Comparison

Stack Team App vs SportsEngine Tourney

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

Head to head
About

Stack Team App

This platform allows sports teams and clubs to create their own customizable smartphone apps and websites. It offers features for communication, event management, payments, and merchandise sales, enhancing club professionalism and engagement.

Highlights
  • Instant news, event, photo, and video sharing
  • Event promotion, reminders, and attendance tracking
  • In-app payments and merchandise sales
  • Customizable access groups for members
  • Private messaging and group chats
  • Surveys and in-app voting
  • Sync team events with smartphone calendar
Features
Currently charting
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Stack Team App is a FREE and secure platform enabling any sports team or club to create their own customisable smartphone app. It also includes a free website that updates dynamically with your app. If your Team has created an app then download Stack Team App, sign-up and join your team. To create your own Stack Team App visit www.teamapp.com, or create your team directly via the app. Stack Team App is one of the world’s premier smartphone apps for sports club communication used by millions of people in over 150 countries! QUICK SUMMARY Stack Team App is suitable for anyone from small social teams to large clubs with thousands of members. Engage with members, coaches and players with your choice of features: APP FEATURES • Send news, events, photos and videos instantly to your members' smartphone via push notifications. • Promote events, send reminders, manage RSVP’s and track attendances. • Instantly create and receive in-app payments from members using the Team Payments feature. • Create separate access groups such as players, parents and coaches to streamline communication. • Sell mobile tickets, merchandise & memberships directly via the Store in your app or website. • Engage in instant private messaging or group chats. • Create surveys or in-app voting to gather information from your members. • Send newsletters & documents. • Link your app to ladders, schedules, results & live scores for multiple teams. • Sync your team’s events with your smartphone calendar. • Easily invite members via the app, or bulk upload your database via your team’s website dashboard. • Secure and private platform so you decide who receives your content. NEW REVENUE CHANNEL • Buy your own ad banners to support sponsors and make a profit for your club. • Sell mobile tickets, memberships and merchandise via the Store in your app or website. • Utilise Team Payments to request instant in-app payments from members. • Promote events to maximise attendances to generate greater revenue. PROFESSIONALISM Stack Team App’s features and commercial opportunities will bring an entirely new level of professionalism to any club, no matter how small or large. AUTO-RENEWABLE 12-MONTH SUBSCRIPTION TO REMOVE ADS Stack Team App's innovation and development is funded by mobile advertising, ensuring you and your team can enjoy Stack Team App for free. We take care not to upset or interrupt the user experience. However, if you want to remove the ads from Stack Team App, you can "Remove Ads" via an in-app purchase through the settings of your Stack Team App. It is a 12-month subscription and will auto-renew unless auto-renew is turned off at least 24-hours before the end of the current period - auto-renewal is managed via your iTunes account settings after your purchase. Pricing is USD $2.99 / AUD $4.49 per year, and will be charged to your iTunes Account. PRIVACY POLICY https://teamapp.com/privacy TERMS OF SERVICE https://teamapp.com/terms Bring your club into the mobile age with Stack Team App. Your Team. Your App.

About

SportsEngine Tourney

Stay updated on all your team's games and tournament progress. This app provides real-time schedules, scores, standings, and directions to game locations. Receive instant notifications for important updates and follow your team's entire season in one place.

Highlights
  • Up-to-the-minute schedules
  • Instant scores and updates
  • Timely notifications
  • Driving directions
  • Brackets and standings
  • Team schedule tracking
Features
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The #1 app for sports tournament schedules, SportsEngine Tourney simplifies your sports life all weekend long. Track your team's schedule, find game locations, get directions, view pool standings, and follow brackets. Get up-to-the-minute notifications as scores & updates are posted. No more worrying about when you play, where you play and who you play. Whether you're driving to the game, watching from the sidelines, or in between games, the SportsEngine Tourney app gets you what you need. -Always see up-to-the-minute schedules -Get instant scores -Receive timely notifications from the tournament director (delays or reschedules) -Find driving directions -View brackets and standings (including tie breaker info) -Follow your teams' schedules all season in one app Questions? Email support@tourneymachine.com === This app: requires a persistent Internet connection (network fees may apply); requires acceptance of Privacy & Cookie Policy, TOS and EULA; includes in-game advertising; collects data through third party analytics technology (see Privacy & Cookie Policy for details). This app offers an auto-renewing in app purchase to remove ads from the app. This includes both banner ads and interstitials from all tournaments you are viewing. This in-app purchase costs 99 cents per month. Account will be charged for renewal within 24-hours prior to the end of the current period, and identify the cost of the renewal. Payment will be charged to iTunes Account at confirmation of purchase. Subscription automatically renews unless auto-renew is turned off at least 24-hours before the end of the current period. Subscriptions may be managed by the user and auto-renewal may be turned off by going to the user's Account Settings after purchase. TERMS OF USE: https://www.sportsengine.com/solutions/legal/terms_of_use/ PRIVACY POLICY: https://www.versantprivacy.com/privacy

Screenshots

Stack Team App4 screens
SportsEngine Tourney4 screens

Verdict

The call

The clearest difference is rating: SportsEngine Tourney at 4.8 against Stack Team App's 4.0. SportsEngine Tourney also leads on ratings volume (444K vs 15K) and iOS requirement (13.0 vs 15.0). Stack Team App's advantage is update cadence (every 2 weeks vs every 2 months). On price, review sentiment, 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

CostPrice · In-app purchases · Ads · Monetization

Both are free to download. Stack Team App sells 1 in-app purchase, starting at $4.99 per year and SportsEngine Tourney sells 6 in-app purchases, starting at $0.99 per month. Whichever you choose, the download price is not the number that matters.

ReceptionRating · Positive reviews · Number of ratings

SportsEngine Tourney holds the better App Store score, 4.8 against 4.0. That said, the two scores are not equally well evidenced: SportsEngine Tourney has 444K ratings behind it against 15K, so its average is the more settled of the two. Written reviews split almost evenly too, at 41% and 41% positive.

UpkeepUpdate frequency

Stack Team App ships an update every 2 weeks, SportsEngine Tourney every 2 months. Both last shipped on November 4, 2026.

Scorecard4 real differences · 7 level
Stack Team App versus SportsEngine Tourney: the parameters behind the verdict, then further details
ParameterStack Team AppSportsEngine Tourney
PriceFreeFree
Rating4.0 (15K ratings)4.8 (444K ratings) — better
Positive reviews41.1% of reviews41.2% of reviews — better
Number of ratings15K444K — better
Update frequencyEvery 2 weeks — betterEvery 2 months
AdsYesYes
In-app purchasesYesYes
MonetizationFree with in-app purchasesFree with in-app purchases
Best chart rank#79#75 — better
DevicesiPhone, iPad, iPod — betteriPhone, iPod
Requires iOS15.013.0 — better
Further details — not scored
Size227 MB48 MB
Age rating4+17+
DeveloperTeam MatesSportsEngine, Inc.

Customer experience

Stack Team App

All ratings14,561 ratings
Positive75.6%
Neutral6.3%
Negative18.1%
Written reviews579 reviews
Positive41.1%
Neutral12.6%
Negative46.3%

SportsEngine Tourney

All ratings442,029 ratings
Positive96.9%
Neutral2.5%
Negative0.6%
Written reviews262 reviews
Positive41.2%
Neutral7.6%
Negative51.1%

User reviews

Stack Team App

From 15K App Store ratings

What we love

  • 🚀 Customizable and feature-rich
  • 📅 Useful calendar and scheduling features
  • 💬 Effective communication and chat tools
  • 🏆 Great for managing sports teams and clubs
  • 🆓 Free app with good value

Room to improve

  • 🐛 Buggy notifications and inconsistent behavior
  • 📱 Cluttered and confusing user interface
  • 💢 Frustrating ad experience, disruptive pop-ups
  • 🔍 Difficulty finding and accessing information
  • 🔒 Concerns about privacy and security

SportsEngine Tourney

From 444K App Store ratings

What we love

  • 👍 Helpful for tracking tournaments
  • 🚀 Live score updates
  • 📊 Useful for following teams

Room to improve

  • 🔍 Difficult to search for tournaments
  • 💰 Excessive ads and paywalls
  • 🔀 Inconsistent user experience
  • 🔍 Limited tournament visibility

Bugs and requests

Stack Team App

Reported bugs

5 issues
  • Notifications not clearing after viewing
  • Frequent app crashes and freezes
  • Inconsistent behavior when posting messages
  • Syncing issues between mobile and web versions
  • Unreliable performance and slow load times

Requested features

5 requests
  • Allow editing of past events and posts
  • Improve calendar sync with external calendars
  • Add option to disable notifications or customize them
  • Enhance photo and video upload capabilities
  • Provide more granular access control and permissions

SportsEngine Tourney

Reported bugs

3 issues
  • Crashes and freezes
  • Incorrect or outdated tournament information
  • Overlapping/unreadable text

Requested features

4 requests
  • Calendar integration for schedules
  • Ability to follow specific teams
  • Improved search functionality
  • Push notifications for game updates

In-app purchases

1 purchases

Stack Team App

Subscriptions1
  • Remove Ads$4.991 Year
6 purchases

SportsEngine Tourney

Subscriptions1
  • Ad Removal One Month$0.991 Month
One-time5
  • Tourney Pass$0.99
  • Shout Outs$0.99
  • Tourney Pass$1.99
Show 2 more
  • Tourney Pass$3.99
  • Tourney Pass$5.99

Questions

Is Stack Team App free?
Stack Team App is free to download, with in-app purchases available.
Is SportsEngine Tourney free?
SportsEngine Tourney is free to download, with in-app purchases available.
Which has better reviews, Stack Team App or SportsEngine Tourney?
SportsEngine Tourney is rated higher. Stack Team App averages 4.0 out of 5 from 15K ratings, while SportsEngine Tourney averages 4.8 from 444K ratings.
Do Stack Team App or SportsEngine Tourney have ads?
Both Stack Team App and SportsEngine Tourney show ads.
Which is updated more often, Stack Team App or SportsEngine Tourney?
Stack Team App ships an update every 2 weeks, and SportsEngine Tourney every 2 months. Most recently, Stack Team App was updated on November 4, 2026 and SportsEngine Tourney on November 4, 2026.
Which is more popular, Stack Team App or SportsEngine Tourney?
Stack Team App currently peaks at #79 in the App Store charts, and SportsEngine Tourney at #75. Chart position reflects recent download velocity rather than total install base.

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