Comparison

VB Scoreboard Basic vs WhatsTheScore?

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

Head to head
About

VB Scoreboard Basic

This app synchronizes multiple devices on a WiFi network to display and control volleyball scores. It allows for remote score adjustments and provides match statistics that can be shared. Features include team name and color customization, game timer control, and serving team indication.

Highlights
  • Synchronized score display across multiple devices
  • Remote score adjustment
  • Web scorecast functionality
  • Bluetooth remote support
  • Match statistics display and sharing
  • Team name and color customization
  • Game timer control
Features
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VB Scoreboard Basic creates network of connected scoreboards. All devices on the same WiFi network are synchronized and can be used either to display and adjust volleyball score. This way, one of the devices can be used for changing the score and any number of connected devices will show it to different parts of the audience. Here is what VB Scoreboard Basic can do: • Displays and adjusts score • Network links between scoreboards for displaying and adjusting score of the same match from multiple devices • Web scorecast • Support for bluetooth remote. You can be in the game and keep the score without running to the board in each scored point. Check supported remotes here: http://volleybe.com/scoreboard/bluetooth/ • Scoreboard browser for choosing match to be displayed and controlled • Scoreboards will expire after period of inactivity • Change of team names • Change team colors • Start and stop game timer • Double tap nullifies timer • Display match statistics • Share Stats by email, Facebook, Twitter • Provide indication of serving team • Tap on the arrow is changing direction

About

WhatsTheScore?

Easily track sports scores and instantly share updates with friends and family via text message. Customize team names, colors, and messages for seamless communication during games.

Highlights
  • Score tracking
  • Customizable team names and colors
  • Instant text message score updates
  • Score history
  • Add/remove contacts for updates
  • Editable text messages
Features
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Are you missing the action texting your family and friends to keep them up to date on the score? "What's The Score?" helps you track the action and let everyone know the score with a couple of taps. Set up the team names and colors for the scoreboard, then choose any number of people from your contacts. Anytime you want to let them know the score, just tap the message button and a text message will be brought up, ready to send! Features - Many color options to choose from - Easily swap team names (when changing sides) - Reset the score for a new match - Tap or swipe to increase or decrease the score (or the game/set) - Go back to a previous game to see the score - Add people to receive texts (or clear the list for a new match) - Customize the text message before sending if you like! Notes - Volleyball is currently the pre-set for texting, more coming soon!

Screenshots

VB Scoreboard Basic3 screens
WhatsTheScore?4 screens

Verdict

The call

The clearest difference is review sentiment: VB Scoreboard Basic at 100% against WhatsTheScore?'s 63%. VB Scoreboard Basic also leads on update cadence (every 3 weeks vs every 40 months) and iOS requirement (8.0 vs 17.0). WhatsTheScore?'s advantage is in-app purchases (none vs 5) and rating (3.7 vs 3.4). On price, ads, monetization model 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. VB Scoreboard Basic sells 5 one-off in-app purchases. WhatsTheScore? asks for nothing beyond the download.

ReceptionRating · Positive reviews · Number of ratings

WhatsTheScore? holds the better App Store score, 3.7 against 3.4. That said, the two scores are not equally well evidenced: WhatsTheScore? has 26 ratings behind it against 5, so its average is the more settled of the two. Written reviews complicate that: 100% of VB Scoreboard Basic's written reviews are positive against 63% of WhatsTheScore?'s, so the app with the better star average is not the one people write more warmly about.

UpkeepUpdate frequency

VB Scoreboard Basic ships an update every 3 weeks, WhatsTheScore? every 40 months. The most recent releases landed on October 16, 2026 and October 14, 2026 respectively.

Scorecard6 real differences · 4 level
VB Scoreboard Basic versus WhatsTheScore?: the parameters behind the verdict, then further details
ParameterVB Scoreboard BasicWhatsTheScore?
PriceFreeFree
Rating3.4 (5 ratings)3.7 (26 ratings) — better
Positive reviews100.0% of reviews — better62.5% of reviews
Number of ratings526 — better
Update frequencyEvery 3 weeks — betterEvery 40 months
AdsNoNo
In-app purchasesYesNo — better
MonetizationFreeFree
DevicesiPhone, iPad, iPod — betteriPhone, iPad
Requires iOS8.0 — better17.0
Further details — not scored
Size8 MB1 MB
Age rating4+4+
DeveloperIvelin DenevAaron Spencer

Customer experience

VB Scoreboard Basic

All ratings5 ratings
Positive60.0%
Neutral0.0%
Negative40.0%
Written reviews1 reviews
Positive100.0%
Neutral0.0%
Negative0.0%

WhatsTheScore?

All ratings26 ratings
Positive65.4%
Neutral7.7%
Negative26.9%
Written reviews8 reviews
Positive62.5%
Neutral0.0%
Negative37.5%

In-app purchases

5 purchases

VB Scoreboard Basic

One-time5
  • Notes$0.99
  • Switch Team Positions$0.99
  • Saved Game$0.99
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  • Invisible Game$0.99
  • Setup Scoring Method$1.99
None

WhatsTheScore?

No in-app purchases

Questions

Is VB Scoreboard Basic free?
VB Scoreboard Basic is free to download, with in-app purchases available.
Is WhatsTheScore? free?
WhatsTheScore? is free to download, with no in-app purchases.
Which has better reviews, VB Scoreboard Basic or WhatsTheScore??
WhatsTheScore? is rated higher. VB Scoreboard Basic averages 3.4 out of 5 from 5 ratings, while WhatsTheScore? averages 3.7 from 26 ratings.
Do VB Scoreboard Basic or WhatsTheScore? have ads?
Neither VB Scoreboard Basic nor WhatsTheScore? shows ads.
Which is updated more often, VB Scoreboard Basic or WhatsTheScore??
VB Scoreboard Basic ships an update every 3 weeks, and WhatsTheScore? every 40 months. Most recently, VB Scoreboard Basic was updated on October 16, 2026 and WhatsTheScore? on October 14, 2026.

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