Comparison

IONSport vs MainDraw

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

Head to head
About

IONSport

This app provides live scoring and professional statistics for various racket sports. It allows users to track every point, share live updates with followers, and offers different modes for officials and casual users. It's trusted by thousands of teams and leagues for reliable, real-time match tracking.

Highlights
  • Live point-by-point scoring
  • Real-time stats and momentum charts
  • Shareable live match links
  • Push notifications for match events
  • Chair Umpire and Crowd Scoring modes
  • Supports multiple racket sports
Features
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Powering Every Match. Connecting Every Moment. Powering more than 400,000 matches worldwide, IONSport is the leading live scoring and competition platform for racquet sports and the #1 app for college tennis scoring and stats. Trusted by 1,600+ college programs, IONSport powers competition from campus courts to international championships across 45 nations. As the official mobile application for following Tennis Europe tournaments, IONSport provides access to tournament schedules, live matches, player rankings, draws, results, and real-time updates from one of the world's largest junior tennis networks. More than a scoreboard, IONSport is your digital front-row seat to live scores, statistics, schedules, draws, rankings, standings, streaming, and tournament updates, all from one connected platform. Whether you're a player, coach, parent, fan, official, or organizer, IONSport keeps you connected to every match and every moment. TRUSTED WORLDWIDE • 400,000+ matches powered • Trusted by 1,600+ college programs • Official Live Scoring and Data Partner of Tennis Europe • Supporting 540+ Tennis Europe Junior Tour tournaments and team events annually • Connected across 45 member nations and 300+ venues • 1,000+ reviews with a 4.8-star rating LIVE SCORING Follow every point in real time with up-to-the-second scores and results. MATCH SCORING AND STATS KEEPING Score and track statistics for any match using official Chair Umpire Mode or Verified Crowd Scoring Mode, enabling real-time scoring across events of every size. MULTI-SPORT SUPPORT Follow and score matches across tennis, pickleball, padel, badminton, beach tennis, racquetball, squash, TYPTI, and table tennis. LIVE STATISTICS Access detailed match statistics and performance insights as the action unfolds. SCORES, SCHEDULES & DRAWS View schedules, draws, brackets, court assignments, and results in one place. RANKINGS & STANDINGS Track player rankings, team standings, tournament results, and season performance. FOLLOW FAVORITES Follow your favorite players, teams, schools, clubs, and tournaments. TOURNAMENT HUBS Access scores, standings, schedules, rankings, streaming, news, and event information from a single destination. STREAMING INTEGRATION Watch live matches and follow scores from one connected experience when streaming is available. MATCH HISTORY Review previous matches, results, and competition history anytime. TOURNAMENT MANAGEMENT Manage competitions from a single venue or across multiple sites with integrated scoring, scheduling, and tournament operations tools. SOFTWARE INTEGRATIONS Connect seamlessly with tournament management platforms to streamline event administration and reduce manual work. BROADCAST & SCOREBOARD INTEGRATION Deliver live scores and match data to broadcasts, websites, mobile apps, digital platforms, social media feeds, and in-venue scoreboards in real time. SHAREABLE RESULTS Easily share scores, results, and tournament updates with friends, family, and fans. From local tournaments to international championships, IONSport powers competition and connects the global racquet sports community. Download IONSport today and never miss a point.

About

MainDraw

This app streamlines tournament draws by automatically looking up player rankings and UTR. It reads player lists and displays results in sortable columns for faster tournament management. A free trial is available, followed by a monthly or annual subscription.

Highlights
  • Reads USTA tournament rosters
  • Looks up National Ranking and UTR
  • Sortable results columns
  • 30-day free trial
  • Monthly/annual subscription options
Features
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Stop copying names from a USTA roster into UTR search. MainDraw reads the Players list you have open, looks up National Combined, National Seeding, and UTR for those players, and shows the results in sortable columns—so you can check a tournament draw faster. • Read USTA tournament rosters (singles and doubles) • Look up National Combined, National Seeding, and UTR with your own UTR sign-in • 30-day free Look Up trial for new installs • After trial: $0.99/month or $9.99/year for Look Up Tap a UTR number on a roster or a draw to open that player's profile. In a doubles row, each number opens that player. Tap a National Combined number to see the singles and doubles that count: up to six singles and six doubles, with the lowest counting score marked. Tap a level name to open that tournament. If the USTA access token is expired or about to expire, MainDraw refreshes it in memory so the list can still open. The refreshed token stays in memory. Look Up also shows World Tennis Number beside National Combined. After a lookup, a draw can show Singles UTR or Doubles UTR next to a player you saved. Bookmark a USTA page. The bookmark name starts from the tournament title and the dates on the page. Accounts switches a family player and opens that player's upcoming and completed schedule. Tournament search can save a Sort & Filter setup and open it again. Add a tournament to a personal calendar. Home shows whether UTR and USTA are signed in. Try Demo opens a sample roster with rankings already filled in. No login. The top bar fits narrower and larger iPhones. Switch and Read stay on one line. The small MainDraw title on Home and the UTR Session title are not shown. When a lookup has no UTR session, that notice stays for about 10 seconds and then hides. The UTR Login button is not shown next to it. MainDraw is unofficial and not affiliated with USTA or Universal Tennis. Support: taobo2000@gmail.com Privacy: https://vibecodingisfun.github.io/maindraw_privacy/ Terms of Use: https://www.apple.com/legal/internet-services/itunes/dev/stdeula/

Screenshots

IONSport4 screens
MainDraw4 screens

Verdict

The call

The clearest difference is ads: MainDraw at none against IONSport's shown. MainDraw also leads on update cadence (daily vs every 9 days) and review sentiment (100% vs 82%). IONSport's advantage is monetization model (free vs free with in-app purchases) and ratings volume (901 vs 7). On price, in-app purchases, 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. IONSport sells 3 in-app purchases, starting at $3.99 per month and MainDraw sells 2 in-app purchases, starting at $0.99 per month. Whichever you choose, the download price is not the number that matters.

ReceptionRating · Positive reviews · Number of ratings

MainDraw holds the better App Store score, 5.0 against 4.8. That said, the two scores are not equally well evidenced: IONSport has 901 ratings behind it against 7, so its average is the more settled of the two. Written reviews point the same way: 82% of IONSport's written reviews are positive against 100% of MainDraw's.

UpkeepUpdate frequency

IONSport ships an update every 9 days, MainDraw daily. The most recent releases landed on October 29, 2026 and October 26, 2026 respectively.

Scorecard6 real differences · 4 level
IONSport versus MainDraw: the parameters behind the verdict, then further details
ParameterIONSportMainDraw
PriceFreeFree
Rating4.8 (901 ratings)5.0 (7 ratings) — better
Positive reviews82.4% of reviews100.0% of reviews — better
Number of ratings901 — better7
Update frequencyEvery 9 daysDaily — better
AdsYesNo — better
In-app purchasesYesYes
MonetizationFree — betterFree with in-app purchases
DevicesiPhone, iPadiPhone, iPad
Requires iOS16.6 — better17.0
Further details — not scored
Size47 MB3 MB
Age rating4+4+
DeveloperACES Tennis Management, LLCBO TAO

Customer experience

IONSport

All ratings896 ratings
Positive94.6%
Neutral2.2%
Negative3.1%
Written reviews34 reviews
Positive82.4%
Neutral2.9%
Negative14.7%

MainDraw

All ratings7 ratings
Positive100.0%
Neutral0.0%
Negative0.0%
Written reviews5 reviews
Positive100.0%
Neutral0.0%
Negative0.0%

Bugs and requests

IONSport

Reported bugs

5 issues
  • App stops updating scores and freezes after 30 seconds of operation
  • Match format cannot be changed in final set (grayed out interface)
  • Incorrect player serving designation after tiebreakers
  • Sign-up verification email not received; account creation loop freezes
  • Live stats fail to load or display inconsistently

Requested features

4 requests
  • Division and gender filtering options for ITA results
  • XML export option for match files
  • Net measurement capability
  • Improved server tracking logic for tiebreakers

MainDraw

Not enough reviews yet to summarise bugs or requests.

In-app purchases

3 purchases

IONSport

Subscriptions2
  • Fan Pass Monthly$3.991 Month
  • Fan Pass Yearly$39.991 Year
One-time1
  • Score all matches$349.99
2 purchases

MainDraw

Subscriptions2
  • MainDraw Monthly$0.991 Month
  • MainDraw$9.991 Year

Questions

Is IONSport free?
IONSport is free to download, with in-app purchases available.
Is MainDraw free?
MainDraw is free to download, with in-app purchases available.
Which has better reviews, IONSport or MainDraw?
MainDraw is rated higher. IONSport averages 4.8 out of 5 from 901 ratings, while MainDraw averages 5.0 from 7 ratings.
Do IONSport or MainDraw have ads?
IONSport shows ads; MainDraw does not.
Which is updated more often, IONSport or MainDraw?
IONSport ships an update every 9 days, and MainDraw daily. Most recently, IONSport was updated on October 29, 2026 and MainDraw on October 26, 2026.

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