Comparison
Touch Line Bets vs Oddschecker
The UK default. Free, comprehensive, and paid for by the bookmakers it ranks.
No affiliate link on this page and no commercial relationship with Oddschecker. Pricing is from published sources cited at the foot of the page and was checked in September 2026.
Who Oddschecker is
The dominant UK odds comparison site, running for over two decades and funded by bookmaker affiliate commission.
What it does
Live price grids across UK bookmakers on most sports and markets, plus tips content, offers and a free-bet directory.
What it costs
Free. A paid tier exists and has drawn billing complaints. Both free. We compete on incentive, not cost: they are paid by the bookmakers they rank and we are not.
Side by side
| Touch Line Bets | Oddschecker | |
|---|---|---|
| Price | Free | Free. A paid tier exists and has drawn billing complaints. |
| Focus | UK and European football only | The UK default. Free, comprehensive, and paid for by the bookmakers it ranks. |
| Bookmakers | 21 UK books | See features below |
| Publishes tips or picks | No, never | Yes, in some form |
| Takes bookmaker affiliate money | No | Yes, it is the business model |
| Closing line value on your own bets | Yes, against UK football closing prices | No |
| Automatic bet import | No, manual entry | No |
Oddschecker strengths
- Free, fast, and the market coverage is enormous
- Almost every UK bettor already knows how to use it
- Offers and promotions coverage that Touch Line Bets does not attempt
Oddschecker weaknesses
- Funded by the bookmakers being compared, which is a structural conflict rather than a bug
- Documented criticism that it prioritises bookmaker odds over exchange prices which are consistently better, and gives extra exposure to affiliated bookmakers
- No personal bet record and no closing line value
- A user report of being charged GBP 29.99 twice after attempting to cancel a trial, with the company stating no record of the cancellation existed
Where Oddschecker beats Touch Line Bets
- Vastly more markets, more sports and more bookmakers
- Offers, promotions and free bet coverage, which Touch Line Bets has none of
- Two decades of brand trust and a bet slip integration we cannot match
Verdict
For a quick price check across every market under the sun, Oddschecker is better than Touch Line Bets and free. Two things it will not do: tell you what a price has done over time in a form you can read at a glance, and tell you whether the prices you personally took were any good. It also has a commercial reason to send you to particular bookmakers, and we do not.
Questions
Is Touch Line Bets a good Oddschecker alternative?
Only for a specific job. Touch Line Bets covers 48 football competitions across 21 UK bookmakers and keeps a personal record of the prices you took against the price at kick-off, and it is free. Oddschecker vastly more markets, more sports and more bookmakers. If that is what you need, Oddschecker is the better choice.
How much does Oddschecker cost?
Free. A paid tier exists and has drawn billing complaints. Both free. We compete on incentive, not cost: they are paid by the bookmakers they rank and we are not.
Does Touch Line Bets sell betting tips?
No. Touch Line Bets publishes no tips, no selections and no model probabilities. Everything shown is a checkable fact about prices bookmakers have published.
Does Touch Line Bets take affiliate commission from bookmakers?
No. That is why the best price on an Touch Line Bets page is simply the best price, with no bookmaker paying for placement.
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