Crossbar Mobile vs CoachSMART
Price, ratings, monetisation and update history for both apps, side by side — with what reviewers say about each.
Crossbar Mobile
Organize youth sports activities with a unified family calendar, team communication tools, and easy access to rosters and staff information. Stay connected with coaches and parents for seamless event management.
- Family calendar for all events
- Team staff contact information
- In-app team chat
- Team roster access
- Event and practice scheduling
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Crossbar helps keep your life organized when it comes to youth sports. Download the Crossbar mobile application for quicker access to your Crossbar-powered family calendar, teams and team chat. Family Calendar - All your team’s games, practices and events in one view. Team Staff - Easily access information to communicate with your coaches and team managers. Team Chat - Want to schedule a team lunch while on an out of town trip? Just use the chat feature. Team Rosters - Get easy access to your team’s roster and their parent contact information. *Login required. Your organization must use Crossbar to take advantage of this app.
CoachSMART
This platform connects coaches, athletes, and families to manage training, track progress, and improve performance. It offers tools for scheduling, goal setting, wellness monitoring, and communication, all in one app.
- Team scheduling and calendar sharing
- Daily and long-term goal tracking
- Athlete wellness and mood monitoring
- Real-time messaging
- Media library for training resources
- Progress visualization
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CoachSmart - LIT is a sports performance and athlete development platform built for coaches, athletes, and families. Whether you're managing a team or chasing personal goals, CoachSmart gives everyone the tools they need — in one connected app. FOR COACHES • Build and share team schedules with athletes and families • Assign and track daily and long-term goals for each athlete • Monitor athlete wellness, mood, and mental performance trends • Communicate with athletes and parents through direct messaging • Create and manage team rosters, rules, and inspiration content • Share media, videos, and training resources with your team FOR ATHLETES • View your daily schedule and stay on top of training • Log goals, check them off, and earn points as you progress • Track your wellness and mood with daily check-ins • Connect with coaches and parents in real time • Access your personal media library and team content • Review long-term goals and visualise your growth FOR PARENTS • Stay connected to your athlete's schedule and progress • Communicate with coaches directly through the app • View your child's wellness and goal completion at a glance • Receive updates and notifications from the team FEATURES • Real-time messaging between coaches, athletes, and parents • Daily goal tracking with a built-in points and rewards system • Wellness check-ins including mood, sleep, soreness, and energy • Team scheduling with calendar sharing and time slot management • Long-term goal setting and progress tracking • Media library for team videos and images • Secure account management with PIN verification • Apple Sign-In and Google Sign-In support • Push notifications for messages and updates CoachSmart - LIT is designed to strengthen the connection between coaches, athletes, and families — so every player can perform at their best. Visit us at coachsmartapp.com Contact: info@coachsmartapp.com Terms of Use (EULA): https://coachsmartapp.com/app-terms-and-conditons/ Privacy Policy: https://coachsmartapp.com/app-privacy-policy/
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Verdict
Crossbar Mobile and CoachSMART both sit at 4.9 stars, but that hides the real split: 100% of CoachSMART's written reviews are positive against 60% of Crossbar Mobile's. CoachSMART also leads on update cadence (every 2 weeks vs every 6 weeks). Crossbar Mobile's advantage is in-app purchases (none vs 2) and ratings volume (32K vs 4). On price, rating, ads and device support 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. CoachSMART sells 2 in-app purchases, starting at $12.99 per month. Crossbar Mobile asks for nothing beyond the download.
On the App Store both sit at effectively the same score — 4.9 for Crossbar Mobile against 5.0 for CoachSMART. That said, the two scores are not equally well evidenced: Crossbar Mobile has 32K ratings behind it against 4, so its average is the more settled of the two. Written reviews are what separate them: 60% of Crossbar Mobile's written reviews are positive against 100% of CoachSMART's.
Crossbar Mobile ships an update every 6 weeks, CoachSMART every 2 weeks. The most recent releases landed on November 1, 2026 and October 18, 2026 respectively.
| Parameter | Crossbar Mobile | CoachSMART |
|---|---|---|
| Price | Free | Free |
| Rating | 4.9 (32K ratings) | 5.0 (4 ratings) — better |
| Positive reviews | 59.8% of reviews | 100.0% of reviews — better |
| Number of ratings | 32K — better | 4 |
| Update frequency | Every 6 weeks | Every 2 weeks — better |
| Ads | No | No |
| In-app purchases | No — better | Yes |
| Monetization | Free — better | Freemium |
| Best chart rank | #182 — better | — |
| Devices | iPhone, iPad | iPhone, iPad, iPod — better |
| Requires iOS | 16.4 | 15.1 — better |
| Further details — not scored | ||
| Size | 70 MB | 56 MB |
| Age rating | 4+ | 4+ |
| Developer | Crossbar | GOLD Sports Training LLC. |
Customer experience
Crossbar Mobile
CoachSMART
Bugs and requests
Crossbar Mobile
Reported bugs
6 issues- Notifications not working or disappearing
- Inability to update dates from mobile app
- Chat messages not posting or disappearing
- Inability to edit chat messages
- Sync issues with calendar
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- Freezing and crashing
Requested features
12 requests- Add ability to mark players as 'maybe' for events
- Add players-only and parents-only chat options
- Add option to view just games or just practices
- Add ability to see game scores
- Add ability to enter reasons for missing events
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- Add saved group email function
- Add attendance tracking functionality
- Add ability to schedule recurring events
- Add video sharing feature
- Add 'select all' option for group messaging
- Add ability to print calendar
- Add team and individual player statistics
CoachSMART
Not enough reviews yet to summarise bugs or requests.
In-app purchases
Crossbar Mobile
No in-app purchases
CoachSMART
- CoachSMART Pro$12.991 Month
- CoachSMART Pro$89.991 Year
Questions
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