Comparison

VolleyWrite vs BluPlay Athletics

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

Head to head
About

VolleyWrite

This app simplifies volleyball scoring for officials, offering rule set support and predictive assistance for substitutions. It allows for easy input, generates proper score sheets, and enables printing or emailing of reports. Ideal for all levels of play, from instructional to college.

Highlights
  • Supports standard 6-on-a-side volleyball games
  • Includes NCAA, NFHS, and USAV rule sets (modifiable)
  • Filters input and alerts to illegal actions
  • Gathers data for proper score sheet notation
  • Predictive Assistance for substitutions and libero replacements
  • Printable and emailable score sheets, libero tracking, and reports
Features
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VolleyWrite is an easy-to-learn and easy-to-use improvement over paper scoring that gives your scorer total control at the scoring table. VolleyWrite supports standard 6 on a side volleyball games. Rule sets for NCAA, NFHS and USAV are provided, but they can be modified for your conference/league. VolleyWrite uses the rules to filter your input and alert you to anything illegal. It then gathers all the necessary information to fill out the score sheet in proper notation. VolleyWrite simplifies your input so you can keep up with the action on the court and enjoy the match at the same time. And with the Predictive Assistance feature turned on, you can enter substitutions and libero replacements with a single touch! VolleyWrite is a subscription-based app. Without a subscription, you can still look at matches that have been scored, but you are not able to score another match. Subscription extensions are available as in-app purchases in VolleyWrite. "VolleyWrite Season" has no in-app purchase capability. It is designed for schools which have managed Apple accounts. VolleyWrite supports all levels of play including instructional, club, high school and college. Score sheets, libero tracking sheets and reports can be printed or emailed.

About

BluPlay Athletics

Features
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BluPlay is the complete athletic management platform built specifically for schools, athletic directors, coaches, and administrators. Manage your entire athletic department from one powerful, easy-to-use platform. Key Features • Online ticket sales with QR code scanning • Athletic event scheduling and management • Officials assignment and payment tracking • Athletic department financial reporting • Team and roster organization • Digital game-day management • School and staff communication tools • Secure cloud-based access from anywhere BluPlay simplifies athletic administration by replacing multiple systems with one connected platform, saving schools time while improving the experience for administrators, coaches, officials, and fans. Whether you're organizing a single sporting event or managing an entire athletic department, BluPlay helps keep everything organized, efficient, and accessible.

Screenshots

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Verdict

The call

The clearest difference is in-app purchases: BluPlay Athletics at none against VolleyWrite's 10. BluPlay Athletics also leads on device support (3 vs 1). VolleyWrite's advantage is update cadence (weekly vs every 2 months). On price, ads and iOS requirement 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. VolleyWrite sells 9 one-off in-app purchases. BluPlay Athletics asks for nothing beyond the download.

UpkeepUpdate frequency

VolleyWrite ships an update weekly, BluPlay Athletics every 2 months. The most recent releases landed on October 24, 2026 and October 6, 2026 respectively.

Scorecard3 real differences · 7 level
VolleyWrite versus BluPlay Athletics: the parameters behind the verdict, then further details
ParameterVolleyWriteBluPlay Athletics
PriceFreeFree
Rating3.0 (2 ratings) — better—
Positive reviews40.0% of reviews—
Number of ratings2 — better—
Update frequencyWeekly — betterEvery 2 months
AdsNoNo
In-app purchasesYesNo — better
MonetizationSubscription—
DevicesiPadiPhone, iPad, iPod — better
Requires iOS16.615.1 — better
Further details — not scored
Size66 MB190 MB
Age rating4+4+
DeveloperWildfire Sports LLCBRYAN DANIEL COOK

In-app purchases

9 purchases

VolleyWrite

One-time9
  • Tournament License$6.99
  • Sideout Efficiency Report$9.99
  • One Week License2 variants$9.99
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  • Season License$49.99
  • Season License$69.99
  • Year license$89.99
  • 6 Month License w/Extra Activation$104.99
  • One Year License$129.99
  • Year License with Extra Activation$194.99
None

BluPlay Athletics

No in-app purchases

Questions

Is VolleyWrite free?
VolleyWrite is free to download, with in-app purchases available.
Is BluPlay Athletics free?
BluPlay Athletics is free to download, with no in-app purchases.
Do VolleyWrite or BluPlay Athletics have ads?
Neither VolleyWrite nor BluPlay Athletics shows ads.
Which is updated more often, VolleyWrite or BluPlay Athletics?
VolleyWrite ships an update weekly, and BluPlay Athletics every 2 months. Most recently, VolleyWrite was updated on October 24, 2026 and BluPlay Athletics on October 6, 2026.

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