Comparison

JP Sports vs The Formula App

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

Head to head
About

JP Sports

Stay updated with live scores and standings for JP Sports baseball and softball tournaments. Receive timely alerts for weather delays, schedule changes, and local event promotions.

Highlights
  • Live scores
  • Tournament standings
  • Weather delay alerts
  • Schedule change notifications
  • Event promotions
Features
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The JP Sports app allows you to keep up with the latest scores and standings at all JP Sports baseball and softball tournaments. You will also receive important alerts about weather delays, field/time changes and promotions going on at your local event.

About

The Formula App

This app helps families, athletes, and coaches manage schedules, teams, and billing for a specific cheerleading gym. It provides updates on classes, practices, competitions, and allows for communication and payment processing.

Highlights
  • Event scheduling and calendar views
  • Team roster and news updates
  • Direct messaging with coaches and staff
  • Attendance tracking
  • Digital form signing
  • Secure billing and payment processing
  • Real-time notifications
Features
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The Formula App is for the families, athletes and coaches of Formula Cheer in Lake Zurich, Illinois. FOR FAMILIES • Schedule: every class, team practice and competition, by day, week, month or as one list. Closures and cancellations show right on it. • Teams: practices, competitions, call times and team news from your coaches. • Messages: write to the front desk or billing, and reply to your coaches. • Attendance: see when your athlete is marked absent, and tell the gym if they were there. • Forms: read and sign waivers and documents on your phone. • Billing: see what you owe and what it is for, save a card and pay. Cards are handled by Stripe, so the gym never sees your card number. • Notifications: schedule changes, team news and receipts as they happen. FOR COACHES AND STAFF • Your schedule, rosters and attendance. • Skills tracking, team posts and messages with families. The app is for families enrolled at Formula Cheer. Sign in with the email address the gym has on file.

Screenshots

JP Sports4 screens
The Formula App4 screens

Verdict

The call

The clearest difference is rating: The Formula App at 5.0 against JP Sports's 2.0. The Formula App also leads on update cadence (every 3 days vs every 3 months). JP Sports's advantage is ratings volume (23 vs 1). On price, ads, in-app purchases and monetization model 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.

ReceptionRating · Positive reviews · Number of ratings

The Formula App holds the better App Store score, 5.0 against 2.0. That said, the two scores are not equally well evidenced: JP Sports has 23 ratings behind it against 1, so its average is the more settled of the two.

UpkeepUpdate frequency

JP Sports ships an update every 3 months, The Formula App every 3 days. The most recent releases landed on October 24, 2026 and October 21, 2026 respectively.

Scorecard3 real differences · 7 level
JP Sports versus The Formula App: the parameters behind the verdict, then further details
ParameterJP SportsThe Formula App
PriceFreeFree
Rating2.0 (23 ratings)5.0 (1 ratings) — better
Positive reviews0.0% of reviews—
Number of ratings23 — better1
Update frequencyEvery 3 monthsEvery 3 days — better
AdsNoNo
In-app purchasesNoNo
MonetizationFreeFree
DevicesiPhone, iPad, iPod — betteriPhone, iPod
Requires iOS15.615.0 — better
Further details — not scored
Size49 MB3 MB
Age rating4+4+
DeveloperBig League AppsJason Tercall

Customer experience

JP Sports

All ratings23 ratings
Positive21.7%
Neutral8.7%
Negative69.6%
Written reviews5 reviews
Positive0.0%
Neutral0.0%
Negative100.0%

The Formula App

All ratings1 ratings
Positive100.0%
Neutral0.0%
Negative0.0%

In-app purchases

None

JP Sports

No in-app purchases

None

The Formula App

No in-app purchases

Questions

Is JP Sports free?
JP Sports is free to download, with no in-app purchases.
Is The Formula App free?
The Formula App is free to download, with no in-app purchases.
Which has better reviews, JP Sports or The Formula App?
The Formula App is rated higher. JP Sports averages 2.0 out of 5 from 23 ratings, while The Formula App averages 5.0 from 1 ratings.
Do JP Sports or The Formula App have ads?
Neither JP Sports nor The Formula App shows ads.
Which is updated more often, JP Sports or The Formula App?
JP Sports ships an update every 3 months, and The Formula App every 3 days. Most recently, JP Sports was updated on October 24, 2026 and The Formula App on October 21, 2026.

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