Comparison

VCI Cricket vs SideSweep

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

Head to head
About

VCI Cricket

Features
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Players, organizers, and followers of this Cricket tournament can follow the LIVE scores, Leaderboard, Boundary Tracker, Points Table, and much more using this app. Scores are published LIVE ball to ball to this app and on the CricHeroes app. Enjoy!

About

SideSweep

Organize private football tournament pools with friends, family, or colleagues. This app simplifies setting up draws, assigning teams, and tracking progress, eliminating the need for spreadsheets or manual admin.

Highlights
  • Create private football pools
  • Add players easily
  • Run random team draws
  • Track tournament progress
  • Advanced draw modes (premium)
  • Bonus scoring categories (premium)
Features
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Run a private football tournament pool with your crew. SideSweep is a fast, simple way to set up a private football draw for friends, family, colleagues, pub groups or social clubs. Create a pool, add your players, run the team draw and follow the rivalry through the tournament — without messy spreadsheets or endless chat admin. How it works: • Create a private pool • Add your players • Run a random team draw in seconds • See who has which teams • Track your group as the tournament progresses • Keep the rivalry going all the way to the final Go premium for more variety: Unlock advanced draw modes including Seeded Pots, Snake Draft, World Tour, Group Owner and Top & Tail, plus bonus scoring categories for extra ways to compete. Perfect for: • Football tournament pools with mates • Office football pools • Family group chats • Pub leagues and social clubs • Casual tournament competitions SideSweep keeps things simple: create your pool, invite your players, run the draw and enjoy the tournament. SideSweep does not provide betting, gambling, paid contest entry, cash handling, credits, virtual currency, or real-world prizes. It is a private group draw organiser / names-in-a-hat utility. SideSweep is an independent app and is not affiliated with, endorsed by, sponsored by, or officially connected to any tournament organiser.

Screenshots

VCI Cricket4 screens
SideSweep4 screens

Verdict

The call

The clearest difference is in-app purchases: VCI Cricket at none against SideSweep's 2. SideSweep's advantage is ads (none vs shown). On price, device support and iOS requirement 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. SideSweep sells 2 one-off in-app purchases. VCI Cricket asks for nothing beyond the download.

Scorecard2 real differences · 7 level
VCI Cricket versus SideSweep: the parameters behind the verdict, then further details
ParameterVCI CricketSideSweep
PriceFreeFree
Rating—5.0 (1 ratings) — better
Number of ratings—1 — better
Update frequency—Every 3 days
AdsYesNo — better
In-app purchasesNo — betterYes
Monetization—Freemium
DevicesiPhone, iPodiPhone, iPad, iPod — better
Requires iOS14.0 — better15.0
Further details — not scored
Size123 MB85 MB
Age rating4+12+
DeveloperCRICHEROES PRIVATE LIMITEDSyntec Solutions Ltd

In-app purchases

None

VCI Cricket

No in-app purchases

2 purchases

SideSweep

One-time2
  • Premier League 2026/27 Premium$1.99
  • SideSweep Premium$1.99

Questions

Is VCI Cricket free?
VCI Cricket is free to download, with no in-app purchases.
Is SideSweep free?
SideSweep is free to download, with in-app purchases available.
Do VCI Cricket or SideSweep have ads?
VCI Cricket shows ads; SideSweep does not.

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