PlayMetrics vs Field Status
Price, ratings, monetisation and update history for both apps, side by side — with what reviewers say about each.
PlayMetrics
This app streamlines youth sports club operations by unifying financial, operational, coaching, and communication tools. It eliminates manual data management and provides a central hub for directors, coaches, admins, and families to enhance efficiency and remove uncertainty.
- Player registration and payment processing
- Club-wide communication and alerts
- Coach and player profiles
- Custom form builder and evaluations
- Field scheduling and management
- Practice planning and drills library
- Website builder
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Transform your business with PlayMetrics, the single source of truth for everyone in your club. One service. One log-in. Everything you need. Trusted by the most forward-thinking youth sports clubs, PlayMetrics empowers directors, coaches, admins, and player families to become shockingly efficient with unified financial, operational, coaching, and communication tools. Modernize your operations in ways that weren’t possible before. No more wrestling with messy spreadsheets, impossible-to-find data, and unreliable games of telephone. Always know where everything is, what everyone is working on, and what to do next. Remove uncertainty from your business forever. The PlayMetrics Club Operating System includes: Player registration and payment processing Club-wide communications with automated alerts Coach and player profiles with complete history Custom form builder, form tracking, and player evaluations Field scheduling and management Team assignments and roster updates Curriculum builder and season periodization In-house recreational league support Practice planning, drills library, and drill illustrator User dashboards summarizing crucial data Cloud storage and file sharing Website builder and customization Real-time attendance tracking Health questionnaires Game schedules and scores Learn more at www.playmetrics.com
Field Status
This app provides an easier way to check the status of sports fields in Loudoun County, VA, using the same data as the county website. Quickly find fields, get directions, and view current weather conditions.
- Search over 440 county fields
- Favorite fields for quick access
- Get directions via map app
- View current weather conditions
- Categorized by sport
- Submit field photos
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Do you live in Loudoun County, VA? Do your kids play sports? Does scrolling eternally through the list of fields on the county's website to find out if the infield at Byrne's 2 is under water annoy you? Me too, so I made Field Status. It's the same data the county provides, but with an easier to use interface. Features: - Search the county's 440+ fields to find the one you're looking for. - Mark any field you practice or play on as a favorite. - Easily get directions to any field via your preferred map app. - See current weather conditions and temperature at any field. - Fields are categorized by the sport they're used for. - Photos of fields in the detail view. Submit your own! Have a suggestion for a feature you'd like to see? Let us know!
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Verdict
The clearest difference is review sentiment: Field Status at 100% against PlayMetrics's 17%. Field Status also leads on rating (4.8 vs 4.1). PlayMetrics's advantage is in-app purchases (none vs 1) and ratings volume (1.2K vs 36). On price, update cadence, ads 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. Field Status sells 1 one-off in-app purchase. PlayMetrics asks for nothing beyond the download.
Field Status holds the better App Store score, 4.8 against 4.1. That said, the two scores are not equally well evidenced: PlayMetrics has 1.2K ratings behind it against 36, so its average is the more settled of the two. Written reviews point the same way: 17% of PlayMetrics's written reviews are positive against 100% of Field Status's.
PlayMetrics ships an update monthly, Field Status every 3 weeks. The most recent releases landed on October 22, 2026 and September 23, 2026 respectively.
| Parameter | PlayMetrics | Field Status |
|---|---|---|
| Price | Free | Free |
| Rating | 4.1 (1.2K ratings) | 4.8 (36 ratings) — better |
| Positive reviews | 17.2% of reviews | 100.0% of reviews — better |
| Number of ratings | 1.2K — better | 36 |
| Update frequency | Monthly | Every 3 weeks — better |
| Ads | No | No |
| In-app purchases | No — better | Yes |
| Monetization | Freemium | Free — better |
| Best chart rank | #50 — better | — |
| Devices | iPhone, iPad | iPhone, iPad |
| Requires iOS | 16.0 — better | 17.0 |
| Further details — not scored | ||
| Size | 17 MB | 2 MB |
| Age rating | 4+ | 4+ |
| Developer | ReverbNation | Scenic Route Software |
Customer experience
PlayMetrics
Field Status
Bugs and requests
PlayMetrics
Reported bugs
5 issues- Constant log-outs and need to re-login
- Inability to delete or edit sent messages
- Notifications not clearing even after reading messages
- Crashes when opening links or notifications
- Inconsistent syncing of data across devices
Requested features
6 requests- Improve chat/messaging functionality
- Add ability to see player availability
- Enhance calendar and scheduling features
- Improve notification reliability and customization
- Provide better user interface and navigation
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- Increase font size and accessibility options
Field Status
Not enough reviews yet to summarise bugs or requests.
In-app purchases
PlayMetrics
No in-app purchases
Field Status
- Buy us a cup of coffee$2.99
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