Cinch. HQ vs EventBeacon
Price, ratings, monetisation and update history for both apps, side by side — with what reviewers say about each.
Cinch. HQ
This platform simplifies the management of youth sports organizations, offering tools for program creation, player management, secure payments, and communication. It also lists organizations in a marketplace for families to discover and register for programs.
- Mobile sports management
- Program and player management
- Secure payment collection
- Mobile check-in/out
- Parent communication (chat & email)
- Organization marketplace listing
Read full descriptionHide full description
Cinch. HQ is an API driven mobile sports management platform. Do you run camps, clinics, or a sports club? Then Cinch. HQ is for you. Specifically designed to simplify the management of youth sports organizations, Cinch. HQ provides all of the tools necessary to manage your business. Features - Completely mobile platform - Simple program creation - Easy player management - Secure payment collection - Mobile checkin/out for all players - Chat communication with parents - Email communication for programs - And much more... All Organizations on Cinch. HQ are added to the Marketplace allowing any families on the Cinch. platform to be able to find and register for your programs. Getting Started 1. Download the Cinch. HQ app on your iPad and create your admin account. 2. Create your organization and complete the organization profile 3. Create a program 4. Start collecting registrations 5. Use the mobile checkin/out to speed up the process faster than you thought was possible. Take the first step towards simplifying your business by joining the Cinch. family! *requires an iPad
EventBeacon
This app helps college coaches evaluate student-athletes at events by providing access to schedules, athlete profiles, and note-taking features. It allows for offline use and seamless export of evaluations for CRM integration.
- Access event schedules and rosters
- Evaluate student-athletes with notes
- View athlete interest in your program
- Offline event data access
- Export evaluations to CRM
- Organize recruits with customizable tags
- Build priority watchlists
Read full descriptionHide full description
EventBeacon is redefining how college coaches evaluate student-athletes at events. Powered by SportsRecruits — the platform that hosts hundreds of thousands of student-athlete profiles — you’ll have easy access to all the athlete information you’ll need for your recruiting season. Access event schedules and evaluate athletes right from your phone or tablet. After the event, simply export your evaluations, including comprehensive athlete data, for your CRM. Never lose your notes in the margins of a paper book again. Why EventBeacon? • Get access to complete rosters and comprehensive student-athlete athletic and academic information • Easily see which student-athletes are interested in your collegiate program, which team they’re on, and their schedule at the event • See the event schedule and team rosters before the event to maximize your time on the sideline • Take notes on student-athletes and share them with your coaching staff. The other coaches in your program will be able to see the notes you’ve taken on student-athletes, and vice versa • Evaluate student-athletes based on their athletic skills to help determine whether that student-athlete is a fit for your program • Follow and build a list of student-athlete profiles to refer to later in your recruiting process. • Add student-athletes to and organize your program's priority-tiered Watchlist to easily build the most optimized onsite schedule • Export your notes, star ratings, and follows for your CRM, including the athletic, academic, and contact information for each student-athlete. • Build your own workflow with customizable tags that help you sort and organize potential recruits throughout the season. No wifi or cell service? No problem! EventBeacon lets you choose which events you would like to save for offline use.
Screenshots
Verdict
The clearest difference is rating: Cinch. HQ at 5.0 against EventBeacon's 4.6. Cinch. HQ also leads on iOS requirement (12.0 vs 15.1). EventBeacon's advantage is update cadence (every 3 weeks vs every 2 months) and ratings volume (13 vs 2). On price, ads, in-app purchases and monetization model 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.
Cinch. HQ holds the better App Store score, 5.0 against 4.6. That said, the two scores are not equally well evidenced: EventBeacon has 13 ratings behind it against 2, so its average is the more settled of the two.
Cinch. HQ ships an update every 2 months, EventBeacon every 3 weeks. The most recent releases landed on October 14, 2026 and October 24, 2026 respectively.
| Parameter | Cinch. HQ | EventBeacon |
|---|---|---|
| Price | Free | Free |
| Rating | 5.0 (2 ratings) — better | 4.6 (13 ratings) |
| Positive reviews | — | 100.0% of reviews |
| Number of ratings | 2 | 13 — better |
| Update frequency | Every 2 months | Every 3 weeks — better |
| Ads | No | No |
| In-app purchases | No | No |
| Monetization | Free | Free |
| Devices | iPad | iPhone, iPad, iPod — better |
| Requires iOS | 12.0 — better | 15.1 |
| Further details — not scored | ||
| Size | 21 MB | 40 MB |
| Age rating | 4+ | 4+ |
| Developer | Cinch Software, Inc. | Sports Recruits LLC |
Customer experience
Cinch. HQ
EventBeacon
In-app purchases
Cinch. HQ
No in-app purchases
EventBeacon
No in-app purchases









