Scoreboard Ref vs Scoreboard
Price, ratings, monetisation and update history for both apps, side by side — with what reviewers say about each.
Scoreboard Ref
Easily track basketball game scores with quick scoring buttons and period management. View a detailed log of game events, optimized for portrait mode viewing on your device.
- Quick scoring buttons
- Period management
- Detailed game events log
- Portrait mode optimization
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Keep track of basketball game scores with ease. Features quick scoring buttons, period management, and detailed game events log. Portrait optimized for game viewing.
Scoreboard
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Scoreboard helps you keep score during a match in seconds, without accounts, ads, or interruptions. Use it for badminton, futsal, volleyball, table tennis, basketball, board games, and any match that needs a clear score display. Landscape mode keeps the numbers big and easy to read when your phone is propped up courtside. What you can do: - score quickly with large, readable numbers - fix mistakes with undo and redo - save match history on your device - share results as text or an image - unlock Pro for unlimited history, more teams or players, iCloud sync, and sharing without watermark Scoreboard Pro is a one-time purchase. No required subscription.
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Verdict
The clearest difference is in-app purchases: Scoreboard Ref at none against Scoreboard's 1. Scoreboard Ref also leads on update cadence (weekly vs every 2 months) and iOS requirement (15.1 vs 17.0). On price, ads 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
Both are free to download. Scoreboard sells 1 one-off in-app purchase. Scoreboard Ref asks for nothing beyond the download.
Scoreboard Ref ships an update weekly, Scoreboard every 2 months. The most recent releases landed on October 6, 2026 and October 24, 2026 respectively.
| Parameter | Scoreboard Ref | Scoreboard |
|---|---|---|
| Price | Free | Free |
| Rating | 5.0 (1 ratings) — better | — |
| Positive reviews | 100.0% of reviews | — |
| Number of ratings | 1 — better | — |
| Update frequency | Weekly — better | Every 2 months |
| Ads | No | No |
| In-app purchases | No — better | Yes |
| Monetization | Free | — |
| Devices | iPhone, iPad, iPod — better | iPhone, iPad |
| Requires iOS | 15.1 — better | 17.0 |
| Further details — not scored | ||
| Size | 16 MB | 11 MB |
| Age rating | 4+ | 4+ |
| Developer | Jared Gongloff | AlgoLab LLC |
In-app purchases
Scoreboard Ref
No in-app purchases
Scoreboard
- Scoreboard Pro$2.99
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