Comparison

OptimalScout Mobile vs Bobby Scout

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

Head to head
About

OptimalScout Mobile

Features
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OptimalScout is a football scouting and live match-analysis tool for scouts, coaches and clubs. Open a match, build the lineups, and record what matters — player by player. SCOUTING • Rate players on overall ability and potential • Score detailed attributes: tackling, positioning, marking, speed, dribbling, shooting, passing, composure, leadership, work rate • Set preferred foot and position LIVE MATCH TAGGING • Tag events as they happen — goals, shots, fouls, cards, substitutions and more • Link every event to a player and a pitch location • Automatic expected goals (xG) and live statistics • Portrait or landscape, with a clear direction-of-play guide LINEUPS & FORMATIONS • Futbol-7, Futbol-8 and Futbol-11 formats • Drag-and-drop formations and substitutions • Team kits and crests FAST SETUP • Import lineups and match details from federation match reports (FCF, EFF, FFCV) • Or create a session manually • Available in English, Spanish, Catalan and Basque • Works offline; your data syncs securely to your account

About

Bobby Scout

Features
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Bobby is the AI football scout for professional clubs. Ask in plain language — "find me a left-back under 23 with strong passing" — and Bobby searches, compares and reports. Answers in seconds. WHO IT'S FOR Bobby Scout is for clubs, technical directors, scouts and player agents with a Bobby licence. Signing in requires an invitation from your club (Sign in with Apple or an invite code). No licence yet? Request a demo at bobbyscout.com. WHAT BOBBY DOES • Chat with Bobby: ask questions, compare players, request reports — backed by data and reports • 22,000+ live reports and 200,000+ AI player reports on demand • Not sure yet? Request a professional scout, live or on video — you still make the call • The whole app in six languages: English, Dutch, German, French, Spanish and Italian • Player cards with statistics, radar profile, contract status and market-value indication (as a range) • Today: your personal feed with transfer news, contract signals and new reports on your players • Write match notes and reports, share them as PDF (watermarked) • Shadow team: build your ideal XI in six formations and share it with your club • Search and refine by position, age, contract and more • Push notifications for the players you follow — you decide what and when PRIVACY No ads, no tracking. See bobbyscout.com/legal/privacy. Bobby · bobbyscout.com · in partnership with The Scouting Company

Screenshots

OptimalScout Mobile4 screens
Bobby Scout4 screens

Verdict

The call

The clearest difference is iOS requirement: OptimalScout Mobile at 15.1 against Bobby Scout's 17.0. 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

CostPrice · In-app purchases · Ads · Monetization

Both are free to download. Neither carries in-app purchases, so what you see is what you pay.

Scorecard1 real difference · 5 level
OptimalScout Mobile versus Bobby Scout: the parameters behind the verdict, then further details
ParameterOptimalScout MobileBobby Scout
PriceFreeFree
Update frequency—Every 5 days
AdsNoNo
In-app purchasesNoNo
DevicesiPhone, iPad, iPod — betteriPhone, iPad
Requires iOS15.1 — better17.0
Further details — not scored
Size54 MB15 MB
Age rating4+4+
DeveloperAlejandro HartochUpsider B.V.

In-app purchases

None

OptimalScout Mobile

No in-app purchases

None

Bobby Scout

No in-app purchases

Questions

Is OptimalScout Mobile free?
OptimalScout Mobile is free to download, with no in-app purchases.
Is Bobby Scout free?
Bobby Scout is free to download, with no in-app purchases.
Do OptimalScout Mobile or Bobby Scout have ads?
Neither OptimalScout Mobile nor Bobby Scout shows ads.

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