Beach Volleyball vs Podium
Price, ratings, monetisation and update history for both apps, side by side — with what reviewers say about each.
Beach Volleyball
Easily organize beach volleyball events, tournaments, and casual games. Connect with players, manage event details like equipment, and discover nearby courts and public games. Features include event setup, player invitations, built-in chat, and a team randomizer.
- Streamline event setup
- Invite players easily
- Track event details
- Built-in event chat
- Team randomizer
- Discover nearby courts
- Find public events
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Organizing made EASY • Streamline the setup of events, tournaments, & more! • Invite all your regulars with the click of a button • All the details in one spot including who is bringing what (ball, lines, antenna, etc) • Built-in chat for each event • Use the team randomizer to get straight to playing Find where to play • See what courts are nearby in the ever-growing database of locations • Meet new people with publicly posted events, classes, and more The Beach Volleyball App keeps all of your upcoming beach volleyball events in one place. And there are many enhancements in the works! Feedback is welcome.
Podium
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Your personal trophy shelf, ribbon wall, and digital achievement tracker—all in one place. Effortlessly log and organize your accomplishments, whether they are yours, your family's, or your friends'. Track results for: - Timed races and place finished - Volleyball tournaments - Wrestling matches - Football games - Baseball scores - Gymnastics meets ...and so much more! Stay on top of your sport achievements, big or small, with Podium! Subscriptions to Podium Pro will renew automatically unless cancelled. Terms of Use: https://www.apple.com/legal/internet-services/itunes/dev/stdeula/ Privacy Policy: https://chadgaul.github.io/podium/privacypolicy.html
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Verdict
The clearest difference is in-app purchases: Beach Volleyball at none against Podium's 2. Beach Volleyball also leads on ratings volume (275 vs 1) and iOS requirement (16.0 vs 18.6). On price, rating, update cadence and ads 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. Podium sells 2 in-app purchases, starting at $0.99 per month. Beach Volleyball asks for nothing beyond the download.
On the App Store both sit at effectively the same score — 4.9 for Beach Volleyball against 5.0 for Podium. That said, the two scores are not equally well evidenced: Beach Volleyball has 275 ratings behind it against 1, so its average is the more settled of the two.
Beach Volleyball ships an update weekly, Podium fortnightly. The most recent releases landed on October 20, 2026 and October 24, 2026 respectively.
| Parameter | Beach Volleyball | Podium |
|---|---|---|
| Price | Free | Free |
| Rating | 4.9 (275 ratings) | 5.0 (1 ratings) — better |
| Positive reviews | 96.6% of reviews | — |
| Number of ratings | 275 — better | 1 |
| Update frequency | Weekly — better | Fortnightly |
| Ads | No | No |
| In-app purchases | No — better | Yes |
| Monetization | Free | — |
| Devices | iPhone | iPhone |
| Requires iOS | 16.0 — better | 18.6 |
| Further details — not scored | ||
| Size | 73 MB | 4 MB |
| Age rating | 17+ | 4+ |
| Developer | Kyle Gorlick | Chad Gaul |
Bugs and requests
Beach Volleyball
Reported bugs
1 issue- Message number icon stays too long
Requested features
4 requests- Allow viewing full events
- Add Huntington Beach Pier courts
- Include day of the week when selecting date
- Add a weather widget (temp/wind)
Podium
Not enough reviews yet to summarise bugs or requests.
In-app purchases
Beach Volleyball
No in-app purchases
Podium
- Pro Monthly - All Features$0.991 Month
- Pro Yearly - All Features$9.991 Year
