Comparison

HSBC SVNS vs Cardem

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

Head to head
About

HSBC SVNS

Follow the 2025-2026 rugby sevens season with live scores, match stats, and highlights. Explore team and player profiles, view the full calendar, and receive personalized notifications for tournaments worldwide.

Highlights
  • Live scores and match stats
  • Match highlights and video content
  • Full tournament calendar and fixtures
  • Team and player profiles with stats
  • Personalized notifications
  • Global tournament coverage
Features
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Experience the speed, skill and excitement of world-class rugby sevens with the official HSBC SVNS app — your ultimate companion for the 2025–2026 season. Follow the world’s best men’s and women’s teams across nine iconic destinations, from Dubai to Bordeaux, as they battle for the HSBC SVNS World Championship title. Key features: - Live scores & match stats – Stay up to date with every try, tackle and conversion in real time. - Highlights & video content – Relive the best moments and match highlights. - Full calendar & fixtures – Don’t miss a round of the Series. - Teams & player profiles – Explore stats, bios and form across the world’s top sevens stars. - Personalised experience – Get tailored notifications. - Global coverage – Combined men’s and women’s tournaments in 9 world-class destinations. From the opening rounds in Dubai to the thrilling World Championship in Hong Kong, Valladolid, and Bordeaux — follow every step of the journey to LA 2028. Download now and be part of the global sevens movement. HSBC SVNS 2025-26 Series stops: Dubai • Cape Town • Singapore • Australia • Vancouver • USA • Hong Kong • Valladolid • Bordeaux

About

Cardem

Features
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Football has always been about opinions. Now those opinions have a scoreboard. Cardem is the live football fan-engagement app that puts the decision in your hands. See a foul, challenge or controversial decision? Don't just shout at the screen. Open Cardem, choose the team and issue your own Yellow or Red card. Then see how other fans watching the same match called it. WITH CARDEM YOU CAN: • Follow live and upcoming football matches • Issue Yellow or Red cards as incidents happen • See the live crowd verdict • Watch fan opinion and momentum change during the match • Compare Yellow and Red card totals • See which team fans think deserves the cards • Share your verdict Whether you agree with the referee or think they got it completely wrong, Cardem gives fans a simple way to make their own call. See the incident. Make the call. Cardem is an independent fan-engagement product and is not affiliated with, endorsed by or sponsored by any football federation, league, club or competition. Match data is supplied by third-party data providers and may lag live broadcasts by a short period.

Screenshots

HSBC SVNS2 screens
Cardem4 screens

Verdict

The call

HSBC SVNS and Cardem are too close to call on the numbers: across 6 compared parameters — price, update cadence, ads and in-app purchases among them — neither pulls far enough ahead to decide it. What separates them is feature set and interface, not measurable difference.

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. Neither carries in-app purchases, so what you see is what you pay.

UpkeepUpdate frequency

HSBC SVNS ships an update every 2 months, Cardem every 4 weeks. The most recent releases landed on November 6, 2026 and November 5, 2026 respectively.

ScorecardNo meaningful differences
HSBC SVNS versus Cardem: the parameters behind the verdict, then further details
ParameterHSBC SVNSCardem
PriceFreeFree
Rating4.6 (4.2K ratings) — better—
Positive reviews63.9% of reviews—
Number of ratings4.2K — better—
Update frequencyEvery 2 monthsEvery 4 weeks — better
AdsNoNo
In-app purchasesNoNo
MonetizationFree—
DevicesiPhone, iPadiPhone, iPad, iPod — better
Requires iOS16.015.1 — better
Further details — not scored
Size48 MB33 MB
Age rating4+4+
DeveloperWorld Rugby LimitedPhilip Walker

Bugs and requests

HSBC SVNS

Reported bugs

3 issues
  • Inconsistent score updates
  • Crashes and unexpected errors
  • Incorrect event information

Requested features

4 requests
  • Improve navigation and user interface
  • Add more stats and player information
  • Provide live streaming access globally
  • Display full tournament schedules

Cardem

Not enough reviews yet to summarise bugs or requests.

In-app purchases

None

HSBC SVNS

No in-app purchases

None

Cardem

No in-app purchases

Questions

Is HSBC SVNS free?
HSBC SVNS is free to download, with no in-app purchases.
Is Cardem free?
Cardem is free to download, with no in-app purchases.
Do HSBC SVNS or Cardem have ads?
Neither HSBC SVNS nor Cardem shows ads.
Which is updated more often, HSBC SVNS or Cardem?
HSBC SVNS ships an update every 2 months, and Cardem every 4 weeks. Most recently, HSBC SVNS was updated on November 6, 2026 and Cardem on November 5, 2026.

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