SoCal Elite vs AAU Basketball
Price, ratings, monetisation and update history for both apps, side by side — with what reviewers say about each.
SoCal Elite
This sports app provides comprehensive event information for teams, coaches, players, and fans. Access schedules, standings, brackets, rosters, and live results. Get directions to venues and contact event organizers.
- Team search
- View schedules
- View pool standings
- View brackets
- Receive game notifications
- Venue directions
- Live results and box scores
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The SoCal Elite app will provide everything needed for team and college coaches, media, players, parents and fans throughout an event. - Team search - View schedules - View pool standings - View brackets - Receive game notifications - Venue directions - Team rosters (if offered) - Live results and box scores (if offered) - View documents - Event contact - Event sponsors
AAU Basketball
This app serves as a comprehensive guide for sporting events, providing real-time schedules, standings, and notifications. It offers easy access to team information, venue directions, and essential event documents for coaches, players, parents, and fans.
- Quick team search
- Up-to-the-minute schedules
- Live standings and brackets
- Immediate game notifications
- Venue directions
- Team rosters and live results
- Essential event documents
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The AAU Basketball app is your all-encompassing guide for sporting events, meticulously crafted to cater to the needs of team and college coaches, media, players, parents, and fans. Designed to bring every essential aspect of the event to your fingertips, this platform ensures you stay connected and well-informed. Key Features: • Quick team search and user-friendly shortcuts. • Up-to-the-minute schedules to keep you on track. • Live standings and brackets for real-time updates. • Immediate game notifications so you never miss a beat. • Venue directions for easy navigation. • Access to team rosters and live results with box scores (when available), all at your fingertips. • Essential event documents, messages, and contact details for complete guidance. • Information on event sponsors for additional insights. With the app, every detail of the event is conveniently at your fingertips, ensuring an immersive and comprehensive experience for everyone involved.
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Verdict
SoCal Elite and AAU Basketball both sit at 4.9 stars, but that hides the real split: 100% of SoCal Elite's written reviews are positive against 67% of AAU Basketball's. AAU Basketball's advantage is ratings volume (2.9K vs 16). On price, rating, update cadence and ads 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. Neither carries in-app purchases, so what you see is what you pay.
On the App Store both sit at effectively the same score — 4.9 for SoCal Elite against 4.9 for AAU Basketball. That said, the two scores are not equally well evidenced: AAU Basketball has 2.9K ratings behind it against 16, so its average is the more settled of the two. Written reviews are what separate them: 100% of SoCal Elite's written reviews are positive against 67% of AAU Basketball's.
SoCal Elite ships an update every 9 months, AAU Basketball every 8 months. The most recent releases landed on October 24, 2026 and October 29, 2026 respectively.
| Parameter | SoCal Elite | AAU Basketball |
|---|---|---|
| Price | Free | Free |
| Rating | 4.9 (16 ratings) — better | 4.9 (2.9K ratings) |
| Positive reviews | 100.0% of reviews — better | 66.7% of reviews |
| Number of ratings | 16 | 2.9K — better |
| Update frequency | Every 9 months | Every 8 months — better |
| Ads | No | No |
| In-app purchases | No | No |
| Monetization | Free | Free |
| Devices | iPhone, iPad, iPod | iPhone, iPad, iPod |
| Requires iOS | 12.0 — better | 12.4 |
| Further details — not scored | ||
| Size | 131 MB | 42 MB |
| Age rating | 4+ | 4+ |
| Developer | Exposure Events, LLC | AMATEUR ATHLETIC UNION OF THE UNITED STATES, INC. |
Customer experience
SoCal Elite
AAU Basketball
In-app purchases
SoCal Elite
No in-app purchases
AAU Basketball
No in-app purchases
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