Comparison

SetScore vs VolleyScore

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

Head to head
About

SetScore

This app provides a clean and fast scoreboard for volleyball matches. It offers intuitive scoring, match setup, and tracking features, with an optional timer and customizable themes. Designed to keep you focused on the game without distractions or subscriptions.

Highlights
  • Intuitive scoring (tap to score, long-press to undo)
  • Customizable match setup (team names, set scores)
  • Automatic set and match progression
  • Full match history tracking
  • Optional count up/down timer
  • Multiple color themes and display options
  • Keep Screen On mode
Features
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SetScore is the scoreboard built for volleyball. Clean, fast, and distraction-free — exactly what you need on the sideline. Tap your team's side to score. Hold to take a point back. The scoreboard stays out of your way so you can stay focused on the game. **Scoring** - Tap either team's half to add a point - Long-press to subtract — no fumbling through menus - Large Digital-7 scoreboard font reads from across the court - Scores fill the screen in portrait and landscape **Match Setup** - Name your teams and pick a team color before every match - Configure Best Of (1, 3, or 5 sets), Set Score, and Final Set score - Auto-Advance automatically resets scores and advances the set when the win-by-2 rule is met - Tap the center button to manually advance at any time **Set & Match Tracking** - Tally marks track sets won for each team - SET WON overlay appears when a set is decided - MATCH WON overlay ends the match — tap New Match to start fresh - Full match history saved automatically with set-by-set scores **Timer** - Optional Count Up or Count Down timer displayed on screen - Auto-starts with each new match - Configurable countdown duration **Themes & Display** - 5 color themes: Classic, Midnight, Teal & Fire, Violet & Gold, Forest - Keep Screen On mode so the display never sleeps mid-match - Haptic feedback on every score - Landscape and portrait modes — works however you hold your phone **No clutter. No subscriptions. Just volleyball.**

About

VolleyScore

Features
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VolleyScore is the fastest way to score a volleyball match and run a whole tournament from your phone. SCORE IN SECONDS Tap either team's side to add a point — that's it. VolleyScore tracks sets and detects set and match wins automatically, including win-by-two and the deciding set. A big, glanceable scoreboard reads clearly from across the gym, stays awake while you play, and works in portrait or landscape. Made a mistake? Undo is always one tap away. Need to step away? Pause and resume exactly where you left off. CHOOSE ANY FORMAT Play best of 1, 3, or 5, and set the points to win — 11, 15, 21, 25, or your own custom values. Indoor, beach, or rec-league rules: it adapts. RUN REAL TOURNAMENTS Add your teams, arrange them into groups, and play a round-robin. Standings update live with proper volleyball tiebreakers (match wins, set ratio, point ratio, head-to-head). When the groups are done, seed a knockout bracket in one tap — cross-seeding, byes, and play-in rounds are all supported — then play it out as winners advance automatically. NO TIME TO SCORE LIVE? Enter a final score directly, set by set, and standings and the bracket update just the same. EVERY MATCH, REMEMBERED A clean history keeps every result, grouped by tournament, with set-by-set detail you can review or edit anytime. FREE TO PLAY Unlimited quick matches and two full tournaments are free, forever. Unlock unlimited tournaments with a single one-time purchase — no subscription, ever. Everything runs on your device and works completely offline.

Screenshots

SetScore4 screens
VolleyScore4 screens

Verdict

The call

The clearest difference is in-app purchases: SetScore at none against VolleyScore's 1. SetScore also leads on update cadence (every 4 days vs every 3 weeks). On price, ads, device support and iOS requirement 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. VolleyScore sells 1 one-off in-app purchase. SetScore asks for nothing beyond the download.

UpkeepUpdate frequency

SetScore ships an update every 4 days, VolleyScore every 3 weeks. The most recent releases landed on November 5, 2026 and November 9, 2026 respectively.

Scorecard2 real differences · 7 level
SetScore versus VolleyScore: the parameters behind the verdict, then further details
ParameterSetScoreVolleyScore
PriceFreeFree
Rating5.0 (2 ratings) — better—
Number of ratings2 — better—
Update frequencyEvery 4 days — betterEvery 3 weeks
AdsNoNo
In-app purchasesNo — betterYes
MonetizationFree—
DevicesiPhoneiPhone
Requires iOS17.017.0
Further details — not scored
Size5 MB1 MB
Age rating4+4+
DeveloperNate SwensonSahil Jain

In-app purchases

None

SetScore

No in-app purchases

1 purchases

VolleyScore

One-time1
  • VolleyScore Pro$1.99

Questions

Is SetScore free?
SetScore is free to download, with no in-app purchases.
Is VolleyScore free?
VolleyScore is free to download, with in-app purchases available.
Do SetScore or VolleyScore have ads?
Neither SetScore nor VolleyScore shows ads.
Which is updated more often, SetScore or VolleyScore?
SetScore ships an update every 4 days, and VolleyScore every 3 weeks. Most recently, SetScore was updated on November 5, 2026 and VolleyScore on November 9, 2026.

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