Comparison

Hit Zero Cheer vs The Formula App

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

Head to head
About

Hit Zero Cheer

Track all-star cheerleading competition scores, schedules, results, and bid statuses in one place. Follow your team's progress, view division placements, and share results easily. Offers offline score access and is built by a cheer parent for cheer families.

Highlights
  • Competition scores and schedules
  • Bid tracking
  • Division results
  • Team profile sharing
  • Offline score caching
  • Push notifications (Pro)
Features
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Every competition. Every score. Every team. One app. Hit Zero Cheer is the only app that brings together competition scores, schedules, results, and bid tracking for All Star cheerleading — across Varsity Spirit events and independent producers — in a single, beautifully designed experience. Your family spends a weekend at every competition. Now you can follow every moment, share every result, and never miss a score drop — whether you're in the stands or three states away. WHAT YOU CAN DO: • Follow your team and see their full competition history in one place • View division results — every team, every placement, every score • Track bid status — earned, type, and destination event • See scores same-day after events conclude • Share a team profile link that works for anyone — no app required for family back home • Scores cached offline so competition-venue WiFi is never a problem BUILT FOR THE CHEER COMMUNITY: Hit Zero Cheer is built by a cheer parent, for cheer parents. The name comes from cheerleading's own language — a hit zero is a routine performed with zero deductions. Perfect execution. That's the standard we hold for this app. ALWAYS FREE: • Follow 1 team with full access to scores, bids, schedules, and division results • View current season competition data • Ad-supported HIT ZERO CHEER PRO ($4.99/MONTH OR $39.99/YEAR): • Access to AI Chat features • Unlimited team follows across multiple athletes, gyms, and divisions • Push notifications the moment scores post or schedules update • Full historical season data • Bid tracking and championship path on all followed teams • Offline caching for competition-day access without WiFi • Ad-free experience • 30-day free trial included PRIVACY: Hit Zero Cheer tracks competition data at the team level only. No individual athlete personal information is collected, stored, or displayed. Designed with cheer families — including minors — in mind. Terms of Use (EULA): https://www.apple.com/legal/internet-services/itunes/dev/stdeula/

About

The Formula App

This app helps families, athletes, and coaches manage schedules, teams, and billing for a specific cheerleading gym. It provides updates on classes, practices, competitions, and allows for communication and payment processing.

Highlights
  • Event scheduling and calendar views
  • Team roster and news updates
  • Direct messaging with coaches and staff
  • Attendance tracking
  • Digital form signing
  • Secure billing and payment processing
  • Real-time notifications
Features
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The Formula App is for the families, athletes and coaches of Formula Cheer in Lake Zurich, Illinois. FOR FAMILIES • Schedule: every class, team practice and competition, by day, week, month or as one list. Closures and cancellations show right on it. • Teams: practices, competitions, call times and team news from your coaches. • Messages: write to the front desk or billing, and reply to your coaches. • Attendance: see when your athlete is marked absent, and tell the gym if they were there. • Forms: read and sign waivers and documents on your phone. • Billing: see what you owe and what it is for, save a card and pay. Cards are handled by Stripe, so the gym never sees your card number. • Notifications: schedule changes, team news and receipts as they happen. FOR COACHES AND STAFF • Your schedule, rosters and attendance. • Skills tracking, team posts and messages with families. The app is for families enrolled at Formula Cheer. Sign in with the email address the gym has on file.

Screenshots

Hit Zero Cheer4 screens
The Formula App4 screens

Verdict

The call

The clearest difference is in-app purchases: The Formula App at none against Hit Zero Cheer's 2. The Formula App also leads on update cadence (every 3 days vs fortnightly) and iOS requirement (15.0 vs 17.0). On price, rating, ratings volume 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. Hit Zero Cheer sells 2 in-app purchases, starting at $4.99 per month. The Formula App asks for nothing beyond the download.

ReceptionRating · Positive reviews · Number of ratings

On the App Store both sit at effectively the same score — 5.0 for Hit Zero Cheer against 5.0 for The Formula App. Both are backed by a comparable volume of ratings — 1 and 1 respectively.

UpkeepUpdate frequency

Hit Zero Cheer ships an update fortnightly, The Formula App every 3 days. The most recent releases landed on November 5, 2026 and October 21, 2026 respectively.

Scorecard4 real differences · 5 level
Hit Zero Cheer versus The Formula App: the parameters behind the verdict, then further details
ParameterHit Zero CheerThe Formula App
PriceFreeFree
Rating5.0 (1 ratings)5.0 (1 ratings)
Number of ratings11
Update frequencyFortnightlyEvery 3 days — better
AdsNoNo
In-app purchasesYesNo — better
MonetizationFreemiumFree — better
DevicesiPhone, iPadiPhone, iPod
Requires iOS17.015.0 — better
Further details — not scored
Size55 MB3 MB
Age rating4+4+
DeveloperStratum Zero Technologies, LLC.Jason Tercall

Customer experience

Hit Zero Cheer

All ratings1 ratings
Positive100.0%
Neutral0.0%
Negative0.0%

The Formula App

All ratings1 ratings
Positive100.0%
Neutral0.0%
Negative0.0%

In-app purchases

2 purchases

Hit Zero Cheer

Subscriptions2
  • HitZero Monthly Premium1 Month trial$4.991 Month
  • HitZero Yearly Premium1 Month trial$39.991 Year
None

The Formula App

No in-app purchases

Questions

Is Hit Zero Cheer free?
Hit Zero Cheer is free to download, with in-app purchases available.
Is The Formula App free?
The Formula App is free to download, with no in-app purchases.
Which has better reviews, Hit Zero Cheer or The Formula App?
Hit Zero Cheer and The Formula App are both rated 5.0 out of 5 on the App Store, from 1 and 1 ratings respectively.
Do Hit Zero Cheer or The Formula App have ads?
Neither Hit Zero Cheer nor The Formula App shows ads.
Which is updated more often, Hit Zero Cheer or The Formula App?
Hit Zero Cheer ships an update fortnightly, and The Formula App every 3 days. Most recently, Hit Zero Cheer was updated on November 5, 2026 and The Formula App on October 21, 2026.

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