CricScore vs Cricket Central
Price, ratings, monetisation and update history for both apps, side by side — with what reviewers say about each.
CricScore
This app simplifies scorekeeping for casual cricket matches by replacing manual scorecards. It allows teams to record scores for up to 50-over games, set the number of overs, and track extras. Users can configure match settings like team names and extras before starting.
- Manual scorecard replacement
- Team score recording
- Up to 50 overs support
- Customizable overs per match
- Extras tracking
- Pre-match settings configuration
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CricScore app is to replace the manual or paper based scorecard during casual matches. This app is only for team score and not for individual score. This app allows us to record scores up to 50 overs game and allows you to set no.of overs in the match and extras used in the match. Note: Before you start using the app, go to setting and set no.of overs, team names and extras used in the match.
Cricket Central
The official app for the New Zealand cricket community. Access fixtures, ladders, results, and player stats. Logged-in participants can sync their schedules for instant match updates.
- Fixtures, ladders, and results
- Player and team statistics
- Favorite players, teams, and competitions
- Sync personal fixtures to schedule
- Instant match updates
- Official New Zealand cricket community app
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Introducing the official mobile app for everyone involved in the New Zealand Cricket Community. Cricket Central is the official free iOS app for the New Zealand cricket community, featuring fixtures, ladders, results and stats from PlayHQ. Fans can favourite players, teams and competitions, while logged-in participants get their fixtures synced to their schedule with instant match updates.
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Verdict
The clearest difference is review sentiment: CricScore at 100% against Cricket Central's 67%. CricScore also leads on rating (5.0 vs 4.6). Cricket Central's advantage is ratings volume (5 vs 1). 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.
CricScore holds the better App Store score, 5.0 against 4.6. That said, the two scores are not equally well evidenced: Cricket Central has 5 ratings behind it against 1, so its average is the more settled of the two. Written reviews point the same way: 100% of CricScore's written reviews are positive against 67% of Cricket Central's.
CricScore ships an update monthly, Cricket Central fortnightly. The most recent releases landed on October 6, 2026 and October 18, 2026 respectively.
| Parameter | CricScore | Cricket Central |
|---|---|---|
| Price | Free | Free |
| Rating | 5.0 (1 ratings) — better | 4.6 (5 ratings) |
| Positive reviews | 100.0% of reviews — better | 66.7% of reviews |
| Number of ratings | 1 | 5 — better |
| Update frequency | Monthly | Fortnightly — better |
| Ads | No | No |
| In-app purchases | No | No |
| Monetization | Free | Free |
| Devices | iPhone, iPad, iPod — better | iPhone, iPod |
| Requires iOS | 14.0 — better | 15.1 |
| Further details — not scored | ||
| Size | 5 MB | 69 MB |
| Age rating | 4+ | 4+ |
| Developer | Mahesh Raghupathi | PlayHQ |
Customer experience
CricScore
Cricket Central
In-app purchases
CricScore
No in-app purchases
Cricket Central
No in-app purchases
Questions
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