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MakeTheBoard
What it is
MakeTheBoard lets people create live boards for scores, goals, tournaments, fundraising, and other tracked values. Board types include leaderboards, scoreboards, goal trackers, scoresheets, tournament brackets, and fundraising trackers. When values change, boards update and reorder in real time. Owners can share a signup link for participants to register and, if enabled, edit their own rows. Public links, website embeds, and full-screen display on TVs or projectors provide ways to share a board. Scoreboards can also be used as browser sources in OBS, Streamlabs, vMix, or XSplit, with a transparent overlay link available. The Free plan allows two active boards and 15 participants per board. Pro costs $24 a month and Premium costs $52 a month; both add CSV and JSON exports, board history, a developer API, and an MCP server. Premium also includes team roles, analytics, and an audit log. The service lists Android, iOS, web, and API availability, and describes use by teachers, sales teams, nonprofits, coaches, trivia hosts, and event organizers.
For and against
For
- Boards update and reorder in real time.
- Participants can register through a signup link.
- Boards can be embedded or displayed full-screen.
- Scoreboards support streaming browser sources.
Against
- Free is limited to two active boards.
- Free allows 15 participants per board.
- Exports and board history are not included in Free.
- Board unlock is unavailable for sports scoreboards.
The verdict
MakeTheBoard combines live updates with multiple sharing and display options. The Free plan has board and participant limits, while paid plans add exports, history, and other capabilities.
Who it suits
MakeTheBoard may suit teachers, coaches, nonprofits, sales teams, trivia hosts, and event organizers who need shareable boards for scores, goals, or tournaments. Streaming hosts can use its scoreboard browser-source options.
Plans and prices
Free
2 active boards · 15 participants per board · 16 bracket entrants · 24 round-robin teams
Read 15 Oct 2026 · maketheboard.com
7-day Pro pass
Everything in Pro for a week
Read 15 Oct 2026 · maketheboard.com
Board unlock
One board · up to 50 participants · not available for sports scoreboards
Read 15 Oct 2026 · maketheboard.com
Pro
25 active boards · 50 participants per board · 128 bracket entrants · 32 round-robin teams
Read 15 Oct 2026 · maketheboard.com
Premium
100 active boards · 500 participants per board · 512 bracket entrants · 35 round-robin teams
Read 15 Oct 2026 · maketheboard.com
On the record
- API access
- The REST API is available on Pro and Premium, uses an admin token in the URL, and supports reading standings plus score updates.maketheboard.com · read 15 Oct 2026
- API and AI integrations
- The developer API and MCP server are available on Pro and Premium; the MCP guide describes connecting boards to Claude, ChatGPT, Cursor, and VS Code.maketheboard.com · read 7 Oct 2026
- API limits
- The API allows up to 120 requests per minute per token and 500 score items per call.maketheboard.com · read 15 Oct 2026
- Availability limitation
- The terms say MakeTheBoard strives for 24/7 availability but does not guarantee uninterrupted access.maketheboard.com · read 15 Oct 2026
- Bracket feature
- Bracket boards seed entrants, record match scores and advance winners automatically.maketheboard.com · read 15 Oct 2026
- Data processors
- The stated infrastructure includes Firebase Authentication, Stripe, RevenueCat, Cloudflare R2, PostHog, Ahrefs Analytics and Resend.maketheboard.com · read 15 Oct 2026
- Exports and history
- Pro and Premium include CSV and JSON export and board history; Free does not include those features.maketheboard.com · read 7 Oct 2026
- Founder
- The maker identifies Jarred Hess as founder and creator who handles coding, operations and support.maketheboard.com · read 15 Oct 2026
- Goal and fundraising feature
- Goal trackers and fundraising thermometers show live progress toward a target with progress visuals.maketheboard.com · read 15 Oct 2026
- Independent feature assessment
- SaaSHub describes the product as browser-based, cloud-accessible, customizable and usable on desktop, tablet and mobile without installation.saashub.com · read 15 Oct 2026
- Independent listing status
- SaaSHub lists MakeTheBoard with no user reviews and categorizes it under leaderboard, live scores, sports and gamification.saashub.com · read 15 Oct 2026
- Independent score
- WorldMetrics rates MakeTheBoard 7.7 out of 10 among leaderboard software options.worldmetrics.org · read 15 Oct 2026
- Intended users
- The maker describes use by teachers, sales teams, nonprofits, coaches, trivia hosts, and event organizers.maketheboard.com · read 7 Oct 2026
- Leaderboard feature
- Leaderboards automatically resort participants when scores change and broadcast the new order to viewers.maketheboard.com · read 15 Oct 2026
- Licence
- AlternativeTo classifies MakeTheBoard as proprietary and freemium.alternativeto.net · read 15 Oct 2026
- Limit: originality and reliability
- A SaaSHub reviewer alleged that MakeTheBoard copied other products and recommended alternatives for higher quality and reliability.saashub.com · read 15 Oct 2026
- Live updates
- Boards re-sort and update in real time when scores or values change.maketheboard.com · read 7 Oct 2026
- MCP integration
- Each board can expose an MCP server for Claude, ChatGPT, Cursor and VS Code to read standings and update scores.maketheboard.com · read 15 Oct 2026
