Vertical Hoops vs Elevate Academy
Price, ratings, monetisation and update history for both apps, side by side — with what reviewers say about each.
Vertical Hoops
This app provides comprehensive information for sporting events, designed for coaches, players, parents, and fans. It offers real-time schedules, live standings, game notifications, venue directions, and access to team rosters and results.
- Quick team search
- Up-to-the-minute schedules
- Live standings and brackets
- Immediate game notifications
- Venue directions
- Team rosters and live results
- Event documents and messages
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The Vertical Hoops app is your all-encompassing guide for sporting events, meticulously crafted to cater to the needs of team and college coaches, media, players, parents, and fans. Designed to bring every essential aspect of the event to your fingertips, this platform ensures you stay connected and well-informed. Key Features: • Quick team search and user-friendly shortcuts. • Up-to-the-minute schedules to keep you on track. • Live standings and brackets for real-time updates. • Immediate game notifications so you never miss a beat. • Venue directions for easy navigation. • Access to team rosters and live results with box scores (when available), all at your fingertips. • Essential event documents, messages, and contact details for complete guidance. • Information on event sponsors for additional insights. With the app, every detail of the event is conveniently at your fingertips, ensuring an immersive and comprehensive experience for everyone involved.
Elevate Academy
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This app gives easy access to your Elevate Academy library of programs and media. Watch and listen to digital media including program content and more. The Elevate Academy saves your programs' progress so that you can always pick up where you left off. Inside the Elevate Academy Mobile app, you can: - Access all your Elevate Academy programs - Send text and media to the Elevate Academy coaches
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Verdict
The clearest difference is update cadence: Elevate Academy at every 2 weeks against Vertical Hoops's every 44 months. Vertical Hoops's advantage is iOS requirement (12.4 vs 15.1). On price, ads, in-app purchases 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
Both are free to download. Neither carries in-app purchases, so what you see is what you pay.
Vertical Hoops ships an update every 44 months, Elevate Academy every 2 weeks. The most recent releases landed on September 24, 2026 and September 21, 2026 respectively.
| Parameter | Vertical Hoops | Elevate Academy |
|---|---|---|
| Price | Free | Free |
| Rating | 4.8 (853 ratings) — better | — |
| Positive reviews | 66.7% of reviews | — |
| Number of ratings | 853 — better | — |
| Update frequency | Every 44 months | Every 2 weeks — better |
| Ads | No | No |
| In-app purchases | No | No |
| Monetization | Free | — |
| Devices | iPhone, iPad, iPod — better | iPhone, iPod |
| Requires iOS | 12.4 — better | 15.1 |
| Further details — not scored | ||
| Size | 42 MB | 42 MB |
| Age rating | 4+ | 4+ |
| Developer | Vertical Hoops LLC | Mitchell Kirsch Performance LLC |
In-app purchases
Vertical Hoops
No in-app purchases
Elevate Academy
No in-app purchases
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