Comparison

Lights Out vs Sideline

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

Head to head
About

Lights Out

Access real-time race statistics, including pit stop data, driver radios, and race control messages. Stay updated with home and lock screen widgets, and catch up on missed events on your watch. Offers comprehensive season and track details.

Highlights
  • Real-time race statistics
  • Home and Lock Screen widgets
  • Driver radio access
  • Race control messages
  • Comprehensive season standings
  • Watch app integration
  • Apple Intelligence commentary summaries
Features
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Lights Out is a beautiful and comprehensive real-time race statistics app built for Liquid Glass. It’s simple enough for those getting into the sport, and powerful enough for seasoned pros. WHY YOU’LL LOVE LIGHTS OUT: Get all the latest stats and info from races, qualifying sessions, sprints, and practice sessions. Stay up to date with Widgets on your Home Screen and Lock Screen, get race updates when they happen, and catch up on what you missed on your Watch. View pit stop data, listen in to driver radios, read race control messages, and more. NOTABLE FEATURES: - Beautiful Liquid Glass UI - Apple Intelligence to give concise Commentary Summaries - Widgets to display race countdowns, upcoming Grand Prix, driver and team standings, and more (on your Home Screen and Lock Screen) - View the season’s races on a globe - Comprehensive race results - Set alarms and push notifications for upcoming events - Watch app to browse the current season’s races, weekend structure, track information, and standings OTHER EXCITING FEATURES: - Fastest laps - Race breakdowns for, pit stops, overtakes, and more - Race control messages and flags - Listen in to driver radio messages - Driver and team standings - Extensive track details - Weather forecasts - Entire weekend structure - Driver and team history and stats - Accessibility, dynamic font sizing, and VoiceOver support

About

Sideline

This app acts as a fantasy football command center, connecting to your league to provide detailed team and league views. It offers AI-powered suggestions for lineups, waivers, and trades, along with player profiles and live game updates.

Highlights
  • Team cockpit with projections and injuries
  • League standings and transactions view
  • AI agents for lineup and waiver suggestions
  • Player profiles with stats and props
  • Live matchup scores on lock screen
  • AI-generated week summaries
Features
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Sideline is the fantasy football command center for managers who want clearer decisions, not more noise. Connect your MyFantasyLeague or Sleeper leagues and run your season from one place: roster, matchups, league standings, and week-by-week history. WHAT YOU CAN DO • Team cockpit — starters, bench, IR, and taxi with projections, salaries/contracts when your league uses them, injuries, and game status • League view — standings, scoreboard, and transactions so you see the field, not just your bench • Week controls — jump historic and future weeks to review what happened or plan ahead • AI agents — lineup, waiver, trade, and draft desks that propose moves you approve before anything changes • Follow-up chat — dig into a proposal with live roster, free-agent, and research tools • Player profiles — bio, franchise salary/contract, rankings, notes, and betting props in one sheet • Props — roster-only player prop lines for the week you’re viewing • Live Activities — lock-screen / Dynamic Island matchup scores while games are live • Week summaries — AI write-ups for your team or league after historic weeks EXTERNAL DATA SIDELINE USES • MFL & Sleeper — your official roster, scores, matchups, injuries, and league rules from the host • FantasyPros (optional API key) — expert consensus rankings, weekly projections, and player news/notes • The Odds API (optional API key) — NFL player props (yards, receptions, anytime TDs, and more) for your roster’s games • Your chosen LLM (optional API key) — powers agents and week summaries with the model you configure Bring your own FantasyPros, Odds API, and model keys in Settings when you want that layer of intel. Host league data works with your connected MFL or Sleeper account either way. Sideline doesn’t auto-submit moves. Agents recommend; you approve. Built for managers who treat fantasy like a front office.

Screenshots

Lights Out4 screens
Sideline4 screens

Verdict

The call

The clearest difference is price: Sideline at Free against Lights Out's $0.99. Sideline also leads on update cadence (every 2 days vs every 3 days) and iOS requirement (17.0 vs 26.0). Lights Out's advantage is in-app purchases (none vs 1) and device support (4 vs 1). On rating, ratings volume and ads 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

Sideline is free to download; Lights Out costs $0.99 up front. Sideline sells 1 one-off in-app purchase. Lights Out 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 Lights Out against 5.0 for Sideline. Both are backed by a comparable volume of ratings — 2 and 2 respectively.

UpkeepUpdate frequency

Lights Out ships an update every 3 days, Sideline every 2 days. The most recent releases landed on November 8, 2026 and October 31, 2026 respectively.

Scorecard6 real differences · 4 level
Lights Out versus Sideline: the parameters behind the verdict, then further details
ParameterLights OutSideline
Price$0.99Free — better
Rating5.0 (2 ratings)5.0 (2 ratings)
Positive reviews23.1% of reviews—
Number of ratings22
Update frequencyEvery 3 daysEvery 2 days — better
AdsNoNo
In-app purchasesNo — betterYes
MonetizationPaidFree with in-app purchases — better
DevicesiPhone, iPad, Apple Watch, Vision Pro — betteriPhone
Requires iOS26.017.0 — better
Further details — not scored
Size24 MB6 MB
Age rating4+4+
DeveloperGreat OaksCHRISTOPHER PAUL FARISH

In-app purchases

None

Lights Out

No in-app purchases

1 purchases

Sideline

One-time1
  • Coffee Tip$4.99

Questions

Is Lights Out free?
Lights Out costs $0.99, with no in-app purchases.
Is Sideline free?
Sideline is free to download, with in-app purchases available.
Which has better reviews, Lights Out or Sideline?
Lights Out and Sideline are both rated 5.0 out of 5 on the App Store, from 2 and 2 ratings respectively.
Do Lights Out or Sideline have ads?
Neither Lights Out nor Sideline shows ads.
Which is updated more often, Lights Out or Sideline?
Lights Out ships an update every 3 days, and Sideline every 2 days. Most recently, Lights Out was updated on November 8, 2026 and Sideline on October 31, 2026.

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