Lobster elite remote control vs USTA Coaching
Price, ratings, monetisation and update history for both apps, side by side — with what reviewers say about each.
Lobster elite remote control
Control your elite two or elite three ball machine with your Apple Watch, iPhone, or iPad. Adjust ball speed, spin, elevation, and feed rate remotely. Enjoy the convenience of wrist-based control for your sports training.
- Control ball speed, spin, and elevation
- Adjust feed rate and vertical oscillation
- Remote operation via Apple Watch, iPhone, iPad
- Factory installed Wi-Fi receiver required
- Downloadable setup guide
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The Lobster elite remote control allows players to use an Apple Watch, iPhone, iPod, or iPad to control the complete operation of an elite two or elite three ball machine. Users can control the ball speed, spin, elevation, feed rate, sweep, and vertical oscillation with the added benefit of not needing an additional remote control device. With this app, Apple Watch users will be amazed by the convenience of controlling the machine from their wrist! A set-up guide can be downloaded from the second screen of the app or on lobstersports.com (on the elite10 remote for Apple page). The Lobster elite remote control app only works with an elite two or elite three ball machine which has the factory installed elite10 remote for Apple wi-fi receiver. To upgrade your machine, please contact Lobster Sports at 800.526.4041.
USTA Coaching
Connect with players, share practice plans, and provide feedback. Access USTA coaching curriculums with videos and create custom lesson plans. Reward players with skill badges and track their progress with assessments.
- Connect with players
- Share practice activities and feedback
- Access USTA coaching curriculums
- Create custom lesson plans
- Reward players with skill badges
- Assess player progress
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USTA Coaching: Tennis Teaching Resources provides this powerful app to directly connect tennis providers with content from the USTA’s leading experts from around the world. Through the app, coaches can: Connect with their players to send practice activities, skill badges, constructive feedback, and skill assessments. Access USTA coaching curriculums with videos Create custom lesson plans using the warm-ups, skills, games, and play-at-home activities provided by USTA Coaching and share them with other providers USTA Coaching: Tennis Teaching Resources serves as the USTA's education and training portal in providing access to leading education and tools for tennis professionals, coaches, parents, school providers and administrators, intended to help all providers deliver a first-class experience to players of all ages, levels, and abilities. Open the app and get started! Key Features include: Resources, Practice and Play Plans, Connections, Feedback & Practice Connect with your players off of the court by sharing practice activities, skill badges, constructive feedback, and skill assessments. Badges Reward your players with badges once they have demonstrated mastery of a skill or displayed positive character traits, based on tennis competencies at each ball level. Assessments and Leveling Up Provide clear direction on when your player is ready to move to the next ball color with assessments and level-up notifications. Curriculum Developed by the USTA and leading industry partners, the Net Generation curricula are designed to adapt to any coach’s needs. Access programs with instructional videos, and create your own custom lesson plans with warm-ups, skills, games, and play-at-home activities. Share Custom Lesson Plans Create custom lesson plans using the coaching or community curriculum and share them with other approved coaches. Get access to all these features and so much more. Download the Net Generation app today to get started! Like our App? Please leave a review.
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Verdict
The clearest difference is rating: USTA Coaching at 2.4 against Lobster elite remote control's 2.1. USTA Coaching also leads on update cadence (every 3 months vs every 7 months) and review sentiment (15% vs 0%). Lobster elite remote control's advantage is iOS requirement (8.2 vs 14.0). On price, ads, in-app purchases and monetization model 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
Both are free to download. Neither carries in-app purchases, so what you see is what you pay.
USTA Coaching holds the better App Store score, 2.4 against 2.1. That said, the two scores are not equally well evidenced: USTA Coaching has 45 ratings behind it against 9, so its average is the more settled of the two. Written reviews point the same way: 0% of Lobster elite remote control's written reviews are positive against 15% of USTA Coaching's.
Lobster elite remote control ships an update every 7 months, USTA Coaching every 3 months. Both last shipped on October 24, 2026.
| Parameter | Lobster elite remote control | USTA Coaching |
|---|---|---|
| Price | Free | Free |
| Rating | 2.1 (9 ratings) | 2.4 (45 ratings) — better |
| Positive reviews | 0.0% of reviews | 15.0% of reviews — better |
| Number of ratings | 9 | 45 — better |
| Update frequency | Every 7 months | Every 3 months — better |
| Ads | No | No |
| In-app purchases | No | No |
| Monetization | Free | Free |
| Devices | iPhone, iPad, iPod, Apple Watch — better | iPhone, iPad, iPod |
| Requires iOS | 8.2 — better | 14.0 |
| Further details — not scored | ||
| Size | 6 MB | 41 MB |
| Age rating | 4+ | +4 |
| Developer | Lobster Sports, Inc. | USTA |
Customer experience
Lobster elite remote control
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In-app purchases
Lobster elite remote control
No in-app purchases
USTA Coaching
No in-app purchases
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