Trade Rumors vs Bens Scoreboard
Price, ratings, monetisation and update history for both apps, side by side — with what reviewers say about each.
Trade Rumors
Get breaking sports news faster than major outlets. This app provides real-time updates on baseball, football, basketball, and hockey, used by insiders. Stay ahead with push notifications and join discussions.
- Breaking sports news feeds
- Push notifications
- User comments and discussions
- Team and player-specific news
- Customizable news feed filters
- Swipeable article browsing
- Article sharing
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Get breaking MLB, NFL, NBA, and NHL news, rumors, trades, and free agent updates fast with the Trade Rumors app! For more than 20 years, the Trade Rumors network has been a trusted destination for fans who want to know what's happening across professional sports, and why it matters. Follow the sports, teams, and players you care about, create your own personalized news feed, and get push notifications so you never miss a major trade, signing, or breaking story. Features: - Breaking news from four major sports. Get the latest news, rumors, trades, free-agent signings, and roster moves from MLB, NFL, NBA, and NHL. - Customize the app around the sports, teams, and players you love. Follow any combination of MLB, NFL, NBA, and NHL teams and organize your feeds around what matters to you. - Follow your favorite players. Track any notable individual player and stay on top of trade rumors, free agency, injuries, roster moves, and more. - Get the alerts you want. Turn on push notifications for the sports, teams, and players you follow and get breaking news as it happens. - Expert analysis. Go beyond the headlines with reporting and analysis from the expert Trade Rumors writing team. - Join the discussion. Read and participate in conversations with other Trade Rumors users. Ditch the corporate apps. Get your breaking sports news faster with Trade Rumors!
Bens Scoreboard
This app provides real-time swim meet results directly to your phone. Follow live updates, track your swimmer's performance, and view results even when the app is closed. Access is granted via day or weekend passes.
- Live swim meet results
- Lock Screen updates via Live Activities
- Team and swimmer highlighting
- Jumbotron-style display
- Day and Weekend Pass access
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Never miss a race again. SwimBoard turns your phone into a live scoreboard for swim meets: the same real-time results shown on the deck, right in your pocket. Whether you're up in the stands, grabbing food, or just stepped outside, you'll always know who's up next and how your swimmer did. HOW IT WORKS Enter the Scoreboard Code posted at your meet to connect instantly. No account, no sign-up, just live results as soon as the meet starts publishing. LIVE, EVEN WHEN YOU'RE NOT LOOKING SwimBoard uses Live Activities to push event and heat updates straight to your Lock Screen, so you can follow along without keeping the app open. FIND YOUR SWIMMER FASTER Highlight your team from the meet roster and their lanes get called out automatically on the scoreboard, so you never lose track in a crowded heat sheet. MADE FOR THE STANDS Choose from multiple display themes, including a bold jumbotron-style view built to read clearly from a distance and in bright daylight. ACCESS Meets are unlocked with a Day Pass (24-hour access) or a Weekend Pass (access through the end of the meet), whether you're catching one session or the whole weekend. Built by the same team running the timing system at the pool.
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Verdict
The clearest difference is rating: Trade Rumors at 4.8 against Bens Scoreboard's 1.0. Trade Rumors also leads on in-app purchases (none vs 2) and ratings volume (9.3K vs 1). Bens Scoreboard's advantage is ads (none vs shown). On price 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
Both are free to download. Bens Scoreboard sells 2 one-off in-app purchases. Trade Rumors asks for nothing beyond the download.
Trade Rumors holds the better App Store score, 4.8 against 1.0. That said, the two scores are not equally well evidenced: Trade Rumors has 9.3K ratings behind it against 1, so its average is the more settled of the two.
| Parameter | Trade Rumors | Bens Scoreboard |
|---|---|---|
| Price | Free | Free |
| Rating | 4.8 (9.3K ratings) — better | 1.0 (1 ratings) |
| Positive reviews | 77.1% of reviews | — |
| Number of ratings | 9.3K — better | 1 |
| Update frequency | Every 2 months | — |
| Ads | Yes | No — better |
| In-app purchases | No — better | Yes |
| Monetization | Ad-supported — better | Free with in-app purchases |
| Devices | iPhone, iPad | iPhone, iPad |
| Requires iOS | 18.0 — better | 26.5 |
| Further details — not scored | ||
| Size | 24 MB | 2 MB |
| Age rating | 4+ | 4+ |
| Developer | Dierkes Information Services, Inc. | Ben Mains |
Bugs and requests
Trade Rumors
Reported bugs
3 issues- Comment box issues on mobile devices
- Delayed or missing push notifications
- Inconsistent performance across iOS and Android
Requested features
4 requests- Customizable news feeds and notifications
- Improved search and filtering options
- In-app commenting and discussion features
- Dark mode and accessibility improvements
Bens Scoreboard
Not enough reviews yet to summarise bugs or requests.
In-app purchases
Trade Rumors
No in-app purchases
Bens Scoreboard
- Day Pass$1.99
- Weekend Pass$2.99
Questions
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