Comparison

Smart Soccer Coach++ vs CoachID Player

Price, ratings, monetisation and update history for both apps, side by side — with what reviewers say about each.

Head to head
About

Smart Soccer Coach++

This app is a comprehensive management tool for football coaches, offering features for squad management, match planning, training sessions, and detailed performance analysis. It helps coaches track player progress, log game events, and generate insightful reports to improve team performance.

Highlights
  • Squad management with player details
  • Flexible match modes (quick and professional)
  • Training session planning and drill library
  • Calendar-based scheduling with reminders
  • Advanced team and player statistics
  • PDF report export
  • iCloud sync
Features
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Smart Soccer Coach is an all-in-one tool designed for both amateur and professional football coaches. Plan trainings, run matches, manage your squad, and analyze detailed statistics — all in one intuitive app. Developed and continuously improved together with real coaches. Squad Management Quickly add your players (including import from Contacts) and store all essential details: position, preferred foot, technical attributes, contact info, and more. Track progress and update player abilities as they develop. Matches — Two Flexible Modes • QUICK MATCH - A fast, simple way to enter the final score and a few basic stats (shots on target, possession, cards, etc.). • MATCH MODE - A full professional match tool. Set your lineup, subs, and tactics, then log every match event — goals, assists, substitutions, cards, and much more. Add player notes and evaluations after the game. Training — Training Mode Run your training easily in TRAINING MODE — take attendance, conduct and evaluate drills, and add notes. Use the built-in drill library or create your own drills. Schedule Plan your upcoming week with a clear, calendar-based schedule. Add matches, trainings, and tasks — with reminders so you never miss an event. If you manage multiple teams, all events appear in one place. Advanced Statistics Powerful insights to help you understand and improve performance: • Team: match results, goals, possession, discipline, and more. • Players: detailed individual stats and charts for strengths and weaknesses. • Ranks: top scorers, assist leaders, best average ratings — almost 30 rankings. • Trainings: attendance, average evaluations, and drill performance. • Tests: compare and track player test results over time to monitor progress and development. Additional Features • Export detailed PDF reports • iCloud sync across all your devices SmartCoachPro (Monthly / Yearly Subscription) • Unlocks all app features • Subscription price: $2.99 per month or $19.99 per year • Payment is charged to your iTunes Account at confirmation of purchase • Subscription automatically renews unless auto-renew is turned off at least 24 hours before the end of the current period • Your account will be charged for renewal within 24 hours before the end of the current period • You can manage your subscription and turn off auto-renewal in your Account Settings (or in the app under More → Manage Subscription) • No cancellation of the active subscription period is allowed • Any unused portion of a free trial, if offered, will be forfeited when a subscription is purchased If you have questions or suggestions, feel free to contact us:  Email: support@evlonsoft.com Facebook: www.facebook.com/CoachingAppsByBluelinden

About

CoachID Player

This app facilitates communication and data sharing between coaches and players. It allows players to receive training and game notifications, log training intensity, and report their readiness status. Coaches can gain insights into player well-being and performance.

Highlights
  • Training and game notifications
  • Training load registration (RPE)
  • Player readiness status reporting
  • Exclusive coach-player chat
  • Player profile management
Features
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COACH ID PLAYER is a revolutionary app from the COACH ID group that allows you to establish a useful and exclusive relationship between the technical staff and players. This relationship is established mainly at four levels: - Call: The player will receive notifications about when he will have training session, time, place and day, as well as if he was called for a game; - Training Load Registration: Immediately after each training session or game, the player will receive a notification to classify the intensity of the training / game in his COACH ID PLAYER app. Through the RPE (perceived training load), the coach understands, in an intuitive and quick way, the impact of the exercises developed on each of his athletes - Readiness Status: Response to a "Wellness" questionnaire regarding the state of readiness felt by the athlete on the day after the last practice / game. Extremely important functionality for the coach to have the perception of the mental and physiological availability of their players to the next training session or competition; - Exclusive chat that allows communication between coaches and players. How it works? Once the coach creates the player's profile in his COACH ID app, the player is automatically notified by email to install the COACH ID PLAYER app. COACH ID PLAYER an innovative concept, extremely useful for the work of the technical teams that will bring the principle of individualization to another level. Platform: - Smartphone (COACH ID PLAYER application) Available Languages: - English - Portuguese Come inside to the COACH ID world! Test it, benefit from the the trial period of 15 days.

Screenshots

Smart Soccer Coach++4 screens
CoachID Player4 screens

Verdict

The call

The clearest difference is in-app purchases: CoachID Player at none against Smart Soccer Coach++'s 5. CoachID Player also leads on ads (none vs shown) and rating (5.0 vs 4.5). Smart Soccer Coach++'s advantage is ratings volume (143 vs 1). On price and device support there is nothing between them.

Scored on Price · Rating · Positive reviews · Number of ratings · Update frequency · Ads · In-app purchases · Monetization · Best chart rank · Devices · Requires iOS

CostPrice · In-app purchases · Ads · Monetization

Both are free to download. Smart Soccer Coach++ sells 5 in-app purchases, starting at $2.99 per month. CoachID Player asks for nothing beyond the download.

ReceptionRating · Positive reviews · Number of ratings

CoachID Player holds the better App Store score, 5.0 against 4.5. That said, the two scores are not equally well evidenced: Smart Soccer Coach++ has 143 ratings behind it against 1, so its average is the more settled of the two.

UpkeepUpdate frequency

Smart Soccer Coach++ ships an update every 2 months, CoachID Player every 4 weeks. The most recent releases landed on November 1, 2026 and November 2, 2026 respectively.

Scorecard7 real differences · 3 level
Smart Soccer Coach++ versus CoachID Player: the parameters behind the verdict, then further details
ParameterSmart Soccer Coach++CoachID Player
PriceFreeFree
Rating4.5 (143 ratings)5.0 (1 ratings) — better
Positive reviews84.3% of reviews—
Number of ratings143 — better1
Update frequencyEvery 2 monthsEvery 4 weeks — better
AdsYesNo — better
In-app purchasesYesNo — better
MonetizationSubscriptionFree — better
DevicesiPhone, iPadiPhone, iPod
Requires iOS16.09.0 — better
Further details — not scored
Size53 MB22 MB
Age rating4+4+
DeveloperBLUELINDENDev2Grow

Customer experience

Smart Soccer Coach++

All ratings143 ratings
Positive89.5%
Neutral3.5%
Negative7.0%
Written reviews229 reviews
Positive84.3%
Neutral9.2%
Negative6.6%

CoachID Player

All ratings1 ratings
Positive100.0%
Neutral0.0%
Negative0.0%

Bugs and requests

Smart Soccer Coach++

Reported bugs

4 issues
  • Saved lineups being erased
  • Inability to change game time duration
  • Quick match mode not allowing goal scorers or assists
  • Demo data not clearing for new users

Requested features

5 requests
  • Ability to add more than 14 players
  • Option to sync data across devices
  • Improved integration with other coaching apps
  • More customization options for player attributes and statistics
  • Better reporting and analytics features

CoachID Player

Not enough reviews yet to summarise bugs or requests.

In-app purchases

5 purchases

Smart Soccer Coach++

Subscriptions3
  • SmartCoachPro (Monthly)$2.991 Month
  • SmartCoachPro (Yearly - Promo)$9.991 Year
  • SmartCoachPro (Yearly)14 Days trial$19.991 Year
One-time2
  • SmartCoachPlus$1.99
  • SmartCoachPro$4.99
None

CoachID Player

No in-app purchases

Questions

Is Smart Soccer Coach++ free?
Smart Soccer Coach++ is free to download, with in-app purchases available.
Is CoachID Player free?
CoachID Player is free to download, with no in-app purchases.
Which has better reviews, Smart Soccer Coach++ or CoachID Player?
CoachID Player is rated higher. Smart Soccer Coach++ averages 4.5 out of 5 from 143 ratings, while CoachID Player averages 5.0 from 1 ratings.
Do Smart Soccer Coach++ or CoachID Player have ads?
Smart Soccer Coach++ shows ads; CoachID Player does not.
Which is updated more often, Smart Soccer Coach++ or CoachID Player?
Smart Soccer Coach++ ships an update every 2 months, and CoachID Player every 4 weeks. Most recently, Smart Soccer Coach++ was updated on November 1, 2026 and CoachID Player on November 2, 2026.

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