Comparison

i vs ScorePlay

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

Head to head
About

i

This app provides accredited users with a secure digital ID for accessing Premier League and EFL matches. It displays your valid accreditation and lists pending and approved match requests, making accreditation management efficient.

Highlights
  • Digital accreditation ID
  • Premier League match access
  • EFL match access
  • List of pending match requests
  • List of approved match requests
Features
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Digital ID app for Football DataCo accreditation and match access. The i-PBS app from Football DataCo provides accredited users with a secure digital accreditation ID for access to Premier League and EFL matches. The core functionality includes: Digital ID – Displays valid accreditation for the current Premier League / EFL season. Accredited matches – Provides a list of pending and approved match requests. The i-PBS app is available exclusively to Football DataCo accredited users and is an essential tool for managing accreditation securely and efficiently.

About

ScorePlay

This app allows sports clubs to distribute media assets to their players. Marketing teams can easily share photos, and players can quickly share high-quality images on social media.

Highlights
  • Media asset distribution
  • Player media access
  • Social media sharing
  • Marketing team tools
  • High-quality image sharing
Features
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Clubs that use Scoreplay can provide their players with this app for them to receive all the media assets in which they appear. Marketing teams are one click away from sharing all the relevant photos of their players. Players are one click away from sharing these high quality images on social media.

Screenshots

i4 screens
ScorePlay3 screens

Verdict

The call

The clearest difference is review sentiment: ScorePlay at 67% against i's 0%. ScorePlay also leads on update cadence (every 10 days vs every 2 months). i's advantage is iOS requirement (13.0 vs 16.4). On price, ads, in-app purchases and monetization model 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. Neither carries in-app purchases, so what you see is what you pay.

UpkeepUpdate frequency

i ships an update every 2 months, ScorePlay every 10 days. Both last shipped on November 3, 2026.

Scorecard3 real differences · 7 level
i versus ScorePlay: the parameters behind the verdict, then further details
ParameteriScorePlay
PriceFreeFree
Rating—3.5 (22 ratings) — better
Positive reviews0.0% of reviews66.7% of reviews — better
Number of ratings—22 — better
Update frequencyEvery 2 monthsEvery 10 days — better
AdsNoNo
In-app purchasesNoNo
MonetizationFreeFree
DevicesiPhone, iPodiPhone, iPad
Requires iOS13.0 — better16.4
Further details — not scored
Size26 MB77 MB
Age rating4+4+
DeveloperFootball DataCo LimitedPlayer media

Customer experience

i

Written reviews4 reviews
Positive0.0%
Neutral50.0%
Negative50.0%

ScorePlay

All ratings22 ratings
Positive59.1%
Neutral4.5%
Negative36.4%
Written reviews9 reviews
Positive66.7%
Neutral0.0%
Negative33.3%

In-app purchases

None

i

No in-app purchases

None

ScorePlay

No in-app purchases

Questions

Is i free?
i is free to download, with no in-app purchases.
Is ScorePlay free?
ScorePlay is free to download, with no in-app purchases.
Do i or ScorePlay have ads?
Neither i nor ScorePlay shows ads.
Which is updated more often, i or ScorePlay?
i ships an update every 2 months, and ScorePlay every 10 days. Most recently, i was updated on November 3, 2026 and ScorePlay on November 3, 2026.

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