Comparison

Rugby Xplorer vs Counties Softball

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

Head to head

Your Home of Rugby

About

Rugby Xplorer

Access live streaming, radio broadcasts, and exclusive fan content for all levels of rugby, from local games to national teams. This app also facilitates registration for playing, coaching, or refereeing in the regular season.

Highlights

Live streaming of rugby matches
Radio broadcasts
Fan-first content
Player registration
Coach registration
Referee registration

Features

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Rugby Xplorer is the official app of Rugby — your home for fixtures, results, news, and fan-first content. Watch LIVE, listen to radio broadcasts, and follow every moment from grassroots to the professional game. Sign up, register, and manage your rugby journey whether you're a player, coach, referee or fan — from your local club to international events. From Club to Country, everything rugby is right here.

About

Counties Softball

Features

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The official App for Counties Softball. Featuring news, draws, online registrations, photo galleries, newsletters and much more. Our app keeps you up to date with information that is important to you – simply subscribe to receive alerts for different departments and groups.

Screenshots

Rugby Xplorer4 screens

Counties Softball4 screens

Verdict

The call

The clearest difference is ads: Counties Softball at none against Rugby Xplorer's shown. Rugby Xplorer's advantage is update cadence (fortnightly vs every 3 months). On price, in-app purchases, device support and iOS requirement 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. Neither carries in-app purchases, so what you see is what you pay.

UpkeepUpdate frequency

Rugby Xplorer ships an update fortnightly, Counties Softball every 3 months. The most recent releases landed on November 6, 2026 and October 30, 2026 respectively.

Scorecard2 real differences · 6 level

Rugby Xplorer versus Counties Softball: the parameters behind the verdict, then further details
Parameter	Rugby Xplorer	Counties Softball
Price	Free	Free
Positive reviews	7.8% of reviews	—
Update frequency	Fortnightly — better	Every 3 months
Ads	Yes	No — better
In-app purchases	No	No
Monetization	Ad-supported	—
Devices	iPhone, iPod, Apple TV	iPhone, iPad, iPod
Requires iOS	15.1	15.0 — better
Further details — not scored
Size	170 MB	266 MB
Age rating	4+	4+
Developer	Rugby Australia Ltd	Sportsground

Bugs and requests

Rugby Xplorer

Reported bugs

139 issues

App crashes frequently
App requires constant re-downloading
UI is clunky and confusing
Difficulty navigating
App signs out frequently

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Saved teams disappear
Content not updated frequently
Registration process is difficult
App is not user-friendly
App is unprofessional
App is slow and laggy
Errors in inconvenient situations
Updates don't work
Blank screen issues
App doesn't refresh scores
Inconvenient to use on iPad
Forced to use a bad app
Ads in weird spots
Cannot find competitions
Profile update issues
Data integrity issues
Waste of money for RA
Not fit for purpose
App quality reflects Australian rugby
Shockingly bad experience
Clunky UI
Ads jammed in weird spots
Can't find competition
Update profile page usability issues
Rubbish app
Constantly freezing
Registering players is a nightmare
Waste of money for RA
Not user friendly
Pathetic
Runs as smoothly as Rugby Australia
Cost a fortune
Useless
Frustrating to navigate
Nightmare to keep deleting and uploading
Embarrassing to rugby
Continues to get worse
Can't find, nominate or enter teams
Unprofessional
Super Rugby not on Comp List
User unfriendly
Screen goes blank
Update does not work
App won't load
Plagued with opening issues
No update button
Continually crashes
White screen
Only works after deleting and downloading
Signing up issues
Crashing app
Worse user experience than MyGov app
Clunky and not always user friendly
App hangs a bit
Wants to update when opening
Fills screen with unwanted comps
No refresh button for scores
Absolutely useless for following scores
Backend data is a mess
Competitions and scores out of date
Results appear and disappear
Last year's season shown instead of last week's
Have to delete app every time
Cannot find Wallabies next game
Frustrating to delete and reinstall
Doesn't do its job
Driving me nuts
Blank screen
Doesn't do anything
Insane number of deletes and installs
Only platform to use
App prone to crashing
Can only use app once before crash
No live refresh of scores
Half-hearted effort
Doesn't provide details for Six Nations
Cannot remove teams from choices
Poor and unserviceable app
Constant issues logging in
Player registration issues
Inconsistencies with fees
Match day is a joke
Cannot get 7's comp on Match Day
Needs to be better
Load of rubbish
Cannot sign in
Cannot reset password
Hopeless
Doesn't work properly
App very laggy
Pathetic and difficult to navigate
Registration process pathetic
Difficult to navigate
No live streaming
Doesn't work on iPod touch
Stops on opening screen
Glitchy
Will not open
No access to junior rugby details
Not sure where to start or finish
UX not signed off by grassroots
Cannot administer game results
Team names cut off
Disrespectful to volunteers
Cannot add comps
More unwanted comps appearing
Garbage
Absolutely useless for clips
Can't see which team is which
Half the names cut off
No way to differentiate teams
Won't open anymore
Not good for local comps
Clunky UI moving between competitions
Lacks results for local competitions
Poorly designed
Impossible to move between leagues
Teams can be added but not removed
News tab as default is annoying
Back button defaults to news
Underwhelming
Can't get rid of default teams
Finding community teams is hard
Can't add competition and filter
Can't see team lists easily
Can't see highest point scorer
Randomly ordered teams
Ordinary
Hard to track subscriptions
No subscription history
Basic payment system
White screen with app name
Problem resolved now works fine
Images won't load

Requested features

49 requests

Ability to edit or delete teams
Move favorite teams to be more accessible
Fix app so saved teams are shown first
Disable adding international teams automatically
Add Shute Shield

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Ability to remove default teams
Add news stories for local clubs
Filter competitions by club or grade
See full round for the week
See team lists easily
See highest point scorer/try scorer
Filter by club/grade/scoring type
Subscription history
Link to actual club
Ability to message club via app
Add more local competitions
Improve UI for easier navigation
Add dark mode
Better handling of match day traffic
Fix bugs and glitches
Improve score update functionality
Allow adding grassroots level rugby teams
Provide details for Six Nations
Allow removal of unwanted teams
Make news tab optional or context-aware
Return to previous tab after hitting back button
Improve team differentiation for similar names
Add live streaming functionality
Improve registration process for players and volunteers
Allow adding and filtering competitions by club or grade
Provide results for local competitions
Improve app stability and performance
Fix issues with score updates and refreshes
Allow users to customize their team and competition lists
Provide better support for different devices and operating systems
Ensure app works reliably on iPads
Fix issues with account creation and password linking
Improve the ability to find specific teams and fixtures
Add functionality for live score updates
Make the app more intuitive for grassroots rugby users
Allow users to easily add and remove favorite teams and competitions
Improve the display of team names and league information
Fix issues with app crashing and freezing
Ensure app updates are functional and easy to apply
Simplify the user interface and navigation
Provide clear and up-to-date competition and fixture information
Improve the registration and login process
Allow users to track their subscriptions and membership history
Provide better support for users experiencing technical difficulties

Counties Softball

Not enough reviews yet to summarise bugs or requests.

In-app purchases

None

Rugby Xplorer

No in-app purchases

None

Counties Softball

No in-app purchases

Questions

Is Rugby Xplorer free?

Rugby Xplorer is free to download, with no in-app purchases.

Is Counties Softball free?

Counties Softball is free to download, with no in-app purchases.

Do Rugby Xplorer or Counties Softball have ads?

Rugby Xplorer shows ads; Counties Softball does not.

Which is updated more often, Rugby Xplorer or Counties Softball?

Rugby Xplorer ships an update fortnightly, and Counties Softball every 3 months. Most recently, Rugby Xplorer was updated on November 6, 2026 and Counties Softball on October 30, 2026.