ScoreBuddy Pro vs Varsity Scoreboard
Price, ratings, monetisation and update history for both apps, side by side — with what reviewers say about each.
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.
- Customizable game settings
- Automated scorekeeping
- Turn monitors/TVs into scoreboards
- Real-time website scoreboard display
- Videoboard control (requires extra software)
- Supports multiple sports
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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
Varsity Scoreboard
Control score, time, and other data displayed on Varsity Scoreboards. This application is designed for managing sports game information.
- Score control
- Time management
- Data display management
- Sports game information
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The Varsity Link app allows the user to control score, time, and other data on Varsity Scoreboards.
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Verdict
The clearest difference is in-app purchases: Varsity Scoreboard at none against ScoreBuddy Pro's 4. Varsity Scoreboard also leads on rating (5.0 vs 4.7). ScoreBuddy Pro's advantage is ratings volume (3 vs 1). On price, update cadence, 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
Both are free to download. ScoreBuddy Pro sells 2 in-app purchases, starting at $14.99 per month. Varsity Scoreboard asks for nothing beyond the download.
Varsity Scoreboard holds the better App Store score, 5.0 against 4.7. Both are backed by a comparable volume of ratings — 3 and 1 respectively.
ScoreBuddy Pro ships an update every 4 weeks, Varsity Scoreboard fortnightly. The most recent releases landed on October 24, 2026 and October 18, 2026 respectively.
| Parameter | ScoreBuddy Pro | Varsity Scoreboard |
|---|---|---|
| Price | Free | Free |
| Rating | 4.7 (3 ratings) | 5.0 (1 ratings) — better |
| Positive reviews | 100.0% of reviews | — |
| Number of ratings | 3 — better | 1 |
| Update frequency | Every 4 weeks | Fortnightly — better |
| Ads | No | No |
| In-app purchases | Yes | No — better |
| Monetization | Free with in-app purchases | Free — better |
| Devices | iPhone, iPad, iPod | iPhone, iPad, iPod |
| Requires iOS | 15.6 | 15.1 — better |
| Further details — not scored | ||
| Size | 189 MB | 38 MB |
| Age rating | 4+ | 17+ |
| Developer | ScoreBuddy LLC | Varsity Scoreboards, LLC |
Customer experience
ScoreBuddy Pro
Varsity Scoreboard
In-app purchases
ScoreBuddy Pro
- Monthly14 Days trial2 variants$14.991 Month
- Annually14 Days trial2 variants$149.001 Year
Varsity Scoreboard
No in-app purchases
Questions
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