Comparison

OPTIMAL vs SquaresBOSS

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

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About

OPTIMAL

This app analyzes sportsbook lines to identify profitable betting opportunities using proprietary models. It offers real-time expected value calculations, line shopping across multiple books, and smart alerts for sharp bettors.

Highlights
  • +EV Finder with color-coded edge grades
  • Real-time line shopping across major sportsbooks
  • Smart push notifications for opportunities
  • Arbitrage and boost scanner
  • Deep player prop data and projections
  • Live pick tracking with play-by-play updates
  • Parlay builder with correlated leg flagging
Features
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Find the player props and lines the books got wrong. Optimal compares every major sportsbook and pick'em app, grades every edge and shows you the best price on every line. 7,700+ five-star ratings. 275,000+ users. OPTIMAL EV: GRADED +EV PICKS • Lines at any sportsbook priced better than the true odds, graded by edge • EV, chance to hit and suggested units on every pick • Pick alerts: a push the moment a new edge drops PLAYER PROPS & PREDICTIONS • Player prop projections: floor, projection and ceiling against the line • Hit rates, recent games, lineups and injuries • Trends: players on a hot streak against today's lines CHEAT SHEETS FOR PICK'EM & DFS • The best picks on PrizePicks, Underdog, Sleeper, DraftKings Pick6 and more, ranked by edge • Swipe Mode: swipe right on picks to build a slip PARLAY BUILDER • Fair odds and the estimated chance your parlay hits • Track the slip and watch every leg live ODDS COMPARISON & SHARP TOOLS • Compare every book's odds, with the best price on each side • Live odds during the game: spread, total and moneyline • Sharp Books: lines at your sportsbook that the sharpest books say are mispriced • Arbitrage: when two books disagree enough to cover both sides, with the stake for each side LIVE SCORES & PLAY-BY-PLAY • Live scores for every game, with your games first • Big plays as they happen, with fantasy points and what each play did to your picks • Every play of a game, player by player FANTASY PROJECTIONS • Free projections and rankings for NFL, NBA, MLB, NHL and WNBA • PPR, Half PPR, Standard or your own scoring • Compare players side by side for start/sit calls SPORTS NFL, NBA, MLB, NHL, WNBA, college football, college basketball, MLS, tennis and MMA. FREE AND OPTIMAL+ Optimal is free to download. Live scores, odds, fantasy projections, Swipe Mode and research are free for everyone. Optimal+ unlocks the rest: Optimal EV, Sharp Books, Arbitrage, Trends, player projections, every cheat sheet and pick alerts. New subscribers can start with a free trial. • Payment is charged to your Apple Account when you confirm the purchase. • Subscriptions renew automatically unless canceled at least 24 hours before the end of the current period. Your account is charged for renewal within 24 hours before the period ends. • Manage or cancel anytime in your Apple Account settings. • Any unused part of a free trial is forfeited when you buy a subscription. PLAY RESPONSIBLY Optimal provides sports data and analytics only. We do not accept wagers, and no outcome is guaranteed. You must be 21+ to wager. If you or someone you know has a gambling problem, call 1-800-GAMBLER. Terms of Service: https://www.optimal-bet.com/terms Privacy Policy: https://www.optimal-bet.com/privacy Support: team@optimal-bet.com

About

SquaresBOSS

Features
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One board. Ten by ten. Everyone's watching the same game. SquaresBOSS runs the squares board your group already plays, without the printout, the group text, or the person who swears they claimed C4. HOW IT WORKS Create a board for any NFL or college game. Share one invite code. Everyone claims their own squares from their phone, and the grid fills up in front of you. At kickoff the board locks and the numbers are drawn on our servers, so nobody sees a digit early and nobody can nudge the draw. THE NUMBERS, EXPLAINED The moment digits drop, every player gets a card showing what they're holding: the real historical odds that an NFL quarter ends on those numbers, and where their square ranks out of all 100. Some people get 0 and 7. Some people get 2 and 5. Now everybody knows which. WATCH IT LIVE The board updates as the game goes. A strip across the top shows who's winning the quarter right now, and what the next score would change. A field goal, a touchdown, who it flips to. When a quarter changes hands, the two people involved get a push. Nobody else. Winners are marked automatically at the end of each quarter, at the half, and at the final. No math, no arguing, no one doing sums on a napkin. THREE GAMES, ONE APP Squares: the classic 10x10 grid, a winner every quarter. Scratch Card: ten lines instead of a hundred squares, each with its own number, scratched off by quarter. Good for smaller groups. Bingo: every player gets a card of 24 live game props. Squares dab themselves the moment the call comes true, straight from the play-by-play. First to a line, or go for blackout. BUILT FOR IPHONE DUO Unfold and every screen gets a second page. The whole board sits beside who's winning every quarter. Game Day sits beside all your boards: what's live, what's next, and what you've won. Your bingo lobby sits beside the live leaderboard. Fold it back up and it's the same SquaresBOSS on the cover screen. FOR MANAGERS A board takes about a minute. Pick the game, add a note for your group, share the code. Approve players, see who's claimed what, print the board for the wall at the bar. You draw the numbers yourself or let the server do it at lock, your call. FAIR BY DESIGN Digits are drawn server-side at lock, never on a phone. Claiming closes at kickoff. Once you're in, you're in: you can move to an open square before the draw, but you can't abandon one and leave a gap. FREE TO PLAY Creating a board, joining a board, and claiming squares are all free. Optional one-time purchases: remove ads ($4.99), unlock another board for a manager ($1.99), allow multiple entries in a board ($1.99), and add an extra entry for yourself ($0.99). SquaresBOSS does not take entry fees, hold money, or handle payouts. What your group plays for is between your group.

Screenshots

OPTIMAL4 screens
SquaresBOSS4 screens

Verdict

The call

The clearest difference is ads: OPTIMAL at none against SquaresBOSS's shown. OPTIMAL also leads on update cadence (every 11 days vs every 5 weeks) and chart position (#133 vs unranked). On price, in-app purchases, device support and iOS requirement 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. OPTIMAL sells 9 in-app purchases, starting at $12.99 per 7 days and SquaresBOSS sells 4 one-off in-app purchases. Whichever you choose, the download price is not the number that matters.

UpkeepUpdate frequency

OPTIMAL ships an update every 11 days, SquaresBOSS every 5 weeks. The most recent releases landed on November 1, 2026 and October 31, 2026 respectively.

Scorecard3 real differences · 8 level
OPTIMAL versus SquaresBOSS: the parameters behind the verdict, then further details
ParameterOPTIMALSquaresBOSS
PriceFreeFree
Rating4.8 (8.4K ratings) — better—
Positive reviews64.5% of reviews—
Number of ratings8.4K — better—
Update frequencyEvery 11 days — betterEvery 5 weeks
AdsNo — betterYes
In-app purchasesYesYes
MonetizationFreemium—
Best chart rank#133 — better—
DevicesiPhone, iPad — betteriPhone
Requires iOS17.617.0 — better
Further details — not scored
Size79 MB24 MB
Age rating17+4+
DeveloperHergott Technologies, IncRicardo Guerrera

Bugs and requests

OPTIMAL

Reported bugs

3 issues
  • Recurring billing issues and trouble with cancellations
  • Incorrect or outdated odds and lines displayed
  • Difficulty navigating the app and finding relevant information

Requested features

5 requests
  • Add more sports and leagues
  • Improve notification system for custom settings
  • Integrate with more sportsbooks
  • Add ability to build and submit parlays directly in the app
  • Provide more detailed player and team performance data

SquaresBOSS

Not enough reviews yet to summarise bugs or requests.

In-app purchases

9 purchases

OPTIMAL

Subscriptions9
  • Optimal 1-Week$12.997 Days
  • Optimal+ 1-Week3 Days trial$19.997 Days
  • Optimal 1-Month3 Days trial$29.991 Month
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  • Optimal+ 1-Month7 Days trial$49.991 Month
  • Optimal Full Access 1-Month3 Days trial$69.991 Month
  • Optimal Full Access 3-Month$199.003 Months
  • Optimal 1-Year$199.991 Year
  • Optimal+ 1-Year1 Year trial$419.991 Year
  • Optimal Full Access 1-Year7 Days trial$419.991 Year
4 purchases

SquaresBOSS

One-time4
  • Player Extra Entry, +50 Manager Fee$0.99
  • Additional Pools$1.99
  • Multiple Player Entry$1.99
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  • Remove Ads$4.99

Questions

Is OPTIMAL free?
OPTIMAL is free to download, with in-app purchases available.
Is SquaresBOSS free?
SquaresBOSS is free to download, with in-app purchases available.
Do OPTIMAL or SquaresBOSS have ads?
SquaresBOSS shows ads; OPTIMAL does not.
Which is updated more often, OPTIMAL or SquaresBOSS?
OPTIMAL ships an update every 11 days, and SquaresBOSS every 5 weeks. Most recently, OPTIMAL was updated on November 1, 2026 and SquaresBOSS on October 31, 2026.

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