Comparison

BT Volleyball Controller vs VolleyTally

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

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About

BT Volleyball Controller

Remotely control volleyball scoreboards and cameras with this intuitive app. Synchronize scores and timers across devices using WiFi or Bluetooth. Offers both tap/swipe and button controls for a seamless experience.

Highlights
  • Remote scoreboard and camera control
  • WiFi and Bluetooth connectivity
  • Intuitive tap, swipe, and button controls
  • Synchronized time and score
  • Customizable game settings
  • Convenient timers (pregame, set, timeout)
Features
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The BT Controller is a complimentary app meant to remotely control supported BT volleyball scoreboards, and score camera devices. The app synchronizes the time and score on all these supported devices. The interface is extremely clean and intuitive, everything is directly touch or swipe based. Clearly labeled controller buttons are also added for those that prefer a button interface. The BT Controller app is easy to learn and new users can be running the time and score for a volleyball game in no time. BT Controller App Features: - Clean design, no ads - Intuitive direct tap and swipe controls - Remotely control scoreboards, cameras, and other devices with WiFi or Bluetooth - Convenient Presets (Indoor, Beach) - Convenient timers: pregame timer, in-between set timer, timeout timer - Fully customizable game in the settings - Quick Start Documentation below Video tutorial: https://vimeo.com/1136248415 For a full list of our other tutorials please visit: https://vimeo.com/channels/btstatsco The BT volleyball Controller app was created by The Basketball Temple Company. After the success of our basketball products, we have expanded into other sports. The Basketball Temple Company focuses on high quality basketball academies, basketball leagues, and technologies that are used to support those academies and leagues. We open our technology to the public so everyone in the basketball community can experience the same technologies that we use within our institutions. # Quick Start Documentation: All the actions below have corresponding controller buttons that may be used instead. Score Controls: - Tap directly on the score to increase quickly - Swipe up/down score to increase/decrease - Hold down on team names to adjust name and color of teams - Select set to change scores of previous sets Timeout Controls: - Tap timeout number to call timeout - Swipe up/down timeouts to adjust numbers - Red indicates violation when calling timeout with no timeouts left - Enable Tech Timeouts for timeouts at 8th, 16th points. Fully customizable. Connect and Remote Control Settings: - Tap on top-left icon (or swipe left-to-right on the left edge) to open connect menu - Hit "Refresh" to find devices - Tap on WiFi or Bluetooth icon to connect, green icon indicates connected - If unable to connect or having connection errors try one of the following: 1) please ensure all devices are on the same WiFi network 2) please ensure bluetooth is turned ON on all devices 3) lastly, try to restart the app on all devices Time and Game Settings: - Tap on top-right icon (or swipe right-to-left on the right edge) to open settings menu - Edit and save the many settings available Exit Game and Reset Times and Scores: - Scroll down and hit "Exit Game" button

About

VolleyTally

This app simplifies volleyball scorekeeping for coaches, players, and fans. It offers intuitive point tracking, customizable match formats, and clear visual indicators for set and match wins. Personalize your games with team names and colors.

Highlights
  • Easy point tracking
  • Customizable match formats
  • Team and color personalization
  • Clear visual score display
  • Ad-free experience
  • Native iPad layout
Features
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The gym is loud. The ref is fast. Your scoreboard should be neither. VolleyTally is the volleyball scoreboard that reaches past the court. Tap to score from the bleachers while Grandma follows every point live from her kitchen. Put the score on your livestream. Snap the team photo with the final stamped right on it. And when somebody yells “was that in?”, the Match Log has the receipts. Paper plate: 0. VolleyTally: 25. GO LIVE (NEW IN 4.0) • Share a 4-character code, a QR code, or a link. Anyone with the free VolleyTally app follows the match live, point by point. • Fans see the score, the sets, a live rally feed, and how many people are watching. PUT THE SCORE ON YOUR STREAM (NEW) • One link turns your match into a live score overlay for OBS, Streamlabs, or vMix. Pick a minimal bar or a boxed corner bug. It updates itself while you score. SCORE IT FAST. SCORE IT RIGHT. • Big, bold numbers you can read from the top row. • Tap a team to score. Fix a stray tap in a second: undo, adjust, or type the score in. • The serve ball follows the rally. Set point and match point light up, so nobody gets surprised. • Switch sides mid-match (new). Names, scores, sets, and serve all move with the teams. • Phone died? App closed? Pick up right where you left off. WAS THAT IN? CHECK THE LOG. (NEW) • Every rally, timestamped and in order. Corrections are marked, so the record stays honest. YOUR LEAGUE. YOUR RULES. • Best of 3, best of 5, Play 2, Play 3, or build your own: set target, final-set target, win-by, and point caps. • Beach or indoor, club or rec league: sets to 21 or 25, deciders to 15, your call. • Play out every set even after the match is decided. A tie finishes cleanly as a split. FEEL THE NEED… FOR CONFETTI • Win the match, get the confetti. • Share the final with six result-card designs for a win, a loss, or a split. • Photo frames stamp the final score on your team photo and save it to Photos automatically. • Every finished match lands in History. MAKE IT YOURS • Team names plus 15 named colors, from Maroon to Kelly green. All free. • Mark your team and VolleyTally cheers with you. • Quick Start sets names and format before the first serve. BUILT FOR THE GYM • iPad show mode keeps the screen awake and boosts brightness for bright gyms. • Portrait or landscape, on iPhone and iPad. • VoiceOver, Dynamic Type, Reduce Motion, and high-contrast colors throughout. SIMPLE AND PRIVATE • No account. No sign-up. Your matches stay on your device unless you choose to go live. • Free, with an optional one-time purchase to remove ads. Made by HarpElle for parents, players, coaches, rec leagues, and whoever got handed the scoreboard five minutes before first serve. Talk to me, scoretable.

Screenshots

BT Volleyball Controller4 screens
VolleyTally4 screens

Verdict

The call

The clearest difference is in-app purchases: BT Volleyball Controller at none against VolleyTally's 1. BT Volleyball Controller also leads on ads (none vs shown) and ratings volume (33 vs 10). VolleyTally's advantage is rating (5.0 vs 4.5) and update cadence (every 4 days vs every 11 days). On price 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. VolleyTally sells 1 one-off in-app purchase. BT Volleyball Controller asks for nothing beyond the download.

ReceptionRating · Positive reviews · Number of ratings

VolleyTally holds the better App Store score, 5.0 against 4.5. Both are backed by a comparable volume of ratings — 33 and 10 respectively.

UpkeepUpdate frequency

BT Volleyball Controller ships an update every 11 days, VolleyTally every 4 days. The most recent releases landed on October 27, 2026 and October 12, 2026 respectively.

Scorecard7 real differences · 3 level
BT Volleyball Controller versus VolleyTally: the parameters behind the verdict, then further details
ParameterBT Volleyball ControllerVolleyTally
PriceFreeFree
Rating4.5 (33 ratings)5.0 (10 ratings) — better
Positive reviews—100.0% of reviews
Number of ratings33 — better10
Update frequencyEvery 11 daysEvery 4 days — better
AdsNo — betterYes
In-app purchasesNo — betterYes
MonetizationFree — betterFree with in-app purchases
DevicesiPhone, iPad, iPod — betteriPhone, iPad
Requires iOS12.0 — better16.4
Further details — not scored
Size117 MB61 MB
Age rating4+4+
DeveloperThe Basketball Temple LLCHarpElle LLC

Customer experience

BT Volleyball Controller

All ratings28 ratings
Positive92.9%
Neutral0.0%
Negative7.1%

VolleyTally

All ratings10 ratings
Positive100.0%
Neutral0.0%
Negative0.0%
Written reviews3 reviews
Positive100.0%
Neutral0.0%
Negative0.0%

In-app purchases

None

BT Volleyball Controller

No in-app purchases

1 purchases

VolleyTally

One-time1
  • Remove Ads$2.99

Questions

Is BT Volleyball Controller free?
BT Volleyball Controller is free to download, with no in-app purchases.
Is VolleyTally free?
VolleyTally is free to download, with in-app purchases available.
Which has better reviews, BT Volleyball Controller or VolleyTally?
VolleyTally is rated higher. BT Volleyball Controller averages 4.5 out of 5 from 33 ratings, while VolleyTally averages 5.0 from 10 ratings.
Do BT Volleyball Controller or VolleyTally have ads?
VolleyTally shows ads; BT Volleyball Controller does not.
Which is updated more often, BT Volleyball Controller or VolleyTally?
BT Volleyball Controller ships an update every 11 days, and VolleyTally every 4 days. Most recently, BT Volleyball Controller was updated on October 27, 2026 and VolleyTally on October 12, 2026.

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