JumpForward vs EIU Gameday
Price, ratings, monetisation and update history for both apps, side by side — with what reviewers say about each.
JumpForward
This app connects coaches, student-athletes, and administrators within collegiate athletic departments. It provides a unified platform for athletic department operations.
- Connects coaches, athletes, and administrators
- Unified athletics platform
- Supports collegiate athletic departments
- Free for subscribers
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JumpForward connects and powers coaches, student-athletes and administrators for collegiate athletic departments. The JumpForward Unified Athletics application is free to JumpForward subscribers.
EIU Gameday
Stay connected with Eastern Illinois Athletics. Get live game audio, scores, stats, social media feeds, and exclusive offers. Plan your gameday with interactive maps and essential information.
- Live game audio streaming
- Real-time social media feeds
- Interactive stadium maps
- Live scores and stats
- Customizable notifications
- Team and player information
- Exclusive fan offers
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Eastern Illinois University, in partnership with SIDEARM Sports is excited to bring you the Official EIU Gameday app that is a must-have for fans headed to campus or following the Panthers from afar. With interactive social media, and all the scores and stats surrounding the game, the EIU Gameday app covers it all! Features Include: +SOCIAL STREAM - View social media content. +SCORES & STATS - All available scores, stats, and play-by-play information that fans need and expect during live game +NOTIFICATIONS - Receive notifications to let fans know important news
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Verdict
The clearest difference is review sentiment: EIU Gameday at 100% against JumpForward's 18%. EIU Gameday also leads on rating (4.5 vs 2.0). JumpForward's advantage is update cadence (monthly vs every 2 months) and device support (3 vs 1). On price, ratings volume, ads 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.
EIU Gameday holds the better App Store score, 4.5 against 2.0. Both are backed by a comparable volume of ratings — 30 and 11 respectively. Written reviews point the same way: 18% of JumpForward's written reviews are positive against 100% of EIU Gameday's.
JumpForward ships an update monthly, EIU Gameday every 2 months. The most recent releases landed on August 13, 2026 and July 7, 2026 respectively.
| Parameter | JumpForward | EIU Gameday |
|---|---|---|
| Price | Free | Free |
| Rating | 2.0 (30 ratings) | 4.5 (11 ratings) — better |
| Positive reviews | 18.2% of reviews | 100.0% of reviews — better |
| Number of ratings | 30 — better | 11 |
| Update frequency | Monthly — better | Every 2 months |
| Ads | No | No |
| In-app purchases | No | No |
| Monetization | Free | Free |
| Devices | iPhone, iPad, iPod — better | iPhone |
| Requires iOS | 13.0 — better | 16.6 |
| Further details — not scored | ||
| Size | 57 MB | 190 MB |
| Age rating | 4+ | 4+ |
| Developer | Active Network, LLC | Eastern Illinois University |
Customer experience
JumpForward
EIU Gameday
In-app purchases
JumpForward
No in-app purchases
EIU Gameday
No in-app purchases
