BADL vs The Battlegrounds
Price, ratings, monetisation and update history for both apps, side by side — with what reviewers say about each.
BADL
This app provides comprehensive information for sporting events, including schedules, live standings, and game notifications. It offers easy access to team rosters, results, and essential event documents, keeping everyone informed and connected.
- Quick team search
- Up-to-the-minute schedules
- Live standings and brackets
- Immediate game notifications
- Venue directions
- Team rosters and live results
- Event documents and messages
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The BADL app is your all-encompassing guide for sporting events, meticulously crafted to cater to the needs of team and college coaches, media, players, parents, and fans. Designed to bring every essential aspect of the event to your fingertips, this platform ensures you stay connected and well-informed. Key Features: • Quick team search and user-friendly shortcuts. • Up-to-the-minute schedules to keep you on track. • Live standings and brackets for real-time updates. • Immediate game notifications so you never miss a beat. • Venue directions for easy navigation. • Access to team rosters and live results with box scores (when available), all at your fingertips. • Essential event documents, messages, and contact details for complete guidance. • Information on event sponsors for additional insights. With the app, every detail of the event is conveniently at your fingertips, ensuring an immersive and comprehensive experience for everyone involved.
The Battlegrounds
This app provides comprehensive information for sporting events, including schedules, live standings, and team rosters. It's designed for coaches, players, parents, and fans to stay connected and informed about every aspect of an event.
- Quick team search
- Up-to-the-minute schedules
- Live standings and brackets
- Immediate game notifications
- Venue directions
- Team rosters and live results
- Event documents and contact details
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The Battlegrounds app is your all-encompassing guide for sporting events, meticulously crafted to cater to the needs of team and college coaches, media, players, parents, and fans. Designed to bring every essential aspect of the event to your fingertips, this platform ensures you stay connected and well-informed. Key Features: • Quick team search and user-friendly shortcuts. • Up-to-the-minute schedules to keep you on track. • Live standings and brackets for real-time updates. • Immediate game notifications so you never miss a beat. • Venue directions for easy navigation. • Access to team rosters and live results with box scores (when available), all at your fingertips. • Essential event documents, messages, and contact details for complete guidance. • Information on event sponsors for additional insights. With the app, every detail of the event is conveniently at your fingertips, ensuring an immersive and comprehensive experience for everyone involved.
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Verdict
The clearest difference is iOS requirement: The Battlegrounds at 12.4 against BADL's 15.1. On price, rating, ratings volume and update cadence 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.
The Battlegrounds holds the better App Store score, 4.8 against 4.7. Both are backed by a comparable volume of ratings — 317 and 144 respectively.
BADL ships an update every 26 months, The Battlegrounds every 13 months. The most recent releases landed on November 2, 2026 and November 3, 2026 respectively.
| Parameter | BADL | The Battlegrounds |
|---|---|---|
| Price | Free | Free |
| Rating | 4.7 (317 ratings) | 4.8 (144 ratings) — better |
| Number of ratings | 317 — better | 144 |
| Update frequency | Every 26 months | Every 13 months — better |
| Ads | No | No |
| In-app purchases | No | No |
| Monetization | Free | Free |
| Devices | iPhone, iPad, iPod | iPhone, iPad, iPod |
| Requires iOS | 15.1 | 12.4 — better |
| Further details — not scored | ||
| Size | 65 MB | 43 MB |
| Age rating | 4+ | 4+ |
| Developer | L and L Sports, Inc | ZDI, LLC |
Customer experience
BADL
The Battlegrounds
In-app purchases
BADL
No in-app purchases
The Battlegrounds
No in-app purchases
