Updates
Follow along as Fanle continues to move forward with new features and better user experiences. See planned updates and provide your feedback on what you'd like to see.
  • Apr. 16th 2025
    • Improve auction draft UI including roster summaries and a sticky bid input to ensure visibility when scrolling to view other draft information. (UX improvement)
    • New setting to allow carryover of remaining auction draft budget into free agent auction bidding budget. (new feature)
  • Mar. 14th 2025
    • Added guillotine leagues which are fantasy leagues that eliminate a player each week based on that week's score. (new feature)
  • Feb. 20th 2025
    • Added free agent auction bidding (FAAB). (new feature)
    • UI improvements with league setup and free agent management. (UX improvement)
  • Jan. 20th 2025
    • Added flexibility for playoffs including byes. (new feature)
    • Allow odd number teams in head to head leagues using a dummy "league average" player to balance the weekly schedule. (new feature)
  • Jan. 7th 2025
    • Add autodraft option for drafts allowing picks to be made based on intelligent criteria when the optional draft timer expires. (new feature)
  • Dec. 2nd 2024
    • All roster management actions are now completed asyncronously (no page reload). (UX improvement)
  • Nov. 10th 2024
    • In game picker leagues, selections are now updated without page reload and unsaved changes are highlighted. (UX improvement)
    • Asyncronous game stat updates (aka no page reloads) on dashboard and gameday scoring pages. (performance improvement)
  • Jun. 23rd 2024
    • Dark mode is now available. Use the profile menu to switch between light and dark mode. Theme will default to the users system preference. (new feature)
  • Jun. 12th 2024
    • Auction drafts are now an option for fantasy leagues including custom timers and budgets. (new feature)
    • Convert draft app to utilize websockets for improve responsiveness. (UX and performance improvement)
  • Apr. 2nd 2024
    • Add affiliated leagues which allows players to see results from other leagues whom they've agreed to share info. (new feature)
  • Mar. 1st 2024
    • Fully integrate draft app for a more seemless experience. (UX improvement)
  • Jan. 29th 2024
    • Add non-playing commissioner role. Great for managing multiple sub-leagues under one account. (new feature)
  • Jan. 22nd 2024
    • New site home page and menu system. (UX improvement)
    • Second part of the mobile UI improvments including bottom navigation bar and improved menu system. (UX improvement)
  • Dec. 12th 2023
    • Major mobile UI improvments including use of context menus to allow access to multiple functions without cluttering the UI and use of standard UI components for more intuitive navigation. (UX improvement)
  • Oct. 26th 2023
    • Add user achievements to show off your accomplishments or lack thereof. See full list of achievements. (new feature)
    • Add user page to see user specific info including historical performance across leagues and user achievements. You can access a users page by clicking the more icon next to a players name in any league. (new feature)
  • Jul. 13th 2023
    • Add notification reminder for missing starters. On game days, user notifications will be sent if a players does not have all starters set. This requires push notifications to be on. Head to the user settings page to setup your notifications. (new feature)
  • Jul. 6th 2023
    • Launch the site directly from your mobile phone like a native app. Install the app (or "Add to Home Screen" for iPhone) to get a more native app experience. You must use the devices native browser (Chrome on Andriod and Safari on iPhone) to install the app. See faq for how to instructions and more in on why you should install. (new feature)
    • Push notifications for iPhone are here! There are iPhone specific setup requirements, including adding the app to your home screen, which you can find in the faq. Once the requirements are met, head to the user settings page to setup your notifications. (new feature)
  • Jun. 3rd 2023
    • Added NFL team page which includes standings, team roster, schedule and player stats. Use the Reports -> NFL -> NFL Team Page menu link or click any team name in a schedule which is a link to go to the team page. (new feature)
  • May 25rd 2023
    • Added player profile page to show biographical info (college, draft position, height, weight, etc) and all historical stats for a player. Use the player search or click any player name which is a link to go to the profile page. (new feature)
  • Apr. 7th 2023
    • Account names for varous financial services (Venmo, PayPaly, CashApp) can be added to your account in the user settings. This allows other users in your leagues to quickly find your account info if they need to send you money. You do NOT provide your password or link the account in any way to Fanle nor do your transactions go through Fanle. This is for informational purposes only. (new feature)
    • Profile pictures (aka avatars) can be added to your account in the user settings. Upload a picture and zoom/crop as needed to capture your perfect image. (new feature)
    • Users can select a timezone in their settings which will adjust all game date/times to their local timezone. (new feature)
    • New multi-use league invitation codes simplify adding players to your league. Just copy the link and send. Anyone using the link will be added to you league automatically (see FAQ). (new feature)
  • Feb. 22th 2023
    • Added game picker leagues! Use your crystal ball to predict the outcomes of games straight up or using various betting lines. Lots of options to customize the pick types, scoring system and length of season. (new feature)
    • Added money lines to game displays. (UX improvement)
  • Jan. 7th 2023
    • Added a new stats source to improve stat reliability and add new stats. (performance improvement)
    • Added betting lines to all games. (new feature)
    • New site icon courtesy of my lovely daughter. (UX improvement)
  • Dec. 27th 2022
    • Added auto horizontal scrolling on survivor picks display. Especially useful on mobile devices as the display will auto scroll over to the current week. (UX improvement)
    • View game results in survivor picks by click/touch of result. (UX improvement)
  • Dec. 18th 2022
    • Added season score for each GM to header in gameday scoring and weekly scores pages. (UX improvement suggestion from Jeff)
  • Dec. 14th 2022
    • Add injured reserved (IR) status. A player on IR cannot be started and does not count against any roster limits. Commissioners can set a customized IR for your league including number of spots available, minimum and maxium number of weeks a player is IR. (new feature)
  • Nov. 22th 2022
    • Allow players to switch to previous year leagues with full access to that leagues info (scores, transactions, chat, etc). Access prior leagues using the "My Leagues" menu if you have any archived leagues. (new feature)
  • Nov. 20th 2022
    • Add filtering of available players on stats search result. (new feature suggestion from Hunter)
    • Improve stat search mobile layout. (UX improvement)
  • Nov. 18th 2022
    • Add push notification capabilities for mobile and desktop to the site. (new feature)
    • Note: Push notifications do not work on iPhone. Apple is indicating support for web push notifications on iPhones in a later IOS 16 release in 2023.
    • Setup push notifications on each device by going to user settings. You can also set what type of messages to receive. See the FAQ for more details.
    • Add email notification options for commissioner and site messages. (new feature)
    • Setting starters can now be done from the league home page. (UX improvement)
  • Nov. 5th 2022
    • Re-organized menu system and add quick access links for frequently used pages. (UX improvement)
    • Added "My Leagues" to main menu to allow for quick switching between leagues. (UX improvement)
    • Add notification to highlight new features. (UX improvement)
    • Add possession indicator for in progress games when showing weekly NFL schedule. Hovering over the indicator shows current game situation including down and distance and current yard line. (UX improvement)
  • Oct. 13th 2022
    • Remove jQuery library from site. (performance improvement)
    • Implement JS modules and remove all inline JS. (performance improvement)
    • Add WOFF and WOFF2 font formats to reduce download size. (performance improvement)
  • Sept. 6th 2022
    • Add trophy plaques to hall of fame page for prior champions. (new feature)
    • Add player rankings as tooltip when showing rosters. (new feature)
  • Jul. 29th 2022
    • Incorporate reactJS based draft app into the site. (new feature)
  • Jun. 9th 2022
    • Add survivor pool leagues the site. (new feature)
Planned Updates
Have an idea or an update you'd like to see? Send a note on the support page.
  • Multi-league Dashboard
    See the key information and actions for all your leagues in one place.
  • Chat Integration
    Incorporate chat into the dashboard and draft pages.
  • Auction Draft Updates (DONE)
    UI improvements to better enhance user experience.
  • Guillotine Leagues (DONE)
    New fantasy league type in which players are eliminated each week based on their score for that week. Last man standing wins.
  • Free Agent Auction Bidding (DONE)
    Use auction bids to acquire free agents throughout the season.
  • Auction Draft (DONE)
    Use a preset budget to bid on players for the draft.
  • Non-playing commissioner (DONE)
    Add the ability to run a league without being a participate. This will allow users to have the role of commissioner but not be a participant in the league.
  • IR Status (DONE)
    Add the ability to assign players to a customized IR status in fantasy leagues. These players will not count against the users roster limit. Leagues will be able to customize the rules around IR.
  • Starter Notifications (DONE)
    Add notification options to inform player when they don't have all starter positions filled.
  • Push Notifications (DONE)
    Allow uses to receive push notifications on mobile devices.
  • Avatars (DONE)
    Allow users to upload a profile picture for their account.
  • New League Type... Game Picker League (DONE)
    In this new type of league, users compete in a season long battle to see who can pick the most winners (with or without the spread).
  • Stat Data (DONE)
    Incorporate new sources of stat data to add additional information related to players and teams.