scoutSMART Basic vs Preps Recruiting for EVERYONE
Price, ratings, monetisation and update history for both apps, side by side — with what reviewers say about each.
scoutSMART Basic
This app streamlines the college sports recruiting process by delivering potential recruits directly to your phone weekly. Review detailed player profiles, stats, and scores to identify and track athletes for your team.
- Weekly recruit delivery
- Full recruit profiles
- Stats and scores
- Player analysis and tracking
- Streamlined recruiting
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We help teams win by taking the guess work and the hard work out of recruiting. We’ll deliver 11 recruits directly to you on your phone each week. You can review the full recruit profiles including stats and scores and select the players that you want to analyze and track.
Preps Recruiting for EVERYONE
Create a free profile to experience the core features of a recruiting application. This version offers a glimpse into how athletes can showcase their skills and connect with opportunities.
- Free profile creation
- Recruiting platform access
- Athlete skill showcase
- Opportunity discovery
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This is a Free version of the Preps Recruiting App. Create a free profile and get a taste of the Preps Recruiting App.
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Verdict
The clearest difference is iOS requirement: Preps Recruiting for EVERYONE at 13.4 against scoutSMART Basic's 15.1. On price, rating, ratings volume and update cadence 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.
On the App Store both sit at effectively the same score — 5.0 for scoutSMART Basic against 4.9 for Preps Recruiting for EVERYONE. Both are backed by a comparable volume of ratings — 5 and 7 respectively.
scoutSMART Basic ships an update every 4 months, Preps Recruiting for EVERYONE every 5 months. The most recent releases landed on September 27, 2026 and September 5, 2026 respectively.
| Parameter | scoutSMART Basic | Preps Recruiting for EVERYONE |
|---|---|---|
| Price | Free | Free |
| Rating | 5.0 (5 ratings) — better | 4.9 (7 ratings) |
| Number of ratings | 5 | 7 — better |
| Update frequency | Every 4 months — better | Every 5 months |
| Ads | No | No |
| In-app purchases | No | No |
| Monetization | Free | Free |
| Devices | iPhone, iPod | iPhone, iPod |
| Requires iOS | 15.1 | 13.4 — better |
| Further details — not scored | ||
| Size | 28 MB | 23 MB |
| Age rating | 4+ | 4+ |
| Developer | Competitive Sports Analysis, LLC | Preps Recruiting LLC |
Customer experience
scoutSMART Basic
Preps Recruiting for EVERYONE
In-app purchases
scoutSMART Basic
No in-app purchases
Preps Recruiting for EVERYONE
No in-app purchases
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