GametimeSB vs BT Basketball Controller
Price, ratings, monetisation and update history for both apps, side by side — with what reviewers say about each.
GametimeSB
Control your electronic scoreboard remotely using your smart device. Manage time, score, and use the microphone for announcements or play-by-play. Enhance the game atmosphere with custom sound effects and music.
- Remote scoreboard control
- Time and score management
- Microphone for announcements
- Custom sound effects
- Music playback
- LED brightness adjustment
- Dark and Clock modes
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The Gametime Scoreboard app allows you to control your electronic scoreboard from a distance. Use your smart device to control the time and score. You can use the microphone feature to address the crowd or do the play by play announcing. You can also play your favorite tunes and upload or record your own stadium sound effects! Remote Control The remote control page on the Gametime Scoreboard app allows you choose whether you want the time to go up or down. You can easily keep the score for both teams as well as the bonus and possession arrow. There’s also a feature that allows you to switch the sides of the teams if you are facing behind the scoreboard or the sides change. The loudspeaker icon will trigger a buzzer sound that identifies the end of the period, player change or to get the refs attention. This page will allow you to reset the desired parameters during the game or at the end of the match. Sound Effects The SFX page of the app allows the user to start or stop a crowd sound effect on your Gametime Scoreboard. Once pressed, this sound effect will bring a unique crowd effect during your game. You can also upload or record your own crowd effect to truly make it a home game! The "Buzzer Only" feature shuts off all sound effects aside from the buzzer that sounds at the end of the game. Microphone The Microphone application allows you to speak in real time using a secure, Wi-Fi network. A press of the Mic button will activate the microphone and your voice will stream to your Gametime Scoreboard’s speakers. You can adjust the volume with the bar located under the play button. To stop using the microphone, just push the button again and the transmission will stop. This useful feature allows you to address a group or do the play by play during the game. Music The Music page allows you to play your music from your smart device and create a dynamic atmosphere for your favorite games. By pressing the musical note in the blue box, the app directs you to your iTunes. From there you can choose your favorite songs to play from your Gametime Scoreboard unit. LED Brightness Level & Clock Mode In the "Settings" page, found in the menu, you can adjust the brightness of the LED’s on the unit. It will allow you to clearly see the numbers Inside and Out during a sunny day. If you want to listen to the music only without seeing the score, you can select "Dark Mode". This will also extend the life of the battery. With the "Clock" mode, you can sync your iPhone or iPad’s time and it will be the only thing showing on the front panel.
BT Basketball Controller
This app remotely controls basketball scoreboards and shot clocks via WiFi or Bluetooth. It synchronizes time and score across devices with an intuitive interface and customizable settings for various game modes and practice sessions.
- Remote control of scoreboards and shot clocks
- Synchronizes time and score
- Intuitive tap and swipe controls
- Customizable game settings
- Practice modes
- Audio buzzers and warning beeps
- Preset game modes
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The BT Controller is a complimentary app meant to remotely control supported BT basketball scoreboards, shotclocks, and score camera devices. The app synchronizes the time and score on all these supported devices. The interface is extremely clean and intuitive, everything is directly touch or swipe based. Clearly labeled controller buttons are also added for those that prefer a button interface. Thoroughly tested in our basketball leagues, the BT Controller app is easy to learn and new users can be running the time and score for a basketball game in no time. Tutorial video: https://vimeo.com/1136274939 For a full list of our other tutorials please visit: https://vimeo.com/channels/btstatsco BT Controller App Features: - Clean design, no ads - Intuitive direct tap and swipe controls - Remotely control scoreboards, shotclocks, and other devices with WiFi or Bluetooth - Convenient Presets (International, 3x3, US Pro, College, High School, and more...) - Convenient timers: pregame timer, period timer, rest timer, timeout timer, overtime, etc. - Fully customizable game in the settings - Practice modes configured in settings is great for running practices - Audio buzzers for shotclock violation, end of period, substitutions, etc. - Warning beep near end of pregame, timeout, or rest times (customizable) - Quick Start Documentation below The BT Controller app was created by The Basketball Temple Company. The Basketball Temple Company focuses on high quality basketball academies, basketball leagues, and technologies that are used to support those academies and leagues. We open our technology to the public so everyone in the basketball community can experience the same technologies that we use within our institutions. # Quick Start Documentation: All the actions below have corresponding controller buttons that may be used instead. Score Controls: - Tap directly on the score to increase quickly - Swipe up/down score to increase/decrease - Hold down on team names to adjust name and color of teams Time Controls: - Tap period timer to start/pause - Tap pregame, timeout, rest timers to early transition to next stage Shotclock Controls: - Tap shotclock to reset/go - Swipe shotclock up/down to reset/go to short shotclock Timeout Controls: - Tap timeout number to call timeout - Swipe up/down timeouts to adjust numbers - Red indicates violation when calling timeout with no timeouts left Fouls Controls - Swipe up/down fouls to adjust numbers - Red indicates bonus situation (customizable in settings) - Purple indicates double bonus situation (customizable in settings) Connect and Remote Control Settings: - Tap on top-left icon (or swipe left-to-right on the left edge) to open connect menu - Hit "Refresh" to find devices - Tap on WiFi or Bluetooth icon to connect, green icon indicates connected - If unable to connect or having connection errors try one of the following: 1) please ensure all devices are on the same WiFi network 2) please ensure bluetooth is turned ON on all devices 3) lastly, try to restart the app on all devices Time and Game Settings: - Tap on top-right icon (or swipe right-to-left on the right edge) to open settings menu - Edit and save the many settings available Exit Game and Reset Times and Scores: - Scroll down and hit "Exit Game" button Audio Buzzer: - There are two faint colored bell icons next to the period number - Tap to play buzzer or energy horn
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Verdict
The clearest difference is review sentiment: BT Basketball Controller at 71% against GametimeSB's 0%. BT Basketball Controller also leads on rating (4.7 vs 1.0) and ads (none vs shown). On price, in-app purchases and device support 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
Both are free to download. Neither carries in-app purchases, so what you see is what you pay.
BT Basketball Controller holds the better App Store score, 4.7 against 1.0. That said, the two scores are not equally well evidenced: BT Basketball Controller has 152 ratings behind it against 2, so its average is the more settled of the two. Written reviews point the same way: 0% of GametimeSB's written reviews are positive against 71% of BT Basketball Controller's.
GametimeSB ships an update every 2 months, BT Basketball Controller every 11 days. The most recent releases landed on October 5, 2026 and October 14, 2026 respectively.
| Parameter | GametimeSB | BT Basketball Controller |
|---|---|---|
| Price | Free | Free |
| Rating | 1.0 (2 ratings) | 4.7 (152 ratings) — better |
| Positive reviews | 0.0% of reviews | 71.4% of reviews — better |
| Number of ratings | 2 | 152 — better |
| Update frequency | Every 2 months | Every 11 days — better |
| Ads | Yes | No — better |
| In-app purchases | No | No |
| Monetization | Ad-supported | Free — better |
| Devices | iPhone, iPad, iPod | iPhone, iPad, iPod |
| Requires iOS | 15.4 | 12.0 — better |
| Further details — not scored | ||
| Size | 24 MB | 117 MB |
| Age rating | 4+ | 4+ |
| Developer | Gametime Technologies inc. | The Basketball Temple LLC |
Customer experience
GametimeSB
BT Basketball Controller
In-app purchases
GametimeSB
No in-app purchases
BT Basketball Controller
No in-app purchases
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