BCCI vs FanAboard
Price, ratings, monetisation and update history for both apps, side by side — with what reviewers say about each.
BCCI
Stay connected with the Indian Men and Women Cricket Teams. Get live scores, ball-by-ball commentary, match highlights, and exclusive behind-the-scenes content. Access schedules, breaking news, player profiles, and domestic circuit updates.
- Live Scores & Ball by Ball Commentary
- Match Highlights
- Exclusive Player Interviews
- Upcoming Fixtures Schedules
- Breaking News & Updates
- Player Profiles & Stats
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The official BCCI app and home to the Indian Cricket Team! For our fans from across different cities, the BCCI app helps you to stay connected with the Men and Women Indian Cricket Team. Stay informed with all the matches and developments from the Domestic circuit. Key Features - Live Scores and Ball by Ball Commentary - Match Highlights including Wickets, Fours and Sixes - Exclusive Player Interviews, Press Conferences and Behind the Scenes - Schedules of upcoming fixtures - Breaking News and Updates- Latest Rankings, Stats and Records - In Depth Player Profiles Don’t miss any of the action and download the official BCCI app today!
FanAboard
Compete with friends and family on sports knowledge and skills. Predict match performances, earn points based on real player stats, and climb leaderboards. Participate in tournaments to win prizes and rewards.
- Create and join fan groups
- Predict match performances
- Compete on sports knowledge
- Earn points from real player stats
- Climb leaderboards
- Win prizes and rewards
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FanAboard is the ultimate sports platform that allows family, friends and fans to compete against each other on skills and knowledge. The route to excitement: > Register and Create your Group(s). > Invite family, friends and fans to your Group(s). > Predict and compete with members on your sports knowledge. Follow the steps: > Register online! > Create your Group(s). > Invite your family, friends or fans to the Group(s). > Watch for all upcoming Matches and Tournaments. > Select the upcoming Matches and Tournaments, predict the Match Performances. > Compete with other Members. > Earn points and rank higher on the Leaderboard for each Match and Tournament. The points are scored based on real player performances. > Track your Performances. > Earn prizes and rewards regularly. Pro-tips: > The platform gears towards giving awards at the end of each Tournament. > Therefore, consistent participation is vital. > The more you participate, the more points you earn. More points enable you to grab better rewards. It is a Game of Skills! It's all about excitement, passion and knowledge. Currently, you can participate across all the international cricket tournaments and the domestic cricket T20 leagues.
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Verdict
The clearest difference is review sentiment: FanAboard at 100% against BCCI's 26%. FanAboard also leads on rating (5.0 vs 4.4) and iOS requirement (13.0 vs 17.0). BCCI's advantage is ratings volume (626 vs 1). On price, update cadence, 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.
FanAboard holds the better App Store score, 5.0 against 4.4. That said, the two scores are not equally well evidenced: BCCI has 626 ratings behind it against 1, so its average is the more settled of the two. Written reviews point the same way: 26% of BCCI's written reviews are positive against 100% of FanAboard's.
BCCI ships an update every 2 weeks, FanAboard monthly. The most recent releases landed on October 24, 2026 and October 19, 2026 respectively.
| Parameter | BCCI | FanAboard |
|---|---|---|
| Price | Free | Free |
| Rating | 4.4 (626 ratings) | 5.0 (1 ratings) — better |
| Positive reviews | 25.6% of reviews | 100.0% of reviews — better |
| Number of ratings | 626 — better | 1 |
| Update frequency | Every 2 weeks — better | Monthly |
| Ads | No | No |
| In-app purchases | No | No |
| Monetization | Free | Free |
| Devices | iPhone, iPad | iPhone, iPod |
| Requires iOS | 17.0 | 13.0 — better |
| Further details — not scored | ||
| Size | 73 MB | 59 MB |
| Age rating | 4+ | 17+ |
| Developer | THE BOARD OF CONTROL FOR CRICKET IN INDIA | SproutingStump Technologies Pty Ltd |
Customer experience
BCCI
FanAboard
Bugs and requests
BCCI
Reported bugs
8 issues- Only showing Indian matches, missing other countries
- No dates for fixtures
- Not able to see upcoming matches schedule with dates and timing
- Time zone not reflecting, showing only IST
- Match time countdown is incorrect in different time zones
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- Settings feature to select international/domestic men's and women's cricket is a dummy feature
- Batsmen's names missing from scorecard
- Unable to customize notifications
Requested features
9 requests- Add shopping of official ticketing, sports gear and tourism partner
- Add search bar in videos section
- Add support for Chromecast
- Add women's cricket statistics
- Add option to switch between BCCI and IPL
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- Add day details for test matches
- Add player rankings
- Add player background information
- Update player statistics and information
FanAboard
Not enough reviews yet to summarise bugs or requests.
In-app purchases
BCCI
No in-app purchases
FanAboard
No in-app purchases
