Comparison

NonLeagueLive vs Playfair

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

Head to head
About

NonLeagueLive

Features
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NonLeague Live is your go-to app for following grassroots football like never before. Whether you're tracking your local club or the wider non-league scene, this app delivers live match updates, real-time league tables, and fixture schedules straight to your phone. Perfect for players, coaches, fans, and families, NonLeague Live brings the passion of lower-league football to life with instant notifications and easy access to the latest scores and standings. Key Features: Live Updates – Real-time match scores, goals, and game status changes Fixtures & Results – Full schedule for each league, including past results and upcoming matches Live League Tables – Updated dynamically as matches progress Favourite Teams – Follow your clubs and get notified when they score or concede Whether you're in the stands, on the pitch, or following from afar, NonLeague Live keeps you close to the action that matters most.

About

Playfair

This app simplifies sports club fine management. It allows for easy fine assignment, in-app payments via Apple Pay, and transparent tracking of the club's fine pot. Features include attendance check-ins, recurring fines, and player voting on contested fines.

Highlights
  • Assign fines in seconds
  • In-app payments with Apple Pay
  • Automated attendance check-ins
  • Recurring fines and escalation
  • Player voting on contested fines
  • Withdraw funds to club bank
Features
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Playfair runs your club's fines so the fine master doesn't have to. Assign a fine in seconds, players pay in the app with Apple Pay, and the kitty grows on its own — no spreadsheets, no notes app, no chasing. Designed by sports players, for sports players, Playfair makes the fine system fun, transparent and effortless - for the players and the poor soul running it. Create a club. Invite players with a code. Assign fines. Collect. It's that simple. FOR THE FINE MASTER Set up your club in minutes: pick your sport and get classic fines ready-made, or write your own Attendance Check-Ins: set the venue and meet time; players check in on arrival, and latecomers and no-shows fine themselves automatically Item of the Week: someone picks the item, the club gets notified, forget it and pay up Recurring fines and unpaid-fine escalation for the repeat offenders Reset the season with one tap: fresh kitty, unpaid debts still owed Withdraw the pot to your club's bank whenever you like FOR THE PLAYERS See exactly what you owe and pay in seconds with Apple Pay Watch the season's fine pot grow - and see who's topping the leaderboard of shame Reckon a fine's harsh? Contest it and let the squad vote - kangaroo court, digitised Spin the Wheel - clear your fines, halve them… or double them. High risk, high banter. Every fine lands as a notification. Every payment goes straight to the club. Total transparency, zero admin. No more managing fines through your notes app and chasing players. Let Playfair do the hard work - and put your fine pot towards something great.

Screenshots

NonLeagueLive4 screens
Playfair4 screens

Verdict

The call

The clearest difference is ads: Playfair at none against NonLeagueLive's shown. NonLeagueLive's advantage is update cadence (every 2 days vs every 5 weeks). On price, in-app purchases, 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. Neither carries in-app purchases, so what you see is what you pay.

UpkeepUpdate frequency

NonLeagueLive ships an update every 2 days, Playfair every 5 weeks. The most recent releases landed on October 13, 2026 and October 28, 2026 respectively.

Scorecard2 real differences · 6 level
NonLeagueLive versus Playfair: the parameters behind the verdict, then further details
ParameterNonLeagueLivePlayfair
PriceFreeFree
Positive reviews—100.0% of reviews
Update frequencyEvery 2 days — betterEvery 5 weeks
AdsYesNo — better
In-app purchasesNoNo
Monetization—Free
DevicesiPhone, iPodiPhone, iPad, iPod — better
Requires iOS15.115.1
Further details — not scored
Size35 MB30 MB
Age rating4+4+
DeveloperCHOCCHIP STUDIOS LTDDavid Buckley

In-app purchases

None

NonLeagueLive

No in-app purchases

None

Playfair

No in-app purchases

Questions

Is NonLeagueLive free?
NonLeagueLive is free to download, with no in-app purchases.
Is Playfair free?
Playfair is free to download, with no in-app purchases.
Do NonLeagueLive or Playfair have ads?
NonLeagueLive shows ads; Playfair does not.
Which is updated more often, NonLeagueLive or Playfair?
NonLeagueLive ships an update every 2 days, and Playfair every 5 weeks. Most recently, NonLeagueLive was updated on October 13, 2026 and Playfair on October 28, 2026.

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