EventBeacon vs Strya
Price, ratings, monetisation and update history for both apps, side by side — with what reviewers say about each.
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
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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.
Strya
This platform centralizes key information for program networks, enabling teams to access data, stay engaged, and collaborate effectively. It's designed to strengthen relationships, uncover opportunities, and enhance long-term program impact.
- Centralized information access
- Enhanced team engagement
- Improved collaboration
- Relationship strengthening
- Opportunity expansion
- Program impact amplification
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Strya helps your program maximize the lifetime value of its network. With an intuitive, centralized platform, your team can quickly access key information, stay engaged, and work together more effectively. This powerful tool strengthens relationships, expands opportunities, and amplifies your program’s long-term impact.
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Verdict
The clearest difference is rating: Strya at 5.0 against EventBeacon's 4.6. Strya also leads on iOS requirement (13.0 vs 15.1). EventBeacon's advantage is ratings volume (13 vs 1). 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.
Strya 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 1, so its average is the more settled of the two.
| Parameter | EventBeacon | Strya |
|---|---|---|
| Price | Free | Free |
| Rating | 4.6 (13 ratings) | 5.0 (1 ratings) — better |
| Positive reviews | 100.0% of reviews | — |
| Number of ratings | 13 — better | 1 |
| Update frequency | Every 3 weeks | — |
| Ads | No | No |
| In-app purchases | No | No |
| Monetization | Free | Free |
| Devices | iPhone, iPad, iPod | iPhone, iPad, iPod |
| Requires iOS | 15.1 | 13.0 — better |
| Further details — not scored | ||
| Size | 40 MB | 14 MB |
| Age rating | 4+ | 4+ |
| Developer | Sports Recruits LLC | Strya.co |
Customer experience
EventBeacon
Strya
In-app purchases
EventBeacon
No in-app purchases
Strya
No in-app purchases









