Bleacher Notes
iScore alternative

Everything iScore tracks, without staring at your phone.

iScore is the deepest manual scorebook on the App Store. The catch is the word manual: scoring a game means both thumbs and your eyes, all game. Bleacher Notes captures the same at-bats, pitches, and season stats from a single spoken sentence, so you can keep score and still watch the game.

How you score
Voice vs taps
For parents
Free forever
Season stats
Both

iScore is a dedicated, power-user scorekeeping app with very deep manual play-by-play and hundreds of stats.

Score a single play

Between pitches, one-handed in the stands.

iScore

Tap through batter, result, location, and each runner. Deep, precise, and entirely hands-and-eyes.

Bleacher Notes

Hold one button, say the play out loud, release. The parser fills in the menus.

Learn the app

Your first game as scorekeeper.

iScore

A power tool with a real learning curve. Mastery takes a few games and rewards the dedicated statistician.

Bleacher Notes

If you can describe the play to the person next to you, you can score it. There's almost nothing to learn.

Watch your kid's at-bat

The reason you came.

iScore

Eyes down on the scorebook grid while the play happens in front of you.

Bleacher Notes

Eyes on the field. The phone sits in your peripheral vision; your thumb is on record.

Pay for it

What it costs a scoring parent.

iScore

A paid app, typically a one-time purchase, with a separate add-on to let family follow along live.

Bleacher Notes

Free for parents, forever: voice scoring, season stats, and full at-bat history. Paid tiers are optional coach analytics, never the scorebook.

Share the game with family

Grandparents, the parent stuck at work.

iScore

Remote family can follow live through a companion app, with premium features behind a subscription.

Bleacher Notes

Going live is free for everyone, and your first two live watches are free; a $19.99/year pass adds unlimited watching, replays, and clips.

The honest part

Where iScore still wins

If you are a dedicated team statistician who wants maximum manual control over every fielding decision and a one-time price with no subscription, iScore's depth is hard to beat. Bleacher Notes is built for the opposite person: the parent who wants the scorebook to keep itself so they can watch the game.

Questions

Switching from iScore?

Is Bleacher Notes as accurate as iScore?

Yes. Bleacher Notes pairs a baseball-specific parser with a deterministic scoring engine, so stat math runs on fixed scoring rules, never on an AI guess. Ambiguous plays are flagged for one-tap confirmation rather than silently scored. The difference from iScore is the input method (voice vs taps), not the integrity of the resulting scorebook.

Can I move my iScore history to Bleacher Notes?

Bleacher Notes supports one-way CSV import from GameChanger today. If you keep stats in iScore and want to bring them over, email hello@bleachernotes.com and we'll help you find the best path.

Is Bleacher Notes really free?

Voice scoring, season stats, and full at-bat history are free for parents, forever, and the free tier is not a stripped-down trial. Optional paid tiers add coach analytics ($59/year for one player, $99/year for a coach's roster) and a $19.99/year pass for watching, replays, and clips.

The iScore alternative built around your voice

Score your next game by talking through it.

Bleacher Notes is in beta now. Leave your email and we'll send your invite. Free for parents, always.

The beta is open. We'll only email you your invite, nothing else.