Beyond Pulse (For Coaches) vs Coach Packet
Price, ratings, monetisation and update history for both apps, side by side — with what reviewers say about each.
Beyond Pulse (For Coaches)
This app connects youth coaches to their teams, providing data on heart rate, participation, distance, and speed. It aims to improve training, player health, and performance. Access is restricted to registered coaches.
- Connects coaches to teams
- Tracks heart rate
- Monitors active participation
- Measures distance and speed
- Improves player health and performance
- Data-driven training insights
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The Beyond Pulse (For Coaches) app is specifically for Coaches to use. The Beyond Pulse (For Players) app is available as a separate download! The Beyond Pulse (For Coaches) app is the first of its kind that connects youth coaches to their teams. Our technology empowers coaches with data that shows Heart Rate, Active Participation, Distance and Speed, resulting in better training, improved player health and performance. This app is not a publicly available solution and is specific only to registered Beyond Pulse coaches. For more information, please visit www.beyondpulse.com.
Coach Packet
This digital recruiting booklet helps college coaches and pro scouts identify and evaluate prospects at recruiting events. It offers offline access to player data, rosters, and schedules, with features for custom notes and real-time staff collaboration.
- Offline mode for player data and schedules
- Add custom tags, icons, and coach notes
- Real-time note sharing among staff
- Customizable recruiting event schedules
- Post-event video viewing
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Introducing the new and improved Coach Packet by NCSA. Now featuring offline mode, Coach Packet includes all the same features you love, plus new ways to help you and your staff identify and evaluate as many prospects as possible at recruiting events. With rosters, player data and real time schedules, Coach Packet is your digital recruiting booklet and provides everything you and your staff need to identify and evaluate recruits at an event, as well as: • FREE access for college coaches and pro scouts. • Add confidential custom tags, icons, and coach notes. • Share and compare notes in real time across your coaching staff. • Ability to create a custom recruiting schedule for the event. • Work offline and watch post-event videos when available. Ready to try out Coach Packet by NCSA? Download today! Once our team verifies your account, you’ll be able to login to the app.
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Verdict
The clearest difference is rating: Beyond Pulse (For Coaches) at 4.6 against Coach Packet's 3.7. Coach Packet's advantage is update cadence (every 2 weeks vs every 2 months). On price, review sentiment, ratings volume and ads 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.
Beyond Pulse (For Coaches) holds the better App Store score, 4.6 against 3.7. Both are backed by a comparable volume of ratings — 15 and 6 respectively. Written reviews split almost evenly too, at 0% and 0% positive.
Beyond Pulse (For Coaches) ships an update every 2 months, Coach Packet every 2 weeks. The most recent releases landed on October 23, 2026 and October 21, 2026 respectively.
| Parameter | Beyond Pulse (For Coaches) | Coach Packet |
|---|---|---|
| Price | Free | Free |
| Rating | 4.6 (15 ratings) — better | 3.7 (6 ratings) |
| Positive reviews | 0.0% of reviews | 0.0% of reviews |
| Number of ratings | 15 — better | 6 |
| Update frequency | Every 2 months | Every 2 weeks — better |
| Ads | No | No |
| In-app purchases | No | No |
| Monetization | Free | Free |
| Devices | iPhone, iPad | iPhone, iPad, iPod — better |
| Requires iOS | 16.0 | 15.5 — better |
| Further details — not scored | ||
| Size | 47 MB | 43 MB |
| Age rating | 4+ | 4+ |
| Developer | Beyond Pulse, Inc. | NCSA Athletic Recruiting |
Customer experience
Beyond Pulse (For Coaches)
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In-app purchases
Beyond Pulse (For Coaches)
No in-app purchases
Coach Packet
No in-app purchases
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