Comparison

Pacific Block vs GoalCast

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

Head to head
About

Pacific Block

Enhance your web browsing experience by blocking intrusive images, videos, and audio. This utility speeds up website loading, conserves data, and reduces energy consumption on your Apple devices.

Highlights
  • Blocks website images
  • Blocks website video
  • Blocks website audio
  • Faster website loading
  • Reduced data usage
  • Reduced energy consumption
Features
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Browse the web in Safari with fewer distractions, faster load times, and less data. Pacific Block works on iPhone, iPad, and Mac. Features: • Blocks website images • Blocks website video • Blocks website audio • Helps websites load faster • Reduces data used when loading websites • Reduces energy used when loading websites

About

GoalCast

Follow international football tournaments with fixtures, live scores, and standings. Make friendly score picks that are settled locally after the match. Receive kick-off reminders and share match cards or your picks.

Highlights
  • Browse match fixtures and status
  • Live scores and group standings
  • Save and lock score picks
  • Earn fun points based on picks
  • Local kick-off reminders
  • Share match cards and picks
Features
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GoalCast is a year-round football companion for fans who follow club competitions: fixtures and scores, standings when available, pre-match score picks with on-device points, and a Home Screen widget for your favorite team. What you can do • Browse fixtures: kick-off times, stage, status, and scores. • Switch competitions in More—schedule and tables follow the active competition. • Pull to refresh over HTTPS; data may lag slightly versus live broadcasts. • View standings when the data source provides them; group-stage qualification hints appear only when relevant. • Set home/away score picks before kick-off; picks lock when the match starts. • After full time, earn entertainment points with transparent rules (see Picks → How it works). • Keep past competition picks in Picks → Archive when you switch competitions. • Optional local kick-off reminders and post-match settlement alerts. • Add a Home Screen widget for your team’s next match or live score (set a favorite team first). • Share pick cards and a prediction report via the system share sheet. Privacy (summary) • Picks and points stay on this device. Fixtures and standings load over the network. • No developer cloud accounts. Notifications use system local notifications after you allow them. Important • Not affiliated with any league, federation, or tournament organizer. • Scores and tables come from a third-party sports data feed and may be delayed or incomplete. • Picks and points are for entertainment only—no gambling and no cash or equivalent prizes.

Screenshots

Pacific Block2 screens
GoalCast4 screens

Verdict

The call

The clearest difference is price: GoalCast at Free against Pacific Block's $2.99. GoalCast also leads on rating (5.0 vs 4.5) and review sentiment (100% vs 75%). Pacific Block's advantage is ratings volume (17 vs 1) and device support (3 vs 1). On update cadence, 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

GoalCast is free to download; Pacific Block costs $2.99 up front. Neither carries in-app purchases, so what you see is what you pay.

ReceptionRating · Positive reviews · Number of ratings

GoalCast holds the better App Store score, 5.0 against 4.5. That said, the two scores are not equally well evidenced: Pacific Block has 17 ratings behind it against 1, so its average is the more settled of the two. Written reviews point the same way: 75% of Pacific Block's written reviews are positive against 100% of GoalCast's.

UpkeepUpdate frequency

Pacific Block ships an update every 2 months, GoalCast every 3 months. The most recent releases landed on October 16, 2026 and October 18, 2026 respectively.

Scorecard5 real differences · 5 level
Pacific Block versus GoalCast: the parameters behind the verdict, then further details
ParameterPacific BlockGoalCast
Price$2.99Free — better
Rating4.5 (17 ratings)5.0 (1 ratings) — better
Positive reviews75.0% of reviews100.0% of reviews — better
Number of ratings17 — better1
Update frequencyEvery 2 months — betterEvery 3 months
AdsNoNo
In-app purchasesNoNo
MonetizationPaidPaid
DevicesiPhone, iPad, Mac — betteriPhone
Requires iOS18.617.0 — better
Further details — not scored
Size4 MB3 MB
Age rating4+17+
DeveloperPod 98, LLC浩 刘

Customer experience

Pacific Block

All ratings17 ratings
Positive88.2%
Neutral0.0%
Negative11.8%
Written reviews12 reviews
Positive75.0%
Neutral16.7%
Negative8.3%

GoalCast

All ratings1 ratings
Positive100.0%
Neutral0.0%
Negative0.0%
Written reviews4 reviews
Positive100.0%
Neutral0.0%
Negative0.0%

In-app purchases

None

Pacific Block

No in-app purchases

None

GoalCast

No in-app purchases

Questions

Is Pacific Block free?
Pacific Block costs $2.99, with no in-app purchases.
Is GoalCast free?
GoalCast is free to download, with no in-app purchases.
Which has better reviews, Pacific Block or GoalCast?
GoalCast is rated higher. Pacific Block averages 4.5 out of 5 from 17 ratings, while GoalCast averages 5.0 from 1 ratings.
Do Pacific Block or GoalCast have ads?
Neither Pacific Block nor GoalCast shows ads.
Which is updated more often, Pacific Block or GoalCast?
Pacific Block ships an update every 2 months, and GoalCast every 3 months. Most recently, Pacific Block was updated on October 16, 2026 and GoalCast on October 18, 2026.

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