ZebraWeb vs Section VIII Athletics
Price, ratings, monetisation and update history for both apps, side by side — with what reviewers say about each.
ZebraWeb
This app provides officials and team users with essential tools for managing schedules, contacts, and game-related tasks. It offers features like instant notifications, direct messaging, availability management, and payment history access. Security is a priority with multiple authentication methods.
- Schedule management
- Push notifications for game changes
- Contact directory
- Availability management
- Payment transaction history
- Messaging capabilities
- Report completion
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Today, Officials can download the ZebraWeb Mobile app to access their schedule and contacts as well as: - Check Your Schedule - Accept or Decline New Games - Get Push Notifications of Game Changes Instantly - Get contact information for partners and team or school contacts - Manage Availability and Blocked Dates - View Your ZebraPay Transaction history, manage your Direct Deposit information and more. - Message Your Partner, Assignor, or School Contacts. - Read Memos from your associations - Complete Assigned Ejection and Game Reports Team Users and School Admin can download the ZebraWeb Mobile app to access their schedule and contacts as well as: - Check Your Entire Schedule In One Place - Approve Officials For Pay and Manage Fees - Message an Official or the Crew - Complete Mandatory Coaches Evaluation Reports - Integrated to the Weather - Complete Directory of All Officials Security is our mission and we take it very seriously. That is why we have implemented many MFA methods like TouchID, FaceID, and Pin entry to keep your private information safe. Questions or feedback? We’d love to hear from you! Just email support@zebraweb.org or download the app and send us a message.
Section VIII Athletics
Stay updated with all Section VIII NYSPHSAA Athletics events and news. This app provides location-based messaging for gameday and uses notifications to keep you informed of schedules and offers. Manage your settings and opt out of features anytime.
- Official Section VIII NYSPHSAA Athletics home
- Location-based messaging for gameday
- Event and offer notifications
- Manage notification settings
- Information for all Section VIII schools and fans
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The Official Section VIII Athletics application is your home for Section VIII of NYSPHSAA Athletics! This app is a must-have for ALL Section VIII schools and fans. The Section VIII Athletics app requests the use of location services to provide attendees with location-based messaging on gameday. Additionally, this app uses notifications to keep you informed of events and offers from Section VIII of NYSPHSAA. You can manage your settings and opt out of these features at any time.
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Verdict
The clearest difference is rating: Section VIII Athletics at 5.0 against ZebraWeb's 3.7. ZebraWeb's advantage is ads (none vs shown) and ratings volume (161 vs 1). On price, update cadence and in-app purchases 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.
Section VIII Athletics holds the better App Store score, 5.0 against 3.7. That said, the two scores are not equally well evidenced: ZebraWeb has 161 ratings behind it against 1, so its average is the more settled of the two.
Both ship on a similar rhythm, roughly monthly. The most recent releases landed on October 25, 2026 and October 22, 2026 respectively.
| Parameter | ZebraWeb | Section VIII Athletics |
|---|---|---|
| Price | Free | Free |
| Rating | 3.7 (161 ratings) | 5.0 (1 ratings) — better |
| Positive reviews | 32.7% of reviews | — |
| Number of ratings | 161 — better | 1 |
| Update frequency | Monthly | Monthly |
| Ads | No — better | Yes |
| In-app purchases | No | No |
| Monetization | Free — better | Ad-supported |
| Devices | iPhone, iPad, iPod — better | iPhone |
| Requires iOS | 15.1 — better | 17.0 |
| Further details — not scored | ||
| Size | 29 MB | 117 MB |
| Age rating | 4+ | 4+ |
| Developer | Vantage Labs | SECTION VIII OF THE NEW YORK STATE PUBLIC HIGH SCHOOL ATHLETIC ASSOCIATION, INC. |
Customer experience
ZebraWeb
Section VIII Athletics
Bugs and requests
ZebraWeb
Reported bugs
14 issues- App does not save changes properly
- App requires upgrade but no upgrade available
- App will not open after update
- App crashes when trying to view specific dates
- App crashes when trying to sync Google calendar
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- App crashes after entering username and password
- App crashes when clicking on assigned games
- App shows incorrect credentials
- App shows 'failed' when accepting a game
- App only shows blocked dates on calendar view
- App glitches in reason and description column for blocked time
- iCal sync has issues with EST time zone with Outlook app on phone
- Profile icon spins forever, cannot access profile or calendar sync
- White screen after login since update
Requested features
10 requests- Improve login persistence (remember login)
- Make schedule easier to view
- Prompt for new games instead of using filters
- Improve messaging system
- Add assignment functions
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- Improve iCal sync with Outlook app on iPhone
- Fix glitches in blocked time section
- Allow posting scores
- Enable Face ID or fingerprint login
- Improve calendar sync with iPhone
Section VIII Athletics
Not enough reviews yet to summarise bugs or requests.
In-app purchases
ZebraWeb
No in-app purchases
Section VIII Athletics
No in-app purchases
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