The Cricketer vs CS Play
Price, ratings, monetisation and update history for both apps, side by side — with what reviewers say about each.
The Cricketer
Get daily in-depth news, features, analysis, and insight on domestic cricket in England and Wales. Focuses on England's men's and women's teams, county competitions, and regional tournaments. Offers top cricket writing and engaging debate.
- Daily in-depth cricket news
- Features and analysis
- Focus on England teams
- County and regional tournament coverage
- Cricket writing and debate
- UK domestic cricket focus
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A must-have for lovers of domestic cricket in England and Wales. The Cricketer provides daily in-depth cricket news, features, analysis and insight, with a special focus on the England men's and women's sides, the men's county competitions and ECB women's regional tournaments. Discover the best cricket writing, in-depth investigations and engaging debate on a wide spectrum of issues and subjects, from the No.1 platform for coverage of domestic cricket in the UK. This app uses the standard Apple Terms of Use (EULA): https://www.apple.com/legal/internet-services/itunes/dev/stdeula/ Privacy policy: https://www.thecricketer.com/privacy_policy.html
CS Play
This official mobile app connects the Cricket Scotland community with fixtures, ladders, results, and stats. Fans can follow favorite players and teams, while participants can sync their schedules and receive instant match updates.
- Fixtures, ladders, and results
- Player and team statistics
- Favorite players, teams, and competitions
- Fixture syncing to personal schedule
- Instant match updates
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Introducing the official mobile app for everyone involved in the Cricket Scotland community. CSPlay is the official free iOS app for the Cricket Scotland community, featuring fixtures, ladders, results and stats from PlayHQ. Fans can favourite players, teams and competitions, while logged-in participants get their fixtures synced to their schedule with instant match updates.
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Verdict
The clearest difference is in-app purchases: CS Play at none against The Cricketer's 1. CS Play also leads on review sentiment (33% vs 0%) and update cadence (every 10 days vs every 3 months). The Cricketer's advantage is iOS requirement (12.1 vs 15.1). On price, ads 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. The Cricketer sells 1 in-app purchase, starting at $4.49 per month. CS Play asks for nothing beyond the download.
The Cricketer ships an update every 3 months, CS Play every 10 days. The most recent releases landed on September 29, 2026 and October 13, 2026 respectively.
| Parameter | The Cricketer | CS Play |
|---|---|---|
| Price | Free | Free |
| Positive reviews | 0.0% of reviews | 33.3% of reviews — better |
| Update frequency | Every 3 months | Every 10 days — better |
| Ads | No | No |
| In-app purchases | Yes | No — better |
| Monetization | Freemium | Free — better |
| Devices | iPhone, iPad, iPod — better | iPhone, iPod |
| Requires iOS | 12.1 — better | 15.1 |
| Further details — not scored | ||
| Size | 39 MB | 71 MB |
| Age rating | 4+ | 4+ |
| Developer | The Cricketer Publishing | PlayHQ |
Customer experience
The Cricketer
CS Play
In-app purchases
The Cricketer
- The Cricketer premium1 Month trial$4.491 Month
CS Play
No in-app purchases
Questions
Is The Cricketer free?
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Do The Cricketer or CS Play have ads?
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