FrogBox Play vs Cricket Central
Price, ratings, monetisation and update history for both apps, side by side — with what reviewers say about each.
FrogBox Play
Access an endless stream of cricket highlights, from powerful shots to incredible catches. Discover local games and save your favorite moments to create personalized playlists. Share exciting clips with friends and family.
- Infinite feed of cricket highlights
- Discover local game moments
- Search and save favorite clips
- Create personalized playlists
- Share clips with friends and family
- Regularly updated content
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FrogBox Play brings live sport streams, replays and highlights to your fingertips. Watch games as they happen, then relive every big play, standout moment and turning point in a feed that never runs out. See what's live now, what's coming up and the latest highlights from the clubs and players you follow. Search across streams, channels and players to find latest games at your local club or a moment from anywhere in the world. Make it yours. Build feeds from the players, clubs and moments you care about, save clips into playlists, and come back to them any time from your Library. Sharing a moment with friends and family takes a couple of taps.
Cricket Central
The official app for the New Zealand cricket community. Access fixtures, ladders, results, and player stats. Logged-in participants can sync their schedules for instant match updates.
- Fixtures, ladders, and results
- Player and team statistics
- Favorite players, teams, and competitions
- Sync personal fixtures to schedule
- Instant match updates
- Official New Zealand cricket community app
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Introducing the official mobile app for everyone involved in the New Zealand Cricket Community. Cricket Central is the official free iOS app for the New Zealand cricket community, featuring fixtures, ladders, results and stats from PlayHQ. Fans can favourite players, teams and competitions, while logged-in participants get their fixtures synced to their schedule with instant match updates.
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Verdict
The clearest difference is ads: Cricket Central at none against FrogBox Play's shown. Cricket Central also leads on monetization model (free vs ad-supported). FrogBox Play's advantage is review sentiment (75% vs 67%). On price, update cadence, in-app purchases 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
Both are free to download. Neither carries in-app purchases, so what you see is what you pay.
FrogBox Play ships an update every 3 weeks, Cricket Central fortnightly. The most recent releases landed on September 20, 2026 and September 21, 2026 respectively.
| Parameter | FrogBox Play | Cricket Central |
|---|---|---|
| Price | Free | Free |
| Rating | — | 4.6 (5 ratings) — better |
| Positive reviews | 75.0% of reviews — better | 66.7% of reviews |
| Number of ratings | — | 5 — better |
| Update frequency | Every 3 weeks | Fortnightly — better |
| Ads | Yes | No — better |
| In-app purchases | No | No |
| Monetization | Ad-supported | Free — better |
| Devices | iPhone, iPod | iPhone, iPod |
| Requires iOS | 15.1 | 15.1 |
| Further details — not scored | ||
| Size | 51 MB | 70 MB |
| Age rating | 4+ | 4+ |
| Developer | FrogBox | PlayHQ |
Customer experience
FrogBox Play
Cricket Central
In-app purchases
FrogBox Play
No in-app purchases
Cricket Central
No in-app purchases
Questions
Is FrogBox Play free?
Is Cricket Central free?
Do FrogBox Play or Cricket Central have ads?
Which is updated more often, FrogBox Play or Cricket Central?
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