The Lineup Is vs RateGame
RateGame calls itself the Letterboxd for sports. Fans rate every game they watch out of 10 after the final and share Takes, short reactions to how the game felt, and the site lists the week's top games by fan rating. Around that sits a community: chat rooms, pick'em challenges, AP Top 25 predictions, articles and trivia. One account syncs your ratings across the iPhone and iPad app, the Android app and the website. It is free to download.
A fan rating arrives once a game is over, which makes RateGame a good place to log what you saw and find out what everyone else thought. The Lineup Is works on the other side of the final whistle: it scores every game on today's slate across about 60 leagues and explains each pick in a two-sentence read, so you know what to put on tonight. Pick the game here, then rate it there.
Side by side
| The Lineup Is | RateGame | |
|---|---|---|
| Every game scored | Yes, about 60 leagues | Fans rate games out of 10 after the final |
| Explains why a game matters | A two-sentence read per game | Fans' Takes, written after the game |
| Ranks the day's slate by what to watch | Yes | Lists the week's top games by fan rating, once they're played |
| Log and rate the games you've watched | No | Yes, with your ratings on your profile |
| Fan community | No | Chat rooms, pick'em challenges, articles and trivia |
| Alerts | Your teams starting, close, in overtime or final; every game above your bar with Pro | Chat-room notifications; does not advertise game alerts |
| Hide scores for watching later | Yes, Hide Scores | Does not advertise one |
| Platforms and price | iPhone; free, optional Pro | iPhone, iPad, Android and the web; free |
RateGame details verified October 12, 2026 against its App Store listing. Product names are the property of their owners; The Lineup Is is not affiliated with RateGame.
Which to use when
- Reach for RateGame when you've just watched a game and want to rate it, read what other fans thought, or keep a log of every game you've seen.
- Reach for The Lineup Is when you haven't picked a game yet and want to know which of tonight's games is worth your evening.
Most people keep both. They are complements, not replacements.
What makes The Lineup Is different
Every game gets a Lineup score built from eleven factors: team quality, the playoff race, how close the game is, rivalry, national TV, championship, momentum, history, star power, elimination and tournament. The base is team quality times closeness times stakes; the rest are capped bonuses on top, so a rivalry lifts a big game more than it rescues a dull one. Every game shows its top three factors (all eleven with Pro), and the score keeps moving while the game is on. You set your own bar and we tell you when a game clears it, with a notification and a Live Activity that starts itself on the lock screen; weight the leagues and teams however you watch. Then each game gets a two-sentence read written from the real state of the season, so you know why it matters before you commit an evening to it. Watching later? Hide Scores keeps results off the app, the lock screen, notifications and widgets.
Get The Lineup Is on iOS — free — or see tonight's best games ranked right now.
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