Big Game Coverage vs Houston Cougars
Price, ratings, monetisation and update history for both apps, side by side — with what reviewers say about each.
Big Game Coverage
Stay updated with Texas high school football scores and game information. Find stadiums, follow your favorite teams, and catch up on the latest headlines from top sports reporters.
- Texas high school football scores
- Stadium finder
- Favorite team tracking
- Game headlines
- Sports reporter updates
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Big Game Coverage sports reporters can be found at football games all over Texas. Count on them to bring you updated scores and so much more. Our app includes: • Texas high school football scores • Find the stadium where your team is playing • Follow your favorite team or alma mater • Catch up on all of the other Big Game Coverage headlines BGC is powered by the sports teams at KPRC 2 Houston and KSAT 12 San Antonio.
Houston Cougars
Stay connected with your favorite college sports team. Access real-time social media feeds, live scores, and game statistics. Get important news alerts and manage your tickets directly within the app.
- Social media stream
- Live scores and stats
- Custom notifications
- Ticket purchasing and management
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The Official Houston Cougars app is a must-have for fans headed to campus or following the University of Houston Cougars from afar. With interactive social media, and all the scores and stats surrounding the game, the Houston Cougars app covers it all! Features Include: +SOCIAL STREAM - View and contribute to real-time Twitter, Facebook, and Instagram feeds from the team and fans +SCORES & STATS - All the scores, stats, and play-by-play information that fans need and expect during live games +NOTIFICATIONS - Custom alert notifications to let fans know important news +TICKET INFO - Purchase and manage tickets right from the app
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Verdict
The clearest difference is ads: Houston Cougars at none against Big Game Coverage's shown. Houston Cougars also leads on monetization model (free vs ad-supported). Big Game Coverage's advantage is review sentiment (28% vs 0%) and ratings volume (1.4K vs 148). On price, rating, update cadence 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
Both are free to download. Neither carries in-app purchases, so what you see is what you pay.
On the App Store both sit at effectively the same score — 4.6 for Big Game Coverage against 4.7 for Houston Cougars. That said, the two scores are not equally well evidenced: Big Game Coverage has 1.4K ratings behind it against 148, so its average is the more settled of the two. Written reviews are what separate them: 28% of Big Game Coverage's written reviews are positive against 0% of Houston Cougars's.
Big Game Coverage ships an update every 5 months, Houston Cougars every 6 months. The most recent releases landed on September 21, 2026 and September 10, 2026 respectively.
| Parameter | Big Game Coverage | Houston Cougars |
|---|---|---|
| Price | Free | Free |
| Rating | 4.6 (1.4K ratings) | 4.7 (148 ratings) — better |
| Positive reviews | 28.1% of reviews — better | 0.0% of reviews |
| Number of ratings | 1.4K — better | 148 |
| Update frequency | Every 5 months — better | Every 6 months |
| Ads | Yes | No — better |
| In-app purchases | No | No |
| Monetization | Ad-supported | Free — better |
| Devices | iPhone, iPad | iPhone, iPad |
| Requires iOS | 16.6 — better | 17.0 |
| Further details — not scored | ||
| Size | 29 MB | 269 MB |
| Age rating | 12+ | 4+ |
| Developer | Graham Media Group, Inc | University of Houston |
Customer experience
Big Game Coverage
Houston Cougars
Bugs and requests
Big Game Coverage
Reported bugs
3 issues- Unable to change coverage area
- Scores not displaying properly
- Streaming issues on various devices
Requested features
3 requests- Expand coverage to more regions
- Improve score update timeliness
- Add video highlights and final stats
Houston Cougars
Not enough reviews yet to summarise bugs or requests.
In-app purchases
Big Game Coverage
No in-app purchases
Houston Cougars
No in-app purchases
Questions
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