Comparison

Athletes.org vs Boxscore9

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

Head to head
About

Athletes.org

This app offers free, on-demand knowledge, access, and protection for student athletes. It helps them navigate the complexities of college athletics.

Highlights
  • On-demand knowledge for athletes
  • Access to college athletics resources
  • Protection for member athletes
  • Navigate college athletics landscape
  • Free for members
Features
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Athletes.org (AO) provides knowledge, access, and protection to its member athletes on-demand, for free, to support their navigation of the ever-evolving landscape of college athletics.

About

Boxscore9

This app digitizes the traditional paper scorecard for sports games. It allows users to manually record game details, from pitch-by-pitch actions to simple outcomes, with options for freehand sketching or structured data entry. Results can be exported as PDFs.

Highlights
  • Team roster management
  • Detailed scorecards
  • Inning-by-inning entry
  • Freehand and structured entry
  • Automatic stat calculation
  • PDF export
  • iPhone and iPad support
Features
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Boxscore9 brings the paper scorecard into the digital age — score a full game by hand, without losing the feel of a real scorebook. Every box, every diamond, every inning is right where you expect it. Whether you're tracking pitch-by-pitch detail or just jotting the outcome with your finger or Apple Pencil, Boxscore9 keeps up with the game as it happens. FEATURES - Team Rosters — build your roster once, then reuse it across every game for faster scorecard setup - Scorecards — capture all the gameday essentials: lineup, pitchers, position chart, and game summary - Inning-by-Inning Entry — record every at-bat on a dense, landscape scorebook grid built for touch and stylus - Freehand or Structured — sketch plays your way with freehand ink, or use structured entry when you want the data to count toward stats - Full-Game Stats — batting and pitching lines calculated automatically from structured entries (freehand entry is not entered into the stats) - Export to PDF - export the results to PDF to share with your friends or team - iPhone and iPad — a dense grid that scales from a quick in-pocket game to a full iPad view from the stands No account, no sign-in. Your scorecards stay on your device. Free to download. A one-time purchase unlocks Pro and removes ads.

Screenshots

Athletes.org4 screens
Boxscore94 screens

Verdict

The call

The clearest difference is in-app purchases: Athletes.org at none against Boxscore9's 1. Athletes.org also leads on ads (none vs shown) and ratings volume (8 vs 1). Boxscore9's advantage is update cadence (every 6 days vs every 3 weeks). On price, rating 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. Boxscore9 sells 1 one-off in-app purchase. Athletes.org asks for nothing beyond the download.

ReceptionRating · Positive reviews · Number of ratings

On the App Store both sit at effectively the same score — 5.0 for Athletes.org against 5.0 for Boxscore9. That said, the two scores are not equally well evidenced: Athletes.org has 8 ratings behind it against 1, so its average is the more settled of the two.

UpkeepUpdate frequency

Athletes.org ships an update every 3 weeks, Boxscore9 every 6 days. The most recent releases landed on October 10, 2026 and October 22, 2026 respectively.

Scorecard6 real differences · 4 level
Athletes.org versus Boxscore9: the parameters behind the verdict, then further details
ParameterAthletes.orgBoxscore9
PriceFreeFree
Rating5.0 (8 ratings)5.0 (1 ratings)
Positive reviews100.0% of reviews—
Number of ratings8 — better1
Update frequencyEvery 3 weeksEvery 6 days — better
AdsNo — betterYes
In-app purchasesNo — betterYes
MonetizationFree — betterFree with in-app purchases
DevicesiPhone, iPodiPhone, iPad
Requires iOS15.6 — better17.0
Further details — not scored
Size43 MB6 MB
Age rating4+9+
DeveloperAthletes.org, Inc.Paul Monday

Customer experience

Athletes.org

All ratings8 ratings
Positive100.0%
Neutral0.0%
Negative0.0%
Written reviews1 reviews
Positive100.0%
Neutral0.0%
Negative0.0%

Boxscore9

All ratings1 ratings
Positive100.0%
Neutral0.0%
Negative0.0%

In-app purchases

None

Athletes.org

No in-app purchases

1 purchases

Boxscore9

One-time1
  • Boxscore9$2.99

Questions

Is Athletes.org free?
Athletes.org is free to download, with no in-app purchases.
Is Boxscore9 free?
Boxscore9 is free to download, with in-app purchases available.
Which has better reviews, Athletes.org or Boxscore9?
Athletes.org and Boxscore9 are both rated 5.0 out of 5 on the App Store, from 8 and 1 ratings respectively.
Do Athletes.org or Boxscore9 have ads?
Boxscore9 shows ads; Athletes.org does not.
Which is updated more often, Athletes.org or Boxscore9?
Athletes.org ships an update every 3 weeks, and Boxscore9 every 6 days. Most recently, Athletes.org was updated on October 10, 2026 and Boxscore9 on October 22, 2026.

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