PlayCricket vs Optus Stadium
Price, ratings, monetisation and update history for both apps, side by side — with what reviewers say about each.
PlayCricket
Stay updated with Australian grassroots cricket. Get personalized match feeds, view fixtures, results, ladders, and detailed scorecards. Follow live scores, player stats, and team selections.
- Fixtures, results, ladders, scorecards
- Livestream and video replays
- Follow live scores
- Player season and career stats
- View team selections
- Club location and contact details
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Meet the PlayCricket App by Cricket Australia - the official home of Australian Grassroots Cricket. Now personalised to your needs, and more useful than ever before. Get a customised feed of the matches that matter to you. Features: - Fixtures, results, ladders & full scorecards - Livestream and video replays for Frogbox recorded games. - Follow live scores of matches - Player season and career stats - Track every grade’s top all-rounder with Champion Player - Earn and unlock player achievements - View published team selections - Club location and contact details - Follow clubs & players - Get notified when your favourite players are in the action Got feedback? We'd love to hear from you! We hope you enjoy using the PlayCricket app, and we welcome any feedback, questions or concerns. You can submit feedback or request support in the app.
Optus Stadium
Plan your visit to the stadium with event schedules, ticket purchasing, and venue maps. Discover food and drink options, book tours, and access exclusive offers. Get all the information you need for a rewarding event day.
- Event planning and ticket purchasing
- Food and beverage exploration
- Journey planning and navigation
- Venue maps
- Exclusive offers and promotions
- Stadium tour booking
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Our handy app lets you: · Check out What’s On to plan your calendar and buy ticket to events · Explore the fantastic food and beverage options on offer · Plan your journey to know the best way to get to and from Optus Stadium · Get handy maps to guide you around · Access great offers and promotions to make your event-day even more rewarding · Book Stadium Tours for an exclusive behind-the-scenes tour of Optus Stadium · Access up to date information on First aid, facilities, Stadium partners and the surrounding parklands We look forward to seeing you at Optus Stadium!
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Verdict
The clearest difference is ads: Optus Stadium at none against PlayCricket's shown. Optus Stadium also leads on rating (5.0 vs 4.7). PlayCricket's advantage is update cadence (every 3 weeks vs every 6 months) and ratings volume (90K vs 2). On price, review sentiment, 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
Both are free to download. Neither carries in-app purchases, so what you see is what you pay.
Optus Stadium holds the better App Store score, 5.0 against 4.7. That said, the two scores are not equally well evidenced: PlayCricket has 90K ratings behind it against 2, so its average is the more settled of the two. Written reviews point the same way: 66% of PlayCricket's written reviews are positive against 74% of Optus Stadium's.
PlayCricket ships an update every 3 weeks, Optus Stadium every 6 months. The most recent releases landed on October 20, 2026 and October 15, 2026 respectively.
| Parameter | PlayCricket | Optus Stadium |
|---|---|---|
| Price | Free | Free |
| Rating | 4.7 (90K ratings) | 5.0 (2 ratings) — better |
| Positive reviews | 66.2% of reviews | 73.7% of reviews — better |
| Number of ratings | 90K — better | 2 |
| Update frequency | Every 3 weeks — better | Every 6 months |
| Ads | Yes | No — better |
| In-app purchases | No | No |
| Monetization | Free | Free |
| Devices | iPhone, iPod | iPhone, iPad |
| Requires iOS | 15.6 — better | 17.0 |
| Further details — not scored | ||
| Size | 71 MB | 76 MB |
| Age rating | 4+ | 4+ |
| Developer | Cricket Australia | Optus Mobile |
Customer experience
PlayCricket
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In-app purchases
PlayCricket
No in-app purchases
Optus Stadium
No in-app purchases
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