Melbourne Official App vs Select Collector Cards
Price, ratings, monetisation and update history for both apps, side by side — with what reviewers say about each.
Melbourne Official App
Stay connected with your favorite team, whether at the game or watching from afar. Access fixtures, manage tickets, and get real-time updates on news, scores, and player stats. Relive key moments with exclusive videos and in-depth match analysis.
- Game day planning
- Ticket management
- Exclusive video content
- Instant alerts
- Live scores and stats
- Player profiles
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The Melbourne Official App keeps you close to the team, whether you’re in the stands or following from home. Plan your game day with fixtures, results, ladders, and pre-match guides, and manage your tickets without leaving the app. Watch exclusive videos, from match highlights to press conferences, and get instant alerts for team announcements, breaking news, and match starts. Get the latest news, match reports, and season highlights, plus live scores, stats, and team selections as they happen. Dive into detailed player profiles, explore in-depth team stats, and relive every key moment of the season. All the latest, straight to your pocket, with the Melbourne Official App.
Select Collector Cards
Organize and track your sports card collections. Easily identify missing cards and manage duplicates from your favorite series or teams.
- Collect cards by series or team
- Track missing cards
- Manage duplicate cards
- Assess collection completeness
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Collect your favourite series, or collect cards based on your favourite teams. Easily assess what cards you are missing from your collection, and keep track of your doubles.
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Verdict
The clearest difference is monetization model: Select Collector Cards at free against Melbourne Official App's free with in-app purchases. Select Collector Cards also leads on iOS requirement (14.0 vs 17.5). Melbourne Official App's advantage is review sentiment (62% vs 44%). On price, update cadence, ads and in-app purchases 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.
Melbourne Official App ships an update every 6 weeks, Select Collector Cards every 2 months. The most recent releases landed on September 17, 2026 and August 24, 2026 respectively.
| Parameter | Melbourne Official App | Select Collector Cards |
|---|---|---|
| Price | Free | Free |
| Rating | 4.7 (81 ratings) — better | — |
| Positive reviews | 61.8% of reviews — better | 44.4% of reviews |
| Number of ratings | 81 — better | — |
| Update frequency | Every 6 weeks — better | Every 2 months |
| Ads | No | No |
| In-app purchases | No | No |
| Monetization | Free with in-app purchases | Free — better |
| Devices | iPhone, iPad | iPhone, iPad, iPod — better |
| Requires iOS | 17.5 | 14.0 — better |
| Further details — not scored | ||
| Size | 184 MB | 87 MB |
| Age rating | 12+ | 4+ |
| Developer | Telstra Limited | Select Australia |
Customer experience
Melbourne Official App
Select Collector Cards
Bugs and requests
Melbourne Official App
Reported bugs
20 issues- Cannot download latest version
- Cannot download older version
- Ticketmaster password doesn't work
- App locks account too often
- Mobile membership consistently not working
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- Inability to purchase tickets effectively
- Cannot open the Demon app
- App requires a more recent phone
- Goes around in circles when trying to download
- Player numbers incomplete and histories out of date
- Cannot access app at present
- Prompts to update, offers to use older setting and repeats prompt
- Download for older IOS versions fails
- Video content crashing iPad
- App loads only spasmodically in China
- News articles only show pictures, no text in China
- Gallery lacks photos
- Cannot expand writing or photos
- Difficulty with ticket access
- Impossible to navigate visitor tickets
Requested features
10 requests- Bring back the old version
- Option for people with older phones
- Separate app or section for AFLW
- More player and coach interviews
- Detailed reports on training sessions
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- Ability to expand text and photos
- Casting to Chromecast
- Publish match highlights
- More content on favourite pages
- Clear the air on player publicity
Select Collector Cards
Not enough reviews yet to summarise bugs or requests.
In-app purchases
Melbourne Official App
No in-app purchases
Select Collector Cards
No in-app purchases
Questions
Is Melbourne Official App free?
Is Select Collector Cards free?
Do Melbourne Official App or Select Collector Cards have ads?
Which is updated more often, Melbourne Official App or Select Collector Cards?
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