Comparison

Athletic.APP vs Xcelerate Recruiting

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

Head to head
About

Athletic.APP

This app connects track and field and cross country teams, athletes, parents, and fans through a communication and management network. It also facilitates participation in virtual meets with tools for result submission, including video and GPS tracking.

Highlights
  • Team communication network
  • Virtual meet participation
  • Result submission with video/GPS
  • Customized team pages/profiles
  • Private group conversations
  • Athlete/team following
Features
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The AthleticAPP syncs with your Athletic.net account to create a communications, management and engagement network for Track & Field and Cross Country teams, athletes, parents and fans. Additionally, it provides the platform for competing in Athletic.net virtual meets, including features for finding virtual meets and submitting results with video, photos, and GPS run recording tools. Coaches: - Create specific private conversation groups for your various athlete types. Talk to sprinters, jumpers, throwers, distance runners, or any sub-group of athletes you deem necessary - Post videos, news, events, photos, and results to your customized team page - Featuring push notifications so that athletes see your messages - Invite athletes on your roster to connect with your team using the app and create their own accounts - Secure and private; you decide who receives your content Athletes: - Post videos, news, events, photos, workouts and results to your customized profile - Enter into and submit your results for virtual meets and challenges - Start private conversations with your teammates and coaches to discuss results, upcoming races, technique, and workouts - Follow your favorite athletes, teammates and teams Parents and fans can also use the app to follow their favorite team's and athlete's news and updates, and can communicate with coaches regarding upcoming team events. Athletic+ https://www.athletic.net/features/athletes Terms of Service: https://www.athletic.net/terms/ Privacy Policy: https://www.athletic.net/privacy/

About

Xcelerate Recruiting

This platform helps high school football players navigate the college recruiting process. It connects you with over 10,000 college coaches, automates personalized email outreach, and provides real-time updates on coach interactions. An AI assistant offers personalized advice and helps build your target school list.

Highlights
  • AI recruiting agent for personalized email outreach
  • Search 10,000+ college coaches by division, school, and position
  • Real-time notifications on coach engagement
  • AI assistant for personalized recruiting advice
  • Build and track coach contact lists
  • Find and filter college football camps
Features
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Xcelerate Recruiting is the first guided recruiting platform built for high school football. Search 10,000+ verified college coaches across every division — from D1 FBS Power 4 to NAIA and JUCO — and take control of your recruiting journey. YOUR AI RECRUITING AGENT Your agent sends personalized emails from your Gmail to every target school — automatically. Coaches get emails that don't look automated because they aren't generic. The agent learns your profile, contacts coaches on cadence, and tracks every response. You sleep — your agent doesn't. FIND THE RIGHT COACHES Search and filter 10,000+ coaches by school, division, position, state, and conference. Every coach has email and X/Twitter handle linked. Save coaches to your board and track every step — from first contact to reply. REAL-TIME COACH SIGNALS Know the moment a coach opens your email, clicks your film, or follows you on X. Real-time push notifications to you, your parents, and your HS coach. No more wondering if anyone saw your tape. AI RECRUITING ASSISTANT XR Insight knows your tape, position, grades, and target schools. Ask anything — draft your first DM, get film notes for your position, build a 30-school target list. Personalized to you. BUILD YOUR BOARD - Save, sort, and track every coach you contact. Filter by division, year, position, and outreach status. Lists for 2026, 2027, FCS, FBS — your recruiting org chart, all in one place. FIND CAMPS. GET SEEN. 1,000+ college camps from SEC to ACC, filterable by conference and region. Register in two taps. Show up on tape coaches actually watch. PRO SUBSCRIPTION Upgrade to XR Pro for your AI recruiting agent, unlimited coach contacts, real-time coach signals, professional scouting evaluation, recruiting momentum score, and family visibility. $29.99/month or $249/year. Built for the athlete, not the agency. The tools that used to be reserved for 5-star prospects — now available to every player. Terms of Use: https://www.xceleraterecruiting.com/terms Privacy Policy: https://www.xceleraterecruiting.com/privacy

Screenshots

Athletic.APP4 screens
Xcelerate Recruiting4 screens

Verdict

The call

The clearest difference is rating: Xcelerate Recruiting at 5.0 against Athletic.APP's 3.7. Xcelerate Recruiting also leads on in-app purchases (none vs 3) and update cadence (every 2 days vs fortnightly). Athletic.APP's advantage is ratings volume (271 vs 4) and chart position (#115 vs unranked). On price, ads, device support and iOS requirement 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. Athletic.APP sells 3 in-app purchases, starting at $9.99 per month. Xcelerate Recruiting asks for nothing beyond the download.

ReceptionRating · Positive reviews · Number of ratings

Xcelerate Recruiting holds the better App Store score, 5.0 against 3.7. That said, the two scores are not equally well evidenced: Athletic.APP has 271 ratings behind it against 4, so its average is the more settled of the two.

UpkeepUpdate frequency

Athletic.APP ships an update fortnightly, Xcelerate Recruiting every 2 days. The most recent releases landed on September 30, 2026 and September 24, 2026 respectively.

Scorecard6 real differences · 5 level
Athletic.APP versus Xcelerate Recruiting: the parameters behind the verdict, then further details
ParameterAthletic.APPXcelerate Recruiting
PriceFreeFree
Rating3.7 (271 ratings)5.0 (4 ratings) — better
Positive reviews29.2% of reviews—
Number of ratings271 — better4
Update frequencyFortnightlyEvery 2 days — better
AdsNoNo
In-app purchasesYesNo — better
MonetizationFree with in-app purchasesFree — better
Best chart rank#115 — better—
DevicesiPhone, iPad, iPodiPhone, iPad, iPod
Requires iOS15.0 — better15.1
Further details — not scored
Size52 MB46 MB
Age rating12+4+
DeveloperDeker Net LLCDAVID MICHAEL B MOORE

Bugs and requests

Athletic.APP

Reported bugs

17 issues
  • Cannot log in, stuck in a loop
  • App constantly signs users out
  • Screen freezes
  • App does not allow upgrades
  • App stays on loading/start screen
Show 12 more
  • App won't open
  • Login issues after updates
  • Automatically logs out after login
  • App doesn't load or display content
  • Account reset or linked incorrectly (Facebook login)
  • Birthdate selectors are hidden behind the notch on iPhone 13
  • App won't record runs or parts of runs
  • App gets stuck saving runs
  • Logged into another user's account via Apple login
  • Updates from events take too long to post
  • Virtual meet video posts showing wrong videos
  • App gives someone else's profile when logging in

Requested features

12 requests
  • Include national and state rankings in the app
  • Allow viewing rankings on the app
  • Add live streaming and results support
  • Enable push notifications for team posts and comments
  • Allow viewing other users' times on the feed
Show 7 more
  • Make app functionality match the website
  • Add dark mode option
  • Support Apple Watch notifications for meets
  • Allow coaches to register athletes for meets
  • Display meet details on the team page
  • Show more data on the app like the website
  • Allow users to see other people's times on their feed

Xcelerate Recruiting

Not enough reviews yet to summarise bugs or requests.

In-app purchases

3 purchases

Athletic.APP

Subscriptions3
  • Athletic+ Monthly$9.991 Month
  • AthleticTV Yearly$49.991 Year
  • Athletic+ Yearly$95.001 Year
None

Xcelerate Recruiting

No in-app purchases

Questions

Is Athletic.APP free?
Athletic.APP is free to download, with in-app purchases available.
Is Xcelerate Recruiting free?
Xcelerate Recruiting is free to download, with no in-app purchases.
Which has better reviews, Athletic.APP or Xcelerate Recruiting?
Xcelerate Recruiting is rated higher. Athletic.APP averages 3.7 out of 5 from 271 ratings, while Xcelerate Recruiting averages 5.0 from 4 ratings.
Do Athletic.APP or Xcelerate Recruiting have ads?
Neither Athletic.APP nor Xcelerate Recruiting shows ads.
Which is updated more often, Athletic.APP or Xcelerate Recruiting?
Athletic.APP ships an update fortnightly, and Xcelerate Recruiting every 2 days. Most recently, Athletic.APP was updated on September 30, 2026 and Xcelerate Recruiting on September 24, 2026.

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