BT Basketball Controller vs Scoreboard
Price, ratings, monetisation and update history for both apps, side by side — with what reviewers say about each.
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.
- 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
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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
Scoreboard
Easily track scores for any game with a digital scoreboard. Customize team colors, set win limits, and manage game time for a more legitimate competitive experience on your mobile device.
- Digital scoreboard
- Customizable team colors
- Set win limits
- Game timer
- Adjustable score increments
- Reset score functionality
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Make your games more legitimate with Scoreboard! Scoreboard lets you keep score on the go with an actual scoreboard. Scoreboard is excellent for those looking to referee a game, keep track of scoring for a game that they are watching, or legitimize the competitive nature of a game that they are playing by using a real legitimate scoreboard on their phone, tablet, or other devices! The Scoreboard app is applicable to any points-based game like football, basketball, baseball, and many more (including board games and other indoor/outdoor games). Some of the features are: -change points/score increments -change team colors -set win limits -set a game timer -accurately manage and keep track of game time & more! Just tap the side that scored to increase their score on the scoreboard! Reset the score to start a new game. Terms & Conditions: https://lbulbapps.com/terms Privacy Policy: https://lbulbapps.com/privacy
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Verdict
The clearest difference is review sentiment: BT Basketball Controller at 71% against Scoreboard's 0%. BT Basketball Controller also leads on in-app purchases (none vs 1) and ads (none vs shown). On price, ratings volume 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. Scoreboard sells 1 one-off in-app purchase. BT Basketball Controller asks for nothing beyond the download.
BT Basketball Controller holds the better App Store score, 4.7 against 4.4. Both are backed by a comparable volume of ratings — 153 and 100 respectively. Written reviews point the same way: 71% of BT Basketball Controller's written reviews are positive against 0% of Scoreboard's.
BT Basketball Controller ships an update every 11 days, Scoreboard monthly. The most recent releases landed on October 23, 2026 and October 30, 2026 respectively.
| Parameter | BT Basketball Controller | Scoreboard |
|---|---|---|
| Price | Free | Free |
| Rating | 4.7 (153 ratings) — better | 4.4 (100 ratings) |
| Positive reviews | 71.4% of reviews — better | 0.0% of reviews |
| Number of ratings | 153 — better | 100 |
| Update frequency | Every 11 days — better | Monthly |
| Ads | No — better | Yes |
| In-app purchases | No — better | Yes |
| Monetization | Free — better | Free with in-app purchases |
| Devices | iPhone, iPad, iPod — better | iPhone, iPad |
| Requires iOS | 12.0 — better | 17.0 |
| Further details — not scored | ||
| Size | 117 MB | 31 MB |
| Age rating | 4+ | 4+ |
| Developer | The Basketball Temple LLC | Dejan Atanasov |
Customer experience
BT Basketball Controller
Scoreboard
In-app purchases
BT Basketball Controller
No in-app purchases
Scoreboard
- Scoreboard Pro: Point Tracker$5.99
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