Comparison

TheFans vs myGrounds

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

Head to head
About

TheFans

Log every football ground you visit, record match details, and track your progress towards popular football challenges. Visualize your journey on an interactive map and import your existing data.

Highlights
  • Log visited grounds and matches
  • Generate match statistics
  • Track progress towards challenges
  • Interactive stadium map
  • CSV data import
  • Community-driven development
Features
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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/

About

myGrounds

Discover and track football grounds worldwide, including historical data. Record your favorite matches, rate and review venues, and compare your groundhopping experiences with friends and other fans. This app serves as your ideal companion for away days.

Highlights
  • Global football ground database
  • Historic ground data
  • Match recording
  • Ground rating and reviews
  • Friend comparisons
  • Away day companion
Features
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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/

Screenshots

TheFans4 screens
myGrounds4 screens

Verdict

The call

The clearest difference is update cadence: TheFans at every 4 days against myGrounds's every 6 weeks. TheFans also leads on monetization model (free vs free with in-app purchases) and review sentiment (97% vs 84%). On price, ads, in-app purchases and device support 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. 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.

UpkeepUpdate frequency

TheFans ships an update every 4 days, myGrounds every 6 weeks. The most recent releases landed on September 23, 2026 and September 18, 2026 respectively.

Scorecard3 real differences · 7 level
TheFans versus myGrounds: the parameters behind the verdict, then further details
ParameterTheFansmyGrounds
PriceFreeFree
Rating5.0 (3 ratings) — better—
Positive reviews96.8% of reviews — better84.3% of reviews
Number of ratings3 — better—
Update frequencyEvery 4 days — betterEvery 6 weeks
AdsNoNo
In-app purchasesYesYes
MonetizationFree — betterFree with in-app purchases
DevicesiPhone, iPadiPhone, iPod
Requires iOS16.415.1 — better
Further details — not scored
Size126 MB55 MB
Age rating12+9+
DeveloperTHEFANS LTD.Andrew Brook

Customer experience

TheFans

All ratings3 ratings
Positive100.0%
Neutral0.0%
Negative0.0%
Written reviews31 reviews
Positive96.8%
Neutral3.2%
Negative0.0%

myGrounds

Written reviews51 reviews
Positive84.3%
Neutral3.9%
Negative11.8%

In-app purchases

2 purchases

TheFans

Subscriptions2
  • TheFans Supporter$1.991 Month
  • TheFans Supporter$14.991 Year
2 purchases

myGrounds

Subscriptions1
  • myGrounds Premium$3.991 Year
One-time1
  • myGrounds Premium$3.99

Questions

Is TheFans free?
TheFans is free to download, with in-app purchases available.
Is myGrounds free?
myGrounds is free to download, with in-app purchases available.
Do TheFans or myGrounds have ads?
Neither TheFans nor myGrounds shows ads.
Which is updated more often, TheFans or myGrounds?
TheFans ships an update every 4 days, and myGrounds every 6 weeks. Most recently, TheFans was updated on September 23, 2026 and myGrounds on September 18, 2026.

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