyst's Read

The bottom line on SidePrize

Bottom line

SidePrize, LLC is a highly specialized publisher that has achieved significant scale with a single-product strategy focused on the DFS market. Their consistent 4.73★ rating across nearly half a million reviews indicates a highly optimized user experience in the competitive sports prediction category.

Frequently asked questions

How many apps does SidePrize publish?
SidePrize has 1 app tracked by Marlvel, primarily in the Sports category.
What kind of apps does SidePrize make?
SidePrize's portfolio is concentrated in Sports, with an average rating of 4.7/5 across rated apps.
What is SidePrize's top app?
By review volume across the portfolio, PrizePicks - Sports Picks is SidePrize's best-known app tracked by Marlvel.
In how many countries are SidePrize's apps available?
Marlvel has tracked SidePrize's apps across 1 country.

What fed this analysis

Apps analyzed:
1
With full intel:
1
With overview:
1
Website scraped:
yes
Social presence:
yes

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AI-powered analysis with automated quality gates, built from publicly available sources. Marlvel.ai is not affiliated with, endorsed by, or sponsored by SidePrize, its developer, the app publisher, Apple, or Google Play. All trademarks, logos, and screenshots referenced remain the property of their respective owners.

Cite this report

Marlvel.ai. “SidePrize intelligence.” Updated 2026-04-24. https://marlvel.ai/publishers/sideprize-llc

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