# PaddlesUp! Coach — All your paddlers in a row!

> Dragon boat club management and race lineup optimization tool. (iPhone/iPad app by Signature Software Ltd..)

- Source: https://appshunter.io/ios/app/paddlesup-coach/id663179874 (this page in markdown: same URL + `.md`)
- Developer: [Signature Software Ltd.](https://appshunter.io/developer/520156444)
- Category: Sports, Health & Fitness
- Price: Free with in-app purchases
- Rating: 5.00/5 from 1 App Store ratings · 4 written reviews indexed
- Age rating: 4+
- Requires: iOS 13.0 · 4 MB
- Languages: American English
- Released: 2013-07-03
- Data updated: 2026-06-06
- Monetization: free with in-app purchases
- User reviews in markdown: https://appshunter.io/ios/app/paddlesup-coach/id663179874/reviews.md

## What is PaddlesUp! Coach?

PaddlesUp! Coach is a fun, easy, powerful, and free app for managing your dragon boat club. Enter your club’s roster. Set up your teams. Create lineups. All for free. PaddlesUp! Coach is ready to help you make the most of your crew with these great features:
• ROSTER: Enter and manage your crew list (you can import from Contacts). Specify paddling info: gender, side preference, weight, and primary role. Provide contact info and the app will call or email with a tap.
• TEAMS: Set up your teams, add as many as you need.
• LINEUPS: Create your best lineups with an amazing lineup editor. Drag-and-drop paddlers with live side-to-side weight indicator. Optimize paddler placement with the side preference indicator, gender indicator, and gender count.

All for free.

Want more? Festivals include many advanced features to help you manage your weekend of racing:
• ATTENDANCE: Add a team to a festival and the team members receive an invitation via email*. See responses right in the app eliminating the need to manage emails and manually track responses. Resend invitations. Manually set responses. Participants can update their response at any time. 
• RACES: Create races with intelligent time selection. Add multiple teams and/or competitors to any number of races. Specify lanes. Assign lineups. Enter results.
• LINEUPS: The race lineup editor has all the features described above and includes many advanced features: Take out the guess work with live front-to-back balance. Paddler weight is displayed so you make better placement decisions. Know who’s coming with the attendance indicator. Email the lineup*. Save a lineup to Favorites. Assign a lineup by copying from an earlier race, copying from Favorites, or starting from scratch.
• COMPETITORS: Track your competition. Add competitors to any race and compare results.
• REPORTS: Who’s coming? Who hasn’t raced yet? What’s the race schedule? What’s our best time? Compare results by race, team, or time. All a tap away. 

PaddlesUp! Coach includes one pre-installed festival so you can experience all the festival features risk-free. Additional festivals are available via In-App Purchase.

Here’s what some of our users have to say:

“I have been using PaddlesUp! Coach since it was released. I have found it to be extremely helpful in managing and coaching my team. I cannot speak highly enough about it. If you are not using this app you are missing the Dragon Boat!”  Rob Sutherland--Coach, Thunder Dragons of Tampa Bay

“If you are a coach or manager of a dragon boat team or several dragon boat teams your life just got easier…”  Shane Martin--Head Coach, Dragnum, Calgary

Download PaddlesUp! Coach today.


* email-related features require registration which is free and easy.

## Key features

- Roster management with paddling info
- Team setup and management
- Drag-and-drop lineup editor
- Attendance tracking for festivals
- Race creation and results entry
- Competitor tracking and analysis
- Reporting on race schedules and performance

## Pricing and in-app purchases

Base price: Free.

**One-time purchases**

| Purchase | Price | Type |
| --- | --- | --- |
| Single-Use Festival | $1.99 | one-time |


## Recent user reviews (4 of 4)

All indexed reviews: https://appshunter.io/ios/app/paddlesup-coach/id663179874/reviews.md

### 5/5 — The best DragonBoat management tool

*2024-05-23, version 1.3.7*

PaddlesUp! Coach makes coaching/managing easier as I coach more than one dragon boat team a season. I use the iPad as its just easier use and read but this app does everything. It keeps a roster of active and inactive paddlers/steers/callers by team name and easily reactivates team members. You can create line ups/seating plans of your paddlers/steers/callers with their data (name, gender, weight, preferred/stronger paddling side, contact info, etc) and front load several races ahead. As you create the lineup, you can see the left/right & front/back weight balance and quickly and easily make changes on the fly to seat assignments as needs be to get to the ideal weight balance. You can save a great line up too. You can add competitor team names, all the upcoming festivals, the individual races within festivals, lane assignments, finishes/placement and all the times.  You can send out festival reminders to the team members, schedule festival early bird and regular fees dates etc.  This app is indispensable to me as a coach, the team captains/managers and to the teams as a whole. Highly recommend for it features, versatility and ease of use.

### 4/5 — Helps to balance the boat

*2017-10-05*

However, it only balances the boat port and starboard. I'd like to be able to enter the sweep and drummer in the lineup/seating plan and balance the boat front and back as well.
Also great to keep track of side preferences of paddlers, and easily identifiable within the seating chart.

**Developer response:** Thanks for your feedback. You can set the drummer and steers-person by tapping the (i) on the lineup. You also get live weights and front-to-back balance in the "race" lineup editor which is a premium feature tied to a festival.

### 3/5 — Nice idea

*2016-05-09*

This is a very basic set up, but works pretty well for the most part.
One problem is that if your participants are not in your contacts then you cannot easily move them between different roles. The other problem is that the app only thinks about international competitions, but actually different countries have other roles, such as Taiwan, where I am now, which has a flagcatcher role. I think also being able to give a secondary role, so that I can see who can be flagcatcher or drummer would also be a plus.

The other problem is that when organising seating positions there's plenty of space in the name bar, but it doesn't automatically show the person's weight for easier reference, you have to hit done and then a name in order to see that info.

These would be awesome updates if they could be made before the end of May.

But not a bad effort. Thanks for this guys.

**Developer response:** Thanks for your feedback. You can set the drummer and steers-person by tapping the (i) on the lineup. You also get live weights and front-to-back balance in the "race" lineup editor which is a premium feature tied to a festival.

For alternate roles, I think that If you are substituting a flag-catcher for a drummer, you could just repurpose that position. Perhaps not ideal, but it could work. If I misunderstand,  please feel free to email us details.

### 5/5 — Indispensable

*2014-03-04, version 1.2.1*

If you are a coach or manager of a dragon boat team or several dragon boat teams your life just got easier. Developed by a paddler for coaches and managers, this app does it all: stores rosters and lineups; notifies paddlers of races and changes; stores your paddlers' vital information (gender, weights, side preferences, contact info, etc). Create race lineups on the fly, automatic weight balancing side to side and front to back makes it easy. No more spread sheets, no more scrambling for paddler information. You have it all in your hand. I coached and managed three different teams last season - this app saved my sanity. Do yourself a favour and check it out.

## Frequently asked questions about PaddlesUp! Coach

### What is the main purpose of PaddlesUp! Coach?

PaddlesUp! Coach is designed to help dragon boat club managers and coaches organize their rosters, create teams, and build optimized race lineups. It offers features for managing crew information, tracking attendance, and analyzing race performance.

### Is PaddlesUp! Coach free to use?

The core features of PaddlesUp! Coach, including roster management, team setup, and basic lineup creation, are completely free. Advanced features for festival management, such as attendance tracking and detailed race planning, are available through in-app purchases.

### What advanced features are available for purchase?

Advanced features include attendance tracking for festivals, intelligent race creation with lane assignments, a more sophisticated lineup editor with balance indicators, competitor tracking, and detailed performance reports. These are offered as in-app purchases.

### Can I import my crew's contact information?

Yes, PaddlesUp! Coach allows you to import your crew list directly from your device's Contacts. You can then specify paddling information like gender, side preference, and weight for each paddler.

### How does the lineup editor help optimize teams?

The lineup editor provides live indicators for side-to-side weight balance and side preference, helping you make informed decisions about paddler placement. It also shows gender count and attendance status to ensure you have the best possible lineup.

### What devices is PaddlesUp! Coach compatible with?

PaddlesUp! Coach is available for iPhone and iPod devices. It was last updated on August 5, 2025, indicating ongoing support and potential for future improvements.

### How often is PaddlesUp! Coach updated?

The app was last updated on August 5, 2025, with version 1.4.2. This indicates that the app is actively maintained and receives updates, suggesting reliability and responsiveness to user needs.

### What is the user sentiment for PaddlesUp! Coach?

User feedback highlights the app's helpfulness in managing and coaching dragon boat teams, with one user stating, 'If you are not using this app you are missing the Dragon Boat!' Another user notes that it makes life easier for coaches and managers.

## Version history (last 5 releases)

### 1.4.2 — 2025-08-05

A user asked for wrapping pickers for race time. So we added it.

### 1.4.1 — 2025-07-17

Fixed a crasher.

### 1.4 — 2024-08-17

Dark mode!

### 1.3.8 — 2024-05-24

In the last update we added more lanes for races but that made it a bit crowded on the Race Results screen. Fixed. And oddly there was no app icon when running on an iPad. Fixed.

### 1.3.7 — 2024-05-17

More lanes and places for your really big races!

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