GoCreighton vs SHU Pirates
Price, ratings, monetisation and update history for both apps, side by side — with what reviewers say about each.
GoCreighton
Stay connected with your favorite team through exclusive videos, interactive social media, and real-time game updates. Get all the scores, stats, and play-by-play action you need, plus custom alerts for gameday.
- Exclusive video content
- Interactive social media feeds
- Real-time scores and stats
- Live game play-by-play
- Custom gameday notifications
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The official GoCreighton app is a must-have for fans headed to campus or following the Bluejays from afar. With exclusive video, interactive social media, and all the scores and stats surrounding the game, the GoCreighton app covers it all! + SOCIAL STREAM - View and contribute to real-time Twitter, Facebook, and Instagram feeds from the team and fans + SCORES & STATS - All the scores, stats, and play-by-play information that fans need and expect during live games + NOTIFICATIONS - Custom alert notifications to let fans know everything surrounding Gameday”
SHU Pirates
Stay connected with Seton Hall University sports. Access exclusive videos, real-time social media feeds, scores, stats, and custom alerts for Gameday. Follow your favorite student athletes for the latest news and performance updates.
- Exclusive video content
- Interactive social media streams
- Real-time scores and stats
- Custom Gameday notifications
- Student athlete updates
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Seton Hall University, in partnership with SIDEARM Sports is excited to bring you the official SHU Pirates app is a must-have for fans headed to campus or following the Pirates from afar. With exclusive video, interactive social media, and all the scores and stats surrounding the game, the SHU Pirates app covers it all! + SOCIAL STREAM - View and contribute to real-time Facebook, and Instagram feeds from the team and fans + SCORES & STATS - All the scores, stats, and play-by-play information that fans need and expect during live games + NOTIFICATIONS - Custom alert notifications to let fans know everything surrounding Gameday + FOLLOW STUDENT ATHLETES – Be updated anytime your favorite student athletes have news and stats
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Verdict
The clearest difference is in-app purchases: SHU Pirates at none against GoCreighton's 3. GoCreighton's advantage is update cadence (every 2 months vs every 5 months) and ratings volume (245 vs 26). On price, rating, review sentiment 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. GoCreighton sells 2 one-off in-app purchases. SHU Pirates asks for nothing beyond the download.
On the App Store both sit at effectively the same score — 4.6 for GoCreighton against 4.5 for SHU Pirates. That said, the two scores are not equally well evidenced: GoCreighton has 245 ratings behind it against 26, so its average is the more settled of the two. Written reviews are what separate them: 52% of GoCreighton's written reviews are positive against 50% of SHU Pirates's.
GoCreighton ships an update every 2 months, SHU Pirates every 5 months. The most recent releases landed on October 24, 2026 and October 8, 2026 respectively.
| Parameter | GoCreighton | SHU Pirates |
|---|---|---|
| Price | Free | Free |
| Rating | 4.6 (245 ratings) — better | 4.5 (26 ratings) |
| Positive reviews | 51.6% of reviews — better | 50.0% of reviews |
| Number of ratings | 245 — better | 26 |
| Update frequency | Every 2 months — better | Every 5 months |
| Ads | No | No |
| In-app purchases | Yes | No — better |
| Monetization | Free with in-app purchases | Free — better |
| Devices | iPhone, iPad | iPhone, iPad |
| Requires iOS | 17.0 | 17.0 |
| Further details — not scored | ||
| Size | 288 MB | 270 MB |
| Age rating | 4+ | 4+ |
| Developer | Creighton University | SIDEARM Sports |
Customer experience
GoCreighton
SHU Pirates
Bugs and requests
GoCreighton
Reported bugs
11 issues- App won't open
- App stopped working
- Goes to a blank screen
- No longer a working app
- App just stopped working one day
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- Very slow, freezes a lot
- Says it is not connected to the internet
- Blank white screen when starting
- Keeps getting an error
- App randomly stopped working
- Doesn't work when trying to share to social network sites
Requested features
2 requests- Live streaming broadcast link
- Put scores on schedule section main page
SHU Pirates
Not enough reviews yet to summarise bugs or requests.
In-app purchases
GoCreighton
- Unlimited VOD/Video on Demand Access$1.99
- Unlimited On Demand / VOD2 variants$4.99
SHU Pirates
No in-app purchases
Questions
Is GoCreighton free?
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