Comparison

ItsGameTime. vs MatchCountdown

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

Head to head
About

ItsGameTime.

Features
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Download the It'sGameTime App for FREE and enter the wide world of sports. *** WHAT WILL YOU GET WITH IGT? Users: Share, connect, & follow Profile page: Create a profile to showcase sports achievements and interests. Personalized scheduler: NEVER miss a game with our scheduled, live, and upcoming events - never look for WHERE to watch. Personalized news: Users receive daily news for their favorite leagues, teams, and players. *** UPGRADE PROFILE & LINK IT WITH YOUR COLLEGE - Coaches can add rosters, schedules, and stats. - Players can add specific information about them as athletes. - Schools can share, promote, and engage with athletes.

About

MatchCountdown

Features
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MatchCountdown turns every fixture into a precise countdown in your own time zone — so you never miss a kickoff, a first serve or lights-out again. WHAT IT COVERS • Football, basketball, volleyball, tennis, cricket and Formula 1 • Every start time converted to your local time automatically, nothing to set up • Live scores, half-time, set-by-set tennis scores and the Formula 1 podium • Standings, recent form, head-to-head and where to watch MADE YOURS • Follow a team, a league or a whole sport, and the feed opens with your matches • A reminder before kickoff, one tap from any match • Home-screen and Lock-screen widgets, plus a live timer in the Dynamic Island • Predict the winner and see how the crowd voted AFTER THE FINAL WHISTLE • Match summary, statistics, starting elevens and substitutions • Half-time score, and one tap through to the league table PRO — one purchase, kept for good • Choose when reminders arrive: an hour, three hours or a day before kickoff • Point the widget at one team, league or sport instead of the next match anywhere • Automatic reminders for every match your followed teams play No account. No ads. Free to use, and Pro is a one-time purchase — never a subscription.

Screenshots

ItsGameTime.4 screens
MatchCountdown4 screens

Verdict

The call

The clearest difference is ads: ItsGameTime. at none against MatchCountdown's shown. ItsGameTime. also leads on iOS requirement (11.0 vs 18.0). MatchCountdown's advantage is update cadence (every 3 days vs monthly). On price, in-app purchases 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. Neither carries in-app purchases, so what you see is what you pay.

UpkeepUpdate frequency

ItsGameTime. ships an update monthly, MatchCountdown every 3 days. The most recent releases landed on October 4, 2026 and October 9, 2026 respectively.

Scorecard3 real differences · 3 level
ItsGameTime. versus MatchCountdown: the parameters behind the verdict, then further details
ParameterItsGameTime.MatchCountdown
PriceFreeFree
Update frequencyMonthlyEvery 3 days — better
AdsNo — betterYes
In-app purchasesNoNo
DevicesiPhone, iPad, iPod — betteriPhone, iPad
Requires iOS11.0 — better18.0
Further details — not scored
Size124 MB11 MB
Age rating4+17+
DeveloperIt's Game Time, Inc.VOLA LABS LTD

In-app purchases

None

ItsGameTime.

No in-app purchases

None

MatchCountdown

No in-app purchases

Questions

Is ItsGameTime. free?
ItsGameTime. is free to download, with no in-app purchases.
Is MatchCountdown free?
MatchCountdown is free to download, with no in-app purchases.
Do ItsGameTime. or MatchCountdown have ads?
MatchCountdown shows ads; ItsGameTime. does not.
Which is updated more often, ItsGameTime. or MatchCountdown?
ItsGameTime. ships an update monthly, and MatchCountdown every 3 days. Most recently, ItsGameTime. was updated on October 4, 2026 and MatchCountdown on October 9, 2026.

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