Comparison

PlayerPulse Player vs Soccer Simple Stats Tracker

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

Head to head
About

PlayerPulse Player

This app provides a comprehensive platform for soccer teams to track player readiness, training load, performance, and attendance. Coaches can gain insights into player well-being and performance to optimize training and game selection. It also includes team scheduling and a group messaging feature.

Highlights
  • Player readiness questionnaires
  • Training load tracking
  • Performance rating and analysis
  • Player development evaluations
  • Team scheduling
  • Group messaging
Features
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PlayerPulse is the athlete wellness and performance app built for players of all sports, and the programs that develop them. College and youth teams use it to see the full picture of how each player is doing. That means both how they feel and what their body has been through. READINESS THAT SEES THE WHOLE PICTURE Most wellness apps stop at a survey. PlayerPulse combines your daily wellness check-in with your actual training load to produce a single readiness score. You and your coaches can use it to decide when to push and when to recover. Quick daily check-ins covering sleep, soreness, mood, and stress Session RPE logging to capture how hard each training really was Training load tracking that shows how your workload is building over time One clear readiness score, updated every day SYNC YOUR HEALTH DATA Connect your health data and PlayerPulse pulls in sleep hours, heart rate variability, and workouts automatically, with no manual entry. Support for more wearables is on the way. OBSERVER MODE FOR PARENTS Parents of youth athletes can follow along with Observer Mode. They can see their player's training load, wellness trends, and recovery, so the whole support system stays on the same page. BUILT FOR INDIVIDUALS AND TEAMS PlayerPulse connects players with their coaching staff. Your check-ins and training data feed your team's dashboard, which helps coaches plan sessions, manage workloads, and catch warning signs before they turn into injuries or burnout. Free for players whose club or school already has PlayerPulse seats Available as a standalone subscription for individual athletes Existing PlayerPulse users can log in with their current credentials, and all their history comes with them WHO IT'S FOR College soccer players and programs Youth academy and club players Parents who want visibility into their athlete's load and recovery Any athlete who wants to understand what their body is telling them YOUR DATA, PROTECTED Athlete wellness data is personal. PlayerPulse is designed to give you control over what you share and who sees it. Download PlayerPulse and start every session knowing where you stand. TERMS & PRIVACY Terms of Use (EULA): https://playerpulseapp.com/terms Privacy Policy: https://playerpulseapp.com/privacy

About

Soccer Simple Stats Tracker

Easily track and share soccer game statistics for players of all ages. This app offers a simple, one-page view to record key stats, allowing you to enjoy the game while keeping score. Share game results as images or text with friends and family.

Highlights
  • Track player game statistics
  • Save multiple players and teams
  • One-click game start
  • One-page stat view
  • Share game results (image/text)
  • Record season stats (Pro)
  • Track progress over years (Pro)
Features
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Track your player's stats, or your whole team's, without missing the game. Soccer Simple Stats is made for parents, coaches, players, family and fans who want one easy way to record and share every game. It's built to remove the chaos and clutter of other stat apps. 1 screen, 1 player, 1 game, and 1 click at a time. It's so simple anyone can use it! TRACK EVERY GAME • Set up a player once, then start a game in 1 click with all your stats on one page: goals, assists, shots, passes, steals, saves, cards and more. • Save multiple players on multiple teams and follow their progress season after season. NEW: WATCH GAMES LIVE • Family and friends you share a Player or Team with can follow your game live, stat by stat, while you record it. • Watchers get Lock Screen and Dynamic Island scoreboards, plus alerts at kickoff, at the end of each half and at the final whistle. NEW: RECORD YOUR WHOLE TEAM • Record a whole team's game at once, with a lineup strip for who's on the field. • Keep your teams and rosters in the new Teams tab. • Get team box scores and totals after every game. • Add photos and videos to any game. NEW: SHOT CHARTS • Tap where each shot was taken as you record it. • See every goal and miss on the field with a Scatter Plot, and your scoring and on-target % in each zone with a Zone Heatmap. NEW: MESSAGES & ALERTS • Message everyone who shares a Player or Team with you, or start a group chat. • The Alerts tab keeps messages, requests, live games and updates in one place. NEW: PUBLIC PROFILES & FOLLOWING • Make a Player or Team public, search for others, and follow them live. SHARE THE RESULTS • Share a Summary Table, Box Score, Shot Charts or a Full Report with a game's highlights, box score and shot charts in one PDF. Players, are you ready to have your friends and parents actually pay attention to your game? See you on the field! Some features require a Pro subscription. End User License Agreements (EULA) Terms of Use: https://www.apple.com/legal/internet-services/itunes/dev/stdeula/

Screenshots

PlayerPulse Player4 screens
Soccer Simple Stats Tracker4 screens

Verdict

The call

The clearest difference is monetization model: Soccer Simple Stats Tracker at free with in-app purchases against PlayerPulse Player's subscription. Soccer Simple Stats Tracker also leads on review sentiment (97% vs 80%). PlayerPulse Player's advantage is ads (none vs shown) and ratings volume (1.1K vs 46). On price, rating, update cadence and in-app purchases 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. PlayerPulse Player sells 4 in-app purchases, starting at $11.99 per month and Soccer Simple Stats Tracker sells 10 in-app purchases, starting at $0.99 per month. Whichever you choose, the download price is not the number that matters.

ReceptionRating · Positive reviews · Number of ratings

PlayerPulse Player holds the better App Store score, 4.8 against 4.6. That said, the two scores are not equally well evidenced: PlayerPulse Player has 1.1K ratings behind it against 46, so its average is the more settled of the two. Written reviews complicate that: 80% of PlayerPulse Player's written reviews are positive against 97% of Soccer Simple Stats Tracker's, so the app with the better star average is not the one people write more warmly about.

UpkeepUpdate frequency

PlayerPulse Player ships an update monthly, Soccer Simple Stats Tracker every 3 weeks. The most recent releases landed on November 11, 2026 and November 12, 2026 respectively.

Scorecard4 real differences · 6 level
PlayerPulse Player versus Soccer Simple Stats Tracker: the parameters behind the verdict, then further details
ParameterPlayerPulse PlayerSoccer Simple Stats Tracker
PriceFreeFree
Rating4.8 (1.1K ratings) — better4.6 (46 ratings)
Positive reviews80.0% of reviews96.7% of reviews — better
Number of ratings1.1K — better46
Update frequencyMonthlyEvery 3 weeks — better
AdsNo — betterYes
In-app purchasesYesYes
MonetizationSubscriptionFree with in-app purchases — better
DevicesiPhone, iPad, iPod — betteriPhone, iPad
Requires iOS15.1 — better16.0
Further details — not scored
Size65 MB97 MB
Age rating4+4+
DeveloperPlayerPulse, Inc.Rylan Evans

Customer experience

PlayerPulse Player

All ratings1,076 ratings
Positive95.0%
Neutral2.9%
Negative2.1%
Written reviews20 reviews
Positive80.0%
Neutral0.0%
Negative20.0%

Soccer Simple Stats Tracker

All ratings46 ratings
Positive91.3%
Neutral0.0%
Negative8.7%
Written reviews30 reviews
Positive96.7%
Neutral3.3%
Negative0.0%

Bugs and requests

PlayerPulse Player

Reported bugs

2 issues
  • Login issues
  • Compatibility problems on older devices

Requested features

2 requests
  • Customizable periodization schedules
  • Improved visual design and clarity

Soccer Simple Stats Tracker

Not enough reviews yet to summarise bugs or requests.

In-app purchases

4 purchases

PlayerPulse Player

Subscriptions4
  • Pro Plan - Monthly$11.991 Month
  • Family Plan - Monthly$34.991 Month
  • Pro Plan - Yearly$99.991 Year
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  • Family Plan - Yearly$299.991 Year
10 purchases

Soccer Simple Stats Tracker

Subscriptions5
  • Standard Access$0.991 Month
  • Pro Access$5.991 Month
  • Standard Access$9.991 Year
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  • Pro Access7 Days trial$29.996 Months
  • Pro Access14 Days trial$59.991 Year
One-time5
  • Buy 1 Credit$2.99
  • Buy 2 Credits$5.49
  • Buy 4 Credits$9.99
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  • Buy 8 Credits$17.99
  • Buy 16 Credits$31.99

Questions

Is PlayerPulse Player free?
PlayerPulse Player is free to download, with in-app purchases available.
Is Soccer Simple Stats Tracker free?
Soccer Simple Stats Tracker is free to download, with in-app purchases available.
Which has better reviews, PlayerPulse Player or Soccer Simple Stats Tracker?
PlayerPulse Player is rated higher. PlayerPulse Player averages 4.8 out of 5 from 1.1K ratings, while Soccer Simple Stats Tracker averages 4.6 from 46 ratings.
Do PlayerPulse Player or Soccer Simple Stats Tracker have ads?
Soccer Simple Stats Tracker shows ads; PlayerPulse Player does not.
Which is updated more often, PlayerPulse Player or Soccer Simple Stats Tracker?
PlayerPulse Player ships an update monthly, and Soccer Simple Stats Tracker every 3 weeks. Most recently, PlayerPulse Player was updated on November 11, 2026 and Soccer Simple Stats Tracker on November 12, 2026.

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