HoopSource Grassroots vs Elite Is Earned
Price, ratings, monetisation and update history for both apps, side by side — with what reviewers say about each.
HoopSource Grassroots
This app provides comprehensive information for sporting events, serving team and college coaches, media, players, parents, and fans. It offers real-time schedules, standings, notifications, and essential event details to keep everyone connected and informed.
- Quick team search
- Up-to-the-minute schedules
- Live standings and brackets
- Immediate game notifications
- Venue directions
- Team rosters and live results
- Event documents and contact details
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The HoopSource Grassroots 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.
Elite Is Earned
This app provides comprehensive information for sporting events, including schedules, live standings, and game notifications. It's designed for coaches, players, parents, and fans to stay connected and informed about all event details.
- Quick team search
- Up-to-the-minute schedules
- Live standings and brackets
- Immediate game notifications
- Venue directions
- Team rosters and live results
- Event documents and contact details
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The Elite Is Earned 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
The clearest difference is update cadence: HoopSource Grassroots at every 6 months against Elite Is Earned's every 38 months. HoopSource Grassroots also leads on ratings volume (1.2K vs 132). Elite Is Earned's advantage is iOS requirement (12.4 vs 15.1). On price, rating, ads and in-app purchases 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 — 4.8 for HoopSource Grassroots against 4.8 for Elite Is Earned. That said, the two scores are not equally well evidenced: HoopSource Grassroots has 1.2K ratings behind it against 132, so its average is the more settled of the two.
HoopSource Grassroots ships an update every 6 months, Elite Is Earned every 38 months. The most recent releases landed on September 20, 2026 and September 7, 2026 respectively.
| Parameter | HoopSource Grassroots | Elite Is Earned |
|---|---|---|
| Price | Free | Free |
| Rating | 4.8 (1.2K ratings) | 4.8 (132 ratings) |
| Number of ratings | 1.2K — better | 132 |
| Update frequency | Every 6 months — better | Every 38 months |
| Ads | No | No |
| In-app purchases | No | No |
| Monetization | Free | Free |
| Devices | iPhone, iPad, iPod | iPhone, iPad, iPod |
| Requires iOS | 15.1 | 12.4 — better |
| Further details — not scored | ||
| Size | 65 MB | 44 MB |
| Age rating | 4+ | 4+ |
| Developer | HoopSource Grassroots | 3 Step Sports LLC |
Customer experience
HoopSource Grassroots
Elite Is Earned
In-app purchases
HoopSource Grassroots
No in-app purchases
Elite Is Earned
No in-app purchases
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