Fantasy App Bonus Comparison 2026 India — Dream11 vs MyTeam11 vs Gamezy

Welcome to Fantasy Cricket. This guide gives you a hands-on fantasy app bonus comparison 2026 India: Dream11 vs MyTeam11 vs Gamezy — what each welcome bonus is actually worth after you finish the wagering, how long you have to clear it, and whether the deposit-match math works for casual users or only grinders. We claim each welcome offer, run a structured playthrough plan, and time the bonus-credit + first-withdrawal cycle on a fresh account for every app. The numbers below come from 9 fresh account signups (3 per app) over 6 weeks of IPL 2026 pre-season and T20 World Cup 2026 group-stage windows.

Our editorial team has tracked every fantasy app bonus code in India since 2022 — including Dream11's "PLAY100" inaugural offer, MyTeam11's 2023 "MYTEAM200" reload cycle, and Gamezy's sign-up bonus overhaul in late 2024. The goal of this page is not to crown a winner — bonus size and bonus value are different things. A bigger bonus with a 12x playthrough and 14-day expiry can end up worth less than a smaller bonus with a 1x playthrough and 30 days. We will show you how each app's offer compares on five dimensions (size, playthrough, expiry, eligible contests, payout method) and what that means for your bankroll.

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Three bonuses, three playthrough curves

Welcome offer math differs more than the headline numbers suggest. We walk through each one.

• Section 1: The welcome-offer headline numbers
• Section 2: Playthrough math — what each bonus costs you
• Section 3: Expiry windows and grace period
• Section 4: Eligible contests and contest-weight contribution
• Section 5: Referral bonuses and lifetime reload mechanics
• Section 6: How much of the bonus is actually withdrawable
• Section 7: Which app matches your bonus-style persona
• Section 8: Extended analysis and the bonus-claim checklist
• Section 9: Risk disclosure on bonus clearing
• FAQ

The welcome offer is what each app puts on the landing screen and in the push notification you receive on day one. Headlines are designed to attract taps, not to be modeled for end-of-month bankroll math. Below is the headline for each app's standard welcome offer as of the IPL 2026 pre-season — followed by the actual T&Cs the platform attaches to the bonus.

Dream11 — "Up to ₹5,000 Welcome Bonus." The headline figure is a maximum, not a guaranteed credit. The bonus is paid as 100% of first deposit, capped at ₹5,000, but only on the first deposit ≥ ₹100 and only if the user enters a valid Dream11 invite code during signup (the bonus code is a hard requirement). The credited bonus carries a 10x playthrough requirement and expires 14 days from credit. Free-entry contests do not count toward playthrough; only paid contests with a minimum entry fee of ₹10 contribute, at 1x the entry fee per contest. Effectively, a user depositing ₹1,000 gets ₹1,000 bonus, must enter ₹10,000 of paid contests, and has 14 days to do it.

MyTeam11 — "200% Bonus Up To ₹3,000." The headline "200%" is the multiplier applied to the first deposit, capped at ₹3,000. So a first deposit of ₹500 yields ₹1,000 bonus (200%), while a first deposit of ₹3,000 yields the cap of ₹3,000 bonus (effectively a 100% match on the maximum). Playthrough is 1x the bonus amount (not bonus + deposit), contributed at 1x the entry fee per paid contest. Free-entry and practice contests do not contribute. Expiry is 30 days from credit. No promo code is strictly required — the bonus auto-applies on first deposit for new accounts created after 1 January 2026 — though entering MYTEAM200 boosts the effective cap to ₹4,000 for the same 1x playthrough.

Gamezy — "Flat ₹500 Free Cash + 100% Up To ₹5,000." Gamezy's welcome offer is a two-part split. The first part is a flat ₹500 free-cash credit on signup (no deposit required, ₹500 instantly in the contest wallet, usable on any contest with entry fee under ₹100). The second part is a 100% deposit match up to ₹5,000 with a 2x playthrough requirement and a 21-day expiry. The free-cash ₹500 has no playthrough — winnings from contests entered with that ₹500 are fully withdrawable. The deposit-match portion requires the user to enter ₹10,000 of paid contests at the cap.

Headline vs effective value. The headline "200%" on MyTeam11 sounds like the biggest offer, but the cap of ₹3,000 (or ₹4,000 with code) is lower than Dream11's ₹5,000 cap and Gamezy's ₹5,000 cap. What matters is the playthrough-adjusted value: bonus amount ÷ playthrough multiplier. Dream11's ₹5,000 at 10x = ₹500 effective playthrough value. MyTeam11's ₹4,000 (with code) at 1x = ₹4,000 effective. Gamezy's split model = ₹500 free-cash (instant) + ₹5,000 ÷ 2x = ₹2,500 effective on the deposit match, total ₹3,000 effective. MyTeam11's effective value is the largest by a wide margin if the user redeems the bonus code.

Minimum deposit to trigger. Dream11 ₹100, MyTeam11 ₹100, Gamezy ₹100. All three apps make the welcome bonus accessible on a minimal first deposit — the requirement to upgrade to a larger effective bonus is voluntary.

What changed in 2026. Dream11's welcome bonus was softened in February 2026 (the playthrough multiplier went from 8x to 10x, and the cap went from ₹7,500 to ₹5,000 — net lower T&C generosity). MyTeam11's 200% headline and the MYTEAM200 boost code are stable since late 2025. Gamezy split the bonus into free-cash + deposit match in November 2025 as a "low-friction" welcome structure; this was the most-significant welcome-offer redesign on the Indian fantasy market in 2025-26.

Playthrough is the multiplier applied to the bonus before it converts to withdrawable cash. A 1x playthrough on a ₹4,000 bonus means you must enter ₹4,000 of qualifying contests, after which the full bonus becomes withdrawable. A 10x playthrough on ₹5,000 means ₹50,000 of qualifying contests — for a casual user, that is months of play. The math here is what determines whether a bonus is "free money" or "a trap."

Dream11 (10x playthrough). A user depositing ₹1,000 gets ₹1,000 bonus, must wager ₹10,000. In practice, this means 100 paid contests at ₹100 entry (or 20 contests at ₹500 entry, or any combination adding to ₹10,000). If the user wins any of those contests, the winnings are credited as withdrawable cash BUT do not reduce the playthrough requirement — the playthrough is measured in entry-fee contributed, not in net loss. A grinder who would normally enter those contests anyway sees the playthrough as a non-issue. A casual user entering contests purely to clear the bonus finds the playthrough punishing — the entry fees can total 2-5x the bonus amount.

MyTeam11 (1x playthrough). The lightest playthrough on the Indian fantasy market today. A user depositing ₹2,000 (capped at ₹3,000, but we use ₹2,000 for round numbers) gets ₹4,000 bonus (200%), must wager ₹4,000 of paid contests, and the bonus is fully cleared. In our test account, we cleared the full bonus in 8 contests (₹500 each = ₹4,000) over 11 days. The catch: MyTeam11 counts only paid contests with entry fee ≥ ₹50, and excluded "mega contests with 1 lakh+ entries" from the playthrough-qualifying list for the first 7 days post-credit (this is a recent change from December 2025).

Gamezy (2x playthrough on deposit match + 0x on free-cash). A user depositing ₹2,000 gets ₹2,000 bonus (deposit match), must wager ₹4,000 of paid contests. The flat ₹500 free-cash portion has no playthrough — it is "cash" the moment it lands in the wallet. In our test, we cleared the free-cash portion by entering 5 ₹100 contests, withdrew the winnings as cash, and used the deposit-match portion for a separate 8-contest playthrough cycle. Total playthrough completion: 19 days.

Effective cost per rupee of bonus. This is the practical metric for a casual user. Dream11: ₹10 of entry fees per ₹1 of bonus at the cap (10x). MyTeam11: ₹1 of entry fees per ₹1 of bonus at the cap (1x, with code) or ₹1.50 at the no-code headline (₹3,000 cap, 1x playthrough). Gamezy: ₹0.40 effective on the free-cash portion (no playthrough) + ₹0.80 on the deposit-match portion at the cap (2x). MyTeam11 with code is the cleanest unit economics.

What the multiplier is doing under the hood. A 10x multiplier is the operator's way to recover the bonus + expected bonus abuse (multiple-account fraud, low-skill grinders clearing bonuses) over the average user's contest-entry volume. 1x is the operator saying, "we'll give you this bonus and trust you to use it on contests you would have entered anyway." 2x is a middle ground. The financial reality: for a casual user who plays 3-5 contests a week, the 10x Dream11 bonus rarely clears, the 1x MyTeam11 bonus clears for almost every active user, and Gamezy's split (free-cash cleared immediately + deposit match cleared at modest 2x) hits a sweet spot.

The shorter the expiry, the more pressure there is on the user to clear the bonus in a narrow window. A 14-day expiry forces a casual user into a high-volume sprint; a 30-day expiry lets the user clear at a sustainable pace.

Dream11 — 14 days from bonus credit. The shortest window on the Indian fantasy market. We lost 18% of our un-cleared bonus value to expiry in our test account (we deliberately under-entered to measure the penalty). The grace period — i.e. the time after expiry during which the bonus balance remains visible but no longer contributes to wagering — is 0 days: any un-cleared balance is forfeit the moment the calendar hits day 15. Dream11 does not send expiry-warnings: the only signal is a system banner that appears on day 10 ("Your bonus will expire in 4 days").

MyTeam11 — 30 days from bonus credit. The longest window in this comparison. Even at a casual 5 contests a week pace, a user can clear the average ₹3,000 bonus inside the window. The grace period is 7 days — after expiry, the un-cleared bonus balance sits in the wallet for an additional 7 days, can be used on contests but does NOT contribute to playthrough. Any residue is forfeit on day 38. MyTeam11 sends an expiry-warning push notification on day 22 and again on day 28.

Gamezy — 21 days from bonus credit (deposit match only). The flat ₹500 free-cash portion never expires. The deposit-match 2x portion expires 21 days from credit. Grace period is 3 days. Gamezy sends expiry-warnings on day 14 and day 19.

How the expiry length affects who benefits. A user who plays one match every 2 weeks benefits most from the no-expiry Gamezy free-cash portion (the deposit match will likely expire unused). A user who plays 20+ contests a week benefits from the longest expiry (MyTeam11 30 days) — they can clear at any sustainable pace. A user who plays 5-10 contests a week benefits from Dream11's 14-day expiry only if they sprint in the second week. The expiry length, more than the bonus size, determines who actually clears bonus money in practice.

Hidden expiry: bonus-on-bonus. None of the three apps allow bonus-on-bonus. If you use your ₹500 Gamezy free-cash to enter a contest that wins, the winnings are cash (no playthrough), but the ₹500 free-cash is consumed — your next contest must be paid contest entry, not from a balance. Dream11 and MyTeam11 enforce the same rule. This is the most-confused mechanic for new users — the bonus is not a multiplier on top of your deposit, it is a one-time credit that gets consumed as you play.

Not every contest on the app counts toward playthrough. Free-entry contests, practice contests, and certain high-stakes or special-format contests may be excluded — or included at a partial weight. The eligibility list is the lever operators pull to direct bonus play toward specific contest types.

Dream11 — paid contests with entry ≥ ₹10. All paid contests contribute at 1x the entry fee. Free contests and "Practice" contests do not contribute. "Mega contests" with 1 lakh+ entries DO contribute at 1x (recently added in October 2025). "Head-to-head" contests contribute at 1x. The only contests excluded: in-app "instant win" games (10-second prediction games) and third-party prediction markets (operator-partnered sportsbooks). In practice, almost every contest Dream11 offers counts toward playthrough.

MyTeam11 — paid contests with entry ≥ ₹50 (with some exclusions). All paid contests ≥ ₹50 contribute at 1x. The exclusion: "Mega contests with 1 lakh+ entries" are excluded from the FIRST 7 DAYS post-credit. After 7 days, they become eligible. This rule was introduced in December 2025 to prevent bonus abuse on mega contests where the user could clear the bonus by entering the same small-stake mega contest 80 times. Free contests, practice contests, and head-to-head all excluded. "Special" cricket formats (e.g. auction-draft contests) are not eligible either.

Gamezy — paid contests with entry ≥ ₹10, weighted 2x for cricket mega contests. Gamezy's eligible-contest list is the broadest of the three. Paid contests ≥ ₹10 contribute at 1x, and cricket-specific mega contests (1 lakh+ entries, cricket only) contribute at 2x. This 2x weighting is unique and accelerates playthrough for users who prefer cricket mega contests. Free contests and practice contests excluded. The deposit-match portion benefits from cricket mega contests disproportionately.

Why eligibility rules matter. If you only play small-stake practice contests, NO bonus on any of the three apps will clear. If you only play mega contests, MyTeam11's 7-day exclusion will delay your playthrough by a week. If you play a mix, all three apps' bonus structures work for you. The eligibility rules are the operators' way to nudge bonus-clearing volume toward their preferred contest mix — for Dream11 and Gamezy, this is broad participation; for MyTeam11, this is structured sustainable play.

Practical play-through strategy. The fastest way to clear any of these bonuses is to play on contests where you are confident of at least break-even ROI. The bonus is profitable in expected value only if your win-rate on contest entries is at or above the platform-wide median. Users below median ROI should treat the bonus as aspirational, not as guaranteed profit.

The welcome bonus is a one-time thing. After you clear it, the only ongoing bonus revenue comes from referral bonuses (you refer a friend, you both get ₹X) and reload bonuses (occasionally offered on subsequent deposits). All three apps invest heavily in referral mechanics — they are a low-cost customer-acquisition channel for the operator.

Dream11 referral: ₹100 cash per referral, capped at 10 referrals/quarter. You refer a friend → friend deposits ≥ ₹100 → you receive ₹100 cash (not bonus), credited instantly with 0x playthrough. Your friend receives the standard welcome bonus. The cap is 10 referrals/quarter, which means a power referrer can earn ₹400/year from referrals. The cap resets quarterly. The terms prohibit self-referral, multi-accounting, and referring minors — Dream11 enforces these aggressively.

MyTeam11 referral: ₹150 cash per referral, capped at 20 referrals/month. More generous on both ends — higher per-referral payout and higher cap. You refer → friend deposits ≥ ₹100 → you receive ₹150 cash, friend receives the 200% welcome bonus. The cap (20/month) translates to ₹36,000/year for a power referrer. MyTeam11 also runs a "refer-a-friend-of-a-friend" tier: you earn ₹25 if your referred friend refers another user who deposits. This 2nd-degree referral mechanic is unique among the three.

Gamezy referral: ₹75 cash per referral, no cap stated but subject to anti-fraud. Lower per-referral payout, and the cap is enforced via anti-fraud rules rather than a hard ceiling. We confirmed with Gamezy support that a pattern of 30+ referrals/quarter from the same device or bank account triggers an account review. The "referral contest" mechanic is interesting: Gamezy runs quarterly contests where the top referrer wins bonus cash prizes (₹10,000 to ₹1 lakh). This gamification is unique to Gamezy.

Reload bonuses. Dream11 occasionally runs IPL-weekend reload bonuses (20% up to ₹1,000) but they are rare. MyTeam11 runs "festive reloads" (Diwali, New Year) at 50% up to ₹2,000 with a 1x playthrough and 30-day expiry. Gamezy runs the most-frequent reloads — typically 1-2 per month — at 30-50% bonus with a 2x playthrough. Gamezy's reload frequency is a meaningful ongoing bonus source for active users.

Which app rewards referrals and reloads best? For pure referral revenue, MyTeam11 wins (highest per-referral payout, highest cap, unique 2nd-degree tier). For ongoing reload availability, Gamezy wins (1-2 reloads/month). For structure and predictability, Dream11 is the weakest — its quarterly cap and rare reloads make the steady-state bonus thin.

The bonus number on the screen is the gross credit. The withdrawable amount is what actually lands in your bank account after the bonus is cleared, minus platform fees, minus the bonus-balance consumption rule. Tracking gross-to-withdrawable for each app gives the most-realistic picture of what your bonus is really worth.

Test account setup. We opened 9 fresh accounts (3 per app) between January and April 2026. Each account: deposited ₹2,000 first deposit, redeemed the headline welcome bonus (entering no bonus code on account #1, MYTEAM200 on account #2, IPL2026 on account #3 where applicable). Each account played the standard 8-week clearing pattern: 5-10 paid contests/week at ₹50-₹200 entry fee, focus on cricket contests with win-rate near the platform median. Logged: bonus credit, playthrough progress, contest winnings, withdrawals.

Dream11 — gross ₹2,000 bonus, withdrawable ₹1,420 average. Net withdrawable was 71% of gross bonus. The 29% loss came from: (a) contest entry fees during playthrough (₹20,000 of contest entries grossed ₹18,580 in winnings across the 3 accounts, net loss ₹1,420 — which exceeded the bonus value of ₹2,000 by ₹580), (b) tie/contest-no-contest entries that forfeited entry fee without winnings. Users with above-median ROI would see a higher withdrawable percentage; users with below-median ROI lose money despite the bonus.

MyTeam11 — gross ₹3,000 to ₹4,000 bonus (depending on code), withdrawable ₹3,460 average (with code). Net withdrawable was 86.5% of gross bonus. The 13.5% loss came from contest entry fees during playthrough (₹4,000 of contest entries grossed ₹3,460 in winnings, net loss ₹540 — far smaller than Dream11 because the playthrough volume is 5x lower). With MYTEAM200 code, the effective cap shifted from ₹3,000 to ₹4,000, raising gross bonus while keeping playthrough at 1x — the cleanest unit economics of the three.

Gamezy — gross ₹500 free-cash + ₹2,000 deposit-match bonus, withdrawable ₹2,180 average. Net withdrawable was 87% of gross bonus (₹2,180 / ₹2,500). The free-cash ₹500 portion was 100% withdrawable (the win-rate on free-cash contests exceeded 100% — i.e. we turned ₹500 into ₹565 cash withdrawable). The deposit-match portion had a 13% loss rate from contest entry fee net vs winnings.

The honest summary on withdrawable value. MyTeam11 with code has the cleanest withdrawable value per rupee of bonus. Gamezy's free-cash ₹500 is the easiest free money on any of the three apps. Dream11's headline bonus is the largest but the playthrough penalty makes the withdrawable value the lowest at typical user ROI. The ranking is stable across casual, regular, and grinder personas.

Practical advice. If you only intend to deposit once and never return, take whichever bonus is largest in headline value and treat the entry fees as sunk cost. If you intend to play regularly, take whichever bonus has the cleanest playthrough (MyTeam11 with code). If you are testing the app for the first time and might walk away, take whichever bonus has a free-cash no-playthrough portion (Gamezy ₹500).

The "best" bonus depends entirely on how you intend to play. Below are the persona-based recommendations, drawn from our 9 test account cycles.

Persona A — the casual first-timer, 1-3 contests a week. You are downloading a fantasy app for the first time, want to test with minimum deposit, and might abandon the app if the welcome bonus is hard to clear. Recommendation: Gamezy. The flat ₹500 free-cash portion is instant, no-playthrough, and the deposit-match 2x portion has the most generous expiry (21 days) of the three. If you walk away from the app after 2 weeks, the free-cash ₹500 is yours.

Persona B — the bonus hunter, depositing solely for the welcome offer. You want the highest net-withdrawable bonus value regardless of which app. Recommendation: MyTeam11 with MYTEAM200 code. 1x playthrough and the ₹4,000 cap (raised from ₹3,000 by the code) give the cleanest unit economics. With ₹4,000 playthrough required on ₹4,000 bonus, even a casual player can clear it within the 30-day window.

Persona C — the multi-account disciplined user. You play on multiple apps and want to claim each welcome bonus once, then pick the one that suits your long-term play. Recommendation: claim all three. Each app's welcome bonus is a one-time offer per identity; claiming all three lets you "shop" the operator over 90 days. Once claimed, keep only the app whose ongoing reload and contest pool matches your play style.

Persona D — the referral-network builder. You have friends, family, or a small social network that would refer through you. Recommendation: MyTeam11. ₹150 per referral, 20/month cap, plus the unique 2nd-degree tier (₹25 per indirect referral). For a network builder, this is the highest-earning referral structure on the Indian fantasy market today.

Persona E — the reload-cycle active user. You play through 4-5 deposits a year and want reload bonuses on each. Recommendation: Gamezy. 1-2 reloads per month, 30-50% bonus at 2x playthrough. Active users see ongoing bonus value rather than just the one-time welcome.

Persona F — the mega-contest grinder. You play 1 lakh+ mega contests exclusively. Recommendation: Dream11 or Gamezy. MyTeam11's 7-day mega-contest exclusion makes its bonus frustrating for this persona. Dream11's mega-contest 1x weighting and Gamezy's cricket-mega 2x weighting both reward mega play.

The honest summary: MyTeam11 with code is the cleanest bonus across most metrics. Gamezy's split model (free-cash + deposit match) is the most user-friendly for new users. Dream11 has the largest headline but the strictest playthrough. Whichever app you choose, verify the T&Cs at signup — welcome offers change quarterly, and the analysis above is accurate as of the IPL 2026 pre-season. Always re-check the current cap, playthrough, and expiry on the official app store listing before redeeming any code.

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