Comparison

Ultimate Scoreboard vs Scoreboard Go

Price, ratings, monetisation and update history for both apps, side by side — with what reviewers say about each.

Head to head
About

Ultimate Scoreboard

This app provides a highly customizable scoreboard for tracking any game. It offers advanced features like penalty tracking, shot clocks, and customizable team setups. Results can be shared easily, and the app supports external screen mirroring and network connectivity for multiple devices.

Highlights
  • Customizable game layouts
  • Team setup with logos and colors
  • Penalty and shot clock management
  • External screen mirroring (HDMI/AirPlay)
  • Network connectivity for multiple devices
  • Sound effects for game events
  • Social media and email sharing
Features
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Versatile and highly customizable scoreboard that lets you track any game and share standings and results with friends and family! Can also be used as a "real" scoreboard by connecting to an external screen by HDMI or AirPlay mirroring, or use up to 7 other iDevices as external screens by connecting them over the network. Features: - Choose between 6 different layouts when presented on an external screen. - Adjustable length- and number of periods. - Set up teams with optional logos and colors. - Penalties - shows up to three concurrent penalties per team, supports unlimited concurrent penalties. Penalties can be edited and removed. - Shot clock. - Timeouts. - Intermissions. - All clocks can be adjusted, even while still running. Long tap to enter edit mode. - Change clock direction. - Get a notification when the period or game ends if the app is running in the background (you need to accept push notifications for this to work). - Sound effects: select from a rich set of sound effects for events such as scoring, match clock start/stop, period end, game won, penalty or timeout expiration etc. - Customize the colors and fonts of clocks, scores and teams individually. - Select your own background for an even more personal touch. - Share results on social media, Email, messages etc. - Use the companion Apple Watch app to control the scoreboard from your wrist, maybe even as one of the participants? - Show a big scoreboard by connecting a TV by cable or AirPlay mirroring and select from a number of different layouts. - Connect up to 7 iPads or iPhones over the network and use them as external screens. Each connected scoreboard can use it's own separate layout and styling. - Supports most sports including Soccer, Ice hockey, Basketball, Tennis, Padel, Handball, Floorball, Lacrosse and many more. - Connect external buttons (Flic) to control the scoreboard as one of the participants or a referee. Wear the button on your wrist or on your cloths, stick it to the side of your table tennis table... you get the idea. - Use shortcuts through the Shortcuts app to trigger scores, control the game clock and more. Instructions:

Tap the score with one finger for one point, two fingers for two points and three fingers for three points. You can also swipe up or right to increase the score by one or swipe left or down to remove the last added point(s). Tap on the game clock (or any other clock for that matter) to start/pause it. Tap on the period to change to the next period, long press to edit. 

To give either team a penalty or a timeout, tap the whistle icon in the top left. 
Tap on the team names to go to the team editor, where you can create new teams with customized logos and colors and select teams for the current game. 

Adjust the length and number of periods, the length of penalties and so on from the settings menu. 

Tap the trashcan icon to reset the current game. Use the share icon to share results with MMS/Facebook/Twitter/Email etc or save it to your photo album as a dear memory of that big win. Watch app: - swipe left and right to switch between screens. - on the score screen, tap each team button to add a point and swipe down on the button to undo the latest point. - on the game time screen, tap the time to start/stop the game clock. - on the last screen you have the option to reset the current game.

About

Scoreboard Go

Easily track scores for a wide variety of sports on your mobile device. This ad-free and subscription-free app allows you to customize team names, colors, and scoring rules for a hassle-free game management experience.

Highlights
  • Supports all major sports
  • Customizable team names and colors
  • Set points to win and overtime rules
  • Automatic game saving
  • Simple and user-friendly interface
  • Track live game standings
Features
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The ultimate FREE scoreboard experience on your mobile device without ads or subscriptions. Scoreboard Go supports all major sports, leagues, and divisions! Scoreboard Go is the best and fastest way to keep track of your scoring in sports, particularly in basketball and other sports with a similar scoring method. Scoreboard Go helps you keepin’ score of games easily and hassle free. Scoreboard Go is an ultra-portable score pad for sports, scoring games and life. It's perfect for young football players, ice hockey players, baseball players and more. What to expect with Scoreboard Go? Scoreboard Go is a great tool for referees or anyone who wants to keep track of the game scoring by themselves. Scoreboard Go is a tally app that allows you to create a record, or even justify your competitive nature by employing it as a real scoreboard on your phones or tablets. This application is also great for those who wants a scoreboard for iPad, phones or any devices which offers an easier access in recording the live game with point-based rules such as basketball, badminton, soccer, tennis, table tennis, football, cornhole, soft ball, ping pong, and the likes. What can you do with Scoreboard Go? - Scoreboard Go provides a simple interface to track scores from baseball, softball and many other games with ease. - Scoreboard Go is a simple and user friendly mobile app that allows you to set your player or team name, and even change team colors - Scoreboard Go enables you to set increment points and stay updated on the latest game standings quickly and easily. - Scoreboard Go enables you to set how many points to win the game and what is the score for a win-, lose- or overtime! It shows your local team's live score and goal count, so no need to refresh pages anymore! - Don't worry about manually saving behind the scenes, Scoreboard Go will save your game automatically so that you can have more time focusing on the game. If you are someone who’s into sport, into refereeing a game, a scorer for your local or mini sports, a soccer score keeper, someone who keeps score on mobile devices, or someone responsible for basketball scoreboard, volleyball scoreboard, baseball scores and similar games with similar pointing mechanics. Scoreboard Go is a great tool that can help you with your tasks. Scoreboard Go is the next generation scorekeeping app that allows you to quickly and easily keep score on your mobile devices. Let's make your dream come true in managing your team. Join us now and try our features!

Screenshots

Ultimate Scoreboard4 screens
Scoreboard Go4 screens

Verdict

The call

The clearest difference is in-app purchases: Scoreboard Go at none against Ultimate Scoreboard's 2. Scoreboard Go also leads on iOS requirement (15.5 vs 18.0). On price, rating, review sentiment and ratings volume there is nothing between them.

Scored on Price · Rating · Positive reviews · Number of ratings · Update frequency · Ads · In-app purchases · Monetization · Best chart rank · Devices · Requires iOS

CostPrice · In-app purchases · Ads · Monetization

Both are free to download. Ultimate Scoreboard sells 2 in-app purchases, starting at $4.99 per month. Scoreboard Go asks for nothing beyond the download.

ReceptionRating · Positive reviews · Number of ratings

On the App Store both sit at effectively the same score — 4.7 for Ultimate Scoreboard against 4.8 for Scoreboard Go. Both are backed by a comparable volume of ratings — 385 and 237 respectively. Written reviews are what separate them: 73% of Ultimate Scoreboard's written reviews are positive against 79% of Scoreboard Go's.

UpkeepUpdate frequency

Ultimate Scoreboard ships an update every 2 months, Scoreboard Go every 5 weeks. The most recent releases landed on October 24, 2026 and October 30, 2026 respectively.

Scorecard3 real differences · 7 level
Ultimate Scoreboard versus Scoreboard Go: the parameters behind the verdict, then further details
ParameterUltimate ScoreboardScoreboard Go
PriceFreeFree
Rating4.7 (385 ratings)4.8 (237 ratings) — better
Positive reviews72.7% of reviews78.6% of reviews — better
Number of ratings385 — better237
Update frequencyEvery 2 monthsEvery 5 weeks — better
AdsNoNo
In-app purchasesYesNo — better
MonetizationFree with in-app purchasesFree — better
DevicesiPhone, iPad, Apple Watch — betteriPhone, iPod
Requires iOS18.015.5 — better
Further details — not scored
Size124 MB3 MB
Age rating4+4+
DeveloperAgiDev ABPlate Lookup LLC

Customer experience

Ultimate Scoreboard

All ratings377 ratings
Positive91.5%
Neutral5.0%
Negative3.4%
Written reviews44 reviews
Positive72.7%
Neutral13.6%
Negative13.6%

Scoreboard Go

All ratings166 ratings
Positive95.8%
Neutral3.6%
Negative0.6%
Written reviews14 reviews
Positive78.6%
Neutral7.1%
Negative14.3%

Bugs and requests

Ultimate Scoreboard

Reported bugs

14 issues
  • App crashes and loses data
  • Clock keeps disappearing
  • App is not working for some users
  • Cannot load images once in a while
  • App kept bugs badly
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  • Cannot reverse points after accidental click
  • Shot clock will not pause or reset when pausing
  • Changing times on one clock changes others
  • App crashes when resetting score on iOS 14.6
  • New update has screwed up the app
  • App crashes and shows a white screen after new update
  • App only works with Wi-Fi after update
  • Cannot rotate the scoreboard
  • Bugs on iPad mini

Requested features

21 requests
  • Add a countdown clock option
  • Allow changing font and appearance
  • Add a feature for seconds and milliseconds after 1 minute
  • Implement a shot clock
  • Allow choosing custom images
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  • Add color options for the scoreboard
  • Add tournament mode
  • Allow penalty clocks to stop independently of the game clock
  • Add a whistle sound for timer start/stop
  • Play a choice of sounds when score increases
  • Add team records
  • Allow live games
  • Add specialized sports spreadsheets for stats
  • Ability to save and archive multiple games
  • Timer configuration with minutes and seconds
  • Fix bug with clock resetting to zeroes in countdown mode when new game is selected
  • Add a 30-second penalty timer option
  • Ability to reset period counter
  • Add a 270 camera feature
  • Add timeouts (3-10)
  • Add yard marker team names and logos

Scoreboard Go

Not enough reviews yet to summarise bugs or requests.

In-app purchases

2 purchases

Ultimate Scoreboard

Subscriptions2
  • Stadium monthly7 Days trial$4.991 Month
  • Stadium yearly7 Days trial$49.991 Year
None

Scoreboard Go

No in-app purchases

Questions

Is Ultimate Scoreboard free?
Ultimate Scoreboard is free to download, with in-app purchases available.
Is Scoreboard Go free?
Scoreboard Go is free to download, with no in-app purchases.
Which has better reviews, Ultimate Scoreboard or Scoreboard Go?
Scoreboard Go is rated higher. Ultimate Scoreboard averages 4.7 out of 5 from 385 ratings, while Scoreboard Go averages 4.8 from 237 ratings.
Do Ultimate Scoreboard or Scoreboard Go have ads?
Neither Ultimate Scoreboard nor Scoreboard Go shows ads.
Which is updated more often, Ultimate Scoreboard or Scoreboard Go?
Ultimate Scoreboard ships an update every 2 months, and Scoreboard Go every 5 weeks. Most recently, Ultimate Scoreboard was updated on October 24, 2026 and Scoreboard Go on October 30, 2026.

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