Comparison

Scoreboard Basket vs BT Basketball Controller

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

Head to head
About

Scoreboard Basket

Transform your phone or tablet into a professional basketball scoreboard. Track scores, fouls, timeouts, and periods with a game clock and 24-second shot clock. Supports official FIBA rules and can be customized for leagues and tournaments.

Highlights
  • Game clock and 24-second shot clock
  • Score tracking with +1, +2, +3
  • Fouls, timeouts, and periods management
  • Based on official FIBA rules
  • Customizable for leagues/tournaments
  • Connect to external displays
Features
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The scoreboard for people who live basketball courtside. At a game with no scoreboard? Open Scoreboard Basket and turn your phone or tablet into a professional scoreboard. Ready in one second. - Game clock & 24-second shot clock - Score with +1, +2, +3 - Fouls, timeouts & periods - Based on official FIBA rules - Customizable for your league or tournament Perfect for: - Parents keeping score at youth games - Coaches of junior teams - Referees at local tournaments - Anyone playing basketball who wants to keep track Connect to a monitor or TV for a full-size scoreboard. Available in 15 languages. Used in 50+ countries. No sign-up, no account needed. Open and play. Remove ads with a single purchase.

About

BT Basketball Controller

This app remotely controls basketball scoreboards and shot clocks via WiFi or Bluetooth. It synchronizes time and score across devices with an intuitive interface and customizable settings for various game modes and practice sessions.

Highlights
  • Remote control of scoreboards and shot clocks
  • Synchronizes time and score
  • Intuitive tap and swipe controls
  • Customizable game settings
  • Practice modes
  • Audio buzzers and warning beeps
  • Preset game modes
Features
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The BT Controller is a complimentary app meant to remotely control supported BT basketball scoreboards, shotclocks, and score camera devices. The app synchronizes the time and score on all these supported devices. The interface is extremely clean and intuitive, everything is directly touch or swipe based. Clearly labeled controller buttons are also added for those that prefer a button interface. Thoroughly tested in our basketball leagues, the BT Controller app is easy to learn and new users can be running the time and score for a basketball game in no time. Tutorial video: https://vimeo.com/1136274939 For a full list of our other tutorials please visit: https://vimeo.com/channels/btstatsco BT Controller App Features: - Clean design, no ads - Intuitive direct tap and swipe controls - Remotely control scoreboards, shotclocks, and other devices with WiFi or Bluetooth - Convenient Presets (International, 3x3, US Pro, College, High School, and more...) - Convenient timers: pregame timer, period timer, rest timer, timeout timer, overtime, etc. - Fully customizable game in the settings - Practice modes configured in settings is great for running practices - Audio buzzers for shotclock violation, end of period, substitutions, etc. - Warning beep near end of pregame, timeout, or rest times (customizable) - Quick Start Documentation below The BT Controller app was created by The Basketball Temple Company. The Basketball Temple Company focuses on high quality basketball academies, basketball leagues, and technologies that are used to support those academies and leagues. We open our technology to the public so everyone in the basketball community can experience the same technologies that we use within our institutions. # Quick Start Documentation: All the actions below have corresponding controller buttons that may be used instead. Score Controls: - Tap directly on the score to increase quickly - Swipe up/down score to increase/decrease - Hold down on team names to adjust name and color of teams Time Controls: - Tap period timer to start/pause - Tap pregame, timeout, rest timers to early transition to next stage Shotclock Controls: - Tap shotclock to reset/go - Swipe shotclock up/down to reset/go to short shotclock Timeout Controls: - Tap timeout number to call timeout - Swipe up/down timeouts to adjust numbers - Red indicates violation when calling timeout with no timeouts left Fouls Controls - Swipe up/down fouls to adjust numbers - Red indicates bonus situation (customizable in settings) - Purple indicates double bonus situation (customizable in settings) Connect and Remote Control Settings: - Tap on top-left icon (or swipe left-to-right on the left edge) to open connect menu - Hit "Refresh" to find devices - Tap on WiFi or Bluetooth icon to connect, green icon indicates connected - If unable to connect or having connection errors try one of the following: 1) please ensure all devices are on the same WiFi network 2) please ensure bluetooth is turned ON on all devices 3) lastly, try to restart the app on all devices Time and Game Settings: - Tap on top-right icon (or swipe right-to-left on the right edge) to open settings menu - Edit and save the many settings available Exit Game and Reset Times and Scores: - Scroll down and hit "Exit Game" button Audio Buzzer: - There are two faint colored bell icons next to the period number - Tap to play buzzer or energy horn

Screenshots

Scoreboard Basket4 screens
BT Basketball Controller4 screens

Verdict

The call

The clearest difference is rating: BT Basketball Controller at 4.7 against Scoreboard Basket's 3.8. BT Basketball Controller also leads on in-app purchases (none vs 1) and ads (none vs shown). Scoreboard Basket's advantage is review sentiment (80% vs 71%). On price and device support 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. Scoreboard Basket sells 1 one-off in-app purchase. BT Basketball Controller asks for nothing beyond the download.

ReceptionRating · Positive reviews · Number of ratings

BT Basketball Controller holds the better App Store score, 4.7 against 3.8. That said, the two scores are not equally well evidenced: BT Basketball Controller has 153 ratings behind it against 13, so its average is the more settled of the two. Written reviews complicate that: 80% of Scoreboard Basket's written reviews are positive against 71% of BT Basketball Controller's, so the app with the better star average is not the one people write more warmly about.

UpkeepUpdate frequency

Scoreboard Basket ships an update every 2 months, BT Basketball Controller every 11 days. The most recent releases landed on October 24, 2026 and October 23, 2026 respectively.

Scorecard8 real differences · 2 level
Scoreboard Basket versus BT Basketball Controller: the parameters behind the verdict, then further details
ParameterScoreboard BasketBT Basketball Controller
PriceFreeFree
Rating3.8 (13 ratings)4.7 (153 ratings) — better
Positive reviews80.0% of reviews — better71.4% of reviews
Number of ratings13153 — better
Update frequencyEvery 2 monthsEvery 11 days — better
AdsYesNo — better
In-app purchasesYesNo — better
MonetizationFree with in-app purchasesFree — better
DevicesiPhone, iPad, iPodiPhone, iPad, iPod
Requires iOS15.012.0 — better
Further details — not scored
Size37 MB117 MB
Age rating4+4+
DeveloperAlessandro MolteniThe Basketball Temple LLC

Customer experience

Scoreboard Basket

All ratings9 ratings
Positive66.7%
Neutral11.1%
Negative22.2%
Written reviews5 reviews
Positive80.0%
Neutral0.0%
Negative20.0%

BT Basketball Controller

All ratings152 ratings
Positive91.4%
Neutral4.6%
Negative3.9%
Written reviews7 reviews
Positive71.4%
Neutral14.3%
Negative14.3%

In-app purchases

1 purchases

Scoreboard Basket

One-time1
  • Remove Ads$1.99
None

BT Basketball Controller

No in-app purchases

Questions

Is Scoreboard Basket free?
Scoreboard Basket is free to download, with in-app purchases available.
Is BT Basketball Controller free?
BT Basketball Controller is free to download, with no in-app purchases.
Which has better reviews, Scoreboard Basket or BT Basketball Controller?
BT Basketball Controller is rated higher. Scoreboard Basket averages 3.8 out of 5 from 13 ratings, while BT Basketball Controller averages 4.7 from 153 ratings.
Do Scoreboard Basket or BT Basketball Controller have ads?
Scoreboard Basket shows ads; BT Basketball Controller does not.
Which is updated more often, Scoreboard Basket or BT Basketball Controller?
Scoreboard Basket ships an update every 2 months, and BT Basketball Controller every 11 days. Most recently, Scoreboard Basket was updated on October 24, 2026 and BT Basketball Controller on October 23, 2026.

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