Comparison

Players Academy vs LaxClock

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

Head to head
About

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.

Highlights
  • 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/

About

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.

Highlights
  • 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)
Features
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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/

Screenshots

Players Academy4 screens
LaxClock4 screens

Verdict

The call

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

CostPrice · In-app purchases · Ads · Monetization

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.

ReceptionRating · Positive reviews · Number of ratings

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.

UpkeepUpdate frequency

Players Academy ships an update every 2 weeks, LaxClock weekly. The most recent releases landed on November 3, 2026 and October 30, 2026 respectively.

Scorecard4 real differences · 6 level
Players Academy versus LaxClock: the parameters behind the verdict, then further details
ParameterPlayers AcademyLaxClock
PriceFreeFree
Rating4.9 (801 ratings)5.0 (3 ratings) — better
Positive reviews81.5% of reviews—
Number of ratings801 — better3
Update frequencyEvery 2 weeksWeekly — better
AdsNo — betterYes
In-app purchasesYesYes
MonetizationSubscriptionFree with in-app purchases — better
DevicesiPhone, iPadiPhone, iPad
Requires iOS16.1 — better18.2
Further details — not scored
Size367 MB79 MB
Age rating9+4+
DeveloperLaunch Labs LLCHoward Dickinson

Customer experience

Players Academy

All ratings801 ratings
Positive98.0%
Neutral1.1%
Negative0.9%
Written reviews27 reviews
Positive81.5%
Neutral7.4%
Negative11.1%

LaxClock

All ratings3 ratings
Positive100.0%
Neutral0.0%
Negative0.0%

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

10 purchases

Players Academy

Subscriptions4
  • 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
One-time6
  • 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
2 purchases

LaxClock

Subscriptions2
  • LaxClock+ Monthly$0.991 Month
  • LaxClock+ Annual$6.991 Year

Questions

Is Players Academy free?
Players Academy is free to download, with in-app purchases available.
Is LaxClock free?
LaxClock is free to download, with in-app purchases available.
Which has better reviews, Players Academy or LaxClock?
LaxClock is rated higher. Players Academy averages 4.9 out of 5 from 801 ratings, while LaxClock averages 5.0 from 3 ratings.
Do Players Academy or LaxClock have ads?
LaxClock shows ads; Players Academy does not.
Which is updated more often, Players Academy or LaxClock?
Players Academy ships an update every 2 weeks, and LaxClock weekly. Most recently, Players Academy was updated on November 3, 2026 and LaxClock on October 30, 2026.

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