Comparison

Trace Teams vs PlayerNation

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

Head to head
About

Trace Teams

This app streamlines soccer game recording and highlight generation. It allows for multi-angle capture and automatically stitches player highlights for easy sharing and progress tracking throughout the season.

Highlights
  • Record multi-angle game footage
  • Automatic player highlight generation
  • Stitch iPhone video with TraceCam footage
  • Create playlists of games and plays
  • Share highlights easily
  • Track player progress
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Trace is the all-in-one soccer game video system. The Trace Teams iOS app is used by your team’s Trace equipment manager to control the TraceCam, update team rosters, start and stop games, and manage game uploads. Parents use the Trace Teams iOS app to capture even more angles and closeups of their player. Just select “Record MultiCam” and hit record. Your iPhone video will be saved to your camera roll and stitched to TraceCam footage to deliver epic highlights. Looking for your game footage? No app needed. It will be emailed or texted to you after each game. Recording games and editing film can be complicated, time-consuming, and expensive. Trace captures your game footage and delivers each player's highlights directly to their inboxes after each game. Players, parents, and coaches can create playlists to rewatch games and plays, easily share highlights, and keep track of progress throughout the season

About

PlayerNation

Features
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PlayerNation transforms your full game footage into professional-grade stats, highlights, ratings and insights: built for every player, coach and parent, not just the pros. Whether you're working to improve, coaching a team or supporting from the sidelines, PlayerNation helps you understand every performance, celebrate every moment and track your progress over time. Understand Your Game: Go beyond the score with detailed match analysis. • 100+ performance stats • Pass maps and shot maps • Player ratings • Performance insights See what happened and know exactly what to improve next. Never Miss Your Best Moments: Every goal, assist and key play is automatically turned into a share-ready highlight. No editing. No trimming. No hours spent searching through footage. Just your biggest moments, ready to relive and share. Track Your Progress: Every game becomes part of your sporting journey. Watch your ratings evolve. Track milestones. Measure your improvement over time. Because progress isn't built in one game—it's built across every game you play. Build Your Sporting Identity: PlayerNation is more than match analysis. It's your sporting profile. Every stat, rating, highlight and achievement becomes part of a lasting record of your journey. Works With The Footage You Already Have: Upload full game footage recorded on - • AI cameras • Phone cameras • Almost any other camera setup No wearables. No GPS trackers. No expensive equipment. If you can record it, we can analyze it. Built For: • Players • Parents • Coaches • Teams • Clubs • Academies Get Started Today. Download PlayerNation and turn every game into progress. Your videos and data remain yours. PlayerNation is GDPR compliant and built with privacy and security in mind.

Screenshots

Trace Teams4 screens
PlayerNation4 screens

Verdict

The call

The clearest difference is ads: Trace Teams at none against PlayerNation's shown. Trace Teams also leads on update cadence (every 6 days vs every 2 weeks). On price, in-app purchases, device support and iOS requirement 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. Neither carries in-app purchases, so what you see is what you pay.

UpkeepUpdate frequency

Trace Teams ships an update every 6 days, PlayerNation every 2 weeks. The most recent releases landed on November 13, 2026 and October 30, 2026 respectively.

Scorecard2 real differences · 8 level
Trace Teams versus PlayerNation: the parameters behind the verdict, then further details
ParameterTrace TeamsPlayerNation
PriceFreeFree
Rating4.8 (4.7K ratings) — better—
Positive reviews24.2% of reviews—
Number of ratings4.7K — better—
Update frequencyEvery 6 days — betterEvery 2 weeks
AdsNo — betterYes
In-app purchasesNoNo
MonetizationFree—
DevicesiPhone, iPadiPhone, iPod
Requires iOS16.015.1 — better
Further details — not scored
Size166 MB116 MB
Age rating4+4+
DeveloperAlpineReplay, Inc.STATMAGIC SPORTS LLP

Bugs and requests

Trace Teams

Reported bugs

78 issues
  • Mistakes player for different player
  • Too many glitches
  • Slow to download
  • Cannot save to photos
  • Cannot post to social media
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  • Cannot share with non-account holders
  • Difficult to go back and forward
  • Plays are cut off
  • Camera slow to keep up
  • Teammate mistaken for user
  • Slow performance
  • Doesn't produce good highlights
  • Cameras not working
  • Preview inoperable
  • Video quality not improving
  • Player focus and zoom inaccurate
  • Software updates cause games to not record
  • Customer service doesn't care
  • Charged after cancellation
  • Tech support is AI bot
  • Videos never record/process correctly
  • AI doesn't work
  • App redirects to browser
  • Camera battery issues
  • No way to add camera or start new game
  • Cannot make own clips
  • Downloads require own link
  • Constantly manually fix AI errors
  • No TV app
  • Camera doesn't catch key moments
  • Sharing difficult (requires subscription)
  • Account issues
  • Recordings not accessible
  • Shift between players wonky
  • Pro-account download limitations
  • App is unusable after update
  • New analytics are horrible
  • Video playback only clips
  • Cannot watch teammates
  • Casting doesn't work
  • Cannot connect camera
  • No option to start new game
  • App is dysfunctional
  • Cannot set up camera or create game
  • New program is messed up
  • Only highlights available
  • Software changes make app a nightmare
  • Doesn't work with video viewer
  • Downloading games is a heavier subscription
  • Have to pay to watch own highlights
  • Need to join family to watch highlights
  • Recent updates are horrible
  • Membership required to watch game
  • Not uploading correctly
  • Cannot watch games for children on manager account
  • Redirects to website
  • Website never stays logged in
  • Two-factor login process every time
  • Cannot adjust roster in app
  • Impossible to set up camera
  • AI misses tags players
  • Upload time is extremely long
  • GPS didn't work indoors
  • New AI is terrible
  • Misidentifies players
  • Editing feature is worse
  • App is useless
  • Not iPad compatible
  • Cannot download on iPad
  • Device not supported for iPad
  • Annoying email code to sign in
  • Tracers do not work indoors
  • Cannot record game in entirety
  • Roster settings error
  • App keeps adding player to empty slot
  • Highlights aren't displayed in app
  • App is constantly loading and blank
  • Cannot do anything on the app

Requested features

17 requests
  • Watch games in app
  • Save to phone photos
  • Post to social media
  • Share with non-account holders
  • Easier to go back/forward in plays
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  • Play like a video
  • Allow saving own clips
  • Default volume on
  • Player focus as an option, not default
  • Cast to TV
  • Bring back Smartcast
  • Option to stay logged in
  • Allow adding all players to system
  • Record footage without tracers
  • Stitch two cameras without AI analysis
  • View game results on app
  • iPad compatibility

PlayerNation

Not enough reviews yet to summarise bugs or requests.

In-app purchases

None

Trace Teams

No in-app purchases

None

PlayerNation

No in-app purchases

Questions

Is Trace Teams free?
Trace Teams is free to download, with no in-app purchases.
Is PlayerNation free?
PlayerNation is free to download, with no in-app purchases.
Do Trace Teams or PlayerNation have ads?
PlayerNation shows ads; Trace Teams does not.
Which is updated more often, Trace Teams or PlayerNation?
Trace Teams ships an update every 6 days, and PlayerNation every 2 weeks. Most recently, Trace Teams was updated on November 13, 2026 and PlayerNation on October 30, 2026.

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