Catalyst Training vs By Any Means
Price, ratings, monetisation and update history for both apps, side by side — with what reviewers say about each.
Catalyst Training
Book personalized basketball training sessions with professional coaches. Access exclusive skill breakdowns and drill videos. Coaches can join a community for exclusive content and discussion.
- Book in-person training sessions
- Exclusive skill breakdown videos
- Drill work library
- Coaching content for trainers
- Community forums for coaches
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BOOK WORKOUTS: Players are able to book in-person workouts with Catalyst trainers. You can book sessions one at a time or become a member and receive discounted access to our training sessions! VIDEO BREAKDOWNS: Access to exclusive skill breakdowns and drill work that you won't be able to find anywhere else! FOR COACHES: Access to exclusive coaching content, message boards and so much more! Come check it out and join our Catalyst Community!
By Any Means
Access your basketball training programs and media library. Watch and listen to digital content, with progress saved so you can resume where you left off. Communicate with coaches via text and media.
- Access all training programs
- Watch and listen to digital media
- Save program progress
- Send text and media to coaches
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This app gives easy access to your By Any Means library of programs and media. Watch and listen to digital media including program content and more. By Any Means saves your programs' progress so that you can always pick up where you left off. Inside the By Any Means Mobile app, you can: - Access all your By Any Means programs - Send text and media to the By Any Means coaches
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Verdict
The clearest difference is in-app purchases: By Any Means at none against Catalyst Training's 12. By Any Means also leads on ratings volume (21 vs 5). Catalyst Training's advantage is rating (5.0 vs 4.5). On price, update cadence, 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. Catalyst Training sells 12 one-off in-app purchases. By Any Means asks for nothing beyond the download.
Catalyst Training holds the better App Store score, 5.0 against 4.5. Both are backed by a comparable volume of ratings — 5 and 21 respectively.
Both ship on a similar rhythm, roughly fortnightly. Both last shipped on October 24, 2026.
| Parameter | Catalyst Training | By Any Means |
|---|---|---|
| Price | Free | Free |
| Rating | 5.0 (5 ratings) — better | 4.5 (21 ratings) |
| Positive reviews | — | 91.7% of reviews |
| Number of ratings | 5 | 21 — better |
| Update frequency | Fortnightly | Fortnightly |
| Ads | No | No |
| In-app purchases | Yes | No — better |
| Monetization | Free with in-app purchases | Free — better |
| Devices | iPhone, iPad, iPod — better | iPhone, iPod |
| Requires iOS | 15.1 | 15.1 |
| Further details — not scored | ||
| Size | 386 MB | 43 MB |
| Age rating | 4+ | 12+ |
| Developer | Reid Ouse | By Any Means, LLC |
Customer experience
Catalyst Training
By Any Means
In-app purchases
Catalyst Training
- Incorporate Passing Into Yo...$9.00
- Ball Screen Handbook$29.00
- Finishing Progressions Vol. 1$59.00
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- 10k Shot Club$74.00
- Coaching 101$79.00
- The Levels Program - Player$99.00
- Online Training - Camp Access$99.00
- Complete Finishing Package$149.00
- The Levels Program - Coach ...$199.00
- The Levels Program - Coaches$199.00
- All Access For Coaches$299.00
- All-Access Youth$299.00
By Any Means
No in-app purchases
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