Fanbase vs LOITV
Price, ratings, monetisation and update history for both apps, side by side — with what reviewers say about each.
Fanbase
Manage all aspects of your sports club's fan engagement, including ticketing, memberships, merchandise sales, and communication. Keep your supporters informed and connected with news and notifications.
- Fanbase management
- Ticketing
- Membership subscriptions
- News and notifications
- Physical product sales
- Fan engagement
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There's more live sport worth going to this season. Fanbase helps you find it, follow it and be Discover clubs and fixtures beyond your usual follows. Follow the clubs you love and stay close all week. Get your ticket in seconds. Walk straight in, signal or no signal. Less searching, more showing up. FANBASE DISCOVER There are clubs, fixtures and live sports events happening near you that you don't know about yet. Fanbase Discover changes that. Browse live sport beyond your existing follows, find something worth going to and buy a ticket without leaving the platform. Over 800,000 active sports fans are already on Fanbase. Your next favourite club is already there too. FOLLOW YOUR CLUBS Follow your clubs directly and stay close to what's happening all week. Upcoming fixtures. What's on next. Your club, in your pocket, without having to go looking. Every club you follow keeps you connected between matches. Not just on matchday. FASTER CHECKOUT Decided to go? You're in before the feeling fades. Fanbase's faster checkout takes you from fixture to ticket in seconds with Apple Pay. No account-switching, no unnecessary steps. Just the decision and the ticket. OFFLINE TICKET ACCESS Your ticket's ready at the gate. Even when your signal isn't. Fanbase stores your ticket offline automatically. No screenshots. No scrambling at the turnstile. Scan and in. WHAT FANBASE IS FOR Fanbase is for sports fans who want to show up to more live sport. Not just the team they grew up supporting. Not just the fixtures already on their calendar. All of it. The sport worth being at, found, followed and attended without the effort getting in the way. Download Fanbase and find your next match.
LOITV
Stream live and on-demand matches from the League of Ireland and Sports Direct FAI Cup. Access over 480 games each season with this official sports broadcasting app.
- Live game streaming
- On-demand match replays
- League of Ireland coverage
- Sports Direct FAI Cup
- Over 480 games per season
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The official streaming app of the League of Ireland. Watch over 480 games per season from across the League of Ireland and Sports Direct FAI Cup, live or on-demand.
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Verdict
The clearest difference is update cadence: LOITV at every 4 weeks against Fanbase's every 4 months. LOITV also leads on monetization model (free vs ad-supported). Fanbase's advantage is review sentiment (63% vs 50%). 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.
Fanbase ships an update every 4 months, LOITV every 4 weeks. The most recent releases landed on September 22, 2026 and August 16, 2026 respectively.
| Parameter | Fanbase | LOITV |
|---|---|---|
| Price | Free | Free |
| Rating | — | 2.8 (4 ratings) — better |
| Positive reviews | 62.5% of reviews — better | 50.0% of reviews |
| Number of ratings | — | 4 — better |
| Update frequency | Every 4 months | Every 4 weeks — better |
| Ads | No | No |
| In-app purchases | No | No |
| Monetization | Ad-supported | Free — better |
| Devices | iPhone, iPad, iPod — better | iPhone, iPad |
| Requires iOS | 15.0 — better | 16.0 |
| Further details — not scored | ||
| Size | 51 MB | 30 MB |
| Age rating | 4+ | 4+ |
| Developer | Fanbase Technology Limited | PREMIER MEDIA BROADCASTING LIMITED |
Customer experience
Fanbase
LOITV
In-app purchases
Fanbase
No in-app purchases
LOITV
No in-app purchases
