Comparison

Playbase vs AFL World

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

Head to head
About

Playbase

Discover and organize sports activities like football, tennis, and basketball. Find venues, connect with teammates, and track your sports schedule. It's a social hub for active individuals who enjoy sports as a community experience.

Highlights
  • Search sports venues by city and sport
  • Create custom sports events
  • Find teammates for games
  • Track event schedule and history
  • View detailed venue information
  • Subscribe to favorite sports for event notifications
Features
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Playbase is an app for athletes and active people who want to find places to play sports, organize games, and join events happening nearby. Create football matches, tennis sessions, basketball workouts, or any other sports activity — Playbase helps you find players and a venue close to you. The app brings together people who see sport not only as training, but also as community, energy, and fun. What you can do: • Search sports venues and courts by sport and city • Browse venues on the map and pick the most convenient location • Create your own events — matches, workouts, and tournaments • Join other people's events and find partners to play with • View your schedule and meeting history • Explore venue details: photos, address, surface type, and amenities • Browse club sections and submit enrollment requests • Book time at sports venues • Chat with other participants inside the app • Subscribe to your favorite sports and get notifications about new events in your city • Reach support via in-app chat, email, or Telegram Playbase is your personal sports calendar, venue map, and community of like-minded athletes — all in one app. Start searching, playing, and winning today!

About

AFL World

Stay updated with all things amateur AFL. Track tournaments, leagues, match schedules, news, and player statistics. Manage your personal profile and settings to follow your favorite teams and players.

Highlights
  • AFL tournaments and leagues
  • Match calendar
  • News and media
  • Competition statistics
  • Teams and players
  • Personal profile and settings
Features
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AFL - приложение для участников и болельщиков любительского футбола. Следите за турнирами и лигами, смотрите календарь матчей, новости и статистику. Находите нужные команды и игроков и оставайтесь в курсе событий AFL. В приложении: • турниры и лиги AFL; • календарь матчей; • новости и медиаматериалы; • статистика соревнований; • команды и игроки; • личный профиль и настройки. Весь любительский футбол AFL - в одном приложении.

Screenshots

Playbase4 screens
AFL World4 screens

Verdict

The call

The clearest difference is review sentiment: Playbase at 65% against AFL World's 0%. AFL World's advantage is rating (5.0 vs 4.8). On price, ratings volume, update cadence 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

Both are free to download. Neither carries in-app purchases, so what you see is what you pay.

ReceptionRating · Positive reviews · Number of ratings

AFL World holds the better App Store score, 5.0 against 4.8. Both are backed by a comparable volume of ratings — 5 and 2 respectively. Written reviews complicate that: 65% of Playbase's written reviews are positive against 0% of AFL World's, so the app with the better star average is not the one people write more warmly about.

UpkeepUpdate frequency

Both ship on a similar rhythm, roughly weekly. The most recent releases landed on November 12, 2026 and November 13, 2026 respectively.

Scorecard2 real differences · 8 level
Playbase versus AFL World: the parameters behind the verdict, then further details
ParameterPlaybaseAFL World
PriceFreeFree
Rating4.8 (5 ratings)5.0 (2 ratings) — better
Positive reviews64.7% of reviews — better0.0% of reviews
Number of ratings5 — better2
Update frequencyWeeklyWeekly
AdsNoNo
In-app purchasesNoNo
MonetizationFreeFree
DevicesiPhone, iPad, iPod — betteriPhone, iPod
Requires iOS15.1 — better15.5
Further details — not scored
Size48 MB88 MB
Age rating17+4+
DeveloperGALS, OOOEvgeniy Ivanov

Customer experience

Playbase

All ratings5 ratings
Positive100.0%
Neutral0.0%
Negative0.0%
Written reviews17 reviews
Positive64.7%
Neutral23.5%
Negative11.8%

AFL World

All ratings2 ratings
Positive100.0%
Neutral0.0%
Negative0.0%
Written reviews1 reviews
Positive0.0%
Neutral0.0%
Negative100.0%

In-app purchases

None

Playbase

No in-app purchases

None

AFL World

No in-app purchases

Questions

Is Playbase free?
Playbase is free to download, with no in-app purchases.
Is AFL World free?
AFL World is free to download, with no in-app purchases.
Which has better reviews, Playbase or AFL World?
AFL World is rated higher. Playbase averages 4.8 out of 5 from 5 ratings, while AFL World averages 5.0 from 2 ratings.
Do Playbase or AFL World have ads?
Neither Playbase nor AFL World shows ads.
Which is updated more often, Playbase or AFL World?
Playbase ships an update weekly, and AFL World weekly. Most recently, Playbase was updated on November 12, 2026 and AFL World on November 13, 2026.

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