Comparison

MaxStats vs Basketball Simple Stat Tracker

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

Head to head
About

MaxStats

This app provides comprehensive basketball statistics tracking for high school games. It offers real-time editing, a built-in rules engine, and seamless integration with a national database for easy setup and stat import/export. Visualize game data with an interactive court and scoreboard.

Highlights
  • Interactive court and scoreboard
  • MaxPreps stat categories tracking
  • Real-time stat editing
  • Built-in NFHS basketball rules engine
  • Roster and lineup management
  • Export stats to MaxPreps.com
  • In-game and postgame reports
Features
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MaxStats - Basketball, powered by MaxPreps is a stat keeping for the iPad for high school statisticians, coaches and fans. The app is directly connected to the MaxPreps database so pregame setups and postgame score/stat imports are quick and easy. Free MaxPreps Membership is required. The app works for boys and girls Varsity/JV/Freshman basketball. Key features: • Interactive basketball court and scoreboard for visual game reference. • Keeps track of all of the MaxPreps.com stat categories, including timeouts and fouls – for both your team and your opponent! Real-time editing allows you to quickly make corrections to your stats without missing any game action. • The application features built-in NFHS basketball rules engine to make data entry faster. • Rosters can be modified at start time to reflect jersey changes as well as setting the starting lineup. Substitutions are made during the game with a single touch. • Demo game included on the schedule to practice using the application before game night. • Export stats directly to MaxPreps.com. The team administrator can preview the results prior to posting them on the team page. Results from multiple scorekeepers at the same game are available for comparison. Additional features: • In-game and Postgame player reports, team summary reports, and shot charts. • Individual and player combination impact reports. • Camera interface to take a picture during the game and attach it to any game event. • Add post game photos or video clips to any event for any game in the library.

About

Basketball Simple Stat Tracker

Easily track and share basketball game statistics for players of all ages. This app offers a simple, one-page interface to record game details and player progress. Share results via text or image after each match.

Highlights
  • Track game statistics
  • Save multiple players and teams
  • One-page game view
  • Share game results (image/text)
  • Record season stats
  • Track progress over years
Features
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Track your player's stats, or your whole team's, without missing the game. Basketball Simple Stats is made for parents, coaches, players, family and fans who want one easy way to record and share every game. It's built to remove the chaos and clutter of other stat apps. 1 screen, 1 player, 1 game, and 1 click at a time. It's so simple anyone can use it! TRACK EVERY GAME • Set up a player once, then start a game in 1 click with all your stats on one page. • Save multiple players on multiple teams and follow their progress season after season. • See where you score with shot charts and zone heatmaps. NEW: RECORD YOUR WHOLE TEAM • Record a whole team's game at once, with a lineup strip for who's on the court. • Keep your teams and rosters in the new Teams tab. • Get team box scores and totals after every game. • Add photos and videos to any game. NEW: WATCH GAMES LIVE • Family and friends can follow your game live, stat by stat, while you record it. • Watchers get Lock Screen and Dynamic Island scoreboards, plus alerts at the start, each period and the final. NEW: MESSAGES & ALERTS • Message everyone who shares a Player or Team with you, or start a group chat. • The Alerts tab keeps messages, requests, live games and updates in one place. NEW: PUBLIC PROFILES & FOLLOWING • Make a Player or Team public, search for others, and follow them live. SHARE THE RESULTS • Share a Summary Table, Box Score, Shot Charts or a Full Report with a game's highlights, box score and shot charts in one PDF. Players, are you ready to have your friends and parents actually pay attention to your game? See you on the court! Some features require a Pro subscription. End User License Agreements (EULA) Terms of Use: https://www.apple.com/legal/internet-services/itunes/dev/stdeula/

Screenshots

Basketball Simple Stat Tracker4 screens

Verdict

The call

The clearest difference is in-app purchases: MaxStats at none against Basketball Simple Stat Tracker's 10. MaxStats also leads on ads (none vs shown) and iOS requirement (9.0 vs 16.0). Basketball Simple Stat Tracker's advantage is review sentiment (82% vs 52%) and update cadence (every 3 weeks vs every 3 months). On price, rating, ratings volume 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. Basketball Simple Stat Tracker sells 10 in-app purchases, starting at $0.99 per month. MaxStats asks for nothing beyond the download.

ReceptionRating · Positive reviews · Number of ratings

On the App Store both sit at effectively the same score — 4.7 for MaxStats against 4.7 for Basketball Simple Stat Tracker. Both are backed by a comparable volume of ratings — 953 and 2.6K respectively. Written reviews are what separate them: 52% of MaxStats's written reviews are positive against 82% of Basketball Simple Stat Tracker's.

UpkeepUpdate frequency

MaxStats ships an update every 3 months, Basketball Simple Stat Tracker every 3 weeks. The most recent releases landed on November 1, 2026 and November 6, 2026 respectively.

Scorecard6 real differences · 4 level
MaxStats versus Basketball Simple Stat Tracker: the parameters behind the verdict, then further details
ParameterMaxStatsBasketball Simple Stat Tracker
PriceFreeFree
Rating4.7 (953 ratings)4.7 (2.6K ratings) — better
Positive reviews52.2% of reviews81.9% of reviews — better
Number of ratings9532.6K — better
Update frequencyEvery 3 monthsEvery 3 weeks — better
AdsNo — betterYes
In-app purchasesNo — betterYes
MonetizationFree — betterFree with in-app purchases
DevicesiPadiPhone, iPad — better
Requires iOS9.0 — better16.0
Further details — not scored
Size11 MB104 MB
Age rating4+4+
DeveloperMaxPreps Inc.Rylan Evans

Customer experience

MaxStats

All ratings888 ratings
Positive93.2%
Neutral2.8%
Negative3.9%
Written reviews23 reviews
Positive52.2%
Neutral8.7%
Negative39.1%

Basketball Simple Stat Tracker

All ratings2,623 ratings
Positive94.3%
Neutral2.6%
Negative3.2%
Written reviews199 reviews
Positive81.9%
Neutral7.0%
Negative11.1%

User reviews

MaxStats

From 953 App Store ratings

What we love

  • 🚀 Great stat app
  • 👍 Easy to use interface
  • 💡 Works well with MaxPreps

Room to improve

  • 🐛 Clock issues
  • 🐛 Sync issues with MaxPreps
  • 🐛 Doesn't work without WiFi

Basketball Simple Stat Tracker

From 2.6K App Store ratings

What we love

  • 👍 Easy to use
  • 🚀 Simple and practical
  • 💡 Helpful for tracking individual player stats
  • 👍 Great customer support
  • 👍 Useful for parents and coaches

Room to improve

  • 🐛 Crashes and loses data
  • 🐛 Ads that can't be closed
  • 🐛 Unreliable performance
  • 🔒 Expensive paid version
  • 🐛 Difficult to navigate

Bugs and requests

MaxStats

Reported bugs

3 issues
  • Clock malfunctioning after a few games
  • Automatically adding turnovers when entering offensive fouls
  • Doesn't work on MacBook

Requested features

4 requests
  • Add custom stat buttons
  • Landscape mode option
  • Reset team fouls each quarter
  • Real-time stat sharing

Basketball Simple Stat Tracker

Reported bugs

5 issues
  • Game stats disappearing mid-game
  • App freezing and crashing
  • Ads that won't close
  • Incorrect stat calculations
  • Inability to edit completed games

Requested features

5 requests
  • Save game stats and view historical data
  • Track season stats and averages
  • Add more customization options
  • Improve UI and navigation
  • Allow tracking of multiple players

In-app purchases

None

MaxStats

No in-app purchases

10 purchases

Basketball Simple Stat Tracker

Subscriptions6
  • Standard Access$0.991 Month
  • Pro Access$5.991 Month
  • Standard Access$9.991 Year
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  • Pro Access3 Days trial$15.993 Months
  • Pro Access7 Days trial$29.996 Months
  • Pro Access14 Days trial$59.991 Year
One-time4
  • Buy 1 Credit$2.99
  • Standard Access$4.99
  • Buy 2 Credits$5.49
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  • Buy 4 Credits$9.99

Questions

Is MaxStats free?
MaxStats is free to download, with no in-app purchases.
Is Basketball Simple Stat Tracker free?
Basketball Simple Stat Tracker is free to download, with in-app purchases available.
Which has better reviews, MaxStats or Basketball Simple Stat Tracker?
Basketball Simple Stat Tracker is rated higher. MaxStats averages 4.7 out of 5 from 953 ratings, while Basketball Simple Stat Tracker averages 4.7 from 2.6K ratings.
Do MaxStats or Basketball Simple Stat Tracker have ads?
Basketball Simple Stat Tracker shows ads; MaxStats does not.
Which is updated more often, MaxStats or Basketball Simple Stat Tracker?
MaxStats ships an update every 3 months, and Basketball Simple Stat Tracker every 3 weeks. Most recently, MaxStats was updated on November 1, 2026 and Basketball Simple Stat Tracker on November 6, 2026.

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