By Any Means vs Elevate Academy
Price, ratings, monetisation and update history for both apps, side by side — with what reviewers say about each.
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
Elevate Academy
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This app gives easy access to your Elevate Academy library of programs and media. Watch and listen to digital media including program content and more. The Elevate Academy saves your programs' progress so that you can always pick up where you left off. Inside the Elevate Academy Mobile app, you can: - Access all your Elevate Academy programs - Send text and media to the Elevate Academy coaches
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Verdict
By Any Means and Elevate Academy are too close to call on the numbers: across 6 compared parameters — price, update cadence, ads and in-app purchases among them — neither pulls far enough ahead to decide it. What separates them is feature set and interface, not measurable difference.
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.
By Any Means ships an update fortnightly, Elevate Academy every 2 weeks. The most recent releases landed on October 24, 2026 and October 13, 2026 respectively.
| Parameter | By Any Means | Elevate Academy |
|---|---|---|
| Price | Free | Free |
| Rating | 4.5 (21 ratings) — better | — |
| Positive reviews | 91.7% of reviews | — |
| Number of ratings | 21 — better | — |
| Update frequency | Fortnightly | Every 2 weeks — better |
| Ads | No | No |
| In-app purchases | No | No |
| Monetization | Free | — |
| Devices | iPhone, iPod | iPhone, iPod |
| Requires iOS | 15.1 | 15.1 |
| Further details — not scored | ||
| Size | 43 MB | 42 MB |
| Age rating | 12+ | 4+ |
| Developer | By Any Means, LLC | Mitchell Kirsch Performance LLC |
In-app purchases
By Any Means
No in-app purchases
Elevate Academy
No in-app purchases
Questions
Is By Any Means free?
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Do By Any Means or Elevate Academy have ads?
Which is updated more often, By Any Means or Elevate Academy?
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