Comparison

Scoreboard | Score keeper vs Match Keeper

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

Head to head
About

Scoreboard | Score keeper

Easily track scores and game times for various sports and games. Customize team names, utilize game and shot clocks, and even broadcast your game live online. Enhance your game-day experience with a clear, shareable display.

Highlights
  • Customizable team names
  • Secondary score tracking
  • Game clock
  • Shot clock
  • Integrated buzzers
  • Online game broadcasting
  • Background customization
Features
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Keep track of your sports and games with this easy to use Scoreboard. Features: - Change team names - Secondary scores - Game clock - Shot clock - Buzzers - Broadcast game to anywhere online - Change background Display the time remaining and score to everyone around with a projector or big screen using airplay

About

Match Keeper

This app simplifies soccer match management for coaches, referees, and parents. It offers a comprehensive timer, player tracking, custom format creation, and a penalty shootout tracker. Easily manage all aspects of a game from start to finish.

Highlights
  • Match timer with start, pause, rewind, and whistle
  • Player and team management with stats
  • Customizable match formats
  • Penalty shootout tracker
  • Birth year to age group calculator
  • Score tracking and adjustments
Features
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Match Keeper is the soccer timer and match manager for coaches, referees, parents, and players. Simplifying the beautiful game, it runs every part of a match — from the fixture list to the final whistle. SCHEDULE & MATCH DAY - Schedule matches ahead and see what's coming in one place - Match Day puts today's fixtures on one screen, ready to kick off - Save the venue, field, and an address that opens in Maps - Set an arrival time, and choose each team's kit - Mark who's in and who's out for each match, and call up guest players to cover - Share a fixture, or the whole match day, as an image TEAM SCHEDULE - Every team has its own schedule — past results and what's coming, in one list - Share it as a printable sheet for the fridge, or a card for the team chat - Choose the matches to include, or pick a range of dates - Styled with your team's logo, emblem, and colors MATCH TIMER - Start, pause, rewind, and skip periods with ease - Automatic whistle at the end of each interval - Track additional time APPLE WATCH APP - Start a match from your wrist, with no phone needed - Tap to score, hold to correct - See the live timer and score on your watch face - Included free with the app MATCH & PLAYER MANAGEMENT - Create teams with names, colors, logos, rosters, and a default format - Sort your teams by name, birth year, gender, date added, or which ones have players - Track goals, substitutions, cards, and playing time - Handle ties with extra time, golden goal, or penalty shootout - Archive and restore teams and players — history and stats kept whole TEAM LOGOS & COLORS - Give every team its own logo — a shape, a pattern, and a monogram or emblem - Choose from 100+ emblems: animals, birds, shields, stars, and more - Set your team's exact colors, shown on the scoreboard and in formations MATCH HISTORY & SHARING - Review match history and notes after the game - Share matches and match stats with a QR code or link TEAM & PLAYER STATISTICS - Team record, goals, and clean sheets across your saved matches - Leaderboards for top scorers, assists, and most minutes played - Per-player minutes, starts, and share of playing time CUSTOM FORMATS - Pick a format and set age group, period length, OT rules, and ball size - Apply restrictions like no heading, offside, goalie, or slide tackles - Customize field and goal dimensions, and share formats by QR code or link PENALTY SHOOTOUTS - Record every penalty as a goal, save or miss, with the shooter and the goalkeeper, through sudden death - See each player's penalty record in their stats - Or run a quick shootout of any length on its own, with a Decisive Shot indicator for the key moments BIRTH YEAR TO AGE GROUP CALCULATOR - Instantly convert birth years to age groups, from U4 to Over 60 Whether you're running a tournament or timing your child's weekend game, Match Keeper gives you the tools to manage the match with confidence. Terms of service: https://lucatoni-labs.com/products/keeper/terms-of-service Privacy policy: https://lucatoni-labs.com/products/keeper/privacy-policy

Screenshots

Scoreboard | Score keeper4 screens
Match Keeper4 screens

Verdict

The call

The clearest difference is review sentiment: Match Keeper at 100% against Scoreboard | Score keeper's 73%. Match Keeper also leads on update cadence (every 4 days vs every 3 weeks) and rating (5.0 vs 4.7). Scoreboard | Score keeper's advantage is ratings volume (327 vs 15). On price, 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

Both are free to download. Scoreboard | Score keeper sells 3 one-off in-app purchases and Match Keeper sells 2 in-app purchases, starting at $1.00 per month. Whichever you choose, the download price is not the number that matters.

ReceptionRating · Positive reviews · Number of ratings

Match Keeper holds the better App Store score, 5.0 against 4.7. That said, the two scores are not equally well evidenced: Scoreboard | Score keeper has 327 ratings behind it against 15, so its average is the more settled of the two. Written reviews point the same way: 73% of Scoreboard | Score keeper's written reviews are positive against 100% of Match Keeper's.

UpkeepUpdate frequency

Scoreboard | Score keeper ships an update every 3 weeks, Match Keeper every 4 days. The most recent releases landed on October 22, 2026 and October 24, 2026 respectively.

Scorecard4 real differences · 6 level
Scoreboard | Score keeper versus Match Keeper: the parameters behind the verdict, then further details
ParameterScoreboard | Score keeperMatch Keeper
PriceFreeFree
Rating4.7 (327 ratings)5.0 (15 ratings) — better
Positive reviews73.4% of reviews100.0% of reviews — better
Number of ratings327 — better15
Update frequencyEvery 3 weeksEvery 4 days — better
AdsNoNo
In-app purchasesYesYes
MonetizationFree with in-app purchasesFreemium
DevicesiPhone, iPad, iPodiPhone, iPad, Apple Watch
Requires iOS15.6 — better16.4
Further details — not scored
Size45 MB56 MB
Age rating4+4+
DeveloperSportHub Technologies LtdLucatoni, LLC

Customer experience

Scoreboard | Score keeper

All ratings327 ratings
Positive92.0%
Neutral5.8%
Negative2.1%
Written reviews79 reviews
Positive73.4%
Neutral13.9%
Negative12.7%

Match Keeper

All ratings15 ratings
Positive100.0%
Neutral0.0%
Negative0.0%
Written reviews9 reviews
Positive100.0%
Neutral0.0%
Negative0.0%

Bugs and requests

Scoreboard | Score keeper

Reported bugs

8 issues
  • Settings and customizations don't save between sessions
  • Timer runs slower than it should
  • Swipe score feature not working properly
  • App crashes on launch (first or second attempt)
  • Broadcasting feature stopped working after update
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  • Text color becomes invisible when team color is white
  • Accidental app pause when touching title icon
  • Shot clock doesn't restart automatically after reset

Requested features

17 requests
  • Add more sports (tennis, lacrosse, Gaelic sports)
  • Save custom match settings and team preferences
  • Add more color options (orange, white, secondary colors)
  • Ability to subtract points more easily
  • Clear/reset score button
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  • Custom scoreboard designs and backgrounds
  • Team logo upload capability
  • More font options and customization
  • Sport-specific features (baseball innings/strikes/balls/outs/bases)
  • Period/quarter switching interface
  • Custom sound options for siren/buzzer
  • Save score history and statistics
  • Better shot clock restart functionality
  • Secondary timer customization (longer than 60 seconds)
  • Audible alerts at end of period/shot clock
  • League/competition management app integration
  • Apple TV screen mirroring support

Match Keeper

Not enough reviews yet to summarise bugs or requests.

In-app purchases

3 purchases

Scoreboard | Score keeper

One-time3
  • Small Contribution$0.99
  • Medium contribution$1.99
  • Large contribution$2.99
2 purchases

Match Keeper

Subscriptions2
  • Keeper Premium Monthly$1.001 Month
  • Keeper Premium Annual$6.001 Year

Questions

Is Scoreboard | Score keeper free?
Scoreboard | Score keeper is free to download, with in-app purchases available.
Is Match Keeper free?
Match Keeper is free to download, with in-app purchases available.
Which has better reviews, Scoreboard | Score keeper or Match Keeper?
Match Keeper is rated higher. Scoreboard | Score keeper averages 4.7 out of 5 from 327 ratings, while Match Keeper averages 5.0 from 15 ratings.
Do Scoreboard | Score keeper or Match Keeper have ads?
Neither Scoreboard | Score keeper nor Match Keeper shows ads.
Which is updated more often, Scoreboard | Score keeper or Match Keeper?
Scoreboard | Score keeper ships an update every 3 weeks, and Match Keeper every 4 days. Most recently, Scoreboard | Score keeper was updated on October 22, 2026 and Match Keeper on October 24, 2026.

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