Comparison

Breakthrough Stats vs Simple Basketball Scoreboard

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

Head to head
About

Breakthrough Stats

This app allows users to track live basketball game statistics for players, teams, or multiple teams. It automates the calculation of numerous advanced stats, offers detailed reporting, and provides features for easy data capture and editing.

Highlights
  • Live game stat tracking
  • Automated stat calculation
  • Shot charts and locations
  • Player substitution tracking
  • Exportable reports (PDF/CSV)
  • Customizable game rules
  • Play-by-play log
Features
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Track LIVE GAME stats and shot charts for a single player, entire team, or multiple teams. Track as little or as much as you want - instantly calculate up to 65 basketball statistics that would take hours without automation -- points in paint, lay up %, EFG%, bad passes, and more. Designed for coaches, parents, fans, statisticians, and players. Minimal touches allow for easy data capture. Innovative player substitution allows you to sub players faster than other apps. Easily undo and delete mistakes. Export and email stats per game, team, league or season (to PC or Mac). Parents can easily track an individual player's stats with streamlined single player input -- and view player efficiency ratings to help identify weaknesses and make improvements. Coaches can view specialized reports (like the Key Game Stat Report) to help make quick game decisions and easily see where the competition is getting the advantage. GENERAL FEATURES -Easy data capture -Optionally track shot locations -Track multiple seasons -Track multiple leagues -Track as little or as much as you want -Track team or individual -Track one team or both teams -Game clock (can be turned off) -Scoreboard -Enter/Sort players by name or number -On screen player statistics for fouls and points -Game and team rules allow unique customization per user -Online help -Play by play log -Edit/undo statistics live or after the game -Home & away jersey numbers -Track who is in the game, allow substitutions -Easy, on the fly, substitutions -Adjust score during game -Adjust clock during game -Adjust fouls during game -Time-outs tracker -Team foul tracker -Track jump ball possession -Show bonus or double bonus on scoreboard -Automatic stop clock on turnovers, jump ball and timeouts -Automatic adjustment of 2 & 3 point shots -Easily move (drag) shot location after the fact -Optional second player event, like turnover after steal -Enter putbacks which automatically records rebound and shot -Optionally track turnover types -Optionally track foul types -Optionally track playing time -Allow assigning a stat to a team instead of a player, such as, a team rebound -MaxPreps Interface REPORT FEATURES -View reports at any time -Statistics by game -Statistics by season -Play by play -Email reports as PDF or CSV -Detailed game statistics report -Key game statistics report (for coaches) -Running score -Turnover types -Foul Types -Shot Chart -Shot Zones STATISTICS YOU CAN TRACK -2 point, 3 point & free throws made, attempted and % -Field goals made, attempted and % -Effective field goal percentage (EFG%) -Rebounds – offensive, defensive & total -Offensive rebounding percentage (ORB%) -Defensive rebounding percentage (DRB%) -Layups made, attempted, and % -Points in the paint -Assists -Steals -Blocks -Deflections -Take charge -Rushed shot -Turnovers -Forced turnovers -Turnover types - bad pass, lost ball, travel, etc. -Fouls -Foul types - clocking, hand check, flagrant, etc. -Player fouled -Forced jump ball -Jump ball victim -Deflection victim -Block victim -Recoveries -Minutes played -Turnover points -Points Per Possession (PPP) -Danny Miles Value Point System (VPS) -Player Efficiency rating -Plus/minus rating CUSTOMIZABLE GAME AND TEAM RULES -Number of periods -Minutes per period -Overtime length -Number of 60 & 30 second time-outs -Select when or if to reset time-outs -Number of time-outs per overtime period -Number of fouls for bonus & double bonus -Enable/disable 3 point shots -# of fouls to foul out -Display or hide game clock -Track turnover types -Track foul types -Track playing time -Record shot locations -Ask for steal victim -Ask for who caused closely guarded turnover -Ask for who was fouled -Ask for jump ball victim -Ask for block victim -Ask for deflection victim -Select on court player sort order -Select player statistics scoreboard sort order

About

Simple Basketball Scoreboard

Easily track scores for basketball games with this intuitive scoreboard app. It allows for team name customization, point adjustments, and includes a functional timer. Perfect for casual games or organized matches.

Highlights
  • Add and deduct points
  • Customize team names
  • Reverse score
  • Integrated timer
  • Edit timer settings
Features
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Basketball scoreboard that’s simple and easy to use . Team names can be entered. ● How to use 1. Adding points Tap the top of the score or the “+” button next to the score to add points. 2. Point deduction Tap the "-" button to deduct points. Use this when you have added points by mistake. 3. Coat Change Tap the "Change Court" button to reverse the score. 4. Change Team Name Tap the team name to change the name. 5. Timer Tap the time to start the timer. If you want to stop the timer, tap it again. If you want to edit the timer, tap the clock icon on the left side of the screen. ● Privacy Policy https://apps.seeds-digital.com/privacy-policy/ ● Terms of Use https://www.apple.com/legal/internet-services/itunes/dev/stdeula/

Screenshots

Breakthrough Stats1 screens
Simple Basketball Scoreboard4 screens

Verdict

The call

The clearest difference is price: Simple Basketball Scoreboard at Free against Breakthrough Stats's $19.99. Simple Basketball Scoreboard also leads on update cadence (every 2 weeks vs every 6 weeks). Breakthrough Stats's advantage is in-app purchases (none vs 3) and ads (none vs shown). On review sentiment, ratings volume, monetization model and device support 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

Simple Basketball Scoreboard is free to download; Breakthrough Stats costs $19.99 up front. Simple Basketball Scoreboard sells 3 in-app purchases, starting at $1.29 per month. Breakthrough Stats asks for nothing beyond the download.

ReceptionRating · Positive reviews · Number of ratings

Breakthrough Stats holds the better App Store score, 4.5 against 4.2. Both are backed by a comparable volume of ratings — 97 and 59 respectively. Written reviews point the same way: 88% of Breakthrough Stats's written reviews are positive against 82% of Simple Basketball Scoreboard's.

UpkeepUpdate frequency

Breakthrough Stats ships an update every 6 weeks, Simple Basketball Scoreboard every 2 weeks. The most recent releases landed on November 10, 2026 and November 11, 2026 respectively.

Scorecard6 real differences · 5 level
Breakthrough Stats versus Simple Basketball Scoreboard: the parameters behind the verdict, then further details
ParameterBreakthrough StatsSimple Basketball Scoreboard
Price$19.99Free — better
Rating4.5 (97 ratings) — better4.2 (59 ratings)
Positive reviews87.7% of reviews — better82.4% of reviews
Number of ratings97 — better59
Update frequencyEvery 6 weeksEvery 2 weeks — better
AdsNo — betterYes
In-app purchasesNo — betterYes
MonetizationFree with in-app purchasesFree with in-app purchases
Best chart rank#72 — better—
DevicesiPhone, iPad, iPodiPhone, iPad, iPod
Requires iOS14.0 — better15.6
Further details — not scored
Size21 MB47 MB
Age rating4+4+
DeveloperBreakthrough Basketball, LLCNAOYA ONO

Customer experience

Breakthrough Stats

All ratings97 ratings
Positive93.8%
Neutral2.1%
Negative4.1%
Written reviews65 reviews
Positive87.7%
Neutral1.5%
Negative10.8%

Simple Basketball Scoreboard

All ratings58 ratings
Positive81.0%
Neutral6.9%
Negative12.1%
Written reviews51 reviews
Positive82.4%
Neutral7.8%
Negative9.8%

In-app purchases

None

Breakthrough Stats

No in-app purchases

3 purchases

Simple Basketball Scoreboard

Subscriptions1
  • Premium Plan$1.291 Month
One-time2
  • Support Developer$0.99
  • Remove ads$24.99

Questions

Is Breakthrough Stats free?
Breakthrough Stats costs $19.99, with no in-app purchases.
Is Simple Basketball Scoreboard free?
Simple Basketball Scoreboard is free to download, with in-app purchases available.
Which has better reviews, Breakthrough Stats or Simple Basketball Scoreboard?
Breakthrough Stats is rated higher. Breakthrough Stats averages 4.5 out of 5 from 97 ratings, while Simple Basketball Scoreboard averages 4.2 from 59 ratings.
Do Breakthrough Stats or Simple Basketball Scoreboard have ads?
Simple Basketball Scoreboard shows ads; Breakthrough Stats does not.
Which is updated more often, Breakthrough Stats or Simple Basketball Scoreboard?
Breakthrough Stats ships an update every 6 weeks, and Simple Basketball Scoreboard every 2 weeks. Most recently, Breakthrough Stats was updated on November 10, 2026 and Simple Basketball Scoreboard on November 11, 2026.

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