Comparison

Breakdown vs Tryline

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

Head to head
About

Breakdown

Easily track rugby matches with intuitive controls and view interactive statistics and visualizations. Get real-time insights for coaching decisions and identify areas for team improvement. Unlock unlimited matches and advanced features with a subscription.

Highlights
  • Intuitive match tracking
  • Interactive statistics
  • Visualizations of team performance
  • Real-time coaching insights
  • Possession tracking
  • Kick success rate analysis
  • Penalty concession tracking
Features
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As featured in My Cool Thing on The Mac Show podcast. Why Breakdown? * Easy intuitive match tracking. - A simple and optimised user interface make it easy for anyone who know the rules of rugby to track a match. * Interactive statistics and visualisations. - A series of statistics are automatically calculated from the match data including: + Possession + Kick at goal success rate, position and distance. + Penalties conceded + Set piece success rate + Knock-ons, forward passes, turnovers + ... and many more! - These statistics are used to power advanced visualisations which help you to identify and target areas for improvements in your team performance. - You can view these statistics and visualisations for the entire match, or choose a section of the match to focus in on using the time slider. * Real-time statistics and information. - As you record your match you get useful information which can help with real time coaching decisions including: + Current score + Precise match time + Time remaining in yellow cards + Overview of stats for the match so far By subscribing to Breakdown you will get the ability to record as unlimited rugby matches and the ability to view interactive visualisations and statistics. PRICE AND TERMS: MyApp offers the following subscriptions options: * 1 month: $2.99 (USD) * 1 year: $27.99 (USD) These prices apply to United States residents. Prices may vary in other countries respecting your local currency exchange rate. Your subscription will be charged to your iTunes account. At the end of the term, unless auto-renewables subscriptions are disabled, your subscription will automatically renew in your iTunes account. You will be charged for the regular price of your subscription within 24 hours prior to the end of the current term. You can turn off automatic renewal in your iTunes account settings at any time, but you must do so at least 24 hours before the end of the current term. Refunds will not be provided for the unused portion of any term. Privacy policy, terms, and conditions: http://lukebissell.co.uk/breakdown-privacy-policy http://lukebissell.co.uk/breakdown-terms-of-use

About

Tryline

Features
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Tryline is a training tracker built specifically for rugby players. Log your workouts, track your personal records, and measure yourself against rugby performance standards. Whether you're in preseason, in-season, or recovering from injury, Tryline gives you a structured way to track your progress and see where you stand. What you can do with Tryline: - Follow multi-week training programs and adapt them to fit your schedule - Create unlimited exercises and workouts - Track personal records across key lifts and exercises - Compare your performance against rugby-specific standards - Join your team and train from programs assigned by your coach - Coaches: run combine testing days, record results for your whole squad, and follow each player's development with scout reports - Monitor your progress over time with streaks, stats and skills radars This is just the beginning. Tryline is built to become rugby's player development platform, connecting players, coaches, clubs and federations. Future updates will introduce club and federation benchmarks and a full pathway system so your development is visible at every level of the game.

Screenshots

Breakdown4 screens
Tryline4 screens

Verdict

The call

The clearest difference is in-app purchases: Tryline at none against Breakdown's 2. Breakdown's advantage is device support (3 vs 1) and iOS requirement (12.0 vs 17.5). On price, update cadence and ads 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. Breakdown sells 2 in-app purchases, starting at $2.99 per month. Tryline asks for nothing beyond the download.

UpkeepUpdate frequency

Breakdown ships an update monthly, Tryline every 3 weeks. The most recent releases landed on October 25, 2026 and October 9, 2026 respectively.

Scorecard3 real differences · 7 level
Breakdown versus Tryline: the parameters behind the verdict, then further details
ParameterBreakdownTryline
PriceFreeFree
Rating4.5 (8 ratings) — better—
Positive reviews75.0% of reviews—
Number of ratings8 — better—
Update frequencyMonthlyEvery 3 weeks — better
AdsNoNo
In-app purchasesYesNo — better
MonetizationSubscription—
DevicesiPhone, iPad, iPod — betteriPhone
Requires iOS12.0 — better17.5
Further details — not scored
Size11 MB144 MB
Age rating4+12+
DeveloperLuke BissellVerifit Limited

In-app purchases

2 purchases

Breakdown

Subscriptions2
  • Monthly Subscription$2.991 Month
  • Yearly Subscription$27.991 Year
None

Tryline

No in-app purchases

Questions

Is Breakdown free?
Breakdown is free to download, with in-app purchases available.
Is Tryline free?
Tryline is free to download, with no in-app purchases.
Do Breakdown or Tryline have ads?
Neither Breakdown nor Tryline shows ads.
Which is updated more often, Breakdown or Tryline?
Breakdown ships an update monthly, and Tryline every 3 weeks. Most recently, Breakdown was updated on October 25, 2026 and Tryline on October 9, 2026.

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