Gridiron Coaching: Football GM

Name: Gridiron Coaching: Football GM
Rating: 4.1 (401 reviews)
Author: GRANT EDWARD MCCREA

College Football Simulation

Free · In‑App Purchases · Designed for iPad. Not verified for macOS.

401 Ratings
Age Rating

4+
Years
Category

Sports
Developer

GRANT EDWARD MCCREA
Language

EN
English
Size

19.2
MB

Gridiron Coaching is a college football strategy and simulation game where every decision matters. Take control of a program and guide it through each season by managing recruiting, roster decisions, and long-term strategy. Evaluate prospects, allocate recruiting resources, and see how your choices shape the future of your team. Whether you focus on building through recruiting, managing depth and development, or balancing short-term success with long-term growth, Gridiron Coaching puts you in charge of the program. Features: • College football coaching simulation • Recruit and manage players • Multiple coaching careers and save slots • Offline gameplay supported • Strategic, decision-driven progression • Clean, intuitive interface built for mobile This game is designed for fans who enjoy thoughtful strategy and season-to-season decision making rather than arcade-style gameplay. Disclaimer: Gridiron Coaching is an independent simulation game and is not affiliated with, endorsed by, or sponsored by the NCAA or any university, conference, team, or athletic organization.

Ratings & Reviews

4.1

out of 5

401 Ratings

Great improvement
May 9
aguest519
EDIT: the game has improved greatly in just over a week! No login needed. One thing I’d like to see is with realignment. Giving the option to realign the conferences mid-season doesn’t make sense. Would rather see that as an option for offseason only. If not then don’t reset the schedule if you change mid-season. Also, I think being able to change the way teams qualify for playoffs when you do a realignment would be cool too. It seems like it sticks with the way it is in real life with the power four conference winners getting auto bids but the PAC12 doesn’t seem to get an auto bid, but if you realign and make conferences equal you should be able to change the way the playoff bids work too. Also I’ve noticed FCS teams (that aren’t in a FBS conference) make the CFP playoff..which is strange. The game is improving with every update and I’m still playing! On season 25 and counting!!

Developer Response
Thank you so much man for giving us another try! We got that FCS issues solved, and definitely will improve the realism on Conference Realignment in the future! Thanks again!
Great improvement
May 9
aguest519

EDIT: the game has improved greatly in just over a week! No login needed. One thing I’d like to see is with realignment. Giving the option to realign the conferences mid-season doesn’t make sense. Would rather see that as an option for offseason only. If not then don’t reset the schedule if you change mid-season. Also, I think being able to change the way teams qualify for playoffs when you do a realignment would be cool too. It seems like it sticks with the way it is in real life with the power four conference winners getting auto bids but the PAC12 doesn’t seem to get an auto bid, but if you realign and make conferences equal you should be able to change the way the playoff bids work too. Also I’ve noticed FCS teams (that aren’t in a FBS conference) make the CFP playoff..which is strange. The game is improving with every update and I’m still playing! On season 25 and counting!!
Developer Response May 10
Thank you so much man for giving us another try! We got that FCS issues solved, and definitely will improve the realism on Conference Realignment in the future! Thanks again!
fix the glitches
May 29
Krystalisnthere
update: now my dynasty is stuck. i can’t advance week anymore bc the button only reloads the same week. so now i can’t play. definitely needs to focus on fixing bugsold review: fun game, but definitely needs to work on bug fixing. one big one is after the coaching carousel, i always have to quit the game and restart because the button to go to the next season doesn’t work. sometimes it’ll say JUCO players are available during recruiting but there’s no players when you click the tab. in the coach skill tree, you can’t click on any of the options to see what they do without buying them if you have enough points to buy it, which is really annoying. you also have to toggle on manual progression for coordinators every season, which makes zero sense. i also turned on the option to get key play pop ups during games, and have never gotten one. that’s fine i guess, but not getting to call any plays feels pretty limiting. also the player cards are constantly jumping around during recruiting, which is really annoying. my big issue right now though is with player interest. i have a 5 star program. have been in the playoffs for like 5-6 seasons straight, and just won a championship, but somehow zero 4-5 HS players are interested in playing for me. also i don’t know if there just isn’t a manual redshirt option or if it’s buried somewhere (there’s not much a tutorial).

Developer Response
Thanks for taking the time to update your review and for sticking with Gridiron Coaching. We're really sorry about the dynasty getting stuck—that definitely shouldn't happen. We've been focused on fixing stability issues, and we'd love to investigate this one as well. A number of the issues from your original review have already been fixed or improved, including several recruiting, coordinator, and UI problems, and we're continuing to work through the remaining ones. We really appreciate detailed feedback like this because it helps us prioritize what to fix next. We'd love for you to give the game another shot after the next update, and if you enjoy the improvements, we'd really appreciate you updating your review. Thanks again for helping us make the game better.
fix the glitches
May 29
Krystalisnthere

update: now my dynasty is stuck. i can’t advance week anymore bc the button only reloads the same week. so now i can’t play. definitely needs to focus on fixing bugsold review: fun game, but definitely needs to work on bug fixing. one big one is after the coaching carousel, i always have to quit the game and restart because the button to go to the next season doesn’t work. sometimes it’ll say JUCO players are available during recruiting but there’s no players when you click the tab. in the coach skill tree, you can’t click on any of the options to see what they do without buying them if you have enough points to buy it, which is really annoying. you also have to toggle on manual progression for coordinators every season, which makes zero sense. i also turned on the option to get key play pop ups during games, and have never gotten one. that’s fine i guess, but not getting to call any plays feels pretty limiting. also the player cards are constantly jumping around during recruiting, which is really annoying. my big issue right now though is with player interest. i have a 5 star program. have been in the playoffs for like 5-6 seasons straight, and just won a championship, but somehow zero 4-5 HS players are interested in playing for me. also i don’t know if there just isn’t a manual redshirt option or if it’s buried somewhere (there’s not much a tutorial).
Developer Response Aug 3
Thanks for taking the time to update your review and for sticking with Gridiron Coaching. We're really sorry about the dynasty getting stuck—that definitely shouldn't happen. We've been focused on fixing stability issues, and we'd love to investigate this one as well. A number of the issues from your original review have already been fixed or improved, including several recruiting, coordinator, and UI problems, and we're continuing to work through the remaining ones. We really appreciate detailed feedback like this because it helps us prioritize what to fix next. We'd love for you to give the game another shot after the next update, and if you enjoy the improvements, we'd really appreciate you updating your review. Thanks again for helping us make the game better.
love the game but…
May 21
asystoleinthreeleads
I love the game. I think it’s one of the most fun coaching simulators I’ve ever played. The only issue I have is that about 6/10 times I try to load the game up, it won’t let me play. It says that the server is too busy, and I sit on a loading screen forever, but eventually have to close the game and come back later. Please fix this, and it’ll literally be as close to perfect as it can get, for me. Ps. Please add a “GOAT” ranking for our coach, that way we can see when we’ve done enough to be the best ever. Also, I’d love to see an updated legacy ranking for your team once you change HC jobs. If I go to FLA from UGA and had 3 championships and a 100 Legacy score, I feel like going to FLA should put it down a little (maybe to like 50) and reset the team championship number? 👀
love the game but…
May 21
asystoleinthreeleads

I love the game. I think it’s one of the most fun coaching simulators I’ve ever played. The only issue I have is that about 6/10 times I try to load the game up, it won’t let me play. It says that the server is too busy, and I sit on a loading screen forever, but eventually have to close the game and come back later. Please fix this, and it’ll literally be as close to perfect as it can get, for me. Ps. Please add a “GOAT” ranking for our coach, that way we can see when we’ve done enough to be the best ever. Also, I’d love to see an updated legacy ranking for your team once you change HC jobs. If I go to FLA from UGA and had 3 championships and a 100 Legacy score, I feel like going to FLA should put it down a little (maybe to like 50) and reset the team championship number? 👀
Good but needs fixes
Apr 23
TheLittest
First of all, the base idea of this game is very fun. Also, the game itself usually doesn’t pose any issues. However, there are a few things in the game that need improvements.Retirement - After pressing the retire button, you can’t do anything else. The buttons to return home or view achievements don’t work. So you can’t actually retire ever.Transfer Portal - When suggesting players to enter the portal, you should be able to view your roster and depth chart to really see who should go. It’s hard to determine just based off of rating and year. When trying to sign players out of the portal, sometimes the money amount won’t actually load the first try to you have to retry putting the amount in. Just a small bug.Auto Recruitment - When you turn on the auto recruitment mode, sometimes it will literally just recruit 17 TEs or 12 RBs, which is unrealistic and unreasonable. There should be more settings to fine tune this feature. Coach Points - Maxing out the coach points is very easy. The upgrades should either cost more, or getting the points is a slower process. Also, there could just be more upgrades in general.
Good but needs fixes
Apr 23
TheLittest

First of all, the base idea of this game is very fun. Also, the game itself usually doesn’t pose any issues. However, there are a few things in the game that need improvements.Retirement - After pressing the retire button, you can’t do anything else. The buttons to return home or view achievements don’t work. So you can’t actually retire ever.Transfer Portal - When suggesting players to enter the portal, you should be able to view your roster and depth chart to really see who should go. It’s hard to determine just based off of rating and year. When trying to sign players out of the portal, sometimes the money amount won’t actually load the first try to you have to retry putting the amount in. Just a small bug.Auto Recruitment - When you turn on the auto recruitment mode, sometimes it will literally just recruit 17 TEs or 12 RBs, which is unrealistic and unreasonable. There should be more settings to fine tune this feature. Coach Points - Maxing out the coach points is very easy. The upgrades should either cost more, or getting the points is a slower process. Also, there could just be more upgrades in general.

• Fairer playoffs: the rankings you see in the postseason now match the ones that pick the 12-team field. A top-8 team always gets in. • Defense matters more: strong defenses and coordinators now really slow offenses down. • Gamecast fix: no more free extra play on 4th down. Gamecast and quick sim now give the same results. • Your coaching staff and skill trees make a bigger difference. • Tap a team's logo to see its profile and full schedule. • Bug fixes and balance improvements.

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Seller: Arc Labs Limited Liability Company
Size: 19.2 MB
Category: Sports
Compatibility: Requires iOS 15.0 or later.

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Languages: English
Age Rating: 4+

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Gridiron Elite Bundle $7.99

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Commissioner Mode $3.99

Legacy Office $3.99

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Great improvement

fix the glitches

love the game but…

Good but needs fixes

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