FTC Scouting vs ElectronScout
Price, ratings, monetisation and update history for both apps, side by side — with what reviewers say about each.
FTC Scouting
Log and review match data directly on your mobile device. Analyze team averages and gain insights from recorded matches. This tool is designed to assist in strategic decision-making.
- Log match data on phone
- Review matches
- Analyze team averages
- Direct mobile logging
- Data review functionality
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The FTC Scouting application allows you to log match data directly on your phone and review matches and team averages. Disclaimer: This app is not affiliated with FIRST and should not be exclusively used for decision making.
ElectronScout
This app simplifies data collection for FIRST Robotics Competition teams. Record match statistics in real-time, analyze team performance with built-in analytics, and export data for further review. It offers offline functionality and cloud syncing for seamless collaboration.
- Real-time match data recording
- Customizable metrics
- Offline data collection
- Cloud data synchronization
- Built-in performance analytics
- Picklist generation
- CSV data export
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ElectronScout is a scouting app for FIRST Robotics Competition teams. Record match data in real time with customizable metrics, integrate with The Blue Alliance for events and matches, and work offline with local storage. Users can sync data to the cloud once they're online for shared data across devices. Analyze performance with built-in analytics showing team averages and trends. Build picklists by ranking teams. Export data to CSV for any future analysis.
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Verdict
The clearest difference is iOS requirement: ElectronScout at 15.1 against FTC Scouting's 18.6. On price, rating, review sentiment and ratings volume 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
Both are free to download. Neither carries in-app purchases, so what you see is what you pay.
On the App Store both sit at effectively the same score — 5.0 for FTC Scouting against 5.0 for ElectronScout. Both are backed by a comparable volume of ratings — 5 and 6 respectively. Written reviews split almost evenly too, at 100% and 100% positive.
Both ship on a similar rhythm, roughly fortnightly. The most recent releases landed on October 5, 2026 and October 4, 2026 respectively.
| Parameter | FTC Scouting | ElectronScout |
|---|---|---|
| Price | Free | Free |
| Rating | 5.0 (5 ratings) | 5.0 (6 ratings) |
| Positive reviews | 100.0% of reviews | 100.0% of reviews |
| Number of ratings | 5 | 6 — better |
| Update frequency | Fortnightly | Fortnightly |
| Ads | No | No |
| In-app purchases | No | No |
| Monetization | Free | Free |
| Devices | iPhone, iPad | iPhone, iPad, iPod — better |
| Requires iOS | 18.6 | 15.1 — better |
| Further details — not scored | ||
| Size | 30 MB | 41 MB |
| Age rating | 4+ | 4+ |
| Developer | Gentry Apps, LLC | Aaditya Denduluri |
Customer experience
FTC Scouting
ElectronScout
In-app purchases
FTC Scouting
No in-app purchases
ElectronScout
No in-app purchases
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