7days Performance vs Elite Competitions — where does your tenner work harder?

Elite Competitions takes it for most players — the scoreboard says 8.5 vs 8.2 and value is 8.4 vs 7.4. If you want the widest menu and ultra‑cheap churn, 7days Performance nicks variety at 9.2 vs 9.0 and starts at £0.02, but your pound goes further in Elite’s £0.01–£1.00 lane with daily live action.

Scorecard, no faff

Here are the hard numbers:

• Overall: Elite 8.5 beats 7days 8.2.
• Value: Elite 8.4 beats 7days 7.4.
• Variety: 7days 9.2 beats Elite 9.0.
• Transparency: Elite 8.2 beats 7days 7.8.
• Service: Draw at 8.3 each.
• Site/App: Elite 8.6 beats 7days 8.2.
• Trust Index: level at 50 vs 50.

So on pure scoring, Elite wins four categories, 7days takes one, with one draw.

Your quid a line vs pennies a pop

Ticket ranges set the tone. 7days runs from £0.02 to £8.99. Elite goes £0.01 to £1.00. That explains the value gap (8.4 vs 7.4): Elite keeps most lines at pocket‑money prices, while 7days climbs on certain draws. Both operators flag big entry caps on the blockbusters — 7days notes “very high entry caps”, Elite calls out “very large entry caps” — so odds stretch on those flagship comps either way.

Prize scale and volume

Variety? 7days takes it 9.2 to 9.0, mixing Dream Home draws with “large instant‑win scratch pots” and plenty of low‑cost entries. But top‑end headline heft tilts Elite: its pros list a “£1.4m bundle and £1m cash wins”, squarely in “Low cost mega prizes” territory. Both run InstaWins; both have free postal entry.

Pace matters too. Elite schedules daily draws at 10pm, with bigger ones often at 9pm. 7days runs multiple evenings weekly, typically 9–10pm, and sprinkles in automated daily draws. Live comps showing: 7days 1 vs Elite 3.

Draws you can watch and trust

Elite’s transparency score leads (8.2 vs 7.8) and it leans on a random ball machine live on Facebook and YouTube, plus a “clear free‑post route”. 7days mixes live Facebook/YouTube draws using RNG or a ball machine with some GLI‑certified automated RNG. If you’re a live‑draw purist, Elite’s daily ball machine routine and 3 live comps listed give it the edge here.

Using the thing: site, app, payments

Site/App is Elite 8.6 vs 7days 8.2. Both have iOS & Android apps. Payments are clearer at Elite — Visa, Mastercard, Apple Pay, Google Pay — while 7days simply states credit/debit cards. Service is a dead heat at 8.3 each, and both get praise for fast payouts in the pros.

Split verdict — pick by player type

• Pick Elite Competitions if you want low‑cost megaprizes, daily live ball draws, and the best value score (8.4) backed by higher transparency (8.2) and a stronger site (8.6). Best for: “Low cost mega prizes”.
• Pick 7days Performance if you crave breadth (variety 9.2), ultra‑cheap tickets down to £0.02, and a constant stream of draws and InstaWins. Best for: “Low‑cost high‑frequency draws”.