AFA Softball vs Umply
Price, ratings, monetisation and update history for both apps, side by side — with what reviewers say about each.
AFA Softball
This sports app provides comprehensive event information for fastpitch softball. It offers real-time schedules, live standings, game notifications, and venue directions for coaches, players, parents, and fans.
- Quick team search
- Up-to-the-minute schedules
- Live standings and brackets
- Immediate game notifications
- Venue directions
- Team rosters and live results
- Event documents and contact details
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The AFA Softball app is your all-encompassing guide for sporting events, meticulously crafted to cater to the needs of team and college coaches, media, players, parents, and fans. Designed to bring every essential aspect of the event to your fingertips, this platform ensures you stay connected and well-informed. Key Features: • Quick team search and user-friendly shortcuts. • Up-to-the-minute schedules to keep you on track. • Live standings and brackets for real-time updates. • Immediate game notifications so you never miss a beat. • Venue directions for easy navigation. • Access to team rosters and live results with box scores (when available), all at your fingertips. • Essential event documents, messages, and contact details for complete guidance. • Information on event sponsors for additional insights. With the app, every detail of the event is conveniently at your fingertips, ensuring an immersive and comprehensive experience for everyone involved.
Umply
This app streamlines youth sports league management, automating umpire scheduling, assignments, and payments. It offers smart auto-scheduling, instant schedule imports, and one-click payments for administrators, while providing umpires with instant game acceptance and automated payouts.
- AI-powered auto-scheduling
- Import schedules from GameChanger/SportsEngine
- Automated umpire payments via Stripe
- Tournament bracket generation
- Public team pages with custom URLs
- Real-time assignment notifications
- Rulebook assistant
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Simplify Your League Management Umply transforms how youth sports leagues manage umpire scheduling, assignments, and payments. Built by umpires, for leagues. For League Administrators: Smart Auto-Scheduling - AI-powered assignments that factor in umpire location, availability, and travel time Instant Schedule Import - Upload from GameChanger, SportsEngine, or any CSV format One-Click Payments - Automated payment processing through Stripe - no more checks or cash Tournament Brackets - Generate professional brackets with multiple seeding options Public Team Pages - Share schedules and info with parents via custom URLs Real-Time Updates - Instant notifications when umpires accept or decline assignments For Umpires: Accept Games Instantly - See available assignments and claim them with one tap Game Day Check-In - Simple check-in system for accurate payment tracking Automated Payments - Get paid directly to your bank account after each game Travel Optimization - See distance and travel time before accepting Schedule Management - All your assignments in one place with calendar sync Rulebook Assistant - AI-powered rulebook search for quick rule clarifications Why Leagues Choose Umply: Save 10+ hours per week on scheduling Eliminate payment headaches and paperwork Reduce no-shows with automated reminders Professional communication with umpires and parents Complete transparency for all stakeholders
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Verdict
AFA Softball and Umply both sit at 4.8 stars, but that hides the real split: 100% of Umply's written reviews are positive against 50% of AFA Softball's. Umply also leads on update cadence (every 3 weeks vs every 90 months). AFA Softball's advantage is monetization model (free vs ad-supported) and ratings volume (187 vs 23). 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 AFA Softball against 4.9 for Umply. That said, the two scores are not equally well evidenced: AFA Softball has 187 ratings behind it against 23, so its average is the more settled of the two. Written reviews are what separate them: 50% of AFA Softball's written reviews are positive against 100% of Umply's.
AFA Softball ships an update every 90 months, Umply every 3 weeks. The most recent releases landed on October 15, 2026 and October 7, 2026 respectively.
| Parameter | AFA Softball | Umply |
|---|---|---|
| Price | Free | Free |
| Rating | 4.8 (187 ratings) | 4.9 (23 ratings) — better |
| Positive reviews | 50.0% of reviews | 100.0% of reviews — better |
| Number of ratings | 187 — better | 23 |
| Update frequency | Every 90 months | Every 3 weeks — better |
| Ads | No | No |
| In-app purchases | No | No |
| Monetization | Free — better | Ad-supported |
| Devices | iPhone, iPad, iPod | iPhone, iPad, iPod |
| Requires iOS | 12.4 — better | 15.6 |
| Further details — not scored | ||
| Size | 42 MB | 71 MB |
| Age rating | 4+ | 4+ |
| Developer | American Fastpitch Association | Thomas Vaccaro |
Customer experience
AFA Softball
Umply
In-app purchases
AFA Softball
No in-app purchases
Umply
No in-app purchases
