Reviews of sidelineHD

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Total ratings

4.00 (Rating count: 81)

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Review summary

SidelineHD offers strong live-streaming with on-screen scoring and highlights, but persistent post-update instability, YouTube/channel issues, and a missing game clock undermine the experience. Pricing for clips/stats and occasional support delays are common complaints despite solid streaming quality.

Pros

Strong live streaming to YouTube and Facebook with a professional-looking on-screen scoreboard
On-screen scorekeeping and player stats with automatic highlights/clips
Ability to download/save streams and clips for offline viewing or sharing
User-friendly setup and generally responsive customer support when issues are resolved

Cons

Post-update reliability issues: app crashes, sign-in/sign-out problems, and loading failures
YouTube streaming problems and difficulty reconnecting to channels
Missing game clock on the scoreboard (notably for hockey) despite user demand
Pricing/feature gating for clips and stats, leading to frustration about paid access
Occasional support gaps or slow responses during outages

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User Reviews

Recent rating average: 2.00

All time rating average: 4.00

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29% (8)

Date	Author	Comment
2026-08-15	St*****	This app is so slow. I can’t open anything it just keeps loading and when it does finally work and I click on something else I have to wait another 5 mins for it to load. So irritating.
This app is so slow. I can’t open anything it just keeps loading and when it does finally work and I click on something else I have to wait another 5 mins for it to load. So irritating.
2026-02-11	Vo*****	Used to be great - now app doesn’t even work, disappointed grandparents and parents after talking it up last year. $200 wasted on Pro Subscription looking for new way to stream for the team
Used to be great - now app doesn’t even work, disappointed grandparents and parents after talking it up last year. $200 wasted on Pro Subscription looking for new way to stream for the team
2026-01-31	ma*****	YouTube stream stopped working and I don’t have a way to contact support
YouTube stream stopped working and I don’t have a way to contact support
2026-01-20	Mu*****	This app does not use a game clock because of “feedback from users.” I don’t know who is losing their mind, but streaming without a game clock makes the thrill and luxury of using this app 100% pointless. A developer could program starting and stopping a clock with their eyes closed. So they’re just choosing not to. This is geared towards baseball. If you want it for any other sport, I’ll save you some time, move right along.
This app does not use a game clock because of “feedback from users.” I don’t know who is losing their mind, but streaming without a game clock makes the thrill and luxury of using this app 100% pointless. A developer could program starting and stopping a clock with their eyes closed. So they’re just choosing not to. This is geared towards baseball. If you want it for any other sport, I’ll save you some time, move right along.
2026-01-18	Jf*****	Been working fine for 3 years. All of a sudden in the middle of streaming a game this evening it stopped the stream and says my YouTube account doesn't have a channel. Literally dozens of games on my YouTube channel streamed through Sideline and now it won't let me connect the same channel... Support is zero help sending the same article over and over again
Been working fine for 3 years. All of a sudden in the middle of streaming a game this evening it stopped the stream and says my YouTube account doesn't have a channel. Literally dozens of games on my YouTube channel streamed through Sideline and now it won't let me connect the same channel... Support is zero help sending the same article over and over again
2025-12-14	Ba*****	This has been the most consistent app for live-streaming games or practices. One thing I believe will enhance is having the ability to score volleyball games during practice without rotations (just a scoreboard). Most scrimmages I’ve witnessed aren’t done the traditional way. Also adding the ability to adjust the viewing (public,private, etc.) through the app.
This has been the most consistent app for live-streaming games or practices. One thing I believe will enhance is having the ability to score volleyball games during practice without rotations (just a scoreboard). Most scrimmages I’ve witnessed aren’t done the traditional way. Also adding the ability to adjust the viewing (public,private, etc.) through the app.
2025-10-11	Su*****	The new update caused quite a few issues on my device. 1) It’s now timing out and not loading my team, thus I’m having to restart the app multiple times to get it to function. 2) after the update the download window no longer pops up to download the highlight clips post game. 3) for the hockey teams, the game time clock does not appear on the score board, and some features are missing regardless of how many device restarts I attempt.
The new update caused quite a few issues on my device. 1) It’s now timing out and not loading my team, thus I’m having to restart the app multiple times to get it to function. 2) after the update the download window no longer pops up to download the highlight clips post game. 3) for the hockey teams, the game time clock does not appear on the score board, and some features are missing regardless of how many device restarts I attempt.
2025-10-09	el*****	just installed the new update and now l can’t sign in.
just installed the new update and now l can’t sign in.
2025-10-09	Fe*****	I’ve never had trouble with this app until yesterday. It forced me to do an update, then signed me out of my account, and now I cannot get back into my account and the app is not functional. We are in the middle of our high school varsity season, and cannot gain access to any of our video’s. Guess I’m going to have to switch to game changer.
I’ve never had trouble with this app until yesterday. It forced me to do an update, then signed me out of my account, and now I cannot get back into my account and the app is not functional. We are in the middle of our high school varsity season, and cannot gain access to any of our video’s. Guess I’m going to have to switch to game changer.
2025-08-18	Ro*****	Overall, I like using sideline hd to stream our games to YT so family can watch for free. We’ve been using this for a couple of years and now have very angry parents that don’t want to pay to get their child’s clips. There are no stats, so why pay GC for stats and SHD for clips when we can just use GC and get stats and clips. We won’t be paying for both. Change the clips back to free!
Overall, I like using sideline hd to stream our games to YT so family can watch for free. We’ve been using this for a couple of years and now have very angry parents that don’t want to pay to get their child’s clips. There are no stats, so why pay GC for stats and SHD for clips when we can just use GC and get stats and clips. We won’t be paying for both. Change the clips back to free!