Comparison

One vs LemonScore

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

Head to head
About

One

Features
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Share live updates of football matches with friends and family who can't be there in person. One Nil works inside Messages. Start a match in any chat, even your family or team group chat, and the score updates in the conversation as the game goes on. Everyone sees the latest score, the match clock and what just happened, without anyone sending a flurry of texts. Built for the touchline • Tap a team's score to record a goal in a second • Add goal scorers, penalties, own goals, and yellow and red cards • A live match clock, with minutes worked out across halves and breaks • Halves, thirds or quarters, ideal for junior formats Set up in seconds • Picks up upcoming fixtures from your calendar • Remembers your teams and players • Kick off now, or set the match up ahead of time Get it right afterwards • Edit kick-off times, breaks and any event after the match • Full-time summary with the half-time score and a timeline of every goal and card • Keep a history of past matches and share them again Share beyond Messages Share a link to a match web page that anyone can open in a browser. Great for grassroots clubs, junior football and Sunday league, and anyone who wants to keep the family in the loop on match day.

About

LemonScore

Features
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LemonScore Remote turns your iPhone or iPad into a powerful remote control for the LemonScore scoreboard software. Connect wirelessly via your local network to the scoreboard. GAME CONTROL - Adjust the score for both teams – with a single tap - Start, stop, and manually correct the match clock - Timer mode for countdowns and custom time sequences - Enable and disable stoppage time - Full penalty shootout control – including Sudden Death MEDIA & ANIMATIONS - Trigger goal, offside, yellow/red card, and substitution animations - Select player and team for each animation - Play and control playlists with images and videos - Show and hide banners MUSIC - Browse and play music playlists - Control playback: Play, Pause, Next, Previous - Adjust volume, enable shuffle and loop CUSTOM SHORTCUTS - Create your own shortcut cards with colors and icons - Assign multiple actions to a single button - Customize the layout of your remote control CONNECTION & SECURITY - Automatic discovery of LemonScore on the network via Bonjour - Manual connection via IP address also available - Secure authentication with a 6-digit PIN - Real-time synchronization across multiple devices simultaneously ADDITIONAL FEATURES - Blackout mode - Haptic feedback (adjustable) - Coex display monitoring (brightness, temperature, status) - Optimized for iPhone and iPad Requirement: LemonScore Desktop App (v1.5.0 or later) on the same network. Available at lemon-score.ch.

Screenshots

One4 screens
LemonScore4 screens

Verdict

The call

The clearest difference is update cadence: LemonScore at every 4 months against One's every 18 months. LemonScore also leads on iOS requirement (15.1 vs 17.0). On price, ads, 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

One ships an update every 18 months, LemonScore every 4 months. The most recent releases landed on November 7, 2026 and October 31, 2026 respectively.

Scorecard2 real differences · 4 level
One versus LemonScore: the parameters behind the verdict, then further details
ParameterOneLemonScore
PriceFreeFree
Update frequencyEvery 18 monthsEvery 4 months — better
AdsNoNo
In-app purchasesNoNo
DevicesiPhone, iPadiPhone, iPad, iPod — better
Requires iOS17.015.1 — better
Further details — not scored
Size2 MB47 MB
Age rating4+4+
Developer2nd Labs LimitedDario Tschannen

In-app purchases

None

One

No in-app purchases

None

LemonScore

No in-app purchases

Questions

Is One free?
One is free to download, with no in-app purchases.
Is LemonScore free?
LemonScore is free to download, with no in-app purchases.
Do One or LemonScore have ads?
Neither One nor LemonScore shows ads.
Which is updated more often, One or LemonScore?
One ships an update every 18 months, and LemonScore every 4 months. Most recently, One was updated on November 7, 2026 and LemonScore on October 31, 2026.

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