No app is best at everything. Some are built for live scores across thousands of competitions, others for going deep on one match before it's played. Here we compare four apps and say plainly what each one does best, even when the answer isn't ours.
We make StatLabs, one of the apps in this comparison. Details about the other apps come from their own App Store pages in October 2026.
The short answer
Want to follow as many leagues and sports as possible: Flashscore or Sofascore.
Want the most polished all-round football app, with news and highlights: FotMob.
Want to research a match before kickoff, with form, trends and season averages side by side: StatLabs.
The comparison
FotMob
Sofascore
Flashscore
StatLabs
Built for
Live scores, news, highlights
Live scores and deep match stats
Live scores across the most sports
Research before kickoff
Sports
Football
25+ sports
30+ sports
Football and NHL
Competitions
400+
Thousands of teams
6,000+
48 football leagues and cups + NHL
Player ratings
Yes
Yes
Yes
Yes
xG
Yes
Yes
Yes
In match stats when data is available
Price
Free with ads, in-app purchases available
Free with ads, in-app purchases available
Free with ads, in-app purchases available
Free, Pro $4.99/mo or $49.99/yr
Form, last-10 trends and season averages on one match page
–
–
–
Yes
Top Form Picks
–
–
–
Yes
Free Pick'Ems with leaderboards and groups
–
–
–
Yes
– = not listed on the app's App Store page.
FotMob
FotMob is where a lot of football fans start. It covers 400+ leagues and competitions, with fast goal alerts, xG and shot maps, player ratings, video, audio commentary and transfer news, all in a very polished package.
Best for: following football in general, with news and highlights in one place.
Less suited to: comparing two teams' form and trends ahead of a specific match.
Sofascore
Sofascore covers 25+ sports and thousands of teams. Its strength is match statistics: xG, shot maps, heatmaps, momentum charts and ratings for over 150,000 players.
Best for: following many sports and seeing how a match actually played out.
Less suited to: a combined view of what usually happens between two teams before the match starts.
Flashscore
Flashscore has the widest coverage: 30+ sports and over 6,000 competitions. Fast scores, xG, ratings, match previews and predicted lineups.
Best for: getting results from almost everything, fast.
Less suited to: deeper form analysis ahead of a single match.
StatLabs
StatLabs covers fewer leagues, 48 football leagues and cups plus the NHL, but it's built for one thing: the research before a match. Every match page shows both teams' form, how often their last ten games went over 2.5 goals, saw both teams score or produced lots of corners, and season averages side by side. On top of that there's Pick'Ems, a free prediction game with leaderboards and private groups.
Best for: understanding a match before it's played, in the Premier League, Allsvenskan, the NHL and the other big leagues.
Less suited to: video, news or sports beyond football and the NHL.
The basics are free. Pro is $4.99 a month or $49.99 a year, with 7 days free.
How we compared
We compared what each app states on its App Store listing in October 2026: coverage, stats, features and price. We haven't paid or been paid by any of the other apps. Prices and features change, so check the store before you buy.
FAQ
Which app has the most football stats?
Sofascore and Flashscore cover the most competitions and have detailed match stats. StatLabs goes deeper on form and trends before a match.
Which app is best for the Premier League?
All four cover the Premier League. For following scores, any of them works. For comparing the two teams' form and trends before a match, StatLabs is built for that.
Are these apps free?
All four are free to download. FotMob, Sofascore and Flashscore have ads and in-app purchases. StatLabs has a free tier and Pro for $4.99 a month.
