Comparison

Breakthrough Stats vs BRIDGE CAL

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

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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

BRIDGE CAL

A convenient pocket tool for calculating scores during bridge games. This application simplifies the scoring process, allowing players to focus on their game.

Highlights
  • Bridge score calculation
  • Pocket tool
  • Easy scoring
  • Focus on gameplay
Features
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It's a bridge score calculator, a pocket tool for scoring when you play bridge.

Screenshots

Breakthrough Stats1 screens
BRIDGE CAL1 screens

Verdict

The call

The clearest difference is price: BRIDGE CAL at Free against Breakthrough Stats's $19.99. BRIDGE CAL also leads on review sentiment (100% vs 88%). Breakthrough Stats's advantage is ads (none vs shown) and update cadence (every 6 weeks vs every 3 months). On in-app purchases, device support and iOS requirement 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

BRIDGE CAL is free to download; Breakthrough Stats costs $19.99 up front. Neither carries in-app purchases, so what you see is what you pay.

UpkeepUpdate frequency

Breakthrough Stats ships an update every 6 weeks, BRIDGE CAL every 3 months. The most recent releases landed on October 15, 2026 and September 25, 2026 respectively.

Scorecard5 real differences · 5 level
Breakthrough Stats versus BRIDGE CAL: the parameters behind the verdict, then further details
ParameterBreakthrough StatsBRIDGE CAL
Price$19.99Free — better
Rating4.5 (97 ratings) — better—
Positive reviews87.7% of reviews100.0% of reviews — better
Number of ratings97 — better—
Update frequencyEvery 6 weeks — betterEvery 3 months
AdsNo — betterYes
In-app purchasesNoNo
MonetizationFree with in-app purchasesAd-supported — better
DevicesiPhone, iPad, iPodiPhone, iPad, iPod
Requires iOS14.0 — better14.1
Further details — not scored
Size21 MB7 MB
Age rating4+4+
DeveloperBreakthrough Basketball, LLC丽娜 夏

Customer experience

Breakthrough Stats

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

BRIDGE CAL

Written reviews1 reviews
Positive100.0%
Neutral0.0%
Negative0.0%

In-app purchases

None

Breakthrough Stats

No in-app purchases

None

BRIDGE CAL

No in-app purchases

Questions

Is Breakthrough Stats free?
Breakthrough Stats costs $19.99, with no in-app purchases.
Is BRIDGE CAL free?
BRIDGE CAL is free to download, with no in-app purchases.
Do Breakthrough Stats or BRIDGE CAL have ads?
BRIDGE CAL shows ads; Breakthrough Stats does not.
Which is updated more often, Breakthrough Stats or BRIDGE CAL?
Breakthrough Stats ships an update every 6 weeks, and BRIDGE CAL every 3 months. Most recently, Breakthrough Stats was updated on October 15, 2026 and BRIDGE CAL on September 25, 2026.

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