Dakar Rally vs ScoreZella
Price, ratings, monetisation and update history for both apps, side by side — with what reviewers say about each.
Dakar Rally
Experience the world's toughest rally raid race. Get detailed route information, driver profiles, and live race updates. Watch highlights and follow your favorite competitors in real-time.
- Detailed route and stage information
- Driver profiles
- Live race updates
- Real-time rankings
- Competitor tracking
- Video highlights and key moments
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Download the official DAKAR app for free. Dive into the heart of the DAKAR, the most famous and toughest rally raid race in the world! The 2027 edition, the seventh chapter of the rally’s Saudi adventure, will take place from January 1rd to 15th. Get ready for Dakar 2027! Find the detailed route and each of the stages, discover the drivers participating in this edition, and stay up-to-date with all the latest race news. Follow the race live on the app through our enhanced Race Center, featuring live commentary, real-time rankings, and tracking of your favorite competitors. A wide range of videos, including highlights, key moments, driver profiles, and much more, also awaits you. Customize your notifications to receive all the latest Dakar news.
ScoreZella
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ScoreZella is a fast, data-light live-score app for football, cricket, Rugby and Basketball fans. LIVE SCORES IN REAL TIME Follow matches as they happen — scores, fixtures, results, league tables and standings update automatically. Pull to refresh, or just leave it open and watch them tick over. GOAL & MATCH ALERTS Pick your favourite teams and get a push notification the moment they score — no spam, just the moments that matter. FOOTBALL & CRICKET Broad coverage of major football leagues and tournaments worldwide, plus cricket fixtures, results, points tables and team pages. More competitions are added over time. RICH MATCH PAGES Every match has a full breakdown: timeline, line-ups, key events, head-to-head history and stats, plus video highlights when available. FAVOURITES THAT MEAN SOMETHING Save your favourite teams, leagues and players. The Favourites tab gives each one its own page — squad, schedule, standings and news, filtered to just that team. BUILT FOR REAL DATA PLANS Designed for 2G/3G and capped data. Images are resized and re-encoded so the app stays light — typically 60–87% smaller than the originals — with an Auto mode that adapts to Wi-Fi or cellular. PRIVACY-FIRST No ads. No analytics SDKs. No advertising identifiers. We collect only what's needed to deliver scores, and you can delete your account in one tap from Profile. Built in Nairobi, for fans everywhere.
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Verdict
The clearest difference is ads: ScoreZella at none against Dakar Rally's shown. ScoreZella also leads on update cadence (every 2 days vs every 4 weeks). Dakar Rally's advantage is device support (3 vs 1). On price, in-app purchases 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.
Dakar Rally ships an update every 4 weeks, ScoreZella every 2 days. The most recent releases landed on October 10, 2026 and October 3, 2026 respectively.
| Parameter | Dakar Rally | ScoreZella |
|---|---|---|
| Price | Free | Free |
| Rating | 4.1 (153 ratings) — better | — |
| Positive reviews | 28.7% of reviews | — |
| Number of ratings | 153 — better | — |
| Update frequency | Every 4 weeks | Every 2 days — better |
| Ads | Yes | No — better |
| In-app purchases | No | No |
| Monetization | Free with in-app purchases | — |
| Devices | iPhone, iPad, iPod — better | iPhone |
| Requires iOS | 15.0 — better | 16.4 |
| Further details — not scored | ||
| Size | 78 MB | 48 MB |
| Age rating | 4+ | 4+ |
| Developer | Amaury Sport Organisation (A.S.O) | Daniel Aufrichtig |
Bugs and requests
Dakar Rally
Reported bugs
3 issues- Duplicate rider records
- Notifications not linking to relevant updates
- Crashes and freezes on certain devices
Requested features
3 requests- Ability to track specific riders/drivers more easily
- More comprehensive video coverage and highlights
- Improved user interface and navigation
ScoreZella
Not enough reviews yet to summarise bugs or requests.
In-app purchases
Dakar Rally
No in-app purchases
ScoreZella
No in-app purchases
Questions
Is Dakar Rally free?
Is ScoreZella free?
Do Dakar Rally or ScoreZella have ads?
Which is updated more often, Dakar Rally or ScoreZella?
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