Halftime Fan vs boringscores
Price, ratings, monetisation and update history for both apps, side by side — with what reviewers say about each.
Halftime Fan
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Get notified when your favorite teams are in a close game. Set alert thresholds by point margin and time remaining and track matchups in one place. Not affiliated with the NBA or its teams.
boringscores
This app provides live sports scores for major professional and college leagues without any distractions. It offers detailed game information, upcoming schedules with betting odds, team pages, and standings in a clean, minimalist interface.
- Live scores for football, basketball, baseball, hockey
- Home screen with top current games
- Detailed game stats and box scores
- Upcoming games with odds and broadcast info
- Team pages with schedules and rosters
- Standings and rankings
- Browse by date or week
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boringscores is a minimal sports scoreboard for people who just want the score. No noise. No social feeds. No autoplay. Open the app, see what's happening, and get on with your day. WHAT YOU GET • Live scores across professional and college football, basketball, baseball, and hockey • A home screen with the top games happening right now • Game details: linescore, team stats, leaders, and box score • Upcoming games with start time, broadcast channel, and betting odds • Team pages with schedule, roster, and season stats • Standings and rankings • Browse by date or by week DESIGNED TO STAY OUT OF YOUR WAY A clean black-and-white layout with monospaced type. Live games are easy to spot, and everything else stays quiet.
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Verdict
The clearest difference is update cadence: Halftime Fan at daily against boringscores's every 10 days. boringscores's advantage is iOS requirement (15.0 vs 17.0). 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
Both are free to download. Neither carries in-app purchases, so what you see is what you pay.
Halftime Fan ships an update daily, boringscores every 10 days. Both last shipped on October 31, 2026.
| Parameter | Halftime Fan | boringscores |
|---|---|---|
| Price | Free | Free |
| Rating | — | 5.0 (8 ratings) — better |
| Positive reviews | — | 100.0% of reviews |
| Number of ratings | — | 8 — better |
| Update frequency | Daily — better | Every 10 days |
| Ads | No | No |
| In-app purchases | No | No |
| Monetization | — | Free |
| Devices | iPhone | iPhone, iPod — better |
| Requires iOS | 17.0 | 15.0 — better |
| Further details — not scored | ||
| Size | 4 MB | 19 MB |
| Age rating | 4+ | 4+ |
| Developer | Conrad Chan | Kenton Horton |
In-app purchases
Halftime Fan
No in-app purchases
boringscores
No in-app purchases
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