Hostplus Cup vs NBL1
Price, ratings, monetisation and update history for both apps, side by side — with what reviewers say about each.
Hostplus Cup
Stay connected with your favorite Queensland Rugby League team. Get live scores, in-depth stats, game day details, and exciting match highlights. This app provides comprehensive coverage to keep you informed about the Hostplus Cup.
- Live scores and stats
- Full team lists
- Pre, live, and post-match coverage
- Match and player highlights
- Tipping competitions
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Welcome to the brand new Official Hostplus Cup app. Our completely redesigned experience gives you access to your favourite Hostplus Cup team. Live scores, stats, game day information, match highlights and tipping. It's everything you need to know about the Hostplus Cup no matter where you are. With its updated interface and improved navigation, the Official Hostplus Cup app is packed with features and content, including: • Full team lists • Extensive pre, live and post-match coverage for Hostplus Cup • Video, including match and player highlights. The Official Hostplus Cup app will keep you in the front row. Download now and never miss a minute of the greatest game of all!
NBL1
Stream Australian basketball games live or on demand. Access real-time statistics, game schedules, results, and breaking news. Stay connected with all the action from the NBL1 league.
- Live game streaming
- On-demand game replays
- Real-time statistics
- Fixtures and results
- Highlights and news
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The Official NBL1 App brings Australian basketball to your fingertips. Watch games live or on demand, follow real-time stats, and stay updated with fixtures, results, highlights and news — all in one place. Tagline: Watch live NBL1 games, track stats, and follow your team anywhere.
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Verdict
The clearest difference is review sentiment: Hostplus Cup at 54% against NBL1's 4%. NBL1's advantage is rating (3.5 vs 2.0) and ads (none vs shown). On price, in-app purchases, device support 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. Neither carries in-app purchases, so what you see is what you pay.
NBL1 holds the better App Store score, 3.5 against 2.0. That said, the two scores are not equally well evidenced: NBL1 has 6 ratings behind it against 1, so its average is the more settled of the two. Written reviews complicate that: 54% of Hostplus Cup's written reviews are positive against 4% of NBL1's, so the app with the better star average is not the one people write more warmly about.
Hostplus Cup ships an update every 5 weeks, NBL1 fortnightly. The most recent releases landed on September 22, 2026 and September 29, 2026 respectively.
| Parameter | Hostplus Cup | NBL1 |
|---|---|---|
| Price | Free | Free |
| Rating | 2.0 (1 ratings) | 3.5 (6 ratings) — better |
| Positive reviews | 54.1% of reviews — better | 4.4% of reviews |
| Number of ratings | 1 | 6 — better |
| Update frequency | Every 5 weeks | Fortnightly — better |
| Ads | Yes | No — better |
| In-app purchases | No | No |
| Monetization | Ad-supported | Free — better |
| Devices | iPhone, iPad, iPod | iPhone, iPad, iPod |
| Requires iOS | 15.1 — better | 15.6 |
| Further details — not scored | ||
| Size | 60 MB | 75 MB |
| Age rating | 4+ | 12+ |
| Developer | National Rugby League Limited | National Basketball League Pty Ltd |
Customer experience
Hostplus Cup
NBL1
In-app purchases
Hostplus Cup
No in-app purchases
NBL1
No in-app purchases
