Comparison

iScout Basketball vs Breakthrough Stats

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

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About

iScout Basketball

Easily track basketball game statistics for players, teams, or entire competitions. Log data with minimal touches for fast input during live action and generate customized reports. Supports multiple teams, leagues, and seasons with optional integration for online platforms.

Highlights
  • Player and team stat tracking
  • Live game scoring
  • Customizable reports
  • Offline data capture
  • SportsEngine integration
  • Real-time error correction
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"The app has exceeded our expectations ... the data capture is great ... so easy, good reports. In fact after one game my 10 y.o. daughter is a complete whizz on it." - A.W. (Sydney) Track your player, team or competition. Record stats for all levels of basketball supporting multiple teams, leagues, and seasons. Minimal touches to log data for fast input during the game. Email customized reports per game,player or season. Video of app on our site. Designed with team data collection in mind providing the ability to track as much or as little data per team or game as you want. We have used non-iOS devices for years tracking basketball and from that experience we designed a better way to track data live during a game. CONNECTIVITY: • Score games and sync stats with or without an internet connection EASE OF USE: • Keep pace with live action • Track stats for one or both teams • View stats at any point during game • Track as much or as little data as you want • Use jersey numbers or player initials as well as team colors to identify players. • Edit free throw shots by series (combines 2 shot or 3 shot free throws into one UI) • Event assistant can gray out controls that do not apply based on user actions • Easily add putback shots • Correct errors in real-time • Email reports from iScout • Full support for portrait and landscape mode DATA COLLECTION: • Shot value, location, made or missed, and type (layup, dunk) • Free throw shots • Fouls and type (charging, technical, etc) • Turnovers and reason (dribbling, shot clock, etc) • Deflections • Steals • Assists • Blocks • Rebounds (offense and defense) • Playing time (and optional timer for event time) INTEGRATION: • Game schedules, teams and rosters from your SportsEngine** website are discoverable within iScout • Export stats from iScout directly to your SportsEngine** website at the end of every period or game ** SportsEngine integration requires an Annual membership ($4.99/year): 1 year of access to your existing SportsEngine web site integration on your iOS device for $4.99. This plan automatically renews on a yearly basis. Only teams with web sites on SportsEngine are able to show scoring - teams created without websites on their platform do not support showing statistics and are not accessible from this app. • Payment will be charged to iTunes Account at confirmation of purchase • Subscription automatically renews unless auto-renew is turned off at least 24-hours before the end of the current period • Account will be charged for renewal within 24-hours prior to the end of the current period at $4.99/year • Subscriptions may be managed by the user and auto-renewal may be turned off by going to the user's Account Settings after purchase • Teams created on SportsEngine services without web sites and scoring per player support are not accessible from the app. -------------------------------------------------------- By completing your purchase, you certify that you are at least 18 years old and agree to the Terms of Service (http://www.iscoutsports.com/terms-of-service) and Privacy Policy (http://www.iscoutsports.com/privacy-policy). Auto-renewal may be turned off in your Account Settings in iTunes after purchase. No cancellation of the current subscription is allowed during and active subscription period. A user that cancels during a subscription year will not be charged for the following year.

About

Breakthrough Stats

This app allows users to track live basketball game statistics for players, teams, or multiple teams. It automates the calculation of numerous advanced stats, offers detailed reporting, and provides features for easy data capture and editing.

Highlights
  • Live game stat tracking
  • Automated stat calculation
  • Shot charts and locations
  • Player substitution tracking
  • Exportable reports (PDF/CSV)
  • Customizable game rules
  • Play-by-play log
Features
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Track LIVE GAME stats and shot charts for a single player, entire team, or multiple teams. Track as little or as much as you want - instantly calculate up to 65 basketball statistics that would take hours without automation -- points in paint, lay up %, EFG%, bad passes, and more. Designed for coaches, parents, fans, statisticians, and players. Minimal touches allow for easy data capture. Innovative player substitution allows you to sub players faster than other apps. Easily undo and delete mistakes. Export and email stats per game, team, league or season (to PC or Mac). Parents can easily track an individual player's stats with streamlined single player input -- and view player efficiency ratings to help identify weaknesses and make improvements. Coaches can view specialized reports (like the Key Game Stat Report) to help make quick game decisions and easily see where the competition is getting the advantage. GENERAL FEATURES -Easy data capture -Optionally track shot locations -Track multiple seasons -Track multiple leagues -Track as little or as much as you want -Track team or individual -Track one team or both teams -Game clock (can be turned off) -Scoreboard -Enter/Sort players by name or number -On screen player statistics for fouls and points -Game and team rules allow unique customization per user -Online help -Play by play log -Edit/undo statistics live or after the game -Home & away jersey numbers -Track who is in the game, allow substitutions -Easy, on the fly, substitutions -Adjust score during game -Adjust clock during game -Adjust fouls during game -Time-outs tracker -Team foul tracker -Track jump ball possession -Show bonus or double bonus on scoreboard -Automatic stop clock on turnovers, jump ball and timeouts -Automatic adjustment of 2 & 3 point shots -Easily move (drag) shot location after the fact -Optional second player event, like turnover after steal -Enter putbacks which automatically records rebound and shot -Optionally track turnover types -Optionally track foul types -Optionally track playing time -Allow assigning a stat to a team instead of a player, such as, a team rebound -MaxPreps Interface REPORT FEATURES -View reports at any time -Statistics by game -Statistics by season -Play by play -Email reports as PDF or CSV -Detailed game statistics report -Key game statistics report (for coaches) -Running score -Turnover types -Foul Types -Shot Chart -Shot Zones STATISTICS YOU CAN TRACK -2 point, 3 point & free throws made, attempted and % -Field goals made, attempted and % -Effective field goal percentage (EFG%) -Rebounds – offensive, defensive & total -Offensive rebounding percentage (ORB%) -Defensive rebounding percentage (DRB%) -Layups made, attempted, and % -Points in the paint -Assists -Steals -Blocks -Deflections -Take charge -Rushed shot -Turnovers -Forced turnovers -Turnover types - bad pass, lost ball, travel, etc. -Fouls -Foul types - clocking, hand check, flagrant, etc. -Player fouled -Forced jump ball -Jump ball victim -Deflection victim -Block victim -Recoveries -Minutes played -Turnover points -Points Per Possession (PPP) -Danny Miles Value Point System (VPS) -Player Efficiency rating -Plus/minus rating CUSTOMIZABLE GAME AND TEAM RULES -Number of periods -Minutes per period -Overtime length -Number of 60 & 30 second time-outs -Select when or if to reset time-outs -Number of time-outs per overtime period -Number of fouls for bonus & double bonus -Enable/disable 3 point shots -# of fouls to foul out -Display or hide game clock -Track turnover types -Track foul types -Track playing time -Record shot locations -Ask for steal victim -Ask for who caused closely guarded turnover -Ask for who was fouled -Ask for jump ball victim -Ask for block victim -Ask for deflection victim -Select on court player sort order -Select player statistics scoreboard sort order

Screenshots

iScout Basketball3 screens
Breakthrough Stats1 screens

Verdict

The call

The clearest difference is price: iScout Basketball at $9.99 against Breakthrough Stats's $19.99. iScout Basketball also leads on rating (4.8 vs 4.5) and ratings volume (531 vs 97). Breakthrough Stats's advantage is in-app purchases (none vs 1). On review sentiment, update cadence, 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

CostPrice · In-app purchases · Ads · Monetization

iScout Basketball costs $9.99 and Breakthrough Stats $19.99 up front. iScout Basketball sells 1 in-app purchase, starting at $4.99 per year. Breakthrough Stats asks for nothing beyond the download.

ReceptionRating · Positive reviews · Number of ratings

iScout Basketball holds the better App Store score, 4.8 against 4.5. That said, the two scores are not equally well evidenced: iScout Basketball has 531 ratings behind it against 97, so its average is the more settled of the two. Written reviews point the same way: 89% of iScout Basketball's written reviews are positive against 88% of Breakthrough Stats's.

UpkeepUpdate frequency

iScout Basketball ships an update every 5 weeks, Breakthrough Stats every 6 weeks. The most recent releases landed on October 27, 2026 and October 26, 2026 respectively.

Scorecard5 real differences · 5 level
iScout Basketball versus Breakthrough Stats: the parameters behind the verdict, then further details
ParameteriScout BasketballBreakthrough Stats
Price$9.99 — better$19.99
Rating4.8 (531 ratings) — better4.5 (97 ratings)
Positive reviews89.2% of reviews — better87.7% of reviews
Number of ratings531 — better97
Update frequencyEvery 5 weeks — betterEvery 6 weeks
AdsNoNo
In-app purchasesYesNo — better
MonetizationSubscriptionFree with in-app purchases — better
DevicesiPhone, iPad, iPodiPhone, iPad, iPod
Requires iOS14.714.0 — better
Further details — not scored
Size69 MB21 MB
Age rating4+4+
DeveloperBlackbelt Apps LLCBreakthrough Basketball, LLC

Customer experience

iScout Basketball

All ratings531 ratings
Positive97.2%
Neutral1.3%
Negative1.5%
Written reviews185 reviews
Positive89.2%
Neutral4.3%
Negative6.5%

Breakthrough Stats

All ratings97 ratings
Positive93.8%
Neutral2.1%
Negative4.1%
Written reviews65 reviews
Positive87.7%
Neutral1.5%
Negative10.8%

Bugs and requests

iScout Basketball

Reported bugs

3 issues
  • Randomly adds extra free throw attempts
  • Email sharing feature not working
  • Lineup and clock issues during substitutions

Requested features

5 requests
  • Add more stat categories (e.g. charges, shot types)
  • Improve report customization and exporting
  • Implement a way to review and edit recent plays
  • Add player photos for easier identification
  • Provide quarter-by-quarter stats

Breakthrough Stats

Not enough reviews yet to summarise bugs or requests.

In-app purchases

1 purchases

iScout Basketball

Subscriptions1
  • SportsEngine Integration1 Month trial$4.991 Year
None

Breakthrough Stats

No in-app purchases

Questions

Is iScout Basketball free?
iScout Basketball costs $9.99, and also offers in-app purchases.
Is Breakthrough Stats free?
Breakthrough Stats costs $19.99, with no in-app purchases.
Which has better reviews, iScout Basketball or Breakthrough Stats?
iScout Basketball is rated higher. iScout Basketball averages 4.8 out of 5 from 531 ratings, while Breakthrough Stats averages 4.5 from 97 ratings.
Do iScout Basketball or Breakthrough Stats have ads?
Neither iScout Basketball nor Breakthrough Stats shows ads.
Which is updated more often, iScout Basketball or Breakthrough Stats?
iScout Basketball ships an update every 5 weeks, and Breakthrough Stats every 6 weeks. Most recently, iScout Basketball was updated on October 27, 2026 and Breakthrough Stats on October 26, 2026.

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