FootQuery compared
The AI only reads the question. Every number is computed from real match records, and each answer shows the matches behind it.
One question, two kinds of answer
“Haaland vs Kane goals in 2025/26”
A chatbot
A paragraph. The numbers are written by a language model or copied from web pages, can change between runs, and have no matches behind them.
FootQuery
Haaland 41 goals, Kane 64 goals
Calculated from each player's matches, and every match is listed in the widget's Source data.
Erling Haaland
Harry Kane
Harry Kane leads on 2 of 2 stats
Goals
Goals per 90
Erling Haaland
Harry Kane
Harry Kane leads on 2 of 2 stats
Goals
Goals per 90
Facts about other products are from their own websites, October 2026. FootQuery and Footlab AI use the same data provider (API-Football), so none of this is about exclusive data.
FootQuery vs Footlab AI
Both answer football questions in plain language, on the same data provider. Neither has exclusive data. The difference is the engine, the proof and the workspace.
| Topic | FootQuery | Footlab AI |
|---|---|---|
| Data provider | API-Football | API-Football (it states it pays for the Ultra plan), plus Wikidata for honours and web search for news |
| How numbers are made | Typed questions run through FootQuery's own calculation engine on per-match records. Data is fetched on demand, then served from FootQuery's own store. | Provider data is ingested into its own database ahead of time and queried with SQL |
| Proof shown | Source data for every answer: the exact matches used, the provider, and matches not counted with the reason | Chat answers with sources stated |
| Question types | Per-match research: hit rates, streaks, last occurrence, splits, career walks, head to head, compare | Natural-language questions in 16 languages, about 1.56 million matches advertised, plus match predictions with a published accuracy page |
| Saving and boards | Answers are live widgets on boards you keep, refresh, group in folders and share | Not advertised on its site |
| Live | Match hubs refresh about every 60 seconds while open | Live match hubs are not advertised on its site |
| Price | Private beta, no payment collected. Planned plans from 45 kr/month, not on sale yet | Paid only, from $9.99/month with a 7-day trial |
Where they are stronger
- Prebuilt match volume: about 1.56 million matches ingested ahead of time.
- 16 languages.
- Match predictions, with a published accuracy page.
FootQuery vs FotMob
FotMob follows matches as they happen. FootQuery checks a specific claim about a player or team across many matches. Many people will want both.
| Topic | FootQuery | FotMob |
|---|---|---|
| Data provider | API-Football | Opta-style data, with shot maps and ratings |
| How numbers are made | You ask a question, the calculation engine computes the answer from per-match records | Stats pages, shot maps and ratings. It has no plain-language question engine |
| Proof shown | Source data for every answer: the matches used and the matches not counted | Stats and ratings are shown as published |
| Question types | Per-match research: hit rates, streaks, splits, career walks, head to head, compare | Stats pages for teams, players and competitions, live scores and news |
| Saving and boards | Boards, folders and shareable answers | Alerts, in native apps |
| Live | Live match hubs with events, lineups and team stats in the web app | Best-in-class live scores, news and alerts |
| Price | Private beta, no payment collected. Planned plans from 45 kr/month, not on sale yet | Free, with an ad-free tier |
Where they are stronger
- Live scores, news and alerts.
- Native apps. FootQuery is a web app that works on phone and desktop.
- Opta-style data, with shot maps and ratings. FootQuery's ratings are API-Football's and can differ from FotMob's.
- Free to use.
FootQuery vs chatbots (ChatGPT, Perplexity) and StatMuse
A chatbot writes an answer. FootQuery calculates it from the matches and shows you which ones.
| Topic | FootQuery | ChatGPT, Perplexity |
|---|---|---|
| How numbers are made | The language model only reads the question. A calculation engine computes the numbers, so the same question gives the same answer | Numbers are written by a language model or copied from web pages, and can change between runs |
| Proof shown | Source data lists every match used and every match not counted, with the reason. Missing data is shown as missing, never as zero | No match-level proof |
| Question types | Football only, built for per-match research | Anything, not only football |
| Saving and boards | Answers stay as live widgets on boards you can refresh and share | A chat log |
| Live | Live match hubs in the same product | Depends on the tool and the web pages it finds |
Where they are stronger
- They answer any question, on any topic, with no setup.
- They can explain, summarise and discuss. FootQuery gives data, not opinions or news.
StatMuse (football section) offers free natural-language answer pages for the top leagues, with no match list behind its numbers. FootQuery lists the matches behind every answer.