TheFans vs myGrounds
Price, ratings, monetisation and update history for both apps, side by side — with what reviewers say about each.
TheFans
Log every football ground you visit, record match details, and track your progress towards groundhopping challenges. Visualize your journey on an interactive map and import your history via CSV.
- Log visited grounds and matches
- Generate rich match statistics
- Track progress towards challenges
- Interactive stadium map visualization
- Bulk import history via CSV
- Community-driven development
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Every ground tells a story. TheFans helps you log every one of them. Whether you're chasing The 92, ticking off non-league gems, or simply building a record of every away day you've ever made, TheFans is the app built by football fans, for football fans. LOG EVERY GROUND YOU'VE VISITED Add the grounds you've been to, record the exact matches you attended, and build a complete history of your football journey — from your first game to your latest away day. RICH STATS FROM EVERY MATCH TheFans automatically generates in-depth statistics from your logged games. Goals, appearances, results, clubs visited — the kind of data no other football tracking app comes close to matching. TRACK YOUR PROGRESS TOWARD THE BIG CHALLENGES How far are you from completing The 92? How many of The 42 have you ticked off? TheFans tracks your progress toward the challenges that matter most to groundhoppers, giving you a clear picture of how far you've come — and how far there is still to go. YOUR FOOTBALL JOURNEY ON THE MAP See every ground you've visited plotted on an interactive stadium map. Discover new venues, plan future away days, and watch your map fill up as your groundhopping journey grows. BULK IMPORT YOUR HISTORY. Already keeping a spreadsheet? TheFans lets you import your entire match history via CSV — so you can bring years of away days into the app in minutes, not months. BUILT WITH FANS, FOR FANS Our community shapes the app. Got a suggestion? The team listens — and acts. TheFans is constantly evolving thanks to the supporters who use it every day. Ready to start logging? Download TheFans and begin your groundhopping journey today. Terms of Use: https://www.apple.com/legal/internet-services/itunes/dev/stdeula/
myGrounds
Discover and track football grounds worldwide, from historic venues to local pitches. Record your favorite matches, rate and review grounds, and compare your groundhopping adventures with friends. This app is your ultimate companion for away days and exploring football stadiums.
- Global football ground database
- Record favorite matches
- Rate and review grounds
- Compare groundhopping with friends
- Track visited grounds
- Discover historic grounds
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We hold football grounds from across the globe, including historic ground data. Record your favourite matches and discover how your groundhopping compares with your friends and fellow football fans. Rate, review and save your favourite grounds and make myGrounds your perfect away day companion. Terms of Use (EULA): https://www.apple.com/legal/internet-services/itunes/dev/stdeula/
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Verdict
The clearest difference is update cadence: TheFans at every 3 days against myGrounds's every 2 months. TheFans also leads on review sentiment (97% vs 85%). 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
Both are free to download. TheFans sells 2 in-app purchases, starting at $1.99 per month and myGrounds sells 2 in-app purchases, starting at $3.99 per year. Whichever you choose, the download price is not the number that matters.
TheFans ships an update every 3 days, myGrounds every 2 months. The most recent releases landed on November 11, 2026 and November 13, 2026 respectively.
| Parameter | TheFans | myGrounds |
|---|---|---|
| Price | Free | Free |
| Rating | 5.0 (3 ratings) — better | — |
| Positive reviews | 96.8% of reviews — better | 84.6% of reviews |
| Number of ratings | 3 — better | — |
| Update frequency | Every 3 days — better | Every 2 months |
| Ads | No | No |
| In-app purchases | Yes | Yes |
| Monetization | Free with in-app purchases | Free with in-app purchases |
| Devices | iPhone, iPad | iPhone, iPod |
| Requires iOS | 16.4 | 15.1 — better |
| Further details — not scored | ||
| Size | 138 MB | 55 MB |
| Age rating | 12+ | 12+ |
| Developer | TheFans LTD. | Andrew Brook |
Customer experience
TheFans
myGrounds
Bugs and requests
TheFans
Not enough reviews yet to summarise bugs or requests.
myGrounds
Reported bugs
6 issues- Account emails do not land for registration
- The Meadow (Chesham) shows as The Meadow Aylesbury
- Some 'pins' don't appear on the map when a ground is visited
- Cannot receive text messages to confirm number for account creation
- Login requires frequent text verification
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- Registration requires phone number and email, which some users find excessive
Requested features
21 requests- Option to add missing grounds (team/ground name)
- Share button to show visited grounds
- Ability to add photos from phone easily
- More grounds in amateur/lower leagues
- Option to add custom grounds with developer approval
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- More specific league/cup details
- Add Brazil/USA women's teams
- Add Shoreham Town FC
- Order feed by date of game
- See stats related to games attended
- Add Sidespor
- Cricket version of the app
- Ivory Coast national team
- Default to whole team when picking a ground
- Add Shanghai Shenhua
- More grounds in French lower leagues
- More grounds in other countries
- Option to register using only email
- Add new stadiums for Polish leagues
- Find friends who support the same club
- Better functionality to find friends
In-app purchases
TheFans
- TheFans Supporter$1.991 Month
- TheFans Supporter$14.991 Year
myGrounds
- myGrounds Premium$3.991 Year
- myGrounds Premium$3.99
