Comparison

Cup Guide 2026 vs RATEM

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

Head to head
About

Cup Guide 2026

This unofficial fan companion provides live scores, stadium guides, and a full tournament schedule for the 2026 soccer event. Track your team's progress, build your bracket, and access player stats and match news, all with offline capabilities.

Highlights
  • Live scores and goal scorers
  • Full tournament schedule
  • Stadium and city guides
  • Bracket tracking
  • Player spotlights
  • Match news feed
  • Home screen widget
Features
Currently charting
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The 2026 tournament is happening. Don't show up unprepared. Cup Guide 26 is the unofficial fan companion built for people who are actually there. Live scores, stadium guides, full schedule, bracket tracking — all in one place, all offline-ready. --- HOME SCREEN WIDGET Keep the score on your lock screen or home screen without opening the app. See live scores, the match clock, and goal scorers at a glance — updated in real time. LIVE SCORES & GOAL SCORERS Real-time scores and the match clock through halftime, extra time, and penalties. See who scored and when — on the main card the moment it happens. ALL 104 MATCHES Full tournament schedule with filters by team, city, or stage. Star your games. Never miss a kickoff. YOUR TEAM'S ROAD TO THE FINAL Pick your nation and follow every fixture from Group Stage to the Final. Every opponent, every result — personalized to the team you care about. STADIUM & CITY GUIDES Venue maps, transit routes, and step-by-step matchday checklists for all 16 host cities. Works without Wi-Fi. BUILD YOUR BRACKET Predict the knockout rounds. Simulate any matchup between all 48 nations and share your picks before they happen. PLAYER SPOTLIGHTS Stats, caps, goals, and photos for the stars of the tournament — across every nation. MATCH NEWS The Guardian, Marca, L'Equipe, Lance!, BBC — every angle, one feed. --- US · Canada · Mexico · 16 cities · 104 matches Unofficial fan guide. Free to download.

About

RATEM

Rate your favorite sports team's players after each match and compare your opinions with other fans. Build a personal record of your match insights over the season. Focuses solely on your ratings and fan comparisons without social feeds or arguments.

Highlights
  • Rate players after matches
  • Compare ratings with other fans
  • Build a personal fan record
  • Track match insights
  • Focus on individual ratings
Features
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Rate your team. See how you compared. Build your record. Ratem is the simplest way to rate your favorite club after every match — then see exactly where your view stood against the rest of the fanbase. After full time, open the app and rate the players. You’ll instantly see how your ratings compared to other fans of the same club. Who did you rate higher? Who were you harsher on? Did your Man of the Match pick match the crowd? Every match you rate becomes part of your profile. Over the season, you build a clear record of how you saw your team — match by match, player by player. No feeds. No comments. No endless arguments. No noise. Just your ratings, the fan comparison, and a growing profile of how you experience your club. One club. Your ratings. Your record. Rate the game. We take care of the rest.

Screenshots

Cup Guide 20264 screens
RATEM4 screens

Verdict

The call

The clearest difference is price: RATEM at Free against Cup Guide 2026's $0.99. RATEM also leads on ratings volume (154 vs 9) and iOS requirement (15.1 vs 26.0). Cup Guide 2026's advantage is update cadence (every 3 days vs every 2 months) and chart position (#107 vs unranked). On rating, review sentiment, 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

RATEM is free to download; Cup Guide 2026 costs $0.99 up front. Neither carries in-app purchases, so what you see is what you pay.

ReceptionRating · Positive reviews · Number of ratings

On the App Store both sit at effectively the same score — 5.0 for Cup Guide 2026 against 4.9 for RATEM. That said, the two scores are not equally well evidenced: RATEM has 154 ratings behind it against 9, so its average is the more settled of the two. Written reviews split almost evenly too, at 100% and 100% positive.

UpkeepUpdate frequency

Cup Guide 2026 ships an update every 3 days, RATEM every 2 months. The most recent releases landed on November 9, 2026 and November 10, 2026 respectively.

Scorecard6 real differences · 5 level
Cup Guide 2026 versus RATEM: the parameters behind the verdict, then further details
ParameterCup Guide 2026RATEM
Price$0.99Free — better
Rating5.0 (9 ratings) — better4.9 (154 ratings)
Positive reviews100.0% of reviews100.0% of reviews
Number of ratings9154 — better
Update frequencyEvery 3 days — betterEvery 2 months
AdsNoNo
In-app purchasesNoNo
MonetizationPaidFree — better
Best chart rank#107 — better—
DevicesiPhone, iPadiPhone, iPod
Requires iOS26.015.1 — better
Further details — not scored
Size94 MB85 MB
Age rating9+17+
DeveloperSerene StudiosRatem, LLC

Customer experience

Cup Guide 2026

All ratings9 ratings
Positive100.0%
Neutral0.0%
Negative0.0%
Written reviews6 reviews
Positive100.0%
Neutral0.0%
Negative0.0%

RATEM

All ratings104 ratings
Positive100.0%
Neutral0.0%
Negative0.0%
Written reviews27 reviews
Positive100.0%
Neutral0.0%
Negative0.0%

In-app purchases

None

Cup Guide 2026

No in-app purchases

None

RATEM

No in-app purchases

Questions

Is Cup Guide 2026 free?
Cup Guide 2026 costs $0.99, with no in-app purchases.
Is RATEM free?
RATEM is free to download, with no in-app purchases.
Which has better reviews, Cup Guide 2026 or RATEM?
Cup Guide 2026 is rated higher. Cup Guide 2026 averages 5.0 out of 5 from 9 ratings, while RATEM averages 4.9 from 154 ratings.
Do Cup Guide 2026 or RATEM have ads?
Neither Cup Guide 2026 nor RATEM shows ads.
Which is updated more often, Cup Guide 2026 or RATEM?
Cup Guide 2026 ships an update every 3 days, and RATEM every 2 months. Most recently, Cup Guide 2026 was updated on November 9, 2026 and RATEM on November 10, 2026.

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