COMPASS NIL vs Athletes.org
Price, ratings, monetisation and update history for both apps, side by side — with what reviewers say about each.
COMPASS NIL
This platform helps universities, college athletes, and representatives manage name, image, and likeness (NIL) opportunities. It offers features for group licensing, deal disclosure, compliance, and educational resources to maximize athlete earnings.
- NIL landscape navigation
- Group licensing opportunities
- Deal disclosure
- Compliance monitoring
- Athlete education
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COMPASS is a leading turnkey solution that empowers universities, college athletes, and third-party representatives navigate the name, image, and likeness (NIL) landscape. COMPASS delivers a fully integrated platform for athletes to opt in to group licensing opportunities, deal disclosure, compliance monitoring, and education to help maximize NIL opportunities. COMPASS is powered by CLC, the leading collegiate brand licensing company, and Game Plan, the premier provider of student-athlete education. For more information, visit www.compassnil.com.
Athletes.org
This app offers free, on-demand knowledge, access, and protection for student athletes. It helps them navigate the complexities of college athletics.
- On-demand knowledge for athletes
- Access to college athletics resources
- Protection for member athletes
- Navigate college athletics landscape
- Free for members
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Athletes.org (AO) provides knowledge, access, and protection to its member athletes on-demand, for free, to support their navigation of the ever-evolving landscape of college athletics.
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Verdict
The clearest difference is review sentiment: Athletes.org at 100% against COMPASS NIL's 0%. Athletes.org also leads on rating (5.0 vs 2.4). COMPASS NIL's advantage is ratings volume (37 vs 8). On price, update cadence, ads and in-app purchases 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.
Athletes.org holds the better App Store score, 5.0 against 2.4. Both are backed by a comparable volume of ratings — 37 and 8 respectively. Written reviews point the same way: 0% of COMPASS NIL's written reviews are positive against 100% of Athletes.org's.
COMPASS NIL ships an update monthly, Athletes.org every 3 weeks. The most recent releases landed on September 24, 2026 and September 23, 2026 respectively.
| Parameter | COMPASS NIL | Athletes.org |
|---|---|---|
| Price | Free | Free |
| Rating | 2.4 (37 ratings) | 5.0 (8 ratings) — better |
| Positive reviews | 0.0% of reviews | 100.0% of reviews — better |
| Number of ratings | 37 — better | 8 |
| Update frequency | Monthly | Every 3 weeks — better |
| Ads | No | No |
| In-app purchases | No | No |
| Monetization | Free | Free |
| Devices | iPhone, iPod | iPhone, iPod |
| Requires iOS | 15.1 — better | 15.6 |
| Further details — not scored | ||
| Size | 55 MB | 43 MB |
| Age rating | 12+ | 4+ |
| Developer | Collegiate Licensing Company, LLC | Athletes.org, Inc. |
Customer experience
COMPASS NIL
Athletes.org
In-app purchases
COMPASS NIL
No in-app purchases
Athletes.org
No in-app purchases
Questions
Is COMPASS NIL free?
Is Athletes.org free?
Which has better reviews, COMPASS NIL or Athletes.org?
Do COMPASS NIL or Athletes.org have ads?
Which is updated more often, COMPASS NIL or Athletes.org?
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