Create Your Pool
Choose your sport and league, then pick a format. Setup is free — you create the pool and invite people without paying first. You set the scoring rules, the pick deadline, and how many people can join.
- •Pick from NFL, soccer, and rugby leagues
- •Choose season-long, survivor, or head-to-head
- •Setup is free; you pay 14 days after the first kickoff
Invite Participants
Share a join code with your group chat, or send email invites if you have addresses. Either way they land in the pool — nothing for them to configure, and no cost to them for joining.
- •Share one join code — no email list required
- •Or invite by email if you already have addresses
- •Participants join free — the manager pays 14 days after kickoff
Make Predictions
Each round, participants submit picks before the deadline. Picks lock automatically when the first game starts, so nobody can submit late and nobody has to police it.
- •Picks lock on their own at kickoff
- •Submit from the web or the mobile app
- •Reminders go out before each deadline
Compete & Win
Results come in from live data feeds and scoring updates on its own. The leaderboard reorders as games finish, so there's no spreadsheet to maintain and no arguments about who scored what.
- •Scores update automatically as games end
- •Live standings, streaks, and head-to-head records
- •Season archives once the competition wraps up
What You Need Before You Start
Not much. Most managers have a pool live in under five minutes.
A league in mind
You'll choose the sport and competition first, and everything else follows from it. The fixture list is loaded for you.
A rough headcount
Participant limits vary by plan, so it helps to know whether you're running this for six people or sixty.
A way to share
A join code is enough. Drop it in the group chat, or send emails if you have them — you don't need a full list to start.
Choose Your Format
The format decides how picks turn into points. You pick one when you create the pool.
No Stake, No Bookmaker
Prophet Pools is a prediction game, not a betting product. There is no buy-in, no prize pot, and no wagering — participants compete for standings and bragging rights. Nothing is collected from players and nothing is paid out.
That is the reason it works in offices, classrooms, and group chats where a traditional pool would be a problem. Participants never pay to play. The manager pays Prophet Pools 14 days after the first kickoff to run the pool.
More Than Football
Most pool tools stop at the NFL. Prophet Pools runs NFL pick'em alongside soccer and rugby competitions, including multi-stage tournaments with group phases and knockout rounds.
Web and Mobile
Managers run the pool from the web. Participants can make picks and follow the leaderboard from a browser or the mobile app, with deadline reminders so nobody misses a round by accident.
Scoring runs itself
Results arrive from live data feeds. You never enter a score by hand.
What It Costs
Create the pool today at no charge. One payment per pool, billed to the manager 14 days after the first kickoff. There is no subscription and no per-player charge — participants never pay anything to join.
If the manager does not pay, the pool stays visible — standings and results stay up — but new picks and new invites pause until it is paid. Plans differ by participant limit and by which formats and tournament features are unlocked.
