Comparison

Match Scoreboard vs ScoreBud

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

Head to head
About

Match Scoreboard

Easily track scores and manage multiple games with clear visuals and intuitive navigation. Share results and customize team details for any sport, board game, or friendly competition.

Highlights
  • Clear visuals and easy navigation
  • Share results
  • Manage multiple matches
  • Customizable teams
  • Scoreboard functionality
  • Chronometer
  • Statistics tracking
Features
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Enjoy clear visuals and easy navigation, whether you’re at home, outdoors, or in a tournament. Share results and manage multiple matches without hassle. Perfect for sports, board games, and friendly competitions. Customize your team. Scoreboard, chronometer and every statistics.

About

ScoreBud

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Forget about people cheating on game night, with ScoreBud you can keep track all player's scores in an easy way ScoreBud is completely free and without ads. In-App purchases are just a tip jar option, there are no features tied to this. With ScoreBud you can: * Create as many games and players as you want * You can customize your games and players with icons and the color you want * Track your matches history * Edit or delete games and players or even erase all the data * Sync with iCloud to keep the scores across all your devices * Enable or disable haptic feedback

Screenshots

Match Scoreboard4 screens
ScoreBud4 screens

Verdict

The call

The clearest difference is in-app purchases: Match Scoreboard at none against ScoreBud's 3. Match Scoreboard also leads on update cadence (every 5 months vs every 19 months). ScoreBud's advantage is ads (none vs shown). On price, 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. ScoreBud sells 3 one-off in-app purchases. Match Scoreboard asks for nothing beyond the download.

UpkeepUpdate frequency

Match Scoreboard ships an update every 5 months, ScoreBud every 19 months. The most recent releases landed on September 4, 2026 and September 18, 2026 respectively.

Scorecard3 real differences · 7 level
Match Scoreboard versus ScoreBud: the parameters behind the verdict, then further details
ParameterMatch ScoreboardScoreBud
PriceFreeFree
Rating5.0 (1 ratings) — better—
Positive reviews0.0% of reviews—
Number of ratings1 — better—
Update frequencyEvery 5 months — betterEvery 19 months
AdsYesNo — better
In-app purchasesNo — betterYes
MonetizationAd-supported—
DevicesiPhone, iPad, iPodiPhone, iPad, iPod
Requires iOS15.015.0
Further details — not scored
Size143 MB7 MB
Age rating17+4+
DeveloperDaniel NowendszternAngel Gutierrez

In-app purchases

None

Match Scoreboard

No in-app purchases

3 purchases

ScoreBud

One-time3
  • Love for coffee$0.99
  • Love for donuts$1.99
  • Love for pizza$3.99

Questions

Is Match Scoreboard free?
Match Scoreboard is free to download, with no in-app purchases.
Is ScoreBud free?
ScoreBud is free to download, with in-app purchases available.
Do Match Scoreboard or ScoreBud have ads?
Match Scoreboard shows ads; ScoreBud does not.
Which is updated more often, Match Scoreboard or ScoreBud?
Match Scoreboard ships an update every 5 months, and ScoreBud every 19 months. Most recently, Match Scoreboard was updated on September 4, 2026 and ScoreBud on September 18, 2026.

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