GameAlerts vs What Channel?
Price, ratings, monetisation and update history for both apps, side by side — with what reviewers say about each.
GameAlerts
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GameAlerts delivers real-time play-by-play alerts for the sports and teams you care about, so you always know the moment something important happens, even when you can't watch. Choose the NBA, NHL, NFL, MLB, and MLS teams you want to track (with more sports and leagues coming soon). Your feed shows only what matters to you. Live updates are ranked by importance since not every play is equal. GameAlerts scores each event so you can spot the big moments at a glance. Goals, home runs, penalties, and game-changing plays rise to the top. Updates are always current and stream in live over a real-time connection, so no refreshing required. GameAlerts picks up where you left off. Open the app mid-game and instantly see everything you missed. Recent plays are replayed automatically when you connect. Sign in to save your followed teams across devices and get a personalized feed wherever you are.
What Channel?
Find out where your favorite teams are playing with this app. It consolidates game-day information, including TV channels, streaming services, and radio listings, into a single, easy-to-navigate view. Get to the action faster without searching multiple sources.
- Follow favorite teams
- Browse games by sport and date
- Find TV, streaming, and radio listings
- Link to provider apps/websites
- Check live and final scores
- Access boxscores
- Find tickets and promos
- Set game-start reminders
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Stop hunting across apps, tabs, and provider pages. What Channel brings game-day info into one clean view so you can find where your teams are playing and get to the action faster. Follow your favorite teams, scan every sporting event by sport and date, and see the channels, streaming providers, radio listings, scores, tickets, promos, and boxscores that matter for game day. What Channel helps you: - See your favorite teams first - Browse games by sport and date - Find TV channels, streaming providers, and radio info - Open provider apps or web links from game cards - Listen through linked radio station listings when available - Check live scores and final scores - Open boxscores without losing the schedule - Find tickets and home-team promos from one place - Set game-start reminders for favorite teams Built for fans who just want the answer: what channel is the game on? Broadcast schedules, regional availability, radio links, promotions, and provider access can vary by market and provider. Always confirm availability with your provider, league, team, venue, or ticketing partner before game time.
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Verdict
GameAlerts and What Channel? are too close to call on the numbers: across 6 compared parameters — price, update cadence, ads and in-app purchases among them — neither pulls far enough ahead to decide it. What separates them is feature set and interface, not measurable difference.
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.
GameAlerts ships an update every 3 weeks, What Channel? fortnightly. The most recent releases landed on October 28, 2026 and October 31, 2026 respectively.
| Parameter | GameAlerts | What Channel? |
|---|---|---|
| Price | Free | Free |
| Rating | — | 5.0 (4 ratings) — better |
| Positive reviews | — | 100.0% of reviews |
| Number of ratings | — | 4 — better |
| Update frequency | Every 3 weeks | Fortnightly — better |
| Ads | No | No |
| In-app purchases | No | No |
| Monetization | — | Free |
| Devices | iPhone, iPod | iPhone, iPad, iPod — better |
| Requires iOS | 15.1 | 15.1 |
| Further details — not scored | ||
| Size | 33 MB | 33 MB |
| Age rating | 4+ | 4+ |
| Developer | BERNHARD GERHARD ZIMMERMANN | JR Hobbs Group |
In-app purchases
GameAlerts
No in-app purchases
What Channel?
No in-app purchases
Questions
Is GameAlerts free?
Is What Channel? free?
Do GameAlerts or What Channel? have ads?
Which is updated more often, GameAlerts or What Channel??
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