Comparison

Soccer Sync vs ScoreZen

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

Head to head
About

Soccer Sync

Follow youth soccer matches live from anywhere, even without the app. Track scores, goals, and game events in real-time on your Lock Screen or from your wrist. Manage schedules, team chat, and player stats with robust privacy controls.

Highlights
  • Live match tracking with real-time updates
  • Lock Screen scoreboard and Dynamic Island integration
  • Referee mode with Apple Watch support
  • Shareable schedules and team chat
  • Player pages with stats and form guide
  • Privacy controls for youth sports
  • Lineup management and substitutions
Features
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The whole family, at every game. Soccer Sync turns youth matchdays into something everyone can follow live — the score on your Lock Screen, every goal the second it happens, whether you're on the sideline or three time zones away. It works even if you're the only one on your team using it. Track the match yourself, and anyone you share a link with can follow along in a browser — no app, no account. LIVE MATCH CENTER Run the whole match from one screen: running clock, goals and assists, cards, substitutions, halves or quarters, extra time, hydration breaks, and penalty shootouts. Every event lands on a minute-accurate, colour-coded timeline. REFEREE MODE Refs get their own profile with a shareable ref ID and QR code. Run any match from the phone console — added time, cards with the offence, penalties and shootouts, hydration breaks, undo — and invite other refs onto the same match by ref ID. APPLE WATCH Referee or coach from your wrist: kick off, goals, cards, breaks and undo, with the match clock and a period countdown. Taps relay through your iPhone, so the phone can stay in your pocket. LOCK SCREEN SCOREBOARD Live Activities put the score and match clock on your Lock Screen and in the Dynamic Island, with push notifications the moment anything happens — so family can follow without opening the app. SCHEDULES THAT STAY IN SYNC Matches and practices in one weekly agenda, with RSVPs for both. Share the season as a picture-perfect card, a calendar file, or a live calendar subscription that keeps every kickoff — reschedules included — in Apple or Google Calendar. TEAM CHAT A room for every season and tournament, with pinned announcements, replies, and reactions, so matchday plans never get lost in a group text. LINEUPS Set the starting lineup on a formation board, make substitutions in windows, and see yellow cards and send-offs right on the players. PLAYER PAGES & STATS Every player gets a page: lifetime and per-season stats, a form guide, match history, and share cards worthy of the fridge door. BUILT FOR YOUTH SPORTS Player pages are private by default. Every surface — pages, timelines, addresses, follower lists — has its own audience control. Parents can create managed accounts for their kids, and anyone asking to follow a child's profile is approved by the parent first. FOR EVERYONE AROUND THE TEAM • Coaches — create the team, share one join code, and run matchday from your pocket. • Referees — your profile, your matches, your whistle — on your phone or your watch. • Parents and family — catch the score from work, the stands, or another time zone. • Players — your number, your goals, and a season you can look back on. — Soccer Sync is free to download and use, supported by small banner ads (never shown to child accounts). Two optional subscriptions are available: Ad-Free removes the ads, and Advanced Tools adds advanced player and team stats plus match schedule import, ad-free. Each is offered as a Season Pass (3 months), Half-Year, or Full Year, billed through your Apple ID and renewing automatically unless cancelled at least 24 hours before the end of the current period. Manage or cancel any time in iOS Settings. Privacy policy: https://www.soccer-sync.com/privacy Terms of use: https://www.soccer-sync.com/terms

About

ScoreZen

Transform your phone into a dynamic live scoreboard for any sport. Easily track scores, manage game details, and share live updates with a simple link. Offers features for referees, coaches, and clubs, including tournament management and team organization.

Highlights
  • Live score tracking for 34 sports
  • Shareable live match links
  • Tournament and standings management
  • Club and team organization
  • Printable match sheets and PDFs
  • OBS streaming overlay
Features
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Turn your phone into a live scoreboard for any sport, in seconds. Pick a sport, tap to score, and share one link. Whoever opens it — parents, players, the club, the other team — follows the score live, with no app to install and no account to create. Watching is free, always. SCORE IN ONE TAP • 34 sports, each with its real rules: sets, periods, timers, tie-breaks, shoot-outs, golden point. • Undo anything: a wrong tap is one tap away from being fixed. • Timers, periods and side changes handled for you. • Add your own sport when yours is not in the list. SHARE THE MATCH, NOT A SCREENSHOT • One link. It opens instantly in any browser, on any phone or computer. • Put the match video under the live score: your stream keeps playing while the score updates. • TV mode turns any screen into a scoreboard — free for everyone. • A printable match sheet and a PDF for the referee, the table, or the archives. • An overlay for OBS and streaming software, with your team colors. FOR REFEREES, COACHES AND CLUBS • Zen Ref: the real rules of your discipline, in plain words, right inside the app. • Tournaments and championships: fixtures, live standings, champion. • A club space to run your teams, your schedule and your season. • The Pulse: the live map of matches being scored around the world, right now. IN 25 LANGUAGES ScoreZen speaks your language, and so does the link you share: French, English, Spanish, Portuguese, German, Italian, Dutch, Polish, Romanian, Arabic, Urdu, Chinese, Japanese, Korean, Turkish, Indonesian, Vietnamese, Thai, Hindi, Bengali, Swahili, Hausa, Amharic and more. HONEST PRICING • Watching a match is free. Forever. No account, no install, no ad. • Scoring: your first 3 matches are free, and the app tells you which one you are on. • After that, ScoreZen Essential unlocks scoring for life — one payment, no subscription. • Tournaments, championships and club features have their own one-time packs or plans. Made by a sports parent who got tired of answering "what's the score?" by text message. Terms of Use (EULA): https://www.apple.com/legal/internet-services/itunes/dev/stdeula/

Screenshots

Soccer Sync4 screens
ScoreZen4 screens

Verdict

The call

The clearest difference is ads: ScoreZen at none against Soccer Sync's shown. ScoreZen also leads on iOS requirement (15.0 vs 18.0). On price, update cadence, in-app purchases and monetization model 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. Soccer Sync sells 6 in-app purchases, starting at $4.99 per 3 months and ScoreZen sells 9 in-app purchases, starting at $3.99 per month. Whichever you choose, the download price is not the number that matters.

UpkeepUpdate frequency

Soccer Sync ships an update every 4 days, ScoreZen every 5 days. The most recent releases landed on October 30, 2026 and October 31, 2026 respectively.

Scorecard2 real differences · 8 level
Soccer Sync versus ScoreZen: the parameters behind the verdict, then further details
ParameterSoccer SyncScoreZen
PriceFreeFree
Rating5.0 (3 ratings) — better—
Positive reviews—100.0% of reviews
Number of ratings3 — better—
Update frequencyEvery 4 days — betterEvery 5 days
AdsYesNo — better
In-app purchasesYesYes
MonetizationFree with in-app purchasesFree with in-app purchases
DevicesiPhone, Apple WatchiPhone, iPad, iPod — better
Requires iOS18.015.0 — better
Further details — not scored
Size56 MB4 MB
Age rating4+4+
DeveloperPhaer Apps LLCJacky DESIREE

Customer experience

Soccer Sync

All ratings3 ratings
Positive100.0%
Neutral0.0%
Negative0.0%

ScoreZen

Written reviews10 reviews
Positive100.0%
Neutral0.0%
Negative0.0%

In-app purchases

6 purchases

Soccer Sync

Subscriptions6
  • Ad-Free — Season Pass$4.993 Months
  • Ad-Free — Half-Year$8.996 Months
  • Advanced Tools — Season Pass$9.993 Months
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  • Ad-Free — Full Year$14.991 Year
  • Advanced Tools — Half-Year$17.996 Months
  • Advanced Tools — Full Year$29.991 Year
9 purchases

ScoreZen

Subscriptions6
  • Score Zen Club$3.991 Month
  • Score Zen Club Pro$8.991 Month
  • Score Zen Organisation$24.991 Month
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  • Score Zen Club (Annual)$44.991 Year
  • Score Zen Club Pro (Annual)$89.991 Year
  • Score Zen Organisation (Annual)$249.991 Year
One-time3
  • Essential (Lifetime)$1.99
  • Tournament Pack$1.99
  • Championship Pack$1.99

Questions

Is Soccer Sync free?
Soccer Sync is free to download, with in-app purchases available.
Is ScoreZen free?
ScoreZen is free to download, with in-app purchases available.
Do Soccer Sync or ScoreZen have ads?
Soccer Sync shows ads; ScoreZen does not.
Which is updated more often, Soccer Sync or ScoreZen?
Soccer Sync ships an update every 4 days, and ScoreZen every 5 days. Most recently, Soccer Sync was updated on October 30, 2026 and ScoreZen on October 31, 2026.

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