Comparison

IPL vs WebCricket

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

Head to head
About

IPL

Experience live Indian Premier League action with exclusive coverage and no advertisements. Follow matches with live scores, ball-by-ball commentary, and video highlights.

Highlights
  • Live scores
  • Ball-by-ball commentary
  • Fantasy League
  • Video highlights
  • Fixtures and results
  • Latest news and interviews
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Welcome to the official IPL app. This app is free of adverts, bringing you LIVE action and exclusive coverage of the Indian Premier League. Key features: - LIVE scores & ball-by-ball commentary - Fantasy League - Video highlights & features - Fixtures and results - Latest news, match reports & exclusive interviews - LIVE photostream - IPL Selfie and new product features - Social media updates

About

WebCricket

This application simplifies cricket scoring with an electronic system and offers live online scoring for real-time updates. It provides detailed statistical analysis for player development and event tracking to easily edit past game entries. An accompanying notification app alerts users to key game events.

Highlights
  • User-friendly electronic scoring
  • Live online scoring
  • Event list tracking
  • Detailed statistical analysis
  • Extensive help files
  • Event notification app
Features
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WebCricket is a free cricket scoring application which also has the fantastic feature of live online scoring! It is the most widely used electronic scoring system amongst schools and clubs in South Africa, a major cricket playing nation. The WebCricket system has the following major features: 1. User-friendly electronic scoring system to simplify the old book scoring method 2. Live online scoring for your community to follow the game in real time (www.websports.co.za) 3. Event List tracking which allows you to go back to any point in the game to edit errors made while scoring 4. Detailed statistical analysis which has proven to be an essential coaching tool for player development 5. Extensive help files to guide you along should you require any assistance during the scoring process 6. The development of the WebSports Notification app, which will send a notification to your device when a wicket falls, player reaches 50 etc. Feedback from the current users is that the WebCricket system is extremely user-friendly! Simply register after you download, add your ‘Venues’, ‘Teams’ and ‘Players’ and then get going by starting a ‘New Game’. For help, simply click on the ‘Help’ menu icon from any screen to get routed to the help section for that particular screen. As we have seen in South Africa, live online scoring has become an extremely valuable feature of the WebCricket system. With our busy schedules these days, and with so much cricket being played during the week, it is impossible for parents to always be at the games due to work or other commitments. Live scoring allows them the opportunity to follow the game in real time with ball-by-ball updates so that they don’t miss any of the action! Another major development has been the creation of the WebSports Notification app. It is a free download which allows you to follow any registered team using the WebCricket system. It sends you a notification as soon as a main event happens in a game (Wicket falls, player reaches 50 etc.). It is a wonderful tool for users who cannot always follow the action on the WebCricket site at all times, but would like to know immediately when something happens in the game. Note: Please email help@cobitech.co.za to get your team registered for the WebSports app. The app is available on the Apple Store. We have no doubt that you will all thoroughly enjoy your scoring experience with the WebCricket app. For any queries, please don’t hesitate to email us as at help@cobitech.co.za.

Screenshots

IPL4 screens
WebCricket4 screens

Verdict

The call

The clearest difference is rating: IPL at 4.6 against WebCricket's 4.0. IPL also leads on review sentiment (38% vs 0%) and update cadence (every 3 weeks vs every 6 months). WebCricket's advantage is iOS requirement (11.0 vs 17.0). 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. Neither carries in-app purchases, so what you see is what you pay.

ReceptionRating · Positive reviews · Number of ratings

IPL holds the better App Store score, 4.6 against 4.0. That said, the two scores are not equally well evidenced: IPL has 3K ratings behind it against 1, so its average is the more settled of the two. Written reviews point the same way: 38% of IPL's written reviews are positive against 0% of WebCricket's.

UpkeepUpdate frequency

IPL ships an update every 3 weeks, WebCricket every 6 months. The most recent releases landed on September 27, 2026 and September 4, 2026 respectively.

Scorecard5 real differences · 5 level
IPL versus WebCricket: the parameters behind the verdict, then further details
ParameterIPLWebCricket
PriceFreeFree
Rating4.6 (3K ratings) — better4.0 (1 ratings)
Positive reviews38.0% of reviews — better0.0% of reviews
Number of ratings3K — better1
Update frequencyEvery 3 weeks — betterEvery 6 months
AdsNoNo
In-app purchasesNoNo
MonetizationFreeFree
DevicesiPhone, iPadiPhone, iPad, iPod — better
Requires iOS17.011.0 — better
Further details — not scored
Size68 MB11 MB
Age rating4+4+
DeveloperTHE BOARD OF CONTROL FOR CRICKET IN INDIADieter Pagel

Customer experience

IPL

All ratings3,006 ratings
Positive90.0%
Neutral3.4%
Negative6.6%
Written reviews313 reviews
Positive38.0%
Neutral14.1%
Negative47.9%

WebCricket

All ratings1 ratings
Positive100.0%
Neutral0.0%
Negative0.0%
Written reviews7 reviews
Positive0.0%
Neutral28.6%
Negative71.4%

In-app purchases

None

IPL

No in-app purchases

None

WebCricket

No in-app purchases

Questions

Is IPL free?
IPL is free to download, with no in-app purchases.
Is WebCricket free?
WebCricket is free to download, with no in-app purchases.
Which has better reviews, IPL or WebCricket?
IPL is rated higher. IPL averages 4.6 out of 5 from 3K ratings, while WebCricket averages 4.0 from 1 ratings.
Do IPL or WebCricket have ads?
Neither IPL nor WebCricket shows ads.
Which is updated more often, IPL or WebCricket?
IPL ships an update every 3 weeks, and WebCricket every 6 months. Most recently, IPL was updated on September 27, 2026 and WebCricket on September 4, 2026.

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