FAI Connect vs BackPin
Price, ratings, monetisation and update history for both apps, side by side — with what reviewers say about each.
FAI Connect
Stay connected to Irish football with live fixtures, results, standings, and team stats. Track your favorite clubs and players to never miss a moment of the action.
- Live fixtures and results
- League standings
- Team line-ups and squads
- Player and team statistics
- Personalized tracking of favorites
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The FAI Connect App powered by Comet puts all of the excitement of Irish football in the palm of your hand. Stay up-to-date with fixtures, results, standings, team line-ups, squads, stats and much more for every club and competition in Ireland. Track your favourite teams, players or leagues so you never miss a moment – whether it’s an injury-time winner, a penalty shoot-out or the final whistle you’re always close to the action.
BackPin
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The golf app for societies, competitions and the lads you play with every Saturday. Run your society, score every format, track your shots and settle the bragging rights, on your iPhone and Apple Watch. GOLF SOCIETIES Members: your whole society in one place, with handicaps kept up to date Competitions and tournaments: set up outings, series and one-off events in minutes Entries: collect them in the app, with no more chasing people on WhatsApp Live leaderboards: everyone sees where they stand as the scores come in Results: shared the moment the last card is in PLAY WITH YOUR MATES Friends: see who's playing and pull a round together Messages: talk to your group in the app Challenges: head-to-head matches and rivalries, with the record kept for you Every format: Stableford, Strokeplay, Matchplay, Skins, Wolf, Scramble, Texas Scramble and Champagne Scramble Handicap shots: worked out on every hole for you ON THE COURSE GPS rangefinder: distances to the front, middle and back of the green, plus hazards Distances from the tee: see the whole hole before you hit Shot tracking: log your club and see every shot on the hole after the round Shot map: tracers, yardages and clubs for every hole you played Live Activity: score the group from your lock screen APPLE WATCH Scoring: score every hole from your wrist, straight to the live leaderboard Distances: front, middle and back, with a hole map at a glance Wind: speed, direction and how the hole plays with it Siri: ask for the leaderboard or read out your scores hands-free Auto hole change: moves on once your hole is scored Whether it's a quick nine after work, a society outing or the annual golf trip, BackPin keeps it organised, keeps it fair and keeps the craic going. Terms of Use: https://www.apple.com/legal/internet-services/itunes/dev/stdeula/ Privacy Policy: https://www.backpin.ie/privacy
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Verdict
The clearest difference is in-app purchases: FAI Connect at none against BackPin's 4. BackPin's advantage is update cadence (every 4 days vs every 4 weeks) and device support (3 vs 1). On price, ads 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
Both are free to download. BackPin sells 4 in-app purchases, starting at $2.99 per month. FAI Connect asks for nothing beyond the download.
FAI Connect ships an update every 4 weeks, BackPin every 4 days. The most recent releases landed on October 13, 2026 and October 15, 2026 respectively.
| Parameter | FAI Connect | BackPin |
|---|---|---|
| Price | Free | Free |
| Rating | 4.7 (34 ratings) — better | — |
| Number of ratings | 34 — better | — |
| Update frequency | Every 4 weeks | Every 4 days — better |
| Ads | No | No |
| In-app purchases | No — better | Yes |
| Monetization | Free | — |
| Devices | iPhone | iPhone, iPod, Apple Watch — better |
| Requires iOS | 16.0 | 15.6 — better |
| Further details — not scored | ||
| Size | 70 MB | 72 MB |
| Age rating | 4+ | 4+ |
| Developer | Football Associaton of Ireland | James Cosgrave |
In-app purchases
FAI Connect
No in-app purchases
BackPin
- Pro Monthly$2.991 Month
- Society Max Monthly$9.991 Month
- Pro Yearly$24.991 Year
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- Society Max Yearly$99.991 Year









