Comparison

Match M8 vs OnBall

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

Head to head
About

Match M8

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Take your friendly competitions to the next level with MatchM8, your ultimate skill rating and matchmaking companion! Track Your Progress & Climb the Ranks: MatchM8 employs an advanced Elo-style rating system, allowing you to see your skill evolve with every game. Watch your rating change in real-time and track your performance against friends and rivals on a dynamic leaderboard. Know exactly where you stand and how much you're improving! Fair & Balanced Matchmaking: Say goodbye to lopsided games! Our intuitive matchmaking screen makes it easy to set up fair and competitive matches. Select today's players, and MatchM8 helps you form balanced teams based on current skill ratings, ensuring every game is a fun and challenging experience. Instant Team Generation: Need to quickly form teams? MatchM8’s team generator creates balanced and random teams in an instant. Just enter your players, and let the app do the work – perfect for spontaneous game nights. Detailed Performance Insights: Dive deep into your match history. Review detailed results, see how your rating was impacted, track your win/loss record, and celebrate your journey to the top. Features: * Sophisticated Elo-based skill rating system * Dynamic leaderboards to track competitive rankings * Easy-to-use skill-based matchmaking for balanced games * Quick and random team generator for fair play * Detailed match history and performance tracking * Lock players to specific teams for customized setups * Predictive win percentages for generated teams Whether you're organizing a casual game night or a competitive tournament, MatchM8 provides the tools you need to keep things fair, fun, and engaging. Download MatchM8 today and start your climb to the top!

About

OnBall

Organize and track pickup basketball games with intelligent team generation, dynamic player ratings, and comprehensive statistics. Earn awards and create tournaments for a more structured recreational sports experience.

Highlights
  • Smart team generation
  • Dynamic player ratings
  • Awards and Championship Belts
  • Tournament creator
  • Multi-sport support
  • Comprehensive statistics
  • Offline-capable
Features
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Fair teams, live scores, real tournaments and bragging rights that stick. OnBall is the pickup game and rec league manager for basketball, pickleball, soccer/football and Ultimate Frisbee. TEAM GENERATOR: FAIR TEAMS IN SECONDS • Balanced teams built from player ratings, or random squads in one tap • Drag and drop to fine-tune any roster • 1v1 up to 11v11, several games at once PLAYER RATINGS THAT SETTLE THE DEBATE • Players rate each other on sport-specific skills • OVR blends peer ratings with real results and box scores • Radar charts show where you stand against the league TOURNAMENT BRACKET MAKER • Round robin, pools, single or double elimination, or round robin into a bracket • Best-of-3, 5 or 7 series, finals, 3rd place and placement games • Live draft room: captains pick from their own phones, with a timer • Auto-seeding by team strength, team colors, rosters you can change mid-event • Live scorekeeper: play-by-play box scores or quick final scores, with several scorekeepers at once • Player roles and best-of-3 matches with set lineups per game • Soccer done right: draws, penalty shootouts and a league table • Share a live results link anyone can watch, no app needed EARN YOUR NAME • Badges for wins, streaks, MVPs, blowouts and upsets • Community-voted belts like Clutch and Has It All (plus a few nobody wants) • Tournament awards: Champion, MVP, Golden Boot, Best Defender and more STATS AND LEADERBOARDS • Records, win rates, MVPs and OVR • Box score stats across every tournament • Full match history BUILT FOR LEAGUE ORGANIZERS • Unlimited leagues, invite with a link • Multiple admins plus a scorekeeper role • Import players from a spreadsheet • Mark injuries, fix results, full activity log • Scouting notes only your teammates see • Claim your player card and it follows you to every league • Push notifications for ratings, badges, belts and results Also on the web at onball.app/league. Built by players who were tired of lopsided teams and arguing over who's best. Whether it’s pickup basketball at the gym, a pickleball round robin, a 5-a-side soccer league or an Ultimate Frisbee tournament, OnBall keeps the teams fair and stats tracked. Special thanks to Hatim Sabir for the inspiration and support.

Screenshots

Match M84 screens
OnBall4 screens

Verdict

The call

The clearest difference is update cadence: Match M8 at every 2 days against OnBall's every 6 days. OnBall's advantage is device support (3 vs 1) and iOS requirement (15.0 vs 17.0). On price, ads and in-app purchases 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.

UpkeepUpdate frequency

Match M8 ships an update every 2 days, OnBall every 6 days. The most recent releases landed on October 16, 2026 and October 24, 2026 respectively.

Scorecard3 real differences · 7 level
Match M8 versus OnBall: the parameters behind the verdict, then further details
ParameterMatch M8OnBall
PriceFreeFree
Rating—5.0 (18 ratings) — better
Positive reviews—100.0% of reviews
Number of ratings—18 — better
Update frequencyEvery 2 days — betterEvery 6 days
AdsNoNo
In-app purchasesNoNo
Monetization—Free
DevicesiPhoneiPhone, iPad, iPod — better
Requires iOS17.015.0 — better
Further details — not scored
Size2 MB15 MB
Age rating4+4+
DeveloperPatrick O'NeillDIGITALALI

In-app purchases

None

Match M8

No in-app purchases

None

OnBall

No in-app purchases

Questions

Is Match M8 free?
Match M8 is free to download, with no in-app purchases.
Is OnBall free?
OnBall is free to download, with no in-app purchases.
Do Match M8 or OnBall have ads?
Neither Match M8 nor OnBall shows ads.
Which is updated more often, Match M8 or OnBall?
Match M8 ships an update every 2 days, and OnBall every 6 days. Most recently, Match M8 was updated on October 16, 2026 and OnBall on October 24, 2026.

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