Pickup ShotClock vs Dime Scoreboard
Price, ratings, monetisation and update history for both apps, side by side — with what reviewers say about each.
Pickup ShotClock
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Pickup ShotClock turns your iPad into a professional-grade shot clock for pickup basketball. Mount it courtside and control it with a single tap — no dedicated operator needed. • Large, high-visibility LED-style countdown readable from anywhere on the court • Configurable duration — 14s, 20s, 24s, 30s, or custom • Offensive rebound mode — same duration, reduced, or no reset • Tap anywhere on the clock to start or pause • Color countdown — turns yellow at 5 seconds • Audible warning beep and buzzer at violation • Screen stays on during play • Landscape display optimized for iPad
Dime Scoreboard
A clean and modern basketball scoreboard designed for any game, from casual park play to youth leagues. Features intuitive controls, team customization, and an AI-generated game recap. Stores data locally with no ads or tracking.
- One-thumb scoring
- Team logo color extraction
- Customizable quarter clock
- AI-written post-game recap
- Momentum score chart
- Shareable result card
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The cleanest basketball scoreboard you'll ever use. Dime is a modern scoreboard for any basketball moment — pickup at the park, a youth league game, a driveway 1-on-1. Portrait or landscape. Big buttons, big numbers, no clutter. KEY FEATURES * One-thumb scoring in portrait, two-thumb in landscape — +1, +2, +3 on each side, always reachable * Team setup: upload a logo to auto-extract colors, or choose from built-in color presets * Quarter clock: set your league's quarter length, tap to reset between periods * Post-game recap: an AI-written story of lead changes, biggest runs, and comebacks * Momentum chart: both teams' scores plotted over time * Share card: portrait result card with recap and chart; send, save, or post No accounts. No ads. No tracking. Dime stores game data locally. The AI recap sends only team names and scoring events to our recap service. Nothing else leaves your device.
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Verdict
The clearest difference is rating: Dime Scoreboard at 5.0 against Pickup ShotClock's 1.0. Dime Scoreboard also leads on ratings volume (3 vs 1) and iOS requirement (15.1 vs 26.2). Pickup ShotClock's advantage is update cadence (every 3 days vs every 2 weeks). 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.
Dime Scoreboard holds the better App Store score, 5.0 against 1.0. Both are backed by a comparable volume of ratings — 1 and 3 respectively.
Pickup ShotClock ships an update every 3 days, Dime Scoreboard every 2 weeks. Both last shipped on October 24, 2026.
| Parameter | Pickup ShotClock | Dime Scoreboard |
|---|---|---|
| Price | Free | Free |
| Rating | 1.0 (1 ratings) | 5.0 (3 ratings) — better |
| Number of ratings | 1 | 3 — better |
| Update frequency | Every 3 days — better | Every 2 weeks |
| Ads | No | No |
| In-app purchases | No | No |
| Monetization | — | Free |
| Devices | iPhone, iPad | iPhone, iPod |
| Requires iOS | 26.2 | 15.1 — better |
| Further details — not scored | ||
| Size | 1 MB | 30 MB |
| Age rating | 4+ | 4+ |
| Developer | Jake Corkin | Richard Nilsark |
In-app purchases
Pickup ShotClock
No in-app purchases
Dime Scoreboard
No in-app purchases
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