USFA vs USSSA
Price, ratings, monetisation and update history for both apps, side by side — with what reviewers say about each.
USFA
Access event schedules, standings, game scores, and real-time notifications. Directors and scorekeepers can easily update scores to keep participants informed. Track your teams and get instant score updates.
- Event schedules
- Standings and brackets
- Real-time game scores
- Push notifications
- Interactive maps
- Score entry for directors
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The USFA app will give you schedules, standings, game scores, notifications, maps and brackets for our events. Directors and score keepers can use the app to easily enter game scores throughout each event to keep participants informed. Use our app to track your teams, get score updates as soon as they're entered and check out the competition!
USSSA
This app serves as a comprehensive resource for USSSA events, providing schedules, updates, and results for players, coaches, parents, and fans. Access team schedules, tournament brackets, venue information, and shop for official merchandise.
- Team schedules
- Event updates and notifications
- Pitching reports and tournament brackets
- Venue information and directions
- Official USSSA merchandise shop
- Lodging options
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Introducing the official USSSA mobile app. Whether you're a player, coach, parent, or fan, USSSA mobile is the ultimate resource for everything you need to know for your next event. With USSSA mobile, you can access your team's schedule, get updates about upcoming events, view pitching reports and tournament brackets, find out about venues and lodging options, and shop for official USSSA gear. Designed to make it easy to stay informed and connected, USSSA mobile makes it easy to access all the latest information and updates, right from your mobile device. Features include: - Schedules: Easily view your team's schedule and stay up-to-date on upcoming games and events. - Event updates: Get notifications about important schedule updates, event information, and news. - Pitching reports/brackets/results: Stay in the know with updated game results and tournament brackets. - Venues: See game locations and get easy directions to fields. - Merchandise/apparel: Shop official USSSA gear and show your support for your team. - Lodging: Find out about lodging options and easily plan your travel arrangements.
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Verdict
USFA and USSSA both sit at 4.8 stars, but that hides the real split: 65% of USSSA's written reviews are positive against 30% of USFA's. USSSA also leads on update cadence (every 3 weeks vs every 32 months) and ratings volume (31K vs 2.8K). On price, rating, ads and in-app purchases 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.
On the App Store both sit at effectively the same score — 4.8 for USFA against 4.9 for USSSA. That said, the two scores are not equally well evidenced: USSSA has 31K ratings behind it against 2.8K, so its average is the more settled of the two. Written reviews are what separate them: 30% of USFA's written reviews are positive against 65% of USSSA's.
USFA ships an update every 32 months, USSSA every 3 weeks. The most recent releases landed on September 30, 2026 and October 1, 2026 respectively.
| Parameter | USFA | USSSA |
|---|---|---|
| Price | Free | Free |
| Rating | 4.8 (2.8K ratings) | 4.9 (31K ratings) — better |
| Positive reviews | 29.6% of reviews | 65.1% of reviews — better |
| Number of ratings | 2.8K | 31K — better |
| Update frequency | Every 32 months | Every 3 weeks — better |
| Ads | No | No |
| In-app purchases | No | No |
| Monetization | Free | Free |
| Best chart rank | — | #200 — better |
| Devices | iPhone, iPad, iPod | iPhone, iPad, iPod |
| Requires iOS | 15.6 | 15.6 |
| Further details — not scored | ||
| Size | 41 MB | 114 MB |
| Age rating | 4+ | 4+ |
| Developer | SincSports.com | Tournament Sites LLC |
Customer experience
USFA
USSSA
User reviews
USFA
From 2.8K App Store ratingsWhat we love
- 👍 Accurate information
- 🏆 Great for tournaments
Room to improve
- 🐛 Outdated app with bugs
- 💤 Lack of updates
- 🌙 Not dark mode compatible
- 🔍 Poor UI/UX design
- 🤯 Frustrating user experience
USSSA
From 31K App Store ratingsWhat we love
- 👍 Easy to use
- 🚀 Timely information updates
- 💡 Ability to view all ages and teams
- 👍 Convenient for tracking grandkids
Room to improve
- 🐛 Frequent crashes and unreliable
- 👎 Difficult to navigate and maneuver
- 👎 Overlapping UI elements
- 🐛 Inconsistent search functionality
Bugs and requests
USFA
Reported bugs
4 issues- Unable to create account
- Freezing issues
- Blank/invisible text
- Lack of refresh/update functionality
Requested features
3 requests- Updated bracket schedule
- Dark mode support
- Improved team/tournament details display
USSSA
Reported bugs
3 issues- Teams and schedules not always updated
- Login required too frequently
- Certain features not working as expected
Requested features
5 requests- Add leaderboards and all-tournament team selections
- Implement face recognition login
- Provide access to USSSA rule book
- Allow customizing default search parameters
- Add weather updates and alerts for schedule changes
In-app purchases
USFA
No in-app purchases
USSSA
No in-app purchases
Questions
Is USFA free?
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