Comparison

LAX Keeper vs Crossbar Mobile

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

Head to head
About

LAX Keeper

This app assists Lacrosse timekeepers by managing game clocks, scores, penalties, and timeouts. It offers customizable sound alerts, color schemes, and background tracking for a seamless game management experience.

Highlights
  • Game clock management
  • Score tracking
  • Penalty tracking with player association
  • Timeout tracking
  • Customizable sounds and colors
  • Background timer support
  • Record and share game details
Features
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This app is meant to be a comprehensive tool for timekeepers to manage time, score, penalties, and more for Lacrosse. The app has a simple main screen that allows all operations to be done without ever leaving the main screen. The app allows for the configuration of sounds, colors, and warnings to be used parallel with other tools. Depending on the game and setup, timekeepers may use an actual horn or other audio devices and may not want some of the sounds from this app. Here is a complete list of all features: * Large and bright Remain Time. * Remain Time changes to bright red color and sounds a warning for 30 seconds and 1 min (2 min during 4th period). * Adjustable time for periods. Click on the time remaining before starting the game to adjust. * Large and visible Stop and Start button. * Continuous 10-second warning when the clock is stopped during the game. * Auto tracking period numbers and Overtime. * Ability to track scores. * Ability to track timeouts.  * Ability to track up to 4 penalties per side. * Ability to associate player # with penalties. * Ability to release/delete penalties with a single click on the entry. * Warning sound & announcement when penalties expire. * Horn sound to announce the end of the period. * Support to disable screen lock to stay on during the game. * Track time in the background. * Settings to manage sounds and app behavior. * Record Mode to allow for tracking the details of the game and sharing the results. * Ability to track the running timers while in the background or interrupted by phone calls. * Ability to track teams and team players. * 2nd timer support to track timeouts and halftimes, etc. * Configurable # of periods. * Ability to customize colors for main screen background color, teams' colors (color for penalty buttons can be adjusted on iOS 15 and higher)

About

Crossbar Mobile

Organize youth sports activities with a unified family calendar, team communication tools, and easy access to rosters and staff information. Stay connected with coaches and parents for seamless event management.

Highlights
  • Family calendar for all events
  • Team staff contact information
  • In-app team chat
  • Team roster access
  • Event and practice scheduling
Features
Currently charting
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Crossbar helps keep your life organized when it comes to youth sports. Download the Crossbar mobile application for quicker access to your Crossbar-powered family calendar, teams and team chat. Family Calendar - All your team’s games, practices and events in one view. Team Staff - Easily access information to communicate with your coaches and team managers. Team Chat - Want to schedule a team lunch while on an out of town trip? Just use the chat feature. Team Rosters - Get easy access to your team’s roster and their parent contact information. *Login required. Your organization must use Crossbar to take advantage of this app.

Screenshots

LAX Keeper4 screens
Crossbar Mobile4 screens

Verdict

The call

The clearest difference is price: Crossbar Mobile at Free against LAX Keeper's $1.99. Crossbar Mobile also leads on ratings volume (32K vs 9) and rating (4.9 vs 4.6). On review sentiment, 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

CostPrice · In-app purchases · Ads · Monetization

Crossbar Mobile is free to download; LAX Keeper costs $1.99 up front. Neither carries in-app purchases, so what you see is what you pay.

ReceptionRating · Positive reviews · Number of ratings

Crossbar Mobile holds the better App Store score, 4.9 against 4.6. That said, the two scores are not equally well evidenced: Crossbar Mobile has 32K ratings behind it against 9, so its average is the more settled of the two. Written reviews complicate that: 67% of LAX Keeper's written reviews are positive against 60% of Crossbar Mobile's, so the app with the better star average is not the one people write more warmly about.

UpkeepUpdate frequency

LAX Keeper ships an update every 2 months, Crossbar Mobile every 6 weeks. The most recent releases landed on November 3, 2026 and November 7, 2026 respectively.

Scorecard5 real differences · 6 level
LAX Keeper versus Crossbar Mobile: the parameters behind the verdict, then further details
ParameterLAX KeeperCrossbar Mobile
Price$1.99Free — better
Rating4.6 (9 ratings)4.9 (32K ratings) — better
Positive reviews66.7% of reviews — better59.8% of reviews
Number of ratings932K — better
Update frequencyEvery 2 monthsEvery 6 weeks — better
AdsNoNo
In-app purchasesNoNo
MonetizationPaidFree — better
Best chart rank—#148 — better
DevicesiPhone, iPadiPhone, iPad
Requires iOS17.616.4 — better
Further details — not scored
Size5 MB70 MB
Age rating4+4+
DeveloperJoe GhalamCrossbar

Customer experience

LAX Keeper

All ratings9 ratings
Positive88.9%
Neutral0.0%
Negative11.1%
Written reviews3 reviews
Positive66.7%
Neutral0.0%
Negative33.3%

Crossbar Mobile

All ratings31,388 ratings
Positive97.9%
Neutral1.5%
Negative0.5%
Written reviews164 reviews
Positive59.8%
Neutral14.0%
Negative26.2%

Bugs and requests

LAX Keeper

Not enough reviews yet to summarise bugs or requests.

Crossbar Mobile

Reported bugs

6 issues
  • Notifications not working or disappearing
  • Inability to update dates from mobile app
  • Chat messages not posting or disappearing
  • Inability to edit chat messages
  • Sync issues with calendar
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  • Freezing and crashing

Requested features

12 requests
  • Add ability to mark players as 'maybe' for events
  • Add players-only and parents-only chat options
  • Add option to view just games or just practices
  • Add ability to see game scores
  • Add ability to enter reasons for missing events
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  • Add saved group email function
  • Add attendance tracking functionality
  • Add ability to schedule recurring events
  • Add video sharing feature
  • Add 'select all' option for group messaging
  • Add ability to print calendar
  • Add team and individual player statistics

In-app purchases

None

LAX Keeper

No in-app purchases

None

Crossbar Mobile

No in-app purchases

Questions

Is LAX Keeper free?
LAX Keeper costs $1.99, with no in-app purchases.
Is Crossbar Mobile free?
Crossbar Mobile is free to download, with no in-app purchases.
Which has better reviews, LAX Keeper or Crossbar Mobile?
Crossbar Mobile is rated higher. LAX Keeper averages 4.6 out of 5 from 9 ratings, while Crossbar Mobile averages 4.9 from 32K ratings.
Do LAX Keeper or Crossbar Mobile have ads?
Neither LAX Keeper nor Crossbar Mobile shows ads.
Which is updated more often, LAX Keeper or Crossbar Mobile?
LAX Keeper ships an update every 2 months, and Crossbar Mobile every 6 weeks. Most recently, LAX Keeper was updated on November 3, 2026 and Crossbar Mobile on November 7, 2026.

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