Comparison

ScoreBuddy Pro vs BT Volleyball Controller

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

Head to head
About

ScoreBuddy Pro

Transform any screen into a dynamic scoreboard for various sports. Easily manage game rules, time, and display live scores on TVs, websites, or videoboards to keep fans engaged.

Highlights
  • Customizable game settings
  • Automated scorekeeping
  • Turn monitors/TVs into scoreboards
  • Real-time website scoreboard display
  • Videoboard control (requires extra software)
  • Supports multiple sports
Features
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Display And Keep Scores Anywhere ScoreBuddy’s easy to use controller creates a scoreboard that can be placed anywhere your fans are looking for it. Customizable rules make scorekeeping and time management easy, while simple links allow any organization to rapidly display a live digital scoreboard on a television, add real-time scoring to a website, or even control a videoboard. Keep your fans in the game wherever they are by using ScoreBuddy. Features: - Customizable Game Settings & Automations - Turn any monitor / TV into a scoreboard - Displays a real-time scoreboard on website for fans - Controls videoboards (additional software required) Covered Sports: - Football - Basketball - Volleyball - Baseball / Softball - Soccer Terms of Use: https://www.scorebuddy.io/terms-of-use

About

BT Volleyball Controller

Remotely control volleyball scoreboards and cameras with this intuitive app. Synchronize scores and timers across devices using WiFi or Bluetooth. Offers both tap/swipe and button controls for a seamless experience.

Highlights
  • Remote scoreboard and camera control
  • WiFi and Bluetooth connectivity
  • Intuitive tap, swipe, and button controls
  • Synchronized time and score
  • Customizable game settings
  • Convenient timers (pregame, set, timeout)
Features
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The BT Controller is a complimentary app meant to remotely control supported BT volleyball scoreboards, and score camera devices. The app synchronizes the time and score on all these supported devices. The interface is extremely clean and intuitive, everything is directly touch or swipe based. Clearly labeled controller buttons are also added for those that prefer a button interface. The BT Controller app is easy to learn and new users can be running the time and score for a volleyball game in no time. BT Controller App Features: - Clean design, no ads - Intuitive direct tap and swipe controls - Remotely control scoreboards, cameras, and other devices with WiFi or Bluetooth - Convenient Presets (Indoor, Beach) - Convenient timers: pregame timer, in-between set timer, timeout timer - Fully customizable game in the settings - Quick Start Documentation below Video tutorial: https://vimeo.com/1136248415 For a full list of our other tutorials please visit: https://vimeo.com/channels/btstatsco The BT volleyball Controller app was created by The Basketball Temple Company. After the success of our basketball products, we have expanded into other sports. The Basketball Temple Company focuses on high quality basketball academies, basketball leagues, and technologies that are used to support those academies and leagues. We open our technology to the public so everyone in the basketball community can experience the same technologies that we use within our institutions. # Quick Start Documentation: All the actions below have corresponding controller buttons that may be used instead. Score Controls: - Tap directly on the score to increase quickly - Swipe up/down score to increase/decrease - Hold down on team names to adjust name and color of teams - Select set to change scores of previous sets Timeout Controls: - Tap timeout number to call timeout - Swipe up/down timeouts to adjust numbers - Red indicates violation when calling timeout with no timeouts left - Enable Tech Timeouts for timeouts at 8th, 16th points. Fully customizable. Connect and Remote Control Settings: - Tap on top-left icon (or swipe left-to-right on the left edge) to open connect menu - Hit "Refresh" to find devices - Tap on WiFi or Bluetooth icon to connect, green icon indicates connected - If unable to connect or having connection errors try one of the following: 1) please ensure all devices are on the same WiFi network 2) please ensure bluetooth is turned ON on all devices 3) lastly, try to restart the app on all devices Time and Game Settings: - Tap on top-right icon (or swipe right-to-left on the right edge) to open settings menu - Edit and save the many settings available Exit Game and Reset Times and Scores: - Scroll down and hit "Exit Game" button

Screenshots

ScoreBuddy Pro4 screens
BT Volleyball Controller4 screens

Verdict

The call

The clearest difference is in-app purchases: BT Volleyball Controller at none against ScoreBuddy Pro's 4. BT Volleyball Controller also leads on update cadence (every 11 days vs monthly) and ratings volume (28 vs 3). On price, rating, ads 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

Both are free to download. ScoreBuddy Pro sells 2 in-app purchases, starting at $14.99 per month. BT Volleyball Controller asks for nothing beyond the download.

ReceptionRating · Positive reviews · Number of ratings

On the App Store both sit at effectively the same score — 4.7 for ScoreBuddy Pro against 4.6 for BT Volleyball Controller. That said, the two scores are not equally well evidenced: BT Volleyball Controller has 28 ratings behind it against 3, so its average is the more settled of the two.

UpkeepUpdate frequency

ScoreBuddy Pro ships an update monthly, BT Volleyball Controller every 11 days. The most recent releases landed on September 9, 2026 and August 29, 2026 respectively.

Scorecard5 real differences · 5 level
ScoreBuddy Pro versus BT Volleyball Controller: the parameters behind the verdict, then further details
ParameterScoreBuddy ProBT Volleyball Controller
PriceFreeFree
Rating4.7 (3 ratings) — better4.6 (28 ratings)
Positive reviews100.0% of reviews—
Number of ratings328 — better
Update frequencyMonthlyEvery 11 days — better
AdsNoNo
In-app purchasesYesNo — better
MonetizationFree with in-app purchasesFree — better
DevicesiPhone, iPad, iPodiPhone, iPad, iPod
Requires iOS15.612.0 — better
Further details — not scored
Size189 MB117 MB
Age rating4+4+
DeveloperScoreBuddy LLCThe Basketball Temple LLC

Customer experience

ScoreBuddy Pro

All ratings3 ratings
Positive100.0%
Neutral0.0%
Negative0.0%
Written reviews2 reviews
Positive100.0%
Neutral0.0%
Negative0.0%

BT Volleyball Controller

All ratings28 ratings
Positive92.9%
Neutral0.0%
Negative7.1%

In-app purchases

2 purchases

ScoreBuddy Pro

Subscriptions2
  • Monthly14 Days trial2 variants$14.991 Month
  • Annually14 Days trial2 variants$149.001 Year
None

BT Volleyball Controller

No in-app purchases

Questions

Is ScoreBuddy Pro free?
ScoreBuddy Pro is free to download, with in-app purchases available.
Is BT Volleyball Controller free?
BT Volleyball Controller is free to download, with no in-app purchases.
Which has better reviews, ScoreBuddy Pro or BT Volleyball Controller?
ScoreBuddy Pro is rated higher. ScoreBuddy Pro averages 4.7 out of 5 from 3 ratings, while BT Volleyball Controller averages 4.6 from 28 ratings.
Do ScoreBuddy Pro or BT Volleyball Controller have ads?
Neither ScoreBuddy Pro nor BT Volleyball Controller shows ads.
Which is updated more often, ScoreBuddy Pro or BT Volleyball Controller?
ScoreBuddy Pro ships an update monthly, and BT Volleyball Controller every 11 days. Most recently, ScoreBuddy Pro was updated on September 9, 2026 and BT Volleyball Controller on August 29, 2026.

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