Comparison

Soccer Sync vs Pixel Scores

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

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About

Soccer Sync

Follow youth soccer matches live from anywhere, with real-time score updates on your Lock Screen. Coaches and referees can manage games from their phone or watch, while families can stay connected with team chat and schedules.

Highlights
  • Live match tracking with real-time score updates
  • Lock Screen scoreboard and Dynamic Island integration
  • Referee mode with Apple Watch support
  • Team chat and schedule synchronization
  • Lineup creation and substitution tracking
  • Player pages with lifetime and per-season stats
  • Privacy controls for youth sports
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

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Pixel Scores

Features
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Live scores for the leagues you actually follow, drawn in 16-bit pixel art. Pixel Scores is a native scoreboard with no account, no ads, and no tracking. Open it, see what's happening right now, close it. ONE SCREEN FOR THE WHOLE DAY Today shows games across the leagues you follow at once — live first, then finals and what's still to come. Follow a league all season, just for its playoffs, or choose the college Top 25 where supported. 28 LEAGUES AND COMPETITIONS NFL, NBA, MLB, NHL, WNBA and NWSL. College football, men's and women's college basketball. Premier League, La Liga, Bundesliga, Serie A, Ligue 1, Champions League, Nations League, FA Cup, Carabao Cup, Leagues Cup, MLS and the World Cup. Community Shield, German Supercup and Trophée des Champions. Formula 1, NASCAR, and PGA and LPGA Tour golf. TEAMS IN PIXELS Caps, helmets, jerseys and kits bring each matchup to life. Prefer pixel team logos? Turn them on in Appearance for the app, widgets and Live Activities. Teams without a logo keep their current art. FOLLOW YOUR TEAMS Star a team and find its games in My Teams, across every sport at once. Favorites sync through your own iCloud account. Browse each league's hub for schedules and standings, or use Search to find teams and players. GO DEEPER ON ANY GAME Line scores, box scores and team stats, scoring plays and match events, play-by-play, team and player leaders, win probability, lineups, pitching decisions, injuries, standings and full schedules — as much or as little as the sport provides. YOUR HOME SCREEN, YOUR TEAM Six widgets across supported sizes: Favorite Team, League Scoreboard, Today's Slate, My Teams, Standings Position and League Table. The Large Favorite Team widget brings together the matchup, next game, recent results and standings, with stale-data warnings and off-season states. League Scoreboard also shows F1, golf and NASCAR leaderboards; League Table also shows AP Top 25 rankings. Supported iPad widgets offer extra-large portrait layouts on iOS 27. ON YOUR LOCK SCREEN Track a game as a Live Activity and follow its score on your Lock Screen or Dynamic Island. Supported favorite teams request automatic Activities before their games; golfers and drivers have separate automatic choices. Live Activities can highlight supported scoring moments, breaks and finals when the feed provides them. Presentation depends on iOS and your settings. ALERTS, NOT NOISE Choose game-start, scoring and final notifications for supported teams, or alerts for a single game. Alert Snooze pauses game alerts and Live Activities for the duration you choose, including until a game is final. YOUR FANTASY LINEUP Build local rosters and follow player stat lines for NFL, MLB, NHL and Premier League. No fantasy-service sign-in is required. MAKE IT YOURS Eleven app icons, Classic, OLED and Sepia palettes, and light or dark appearance. PRIVACY BY DESIGN No account, analytics, crash reporting, advertising or tracking. Favorites stay on your device and in your own iCloud account. Requested alerts and Live Activities use only the delivery tokens and choices needed to work; fantasy alerts also send selected player IDs. Full policy: https://pixelscores.app/privacy Pixel Scores is independent and is not affiliated with, endorsed by, or sponsored by any league, team or data provider.

Screenshots

Soccer Sync4 screens
Pixel Scores4 screens

Verdict

The call

The clearest difference is in-app purchases: Pixel Scores at none against Soccer Sync's 6. Pixel Scores also leads on ads (none vs shown). Soccer Sync's advantage is update cadence (every 5 days vs every 2 weeks) and ratings volume (3 vs 1). On price, rating, 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. Soccer Sync sells 6 in-app purchases, starting at $4.99 per 3 months. Pixel Scores asks for nothing beyond the download.

ReceptionRating · Positive reviews · Number of ratings

On the App Store both sit at effectively the same score — 5.0 for Soccer Sync against 5.0 for Pixel Scores. Both are backed by a comparable volume of ratings — 3 and 1 respectively.

UpkeepUpdate frequency

Soccer Sync ships an update every 5 days, Pixel Scores every 2 weeks. The most recent releases landed on November 5, 2026 and November 6, 2026 respectively.

Scorecard4 real differences · 5 level
Soccer Sync versus Pixel Scores: the parameters behind the verdict, then further details
ParameterSoccer SyncPixel Scores
PriceFreeFree
Rating5.0 (3 ratings)5.0 (1 ratings)
Number of ratings3 — better1
Update frequencyEvery 5 days — betterEvery 2 weeks
AdsYesNo — better
In-app purchasesYesNo — better
MonetizationFree with in-app purchases—
DevicesiPhone, Apple WatchiPhone, iPad
Requires iOS18.017.2 — better
Further details — not scored
Size55 MB64 MB
Age rating4+4+
DeveloperPhaer Apps LLCBradford McGonigle

Customer experience

Soccer Sync

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

Pixel Scores

All ratings1 ratings
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
None

Pixel Scores

No in-app purchases

Questions

Is Soccer Sync free?
Soccer Sync is free to download, with in-app purchases available.
Is Pixel Scores free?
Pixel Scores is free to download, with no in-app purchases.
Which has better reviews, Soccer Sync or Pixel Scores?
Soccer Sync and Pixel Scores are both rated 5.0 out of 5 on the App Store, from 3 and 1 ratings respectively.
Do Soccer Sync or Pixel Scores have ads?
Soccer Sync shows ads; Pixel Scores does not.
Which is updated more often, Soccer Sync or Pixel Scores?
Soccer Sync ships an update every 5 days, and Pixel Scores every 2 weeks. Most recently, Soccer Sync was updated on November 5, 2026 and Pixel Scores on November 6, 2026.

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