Comparison

ScoreKeep vs Scorebug

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

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About

ScoreKeep

Features
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Take the stress out of scorekeeping and focus on the game with Scorekeep, the most versatile and user-friendly scorekeeping app. Whether you're tracking goals in soccer, points in rugby or both in hurling, Scorekeep is simple and easy to use. It's perfect for coaches, referees, players, fans and parents alike. Effortlessly track scores and timekeeping for popular sports like: • Soccer • Rugby • Basketball • Hurling (GAA) • Gaelic Football (GAA) • American Football • Ice Hockey • Custom - Share Game Results Instantly: Share your games as text summaries or beautifully generated images. Share results live or from archived matches, ensuring your team, friends and fans stay informed - Archive Every Game: Never lose track of a match again. Completed games are automatically saved in the Archive Screen, where you can review scores, stats, and timelines. - Customisable Score/Timekeeping: Fine-tune the game's scores and timer to match any sport’s rules. Set negative scoring, score formats, periods, minutes per period, and more - GAA-Focused Scoring: Scorekeep is one of the few apps capable of handling the unique scoring systems of Hurling and Gaelic Football. Seamlessly record points and goals (worth 3 points), and see the total score in real time - No ads: Everyone hates ads, so there's none in Scorekeep! There's also no tracking or analytics, your data is your own - Upgrade to premium to unlock game-specific scoring buttons, player tracking, detailed archived game timelines, extra colours for teams, additional archive layouts and more! Purchasing premium keeps Scorekeep ad-free, and supports the development of exciting new features. Scorekeep: Your perfect companion for keeping scores, archiving matches, and staying focused on the game.

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Scorebug

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Scorebug turns your phone into a sideline scorekeeper that produces broadcast-quality scoreboard overlays for your match footage. Stop scrubbing through hours of video trying to remember when each score happened. Tap the score on your phone as the match unfolds, end the match when the final whistle goes, and Scorebug emails you a transparent overlay video. Drop it onto your footage in Final Cut Pro, Premiere Pro, DaVinci Resolve or Clipchamp and your match cut is graded with on-screen scores in minutes. SUPPORTED SPORTS - Gaelic football, hurling, camogie, ladies football - Soccer - Rugby union - Field hockey - Basketball - Ice hockey - American football - Baseball More sports coming soon. HOW IT WORKS 1. Pick your sport, set up the teams and start the clock when the camera rolls. 2. Tap the score from the sideline as it happens. Pause, resume, and edit any tap if you misclick. 3. End the match. Scorebug builds a transparent ProRes 4444 overlay (.mov) and a VP9 alpha overlay (.webm) and emails them to you within minutes. 4. Drag the overlay onto your timeline above the match footage. Done. WHO IT IS FOR Club videographers, freelance match-day editors, school and university media teams, semi-pro and amateur production crews who want broadcast-style scores on their cuts without the post-production grind. WHAT YOU GET - Transparent ProRes 4444 .mov for Final Cut Pro, Premiere Pro and DaVinci Resolve - VP9 alpha .webm for web edits and Clipchamp - 1920x1080, frame-accurate to your tap timing - Stoppage time, pause and resume, period transitions handled automatically - Editable score log in case you misclick PRICING The free tier produces a watermarked overlay so you can try the full pipeline before paying. The Pro upgrade is a one-off in-app purchase that removes the watermark and unlocks unlimited matches forever. No subscriptions.

Screenshots

ScoreKeep4 screens
Scorebug4 screens

Verdict

The call

The clearest difference is iOS requirement: Scorebug at 15.1 against ScoreKeep's 18.0. On price, ads, in-app purchases 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. ScoreKeep sells 1 one-off in-app purchase and Scorebug sells 1 one-off in-app purchase. Whichever you choose, the download price is not the number that matters.

Scorecard1 real difference · 4 level
ScoreKeep versus Scorebug: the parameters behind the verdict, then further details
ParameterScoreKeepScorebug
PriceFreeFree
AdsNoNo
In-app purchasesYesYes
DevicesiPhone, iPadiPhone, iPod
Requires iOS18.015.1 — better
Further details — not scored
Size8 MB30 MB
Age rating4+4+
DeveloperPAUL OSHEAKevin Fox

In-app purchases

1 purchases

ScoreKeep

One-time1
  • Premium (Lifetime)$2.99
1 purchases

Scorebug

One-time1
  • Scorebug Pro$14.99

Questions

Is ScoreKeep free?
ScoreKeep is free to download, with in-app purchases available.
Is Scorebug free?
Scorebug is free to download, with in-app purchases available.
Do ScoreKeep or Scorebug have ads?
Neither ScoreKeep nor Scorebug shows ads.

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