Comparison

VSiN Watch vs Slate Pools

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

Head to head
About

VSiN Watch

Access live and on-demand content from the premier sports media company focused on sports betting. Enjoy news, analysis, and proprietary data to inform your wagers.

Highlights
  • Live audio and video streaming
  • On-demand content
  • Sports betting news
  • Expert analysis
  • Proprietary data
Features
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Listen and watch VSiN, The Sports Betting Network. It is the first sports media company dedicated to providing news, analysis, and proprietary data to millions of Americans who wager on sports, making sports betting a multibillion-dollar industry.

About

Slate Pools

Manage and participate in various football pools, including pick'em, survivor, and squares. It automatically tracks scores, odds, and leaderboards, simplifying bookkeeping for both pool organizers and players.

Highlights
  • Pick'em, survivor, underdog, and squares pools
  • Real Vegas odds and live scores
  • Automatic grading and live leaderboards
  • Weekly picks grid hidden until kickoff
  • Customizable notifications
  • Season-long tracking features
Features
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Slate runs your football pool and does the bookkeeping for you. Weekly against-the-spread pick'em, NFL survivor, CFB underdog, and squares pools, with real Vegas lines and live scores pulled in automatically, every pick graded the moment games go final, and a season-long leaderboard that keeps itself. TWO WAYS TO USE IT Running the pool? Set the rules once, then post each week however your group already works: paste the group-chat message, scan a screenshot, or build it right in the app. Slate handles the odds, the scoring, the standings, and the reminders. Just playing in one? Your commissioner doesn't need Slate. Pull in the week's games and lines, lock in your picks, keep your season history, and copy a clean list to paste back into the group chat. It's your own command center for someone else's pool. WHAT YOU GET - Pick'em, survivor, underdog, and squares, college or NFL - Vegas odds and live scores, kept fresh until kickoff - Automatic grading and a live leaderboard, no spreadsheet - A weekly picks grid that stays hidden from other members until kickoff - Notifications you control by type and by league, including a ping the moment a game you picked finishes - Perfect-week, streak, double-down, and game-of-the-week tracking Slate doesn't take bets, hold money, or pay out winnings. Buy-ins, if your pool has them, are settled between members the same way they always were.

Screenshots

VSiN Watch4 screens
Slate Pools4 screens

Verdict

The call

The clearest difference is ads: Slate Pools at none against VSiN Watch's shown. Slate Pools also leads on monetization model (free vs ad-supported). VSiN Watch's advantage is ratings volume (1.2K vs 1) and device support (4 vs 2). On price, rating, in-app purchases 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. Neither carries in-app purchases, so what you see is what you pay.

ReceptionRating · Positive reviews · Number of ratings

Slate Pools holds the better App Store score, 5.0 against 4.8. That said, the two scores are not equally well evidenced: VSiN Watch has 1.2K ratings behind it against 1, so its average is the more settled of the two.

Scorecard4 real differences · 6 level
VSiN Watch versus Slate Pools: the parameters behind the verdict, then further details
ParameterVSiN WatchSlate Pools
PriceFreeFree
Rating4.8 (1.2K ratings)5.0 (1 ratings) — better
Positive reviews66.7% of reviews—
Number of ratings1.2K — better1
Update frequencyMonthly—
AdsYesNo — better
In-app purchasesNoNo
MonetizationAd-supportedFree — better
DevicesiPhone, iPad, iPod, Apple TV — betteriPhone, iPod
Requires iOS15.615.0 — better
Further details — not scored
Size76 MB5 MB
Age rating17+17+
DeveloperVegas Sports Information Network LLCALEX JOHN FEDUS

Customer experience

VSiN Watch

All ratings1,130 ratings
Positive95.5%
Neutral1.6%
Negative2.9%
Written reviews18 reviews
Positive66.7%
Neutral0.0%
Negative33.3%

Slate Pools

All ratings1 ratings
Positive100.0%
Neutral0.0%
Negative0.0%

Bugs and requests

VSiN Watch

Reported bugs

2 issues
  • Glitchy app
  • Incompatible with older devices

Requested features

2 requests
  • Ability to listen while app is in the background
  • Ability to minimize window for live streams

Slate Pools

Not enough reviews yet to summarise bugs or requests.

In-app purchases

None

VSiN Watch

No in-app purchases

None

Slate Pools

No in-app purchases

Questions

Is VSiN Watch free?
VSiN Watch is free to download, with no in-app purchases.
Is Slate Pools free?
Slate Pools is free to download, with no in-app purchases.
Which has better reviews, VSiN Watch or Slate Pools?
Slate Pools is rated higher. VSiN Watch averages 4.8 out of 5 from 1.2K ratings, while Slate Pools averages 5.0 from 1 ratings.
Do VSiN Watch or Slate Pools have ads?
VSiN Watch shows ads; Slate Pools does not.

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