Event vs SideLine Broadcast
Price, ratings, monetisation and update history for both apps, side by side — with what reviewers say about each.
Event
Easily broadcast live events over the internet using your phone as a mobile studio. Stream everything from sports games to school plays to a global audience.
- Live event webcasting
- Mobile broadcast studio
- Stream sports and school events
- Easy to use interface
- Inexpensive broadcasting
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With Event-Cast webcasting your events is fast, easy, and inexpensive. From baseball and football to school plays and special events and more, Event-Cast allows you to webcast your local events live on the Internet. And now with the Event-Cast app, webcasting your event is even easier. Event-Cast turns your phone into a mobile broadcast studio.
SideLine Broadcast
Stream live sports events directly to your YouTube channel using your mobile device. This app transforms your phone into a mobile microphone, ensuring clear audio even from a distance, and integrates with existing sports broadcasting systems.
- Direct YouTube streaming
- Mobile microphone functionality
- Integrates with SideLine Scout
- Integrates with SideLine Live
- Integrates with PoolSide Live
- Network camera compatibility
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This Sports Video broadcast app was designed for use with network cameras at your facility. Integrates with SideLine Scout, SideLine Live, and PoolSide Live systems. SideLine Broadcast lets you stream directly to your Youtube channel with ease and allows you to turn your phone into a mobile microphone allowing you to get just the audio you want even if the camera is hundreds of feet away.
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Verdict
The clearest difference is update cadence: Event at every 6 weeks against SideLine Broadcast's every 39 months. Event also leads on iOS requirement (9.3 vs 13.0). SideLine Broadcast's advantage is monetization model (free vs free with in-app purchases). On price, rating, ratings volume and ads 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.
Event holds the better App Store score, 4.2 against 4.0. Both are backed by a comparable volume of ratings — 6 and 4 respectively.
Event ships an update every 6 weeks, SideLine Broadcast every 39 months. The most recent releases landed on November 1, 2026 and November 3, 2026 respectively.
| Parameter | Event | SideLine Broadcast |
|---|---|---|
| Price | Free | Free |
| Rating | 4.2 (6 ratings) — better | 4.0 (4 ratings) |
| Positive reviews | 75.0% of reviews | — |
| Number of ratings | 6 — better | 4 |
| Update frequency | Every 6 weeks — better | Every 39 months |
| Ads | No | No |
| In-app purchases | No | No |
| Monetization | Free with in-app purchases | Free — better |
| Devices | iPhone, iPad, iPod | iPhone, iPad, iPod |
| Requires iOS | 9.3 — better | 13.0 |
| Further details — not scored | ||
| Size | 3 MB | 58 MB |
| Age rating | 4+ | 4+ |
| Developer | Sports Internet Solutions LLC | GameDay Edge, LLC |
Customer experience
Event
SideLine Broadcast
In-app purchases
Event
No in-app purchases
SideLine Broadcast
No in-app purchases
Questions
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