OP, let me first quote your title,
Why simple prediction games feel more addictive than full betting apps?
You framed this as some sort of objective feeling but this is highly subjective thing. Personally I don't like simple prediction games.
Now, coming back to your main content, you have to be little more elaborative, if you want good feedback.
AFAIK these type of games already exist with provably fair settings so what exactly is new here? Fair point — yeah “addictive” is definitely subjective, I should’ve worded that better.
What I meant was more about decision fatigue. In full betting apps there’s too many options, odds shifting, in-play noise… some people enjoy that, I get it.
The simpler format (just picking a winner once) feels lighter mentally — at least from what I’ve seen with friends.
And yeah, you’re right these formats already exist. I’m not claiming it’s something new technically. I was more curious about the behavior side — whether people prefer simplicity over complexity long term.
Do you think most users stick with detailed betting because of control, or just habit?
This is going to help all the addicted gamblers who without special measures won't leave gambling aloneas they are stalked in-between the center of games looking very difficult to predict. It helps to control self made decisions, when it's becoming hard to chose by ones self .
Yes most people are known for there detailsed betting rather than there habits, at this point they have lost the personal self wills that would have helped to stand base on the decisions one have made without compromise.