COMPASS NIL vs Student Athlete Score
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.
Student Athlete Score
This app helps student athletes understand, grow, and showcase their personal brand. It offers real-time social analytics, personalized AI-driven insights, and direct connections with their institution and brands.
- Real-time social analytics dashboard
- Personalized AI NIL agent
- Institution connection and opportunity management
- Discover trending brands
- Shareable athlete profile
- Real-time notifications
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Track Your Influence. Unlock Your NIL Potential. SA Score is the all-in-one NIL platform built for student athletes. Understand, grow, and showcase your personal brand with your own AI agent in your pocket, delivering insights, tracking your stats, and helping you unlock new opportunities every step of the way. WHAT YOU CAN DO WITH SA SCORE REAL-TIME SOCIAL ANALYTICS Track your influence across all your social media in one dashboard. See what is working and where you are growing. KNOW WHERE YOU STAND Compare your reach and influence with teammates and peers to see your growth in context. YOUR PERSONAL AI NIL AGENT Get personalized insights, brand recommendations, and strategic guidance, like having a sports agent in your pocket 24/7. CONNECT WITH YOUR INSTITUTION Stay linked to your school admin team. Receive invites, support, and managed NIL opportunities directly through the app. DISCOVER TRENDING BRANDS Find the brands actively working with athletes like you and position yourself for the right deals. SHOWCASE AND SHARE YOUR PROFILE Put your brand front and center with a profile built to share with brands and unlock new opportunities. STAY IN THE LOOP Real-time notifications so you never miss an opportunity, milestone, or message. BUILT FOR THE NEW ERA OF COLLEGE ATHLETICS Whether you are just starting your NIL journey or scaling an established brand, SA Score gives you the tools, data, and guidance to grow with confidence, all in one place. Download SA Score and take control of your NIL future today.
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Verdict
The clearest difference is review sentiment: Student Athlete Score at 100% against COMPASS NIL's 0%. Student Athlete Score also leads on rating (5.0 vs 2.4). COMPASS NIL's advantage is ratings volume (37 vs 6). 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.
Student Athlete Score holds the better App Store score, 5.0 against 2.4. That said, the two scores are not equally well evidenced: COMPASS NIL has 37 ratings behind it against 6, so its average is the more settled of the two. Written reviews point the same way: 0% of COMPASS NIL's written reviews are positive against 100% of Student Athlete Score's.
Both ship on a similar rhythm, roughly monthly. Both last shipped on October 24, 2026.
| Parameter | COMPASS NIL | Student Athlete Score |
|---|---|---|
| Price | Free | Free |
| Rating | 2.4 (37 ratings) | 5.0 (6 ratings) — better |
| Positive reviews | 0.0% of reviews | 100.0% of reviews — better |
| Number of ratings | 37 — better | 6 |
| Update frequency | Monthly | Monthly |
| Ads | No | No |
| In-app purchases | No | No |
| Monetization | Free | Free |
| Devices | iPhone, iPod | iPhone, iPad, iPod — better |
| Requires iOS | 15.1 | 15.0 — better |
| Further details — not scored | ||
| Size | 55 MB | 65 MB |
| Age rating | 12+ | 4+ |
| Developer | Collegiate Licensing Company, LLC | Student Athlete Score |
Customer experience
COMPASS NIL
Student Athlete Score
In-app purchases
COMPASS NIL
No in-app purchases
Student Athlete Score
No in-app purchases
Questions
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