Comparison

FanXI vs Softball Source

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

Head to head
About

FanXI

Experience live sports matches with a global community of fans. Engage in real-time chat, participate in interactive trivia and polls, and join pre-match discussions. Earn rewards for your participation and stay updated with personalized notifications.

Highlights
  • Live match chat rooms
  • AI-powered fan bots
  • Interactive trivia and polls
  • Pre-match contests and debates
  • Personalized match feed
  • Gamified points and rewards
Features
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FanXI: The Ultimate Live Match Hub Experience the stadium from your pocket. FanXI is a real-time social home for sports fans. Whether it’s a last-minute goal, a clutch touchdown, or a nail-biting finish, FanXI brings the crowd, the banter, and the hype to your phone. Don’t just watch the match, live it with fans worldwide. Why FanXI? Live Match Chat Rooms Jump into high-energy rooms for Soccer, Cricket, NFL, and NCAA. React to every moment with supporters who care as much as you do. AI-Powered Fan Bots - Fan Bot: Team-biased, passionate, and hilarious commentary. - Neutral Bot: Real-time stats, context, and balanced analysis. Interactive Trivia & Polls Answer live trivia to climb the leaderboards. Vote in real-time polls and see what the community thinks. Pre-Match Arena (New!) The match starts long before kickoff. Get in early with pre-match contests and debates—lineups, tactics, predictions, and rivalry talk—before the first whistle. Your Personalized Hub - A tailored feed for matches and teams you care about - Add friends, message your crew, and build your matchday circle - Smart notifications so you never miss the moments that matter Gamified Glory Earn points and rewards by participating—chat, trivia, and contests. Rise on leaderboards and show your fan status. Supported Sports - Soccer - Cricket - NFL & NCAA Football Download FanXI and never watch alone again.

About

Softball Source

Features
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Softball Source is the fan-built home of fastpitch — an unofficial, independent app made by fans, for fans of softball. Follow Pro and College Softball with: • TODAY — your daily fastpitch fix: storylines, the day's slate, stat leaders, and news • SCORES — live scores and standings, with full inning-by-inning box scores, scoring plays, and pitching decisions the moment games go final • PLAYERS — rosters and full season stat lines, with head-to-head player comparison • TEAMS — records, streaks, and the race for the title • WATCH — recaps, highlights, and features Make it yours: pick your club, follow your favorite players, and they'll lead your Today feed. Sign in (optional) to save your account and get the weekly newsletter. We're starting with wall-to-wall coverage of the pro game (the AUSL) and NCAA College softball— and we're just getting started. More leagues and levels of fastpitch are on the way. Softball Source is an independent fan project. It is not affiliated with, endorsed, or sponsored by any league, team, or governing body. All team names and marks belong to their owners. Data is compiled from publicly available sources.

Screenshots

FanXI4 screens
Softball Source4 screens

Verdict

The call

The clearest difference is device support: FanXI at 3 against Softball Source's 1. FanXI also leads on iOS requirement (15.1 vs 17.0). On price, update cadence, ads and in-app purchases 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.

UpkeepUpdate frequency

Both ship on a similar rhythm, roughly every 3 weeks. The most recent releases landed on October 9, 2026 and October 25, 2026 respectively.

Scorecard2 real differences · 7 level
FanXI versus Softball Source: the parameters behind the verdict, then further details
ParameterFanXISoftball Source
PriceFreeFree
Rating5.0 (7 ratings) — better—
Number of ratings7 — better—
Update frequencyEvery 3 weeksEvery 3 weeks
AdsNoNo
In-app purchasesNoNo
MonetizationFree—
DevicesiPhone, iPad, iPod — betteriPhone
Requires iOS15.1 — better17.0
Further details — not scored
Size70 MB4 MB
Age rating17+4+
DeveloperVEDIX LLCAdventure Society LLC (US)

In-app purchases

None

FanXI

No in-app purchases

None

Softball Source

No in-app purchases

Questions

Is FanXI free?
FanXI is free to download, with no in-app purchases.
Is Softball Source free?
Softball Source is free to download, with no in-app purchases.
Do FanXI or Softball Source have ads?
Neither FanXI nor Softball Source shows ads.
Which is updated more often, FanXI or Softball Source?
FanXI ships an update every 3 weeks, and Softball Source every 3 weeks. Most recently, FanXI was updated on October 9, 2026 and Softball Source on October 25, 2026.

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