Comparison

Soccer Sync vs Pingel

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, 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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Pingel

Features
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Soccer scoreboard, game timer and playing time tracker for youth and amateur teams. Pingel is the app for the person on the sideline who runs the game: set up your roster once, start the clock, and tap goals, assists and cards as they happen. It works for 11v11 soccer and for futsal, from youth soccer to a rec league side. The clock, timeline and season stats stay with you on the phone. Lock the screen and the game keeps running on the Lock Screen and in the Dynamic Island, where you can stop and start the clock without opening anything. Ask Siri for the score with muddy hands. Share a link and parents, subs and friends watch the live score and timeline in a browser — no app, no account. Or invite them into Pingel by QR code: followers get a notification for every goal, and a second coach stays in sync and can take over. WHAT YOU GET • Team setup — paste your club's team page and Pingel fills in the name, colors and roster, or set them by hand • Soccer or futsal — per team, with its own half length and cards • Game timer — two halves, pause and resume, count up or down, halftime worked out for you • Live scoreboard — goals with scorer and assist, cards, opponent goals • Lineups and substitutions — who starts, who is on the bench, every sub logged, playing time counted • Timeline — kickoff, halftime and the final whistle, every event minute-stamped • Lock Screen — a Live Activity with the score, the clock and a pause button • Siri — ask the score, stop or start the clock without looking • Season stats — record, form, shutouts, top scorers, assists, cards, minutes and starts • Earlier in the season — add goals and assists from before you started, so a season joined halfway still ranks correctly • Live sharing — a public viewer link that updates as you tap • Notifications — kickoff, every goal with scorer and assist, and the final score • Invites by QR — followers to watch, coaches to score alongside you • Multiple teams — switch freely; each keeps its own history • iPad — a sidebar for your teams and a game console to prop up by the field • Your way — keep the screen awake, light or dark, English or Dutch Everything lives on your phone by default. The server only holds what you deliberately share.

Screenshots

Soccer Sync4 screens
Pingel4 screens

Verdict

The call

The clearest difference is in-app purchases: Pingel at none against Soccer Sync's 6. Pingel also leads on ads (none vs shown) and update cadence (every 2 days vs every 5 days). Soccer Sync's advantage is iOS requirement (18.0 vs 26.0). On price 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

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. Pingel asks for nothing beyond the download.

UpkeepUpdate frequency

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

Scorecard4 real differences · 5 level
Soccer Sync versus Pingel: the parameters behind the verdict, then further details
ParameterSoccer SyncPingel
PriceFreeFree
Rating5.0 (3 ratings) — better—
Number of ratings3 — better—
Update frequencyEvery 5 daysEvery 2 days — better
AdsYesNo — better
In-app purchasesYesNo — better
MonetizationFree with in-app purchases—
DevicesiPhone, Apple WatchiPhone, iPad
Requires iOS18.0 — better26.0
Further details — not scored
Size55 MB9 MB
Age rating4+4+
DeveloperPhaer Apps LLCHan Swinkels

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

Pingel

No in-app purchases

Questions

Is Soccer Sync free?
Soccer Sync is free to download, with in-app purchases available.
Is Pingel free?
Pingel is free to download, with no in-app purchases.
Do Soccer Sync or Pingel have ads?
Soccer Sync shows ads; Pingel does not.
Which is updated more often, Soccer Sync or Pingel?
Soccer Sync ships an update every 5 days, and Pingel every 2 days. Most recently, Soccer Sync was updated on November 5, 2026 and Pingel on November 6, 2026.

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