Mental Skills vs Riddell
Price, ratings, monetisation and update history for both apps, side by side — with what reviewers say about each.
Mental Skills
Develop cognitive and behavioral skills for elite athletic performance. Learn techniques for focus, confidence, resilience, and goal setting to enhance your game. This program is designed to help athletes mentally prepare and perform at their best.
- Leadership on a Team
- Mindful Awareness
- Focused Concentration
- Enhanced Confidence
- Resilience in Gameplay
- Growing a Growth Mindset
- Goal Setting Motivation
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The Mental Skills app by EXACT Sports, allows athletes to develop cognitive and behavioral skills for elite performance in sports. Learn how to #GoMental in your athletic preparation, practice and in-competition performance. Our expert sport psychology consultants and technology architects have put significant resources into this mental training program which include: - Leadership on a Team - Mindful Awareness - Focused Concentration - Enhanced Confidence - Resilience in Gameplay - Get Others to Listen to You - Growing a Growth Mindset - Using Goal Setting Motivation - Breathing with Purpose - Failure is Required - Stress + Rest - Dealing with Distractions - Visualize the Future - Gratitude Grows the Soul - Harnessing Energy - Defining Your X-Factor - Time Management - Know Your Position - Have a Purpose - Sports IQ To view your terms of use, please visit https://exactsports.com/terms-of-use/. By using this app, you agree to our privacy policy as listed here: https://exactsports.com/privacy-policy/. Most importantly... have an issue or need help? Just email us, anytime at gomental@exactsports.com! #GoMental
Riddell
This application uses your device's camera to create a precise 3D model of a player's head. This scan enables the custom manufacturing of helmets designed for a perfect, personalized fit based on individual head geometry.
- 3D head scanning
- Custom helmet fitting
- Personalized head geometry capture
- Precision fit technology
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The Riddell app is a 3D scanner that captures a 3D model of a player's head. The 3D model allows for the creation of a helmet where the fit is customized to match the player’s unique head geometry.
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Verdict
The clearest difference is review sentiment: Mental Skills at 82% against Riddell's 0%. Mental Skills also leads on rating (4.2 vs 2.3) and iOS requirement (15.1 vs 18.0). Riddell's advantage is in-app purchases (none vs 3) and ads (none vs shown). On price, ratings volume, update cadence 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. Mental Skills sells 3 in-app purchases, starting at $0.49 per month. Riddell asks for nothing beyond the download.
Mental Skills holds the better App Store score, 4.2 against 2.3. Both are backed by a comparable volume of ratings — 23 and 25 respectively. Written reviews point the same way: 82% of Mental Skills's written reviews are positive against 0% of Riddell's.
Mental Skills ships an update every 3 months, Riddell every 2 months. The most recent releases landed on November 3, 2026 and October 30, 2026 respectively.
| Parameter | Mental Skills | Riddell |
|---|---|---|
| Price | Free | Free |
| Rating | 4.2 (23 ratings) — better | 2.3 (25 ratings) |
| Positive reviews | 81.8% of reviews — better | 0.0% of reviews |
| Number of ratings | 23 | 25 — better |
| Update frequency | Every 3 months | Every 2 months — better |
| Ads | Yes | No — better |
| In-app purchases | Yes | No — better |
| Monetization | Free with in-app purchases | Free — better |
| Devices | iPhone, iPod | iPhone, iPad |
| Requires iOS | 15.1 — better | 18.0 |
| Further details — not scored | ||
| Size | 83 MB | 58 MB |
| Age rating | 4+ | 4+ |
| Developer | EXACT Sport LLC | Riddell |
Customer experience
Mental Skills
Riddell
In-app purchases
Mental Skills
- Monthly Access$0.491 Month
- Lifetime Upgrade$4.99
- Lifetime Access$4.99
Riddell
No in-app purchases
