AO Player vs NetCaptain
Price, ratings, monetisation and update history for both apps, side by side — with what reviewers say about each.
AO Player
This official app connects accredited Australian Open players and coaches. It facilitates practice requests, partner searches, and provides access to the live schedule of play and tournament service information.
- Make practice requests
- Find practice partners
- Check live schedule of play
- Receive schedule alerts
- Tournament service information
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** Note: This App is for accredited Australian Open Players and Coaches only. ** The AO Player App is Tennis Australia’s official Player App of the Australian Open. You can use the app to: - Make practice requests and look for a practice partner - Check the live schedule of play - Receive alerts when the schedule of play is released - Find information about all tournament related services For further information, please contact the Player Concierge Team.
NetCaptain
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NetCaptain is the player app for clubs that run training on NetCaptain. See your night at the nets, personally: when you bat and on which net, when you bowl, when to pad up, and how the evening runs. If the coach reshuffles, your timeline updates. RSVP in a tap, get reminded before the cutoff, and the schedule is built around your answer. Join with a six-digit code or invite link, switch between clubs, and manage your under-18s from one account. Free for players. You'll need a join code or invite from your club. Want NetCaptain at your club? Visit netcaptaincricket.com.
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Verdict
AO Player and NetCaptain are too close to call on the numbers: across 6 compared parameters — price, update cadence, ads and in-app purchases among them — neither pulls far enough ahead to decide it. What separates them is feature set and interface, not measurable difference.
Scored on Price · Rating · Positive reviews · Number of ratings · Update frequency · Ads · In-app purchases · Monetization · Best chart rank · Devices · Requires iOS
Both are free to download. Neither carries in-app purchases, so what you see is what you pay.
AO Player ships an update every 10 days, NetCaptain every 3 weeks. The most recent releases landed on October 20, 2026 and October 8, 2026 respectively.
| Parameter | AO Player | NetCaptain |
|---|---|---|
| Price | Free | Free |
| Positive reviews | 4.5% of reviews | — |
| Update frequency | Every 10 days — better | Every 3 weeks |
| Ads | No | No |
| In-app purchases | No | No |
| Monetization | Free | — |
| Devices | iPhone, iPad — better | iPhone |
| Requires iOS | 16.6 | 16.4 — better |
| Further details — not scored | ||
| Size | 39 MB | 42 MB |
| Age rating | 17+ | 4+ |
| Developer | Tennis Australia | NET CAPTAIN PTY LTD |
In-app purchases
AO Player
No in-app purchases
NetCaptain
No in-app purchases
