BallerTV vs CourtsideView
Price, ratings, monetisation and update history for both apps, side by side — with what reviewers say about each.
BallerTV
Stream live youth sporting events, access replays, and view highlights. Athletes, coaches, and scouts can use game footage to improve skills, gain exposure for recruitment, and strategize against opponents.
- Live youth sports streaming
- Game replays and highlights
- Athlete skill improvement
- Recruitment exposure for athletes
- Scouting players and teams
- Extensive sports coverage
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BallerTV is the top platform to stream youth sports! Featuring live streams, replays, and highlights of the top youth sporting events in the country. IMPROVE SKILLS BallerTV’s massive library of game footage allows athletes, coaches, and parents to review game tape to help improve their game. GET RECRUITED BallerTV subscribers include professional scouts and NCAA Division I, II, III, & NAIA coaches who identify, review, and follow new talent. For the athlete, BallerTV is the perfect tool to get valuable exposure. SCOUT PLAYERS & TEAMS Study your opponents and identify top players. BallerTV is the best way to review competitors and improve your team’s game plan. BallerTV’s mission is to rapidly expand the spectrum of sports coverage so you’ll never miss a game again. More games mean more families staying connected, more footage means more insights, more exposure means more opportunities to get recruited. Terms of Use - https://www.ballertv.com/legal-web#terms-of-use
CourtsideView
This app simplifies following volleyball matches for families, scorekeepers, and coaches. It offers a clear scoreboard, real-time stat tracking, roster management, and live updates for remote viewers. Optionally broadcast live video during a match.
- Volleyball scoreboard
- Real-time stat tracking
- Roster management
- Live FanView link sharing
- Team Scout sessions
- Optional live video broadcast
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Volleyball match day, finally in one app. Score the match in seconds. Track every athlete, rotation, and rally. Share a live FanView link so family can follow from anywhere. BUILT FOR THE NEXT RALLY • Start a score-only match with no roster required • Run best-of-3 or best-of-5 scoring with sets, timeouts, serving team, and match history • Flip to a large scoreboard for scorer tables, benches, and busy gyms • Keep working in gyms with limited connectivity; sharing is always optional TRACK THE STORY BEHIND THE SCORE • Record kills, digs, blocks, aces, assists, errors, and serving rotations • See on-court positions and player context while the match is live • Review match reports, trends, top moments, and shareable athlete cards • Export match data when you need it FANVIEW FOR FAMILY ANYWHERE • Publish one stable FanView link for the game • Share live scores, match activity, and optional live video • Let fans follow without turning the group chat into a scoreboard • FanView links expire 15 minutes after the game concludes TEAM AND COACH TOOLS • Create player profiles, rosters, teams, and schedules • Import roster files to save setup time • Publish a permanent Team Hub for schedules, live links, and results • Scout opponents, save coaching notes, and review season analytics CourtsideView is built specifically for club, school, and tournament volleyball by volleyball families who understand match-day chaos. Core match data stays on your device unless you choose to publish FanView, a Team Hub, a player profile, or a Team Scout session. Optional FanView video is live only and is not recorded or stored by CourtsideView.
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Verdict
The clearest difference is review sentiment: CourtsideView at 100% against BallerTV's 24%. CourtsideView also leads on rating (5.0 vs 3.8) and monetization model (free vs subscription). BallerTV's advantage is ratings volume (510 vs 4) and update cadence (weekly vs every 3 weeks). On price, ads, in-app purchases 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. Neither carries in-app purchases, so what you see is what you pay.
CourtsideView holds the better App Store score, 5.0 against 3.8. That said, the two scores are not equally well evidenced: BallerTV has 510 ratings behind it against 4, so its average is the more settled of the two. Written reviews point the same way: 24% of BallerTV's written reviews are positive against 100% of CourtsideView's.
BallerTV ships an update weekly, CourtsideView every 3 weeks. The most recent releases landed on October 11, 2026 and October 8, 2026 respectively.
| Parameter | BallerTV | CourtsideView |
|---|---|---|
| Price | Free | Free |
| Rating | 3.8 (510 ratings) | 5.0 (4 ratings) — better |
| Positive reviews | 23.9% of reviews | 100.0% of reviews — better |
| Number of ratings | 510 — better | 4 |
| Update frequency | Weekly — better | Every 3 weeks |
| Ads | No | No |
| In-app purchases | No | No |
| Monetization | Subscription | Free — better |
| Devices | iPhone, iPad, iPod | iPhone, iPad, iPod |
| Requires iOS | 13.0 — better | 15.1 |
| Further details — not scored | ||
| Size | 64 MB | 55 MB |
| Age rating | 9+ | 4+ |
| Developer | Baller, Inc. | ADAM LEE BRIDEGAN |
Customer experience
BallerTV
CourtsideView
Bugs and requests
BallerTV
Reported bugs
3 issues- Incorrect game information and scores
- Unreliable stream stability and connectivity
- Difficulties with account management and cancellation
Requested features
3 requests- Better scoreboard and game data integration
- More flexible subscription options
- Improved customer support and communication
CourtsideView
Not enough reviews yet to summarise bugs or requests.
In-app purchases
BallerTV
No in-app purchases
CourtsideView
No in-app purchases
Questions
Is BallerTV free?
Is CourtsideView free?
Which has better reviews, BallerTV or CourtsideView?
Do BallerTV or CourtsideView have ads?
Which is updated more often, BallerTV or CourtsideView?
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