Crossbar Mobile vs CallPlay
Price, ratings, monetisation and update history for both apps, side by side — with what reviewers say about each.
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.
- Family calendar for all events
- Team staff contact information
- In-app team chat
- Team roster access
- Event and practice scheduling
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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.
CallPlay
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CallPlay helps you discover sports venues and join matches near you. MAP & VENUES • Explore venues on a map tuned for sports facilities. • See sports available at each location and open details when you need more context. MATCHES • Browse upcoming matches and see what fits your schedule. • Join when you’re ready—stay in sync with the community side of the game. YOU • Sign in with Apple, Google, or Facebook—or use email and password (same flows as in the shipped iOS app). • Save sport preferences so discovery matches how you play. CallPlay is built for players who want less friction between “where can I play?” and “I’m in.” Support: use the Contact form on call-play.com if you need help.
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Verdict
The clearest difference is update cadence: CallPlay at fortnightly against Crossbar Mobile's every 6 weeks. Crossbar Mobile's advantage is chart position (#123 vs unranked) and iOS requirement (16.4 vs 18.6). On price, ads, in-app purchases 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
Both are free to download. Neither carries in-app purchases, so what you see is what you pay.
Crossbar Mobile ships an update every 6 weeks, CallPlay fortnightly. The most recent releases landed on October 20, 2026 and October 8, 2026 respectively.
| Parameter | Crossbar Mobile | CallPlay |
|---|---|---|
| Price | Free | Free |
| Rating | 4.9 (31K ratings) — better | — |
| Positive reviews | 58.2% of reviews | — |
| Number of ratings | 31K — better | — |
| Update frequency | Every 6 weeks | Fortnightly — better |
| Ads | No | No |
| In-app purchases | No | No |
| Monetization | Free | — |
| Best chart rank | #123 — better | — |
| Devices | iPhone, iPad — better | iPhone |
| Requires iOS | 16.4 — better | 18.6 |
| Further details — not scored | ||
| Size | 70 MB | 4 MB |
| Age rating | 4+ | 9+ |
| Developer | Crossbar | tihon grigorenko |
Bugs and 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
CallPlay
Not enough reviews yet to summarise bugs or requests.
In-app purchases
Crossbar Mobile
No in-app purchases
CallPlay
No in-app purchases
Questions
Is Crossbar Mobile free?
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Do Crossbar Mobile or CallPlay have ads?
Which is updated more often, Crossbar Mobile or CallPlay?
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