Comparison

WhatsTheScore? vs VolleyTally

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

Head to head
About

WhatsTheScore?

Easily track sports scores and instantly share updates with friends and family via text message. Customize team names, colors, and messages for seamless communication during games.

Highlights
  • Score tracking
  • Customizable team names and colors
  • Instant text message score updates
  • Score history
  • Add/remove contacts for updates
  • Editable text messages
Features
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Are you missing the action texting your family and friends to keep them up to date on the score? "What's The Score?" helps you track the action and let everyone know the score with a couple of taps. Set up the team names and colors for the scoreboard, then choose any number of people from your contacts. Anytime you want to let them know the score, just tap the message button and a text message will be brought up, ready to send! Features - Many color options to choose from - Easily swap team names (when changing sides) - Reset the score for a new match - Tap or swipe to increase or decrease the score (or the game/set) - Go back to a previous game to see the score - Add people to receive texts (or clear the list for a new match) - Customize the text message before sending if you like! Notes - Volleyball is currently the pre-set for texting, more coming soon!

About

VolleyTally

This app simplifies volleyball scorekeeping for coaches, players, and fans. It offers intuitive point tracking, customizable match formats, and clear visual indicators for set and match wins. Personalize your games with team names and colors.

Highlights
  • Easy point tracking
  • Customizable match formats
  • Team and color personalization
  • Clear visual score display
  • Ad-free experience
  • Native iPad layout
Features
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The gym is loud. The ref is fast. Your scoreboard should be neither. VolleyTally is the volleyball scoreboard that reaches past the court. Tap to score from the bleachers while Grandma follows every point live from her kitchen. Put the score on your livestream. Snap the team photo with the final stamped right on it. And when somebody yells “was that in?”, the Match Log has the receipts. Paper plate: 0. VolleyTally: 25. GO LIVE (NEW IN 4.0) • Share a 4-character code, a QR code, or a link. Anyone with the free VolleyTally app follows the match live, point by point. • Fans see the score, the sets, a live rally feed, and how many people are watching. PUT THE SCORE ON YOUR STREAM (NEW) • One link turns your match into a live score overlay for OBS, Streamlabs, or vMix. Pick a minimal bar or a boxed corner bug. It updates itself while you score. SCORE IT FAST. SCORE IT RIGHT. • Big, bold numbers you can read from the top row. • Tap a team to score. Fix a stray tap in a second: undo, adjust, or type the score in. • The serve ball follows the rally. Set point and match point light up, so nobody gets surprised. • Switch sides mid-match (new). Names, scores, sets, and serve all move with the teams. • Phone died? App closed? Pick up right where you left off. WAS THAT IN? CHECK THE LOG. (NEW) • Every rally, timestamped and in order. Corrections are marked, so the record stays honest. YOUR LEAGUE. YOUR RULES. • Best of 3, best of 5, Play 2, Play 3, or build your own: set target, final-set target, win-by, and point caps. • Beach or indoor, club or rec league: sets to 21 or 25, deciders to 15, your call. • Play out every set even after the match is decided. A tie finishes cleanly as a split. FEEL THE NEED… FOR CONFETTI • Win the match, get the confetti. • Share the final with six result-card designs for a win, a loss, or a split. • Photo frames stamp the final score on your team photo and save it to Photos automatically. • Every finished match lands in History. MAKE IT YOURS • Team names plus 15 named colors, from Maroon to Kelly green. All free. • Mark your team and VolleyTally cheers with you. • Quick Start sets names and format before the first serve. BUILT FOR THE GYM • iPad show mode keeps the screen awake and boosts brightness for bright gyms. • Portrait or landscape, on iPhone and iPad. • VoiceOver, Dynamic Type, Reduce Motion, and high-contrast colors throughout. SIMPLE AND PRIVATE • No account. No sign-up. Your matches stay on your device unless you choose to go live. • Free, with an optional one-time purchase to remove ads. Made by HarpElle for parents, players, coaches, rec leagues, and whoever got handed the scoreboard five minutes before first serve. Talk to me, scoretable.

Screenshots

WhatsTheScore?4 screens
VolleyTally4 screens

Verdict

The call

The clearest difference is rating: VolleyTally at 5.0 against WhatsTheScore?'s 3.7. VolleyTally also leads on review sentiment (100% vs 63%) and update cadence (every 4 days vs every 40 months). WhatsTheScore?'s advantage is in-app purchases (none vs 1) and ads (none vs shown). On price, ratings volume, 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. VolleyTally sells 1 one-off in-app purchase. WhatsTheScore? asks for nothing beyond the download.

ReceptionRating · Positive reviews · Number of ratings

VolleyTally holds the better App Store score, 5.0 against 3.7. Both are backed by a comparable volume of ratings — 27 and 10 respectively. Written reviews point the same way: 63% of WhatsTheScore?'s written reviews are positive against 100% of VolleyTally's.

UpkeepUpdate frequency

WhatsTheScore? ships an update every 40 months, VolleyTally every 4 days. The most recent releases landed on November 2, 2026 and October 30, 2026 respectively.

Scorecard6 real differences · 4 level
WhatsTheScore? versus VolleyTally: the parameters behind the verdict, then further details
ParameterWhatsTheScore?VolleyTally
PriceFreeFree
Rating3.7 (27 ratings)5.0 (10 ratings) — better
Positive reviews62.5% of reviews100.0% of reviews — better
Number of ratings27 — better10
Update frequencyEvery 40 monthsEvery 4 days — better
AdsNo — betterYes
In-app purchasesNo — betterYes
MonetizationFree — betterFree with in-app purchases
DevicesiPhone, iPadiPhone, iPad
Requires iOS17.016.4 — better
Further details — not scored
Size1 MB61 MB
Age rating4+4+
DeveloperAaron SpencerHarpElle LLC

Customer experience

WhatsTheScore?

All ratings26 ratings
Positive65.4%
Neutral7.7%
Negative26.9%
Written reviews8 reviews
Positive62.5%
Neutral0.0%
Negative37.5%

VolleyTally

All ratings10 ratings
Positive100.0%
Neutral0.0%
Negative0.0%
Written reviews3 reviews
Positive100.0%
Neutral0.0%
Negative0.0%

In-app purchases

None

WhatsTheScore?

No in-app purchases

1 purchases

VolleyTally

One-time1
  • Remove Ads$2.99

Questions

Is WhatsTheScore? free?
WhatsTheScore? is free to download, with no in-app purchases.
Is VolleyTally free?
VolleyTally is free to download, with in-app purchases available.
Which has better reviews, WhatsTheScore? or VolleyTally?
VolleyTally is rated higher. WhatsTheScore? averages 3.7 out of 5 from 27 ratings, while VolleyTally averages 5.0 from 10 ratings.
Do WhatsTheScore? or VolleyTally have ads?
VolleyTally shows ads; WhatsTheScore? does not.
Which is updated more often, WhatsTheScore? or VolleyTally?
WhatsTheScore? ships an update every 40 months, and VolleyTally every 4 days. Most recently, WhatsTheScore? was updated on November 2, 2026 and VolleyTally on October 30, 2026.

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