Comparison

Ticker vs Playoff Computer

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

Head to head
About

Ticker

Get instant fantasy football scores on your home screen. This app provides widgets for your Sleeper fantasy teams, allowing you to track matchups without launching the app.

Highlights
  • Home screen widgets
  • Sleeper fantasy football integration
  • Real-time score updates
  • No app launching required
  • Easy setup
Features
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If you are a fantasy footballer and if you wanted a quick glance at your teams score at any given moment, then Ticker is the app for you. Ticker is a simple app that provides you with a home screen widget for any and all of your Sleeper fantasy football teams. All you need to do is open the app, enter your Sleeper username, select your league, and set up your home screen widget. After that, your fantasy matchup will be there at the end of your fingertips. No app launching. No app loading time.

About

Playoff Computer

Analyze league playoff races and title contention with detailed standings and tiebreaker calculations. Import data from popular fantasy sports sites and spreadsheets to generate approximate odds, definitive clinch/elimination scenarios, and projected targets.

Highlights
  • League standings analysis
  • Tiebreaker rule incorporation
  • Data import from fantasy sites
  • Playoff/title race odds
  • Clinch and elimination scenarios
  • Projected team targets
  • Customizable league rules
Features
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The App takes a league's standings, tiebreaker rules, and remaining schedule to analyze its playoff/title race.  Imports data from popular fantasy sports sites (ESPN*, Sleeper, Yahoo*, Fleaflicker, MyFantasy, Fantrax, FPL) and a companion Google Sheets template. Premium users can also import many pro leagues including the NFL and Premier League. (* Commish-setting 'publicly viewable' must be on) Basic access provides approximate odds for each team to get a playoff spot and win their division (if applicable).  Premium access includes the famous "Paths" listings of what needs to happen for teams to clinch a spot or be eliminated (e.g. "Bears clinch a playoff spot with a win and a Lions loss"), definitive clinched and eliminated determinations, minimum wins needed, number of wins that would guarantee a spot, projected targets to aim for, a PDF report to print/share the analysis, a Median scoring option, the ability to create "what-if" scenarios to see how the playoff picture would look based on desired picks for upcoming games, the option to include additional playoff spots based on points for otherwise leftover teams, and matchup predictions by "Fred" with help from FantasyPros (available for most supported platforms, ff only). Additional features available on all levels include the ability to edit team details and customizable set-up to handle many different league rules. Tiebreakers that can be incorporated into the calculations include head-to-head, division record, conference record, points for/against/difference, goals difference, and all-play. "Best-in-division" rules (e.g. MyFantasy) are supported. The analysis provides excellent material for commish newsletters.  Basic league requirements for the App to perform as intended: 1) Play head-to-head where each team in a game gets either a win, loss, tie, or League-Points (e.g. Soccer). 2) Teams play the same number of games. 3) Standings sorted firstly by winning percentage or League Points (e.g. Soccer). 4) Leagues with "doubleheader" schedules can be accommodated. There may be limitations depending on league size. 5) The Median scoring option works with leagues of 12 teams or less. See website for additional limitations. Due to the limitless number of league set-ups from some hosting sites, confirm that basic functionality for your league(s) works before upgrading to premium access. Important notes: 1) There is a reason this type of App exists nowhere else. The formulas, methods, and processes used can use a tremendous amount of computing resources from a device for sometimes an extended amount of time. It is completely the user's risk and discretion to subject a device to this type of use. 2) For maximum ease of use the App retrieves data from third party (e.g. hosting sites) APIs. The hosting sites control access to such data and, while changes are not anticipated, there is no guarantee or representation that a particular API's access will continue for any length of time. 3) The developer has taken great pains to adapt the App to the differing rules used by various fantasy sports hosting sites such as those that sort standings and apply tiebreakers. However, some sites do not clearly explain their methods (e.g. for applying tiebreakers) and there may be instances in which the App's methods do not match exactly to those of a particular hosting site and no representation of complete accuracy in calculations can be made. If any, such differences should be negligible and not impact the overall enjoyment of the App. 4) With the infinite number of league options and scenarios the App may be asked to calculate, complete testing is impossible. It is believed everything is in order but no warranty or representation is made that the App will function completely as intended for any specific league. See the website for complete instructions, limitations, and other important information. Terms of use: https://www.apple.com/legal/internet-services/itunes/dev/stdeula/

Screenshots

Ticker4 screens
Playoff Computer4 screens

Verdict

The call

The clearest difference is rating: Playoff Computer at 5.0 against Ticker's 3.4. Ticker's advantage is ratings volume (11 vs 1) and review sentiment (63% vs 50%). On price, update cadence, 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. Ticker sells 1 one-off in-app purchase and Playoff Computer sells 1 in-app purchase, starting at $4.99 per year. Whichever you choose, the download price is not the number that matters.

ReceptionRating · Positive reviews · Number of ratings

Playoff Computer holds the better App Store score, 5.0 against 3.4. That said, the two scores are not equally well evidenced: Ticker has 11 ratings behind it against 1, so its average is the more settled of the two. Written reviews complicate that: 63% of Ticker's written reviews are positive against 50% of Playoff Computer's, so the app with the better star average is not the one people write more warmly about.

UpkeepUpdate frequency

Ticker ships an update every 11 days, Playoff Computer weekly. The most recent releases landed on October 27, 2026 and October 19, 2026 respectively.

Scorecard3 real differences · 7 level
Ticker versus Playoff Computer: the parameters behind the verdict, then further details
ParameterTickerPlayoff Computer
PriceFreeFree
Rating3.4 (11 ratings)5.0 (1 ratings) — better
Positive reviews62.5% of reviews — better50.0% of reviews
Number of ratings11 — better1
Update frequencyEvery 11 daysWeekly — better
AdsNoNo
In-app purchasesYesYes
MonetizationFree with in-app purchasesFreemium
DevicesiPhoneiPhone, iPad — better
Requires iOS16.0 — better17.6
Further details — not scored
Size2 MB13 MB
Age rating12+4+
DeveloperNoma Labs, LLCZela Peak Limited

Customer experience

Ticker

All ratings9 ratings
Positive66.7%
Neutral22.2%
Negative11.1%
Written reviews8 reviews
Positive62.5%
Neutral25.0%
Negative12.5%

Playoff Computer

All ratings1 ratings
Positive100.0%
Neutral0.0%
Negative0.0%
Written reviews2 reviews
Positive50.0%
Neutral0.0%
Negative50.0%

In-app purchases

1 purchases

Ticker

One-time1
  • Multiteam Pack$0.99
1 purchases

Playoff Computer

Subscriptions1
  • Yearly Premium Access$4.991 Year

Questions

Is Ticker free?
Ticker is free to download, with in-app purchases available.
Is Playoff Computer free?
Playoff Computer is free to download, with in-app purchases available.
Which has better reviews, Ticker or Playoff Computer?
Playoff Computer is rated higher. Ticker averages 3.4 out of 5 from 11 ratings, while Playoff Computer averages 5.0 from 1 ratings.
Do Ticker or Playoff Computer have ads?
Neither Ticker nor Playoff Computer shows ads.
Which is updated more often, Ticker or Playoff Computer?
Ticker ships an update every 11 days, and Playoff Computer weekly. Most recently, Ticker was updated on October 27, 2026 and Playoff Computer on October 19, 2026.

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