🏡 School apps, family logistics and safety
GameChanger
By GameChanger Media (DICK'S Sporting Goods). Visit GameChanger
Desk research from the maker's own pages. Not yet tried by us. Checked 2026-10-24.
A youth sports app for scorekeeping, team messaging and live streaming games, best known in baseball and softball and also used for basketball and other sports. A parent or coach keeps score pitch by pitch, and family and fans follow live or watch the stream. Paid plans unlock unlimited streams, stats, box scores and highlight clips. Coaches and team staff get the features free; parents and fans are the ones who pay.
Our take: Great for faraway family who want to watch games; parents should check stream privacy settings and be ready to pay for more than five streams.
| Ages it suits | families of young athletes; account holders 13+ |
|---|---|
| What its terms say about age | Account holders cannot be under 13 and must be of legal age to accept the terms. Anyone posting data or video about a player under 13 promises they are the parent or have verifiable parental consent. (terms) |
| Price | Free, with paid extras. Free: schedules, messaging, scores and 5 baseball/softball streams. Plus $9.99/month or $39.99/year; Premium $14.99/month or $99.99/year; Family Premium (4 accounts) $24.99/month or $179.99/year, website only (USD, Oct 2026). |
| Works on | Web, iPhone and iPad, Android |
| Account | A parent's account |
| Ads | Not stated |
| In-app purchases | Yes |
| The AI in it | AutoStream for basketball uses an iPhone or iPad camera to pan and follow play automatically; no chatbot. |
What's good
- Grandparents can watch games live
- Free for coaches and team staff
- Detailed stats for families who want them
- Family plan shares one subscription across 4 accounts
Watch for
- Paywall for most streaming, stats and highlights
- Kids' games are streamed and recorded; check who can watch
- Broad perpetual license to posted video
- Owned by a retailer that uses interest-based ads
Data and privacy
The privacy policy says GameChanger takes part in interest-based (behavioral) advertising and is part of DICK'S Sporting Goods. Team admins are responsible for player data, and the terms give GameChanger a broad, perpetual license to content posted about players, including video. Read the privacy policy.
Does it work?
The maker's own claims only; no independent study was found.
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Where these facts come from
- https://gc.com/
- https://gc.com/pricing/perfect-plan-finder
- https://gc.com/pricing-family-plans
- https://gc.com/terms
- https://gc.com/privacy
- https://gc.com/post/autostream-for-basketball
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