Comparison

FTC Scorer 2023 vs OpenScout

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

Head to head
About

FTC Scorer 2023

This application facilitates the scoring and timing of matches, displaying accumulated points and penalties. It includes a timer with match sounds and a randomization screen for game-specific scoring. Developed by an FTC team, it's designed for real-time event management.

Highlights
  • Real-time alliance scoring
  • Penalty tracking
  • Match timer with sounds
  • Randomization screen
  • Dual screen functionality
Features
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The main screen allows you to record points for the whole alliance, with the total points accumulated and penalties given to the opposing alliance displayed at the top. The timing screen shows the current time on the clock and plays match sounds. In addition, you can switch between the scoring and the timing screen to allow for real-time scoring; the timer and the sounds will continue to run in the scoring section of the app! The randomization screen will show you the randomized number, as well as the correct randomization scoring on both the spike marks and the backdrop. This app was developed by FTC team 19502 The Moment Makers.

About

OpenScout

Follow VEX Robotics tournaments, track teams, and scout competitors. Features include live event updates, match notes, picklists, and practice tools. Sync data across devices with optional account sign-in.

Highlights
  • Follow VEX Robotics teams and events
  • Real-time rankings and match results
  • Scout teams and build picklists
  • Sync notes and picklists across devices
  • Tournament mode for quick event access
  • World Skills rankings
  • Practice field and timer tools
Features
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OpenScout helps you follow your VEX Robotics team through an entire tournament. OpenScout is an independent app from RoboSTEM Foundation, Inc., a 501(c)(3) nonprofit. It is not affiliated with, endorsed by, or sponsored by VEX Robotics, Innovation First International, or the Global Robotics & Science Foundation. Competition data comes from public event and team information on events.vex.com. FOLLOW YOUR TEAM Set your team number once. Home shows their next match, current ranking, and skills scores, and you arrange it from blocks for the events and teams you follow. SEARCH ACROSS VEX Explore searches across the entire program instead of just the page you're viewing. It understands common terms like sig, states, champs, and worlds. Search a full team number to see the events that team has competed at. FOLLOW A LIVE EVENT Open an event to see rankings, match results, elimination brackets, division standings, skills rankings, awards, and the venue agenda. Results update as the event runs. If a match has video, you can watch it inside OpenScout. Turn on predictions to see the win chances for each unplayed match, from OpenScout Score. SCOUT TEAMS Compare teams side by side, take match notes, build a picklist, work through alliance selection, and follow the bracket. Export an event to CSV, or save it to read offline. Make a Cloud team with your scouting group, and everyone's favorites, notes, and picklists stay in sync. TOURNAMENT MODE A single screen for the event you're attending. See your next match, which field you're on, and your current standing without digging through event pages. WORLD SKILLS STANDINGS View full-season World Skills rankings across every supported program and grade level. FIELD AND TIMER TOOLS Use the built-in match timer, score calculator, and whiteboard for practice and strategy. NOTIFICATIONS AND LIVE ACTIVITIES Get match results for the teams you favorite, and follow your team's matches on the Lock Screen and in the Dynamic Island. TRANSLATION Event and team names appear in the language entered by the event organizer. OpenScout can translate them automatically or whenever you request it. ACCOUNT OPTIONAL You don't need an account to use OpenScout. Signing in with Apple, Google, or Discord lets you sync your followed team, favorites, notes, and picklists across devices, and join Cloud teams. You can delete your account directly inside the app at any time. FREE, NO ADS, NO TRACKING OpenScout is free. There are no ads, no subscription, no third-party analytics, and no tracking across other apps and websites. Terms of Service: https://openscout.ing/terms Privacy Policy: https://openscout.ing/privacy Questions: contact@robostem.org

Screenshots

FTC Scorer 20234 screens
OpenScout4 screens

Verdict

The call

The clearest difference is update cadence: OpenScout at every 3 weeks against FTC Scorer 2023's every 28 months. OpenScout also leads on ratings volume (83 vs 5). On price, rating, 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. Neither carries in-app purchases, so what you see is what you pay.

ReceptionRating · Positive reviews · Number of ratings

On the App Store both sit at effectively the same score — 5.0 for FTC Scorer 2023 against 4.9 for OpenScout. That said, the two scores are not equally well evidenced: OpenScout has 83 ratings behind it against 5, so its average is the more settled of the two.

UpkeepUpdate frequency

FTC Scorer 2023 ships an update every 28 months, OpenScout every 3 weeks. The most recent releases landed on November 3, 2026 and November 6, 2026 respectively.

Scorecard2 real differences · 8 level
FTC Scorer 2023 versus OpenScout: the parameters behind the verdict, then further details
ParameterFTC Scorer 2023OpenScout
PriceFreeFree
Rating5.0 (5 ratings) — better4.9 (83 ratings)
Positive reviews100.0% of reviews—
Number of ratings583 — better
Update frequencyEvery 28 monthsEvery 3 weeks — better
AdsNoNo
In-app purchasesNoNo
MonetizationFreeFree
DevicesiPhone, iPad — betteriPhone
Requires iOS18.618.0 — better
Further details — not scored
Size2 MB23 MB
Age rating4+4+
DeveloperRuth BarkleyROBOSTEM FOUNDATION INC

Customer experience

FTC Scorer 2023

All ratings5 ratings
Positive100.0%
Neutral0.0%
Negative0.0%
Written reviews1 reviews
Positive100.0%
Neutral0.0%
Negative0.0%

OpenScout

All ratings4 ratings
Positive100.0%
Neutral0.0%
Negative0.0%

In-app purchases

None

FTC Scorer 2023

No in-app purchases

None

OpenScout

No in-app purchases

Questions

Is FTC Scorer 2023 free?
FTC Scorer 2023 is free to download, with no in-app purchases.
Is OpenScout free?
OpenScout is free to download, with no in-app purchases.
Which has better reviews, FTC Scorer 2023 or OpenScout?
FTC Scorer 2023 is rated higher. FTC Scorer 2023 averages 5.0 out of 5 from 5 ratings, while OpenScout averages 4.9 from 83 ratings.
Do FTC Scorer 2023 or OpenScout have ads?
Neither FTC Scorer 2023 nor OpenScout shows ads.
Which is updated more often, FTC Scorer 2023 or OpenScout?
FTC Scorer 2023 ships an update every 28 months, and OpenScout every 3 weeks. Most recently, FTC Scorer 2023 was updated on November 3, 2026 and OpenScout on November 6, 2026.

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