Players Academy vs LaxClock
Price, ratings, monetisation and update history for both apps, side by side — with what reviewers say about each.
Players Academy
Access elite lacrosse training from world-class pros anytime, anywhere. Improve your skills with weekly videos, strength programs, and personalized feedback. Earn rewards as you train and develop year-round.
- Weekly training videos from elite pros
- Lacrosse-specific strength training programs
- Personalized video feedback from pros
- Earn rewards for training
- Year-round player development
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The Players Academy Train with the best players in the world — anytime, anywhere. Join the team and learn directly from elite lacrosse pros like Grant Ament, Rob Pannell, Tom Schreiber, TD Ierlan, Blaze Riorden, JT Giles-Harris, Mac O'Keefe, Ally Mastroianni, and Dempsey Arsenault. Whether you're a youth player, a high school standout, or chasing a college offer, The Players Academy App brings world-class training to you. WHAT YOU GET 2 New Training Videos Every Week Each week, The Players Academy releases two new on-field training videos, led by different pros. These drills are designed to improve your skills, footwork, shooting, decision-making, and overall lacrosse IQ. Lacrosse-Specific Strength Training Train like Rob Pannell with a 4-week strength program crafted by Xelleration Sports Training — one of the top lacrosse performance groups in the country. Choose from bodyweight or weight room formats to match your setup. Personal Feedback from the Pros Upload your own game or training clips and receive custom coaching from Players Academy pros. Whether it’s Rob, Grant, Blaze, Mac, Tom, JT, Ally, or Dempsey, they’ll review your video and provide detailed feedback. Unlock Rewards as You Train Earn points by watching videos, training consistently, and submitting film. Redeem those points for exclusive Warrior and New Balance rewards in the app. BUILT FOR PLAYER DEVELOPMENT With structured weekly content, strength programming, and personalized coaching, The Players Academy is your year-round training partner—on and off the field. Subscription Options: Silver Membership – $49.99/month Full content access + 4 video reviews/month Bronze Membership – $29.99/month Full content access + 1 video review/month Subscription Terms: Payment will be charged to your iTunes account upon confirmation. Subscriptions auto-renew unless canceled at least 24 hours before the end of the billing period. You can manage your subscription anytime in Account Settings. Renewal charges will occur within 24 hours prior to each new billing cycle. For more information, see our Terms of Service and Privacy Policy: https://theplayers.academy/terms-of-service/
LaxClock
This app simplifies lacrosse game management for coaches, officials, and scorekeepers. It tracks game time, shot clock, scores, and penalties with automated calculations and custom game format settings. An optional upgrade offers an ad-free experience with enhanced notifications and sound alerts.
- Real-time game and shot clock tracking
- Automated penalty management and release calculation
- Customizable game formats
- Alternating possession tracking
- Built-in timers for breaks and timeouts
- Push notifications and sound alerts (with upgrade)
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—Time & Scorekeeping Made Simple — - Track game time, shot clock, team score, and timeouts remaining in real time. - Adjust the game clock and automatically apply the time change to the shot clock and penalties. - Use built-in timers for timeouts, halftime, and period breaks. - Track alternating possession with a single tap. — Smart Penalty Management — - Add player penalties individually and in order they occurred. LaxClock automatically combines multiple penalties for the same player, with non-releasable time served first. - When a team exceeds three penalties, additional penalties are auto-stacked until space is available. - Releasable penalties automatically clear when the opposing team scores. - Automatically calculate the time a penalty releases on the game clock. - Enable time-and-a-half mode for running-time game formats. — Custom Game Formats — Create and save your preferred game setup for any level of play. Customize: - Period type (halves or quarters) - Period, overtime, and break lengths - Halftime duration - Timeouts per half and timeout length - Shot clock reset times - Default penalty durations — Upgrade to LaxClock+ — Unlock the full power of LaxClock with LaxClock+: - Remove all ads for a distraction-free experience. - Enable push notifications for the end of periods, breaks, and the two-minute warning. - Turn on sound alerts for the end of periods, breaks, penalties, shot clock, and two-minute warning. - Unlock the ability to create, edit, apply, and share your own timing presets. Privacy Policy: https://hcd-applications.github.io/LaxClock-Info/privacypolicy/ Terms of Use: https://www.apple.com/legal/internet-services/itunes/dev/stdeula/
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Verdict
The clearest difference is monetization model: LaxClock at free with in-app purchases against Players Academy's subscription. Players Academy's advantage is ads (none vs shown) and ratings volume (801 vs 3). On price, rating, update cadence and in-app purchases 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. Players Academy sells 10 in-app purchases, starting at $14.99 per month and LaxClock sells 2 in-app purchases, starting at $0.99 per month. Whichever you choose, the download price is not the number that matters.
On the App Store both sit at effectively the same score — 4.9 for Players Academy against 5.0 for LaxClock. That said, the two scores are not equally well evidenced: Players Academy has 801 ratings behind it against 3, so its average is the more settled of the two.
Players Academy ships an update every 2 weeks, LaxClock weekly. The most recent releases landed on November 3, 2026 and October 30, 2026 respectively.
| Parameter | Players Academy | LaxClock |
|---|---|---|
| Price | Free | Free |
| Rating | 4.9 (801 ratings) | 5.0 (3 ratings) — better |
| Positive reviews | 81.5% of reviews | — |
| Number of ratings | 801 — better | 3 |
| Update frequency | Every 2 weeks | Weekly — better |
| Ads | No — better | Yes |
| In-app purchases | Yes | Yes |
| Monetization | Subscription | Free with in-app purchases — better |
| Devices | iPhone, iPad | iPhone, iPad |
| Requires iOS | 16.1 — better | 18.2 |
| Further details — not scored | ||
| Size | 367 MB | 79 MB |
| Age rating | 9+ | 4+ |
| Developer | Launch Labs LLC | Howard Dickinson |
Customer experience
Players Academy
LaxClock
Bugs and requests
Players Academy
Reported bugs
1 issue- Login/account creation errors
Requested features
2 requests- More free content
- Improve accessibility
LaxClock
Not enough reviews yet to summarise bugs or requests.
In-app purchases
Players Academy
- Club Membership3 Days trial$14.991 Month
- Bronze Membership3 Days trial$29.991 Month
- Silver Membership3 Days trial$49.991 Month
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- Gold Membership3 Days trial$74.991 Month
- Package: Most Used Dodges$7.99
- Package: Initiating the Dodge$7.99
- Premium Package: Split Dodge$7.99
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- Package: Head & Shoulders$7.99
- Package: Question Mark$9.99
- Shooting by Rob Pannell$19.99
LaxClock
- LaxClock+ Monthly$0.991 Month
- LaxClock+ Annual$6.991 Year
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