Comparison

PrepStar vs Athlete Narrative

Price, ratings, monetisation and update history for both apps, side by side — with what reviewers say about each.

Head to head
About

PrepStar

This app connects student-athletes with college coaches, offering detailed scouting reports and recruitment tools. Athletes can create profiles, upload media, and track college interest, while coaches can discover and evaluate prospects for scholarships.

Highlights
  • Athlete profile registration
  • Video and picture uploads
  • Update recruiting data
  • College coach view notifications
  • Personalized recruiting board
  • Track recruiting views
  • Access recruiting calendars and resources
Features
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PREPSTAR is scouting, recruiting and sports publishing organization that has been servicing the student-athlete and collegiate recruiting space since 1982. Our team of highly trained and professional college recruiting experts provide both high school athletes and college coaches with detailed scouting reports, vital statistics, video highlights, stats, accolades and academic records on qualified, verified, legit next-level prospects. PREPSTAR matches qualified athletes with colleges that meet their athletic and academic requirements, allowing college coaches to evaluate these athletes as scholarship candidates. The PREPSTAR Recruiting app now takes our program to a whole new level, allowing college coaches and athletes to update and access recruiting data on the go or wherever they may be with our iPhone app. Our recruiting app features include the following: - Athletes may register their recruiting profile with PREPSTAR - Upload videos and pictures - Update vital stats, performance measureables, academic info and other vital recruiting data - Receive instant notifications when a college coach has viewed your PREPSTAR profile - Access your personal Recruiting Board that shows your college recruiting activity that PREPSTAR has generated for you - Track your recruiting views and send personal emails to college coaches that have viewed your PREPSTAR profile - Locker Room access that provides important Recruiting Calendars, Signing Dates, SAT/ACT registration links, NCAA Eligibility Center, NCAA College Directory and more

About

Athlete Narrative

This app connects aspiring athletes with college coaches, helping them get discovered and recruited. Create a profile, showcase your skills, and reach coaches nationwide to play at the next level.

Highlights
  • Create athlete profile (Radar Page)
  • Connect with college coaches
  • Reach coaches nationwide
  • Import existing profiles
  • Launch recruitment tools
Features
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A coach can't recruit you if they don't know you exist. The #1 Solution for athletes and their parents to GET CONNECTED...BE RECRUITED. Step 1 - Download app and sign up. Step 2 - Take 3 minutes to build the foundation, your Radar Page. Step 3- Launch The Recruiter and get in front of coaches at ALL division levels, all over the country. Step 4 - Launch Email. It's THAT easy. Bring existing profiles as well to put them to use and get in front of coaches. Finally, an app that works as hard as you do to play at the next level. EULA can be found here: https://athletenarrative.com/software-license-agreement/

Screenshots

PrepStar3 screens
Athlete Narrative4 screens

Verdict

The call

The clearest difference is rating: Athlete Narrative at 4.4 against PrepStar's 3.5. Athlete Narrative also leads on ratings volume (39 vs 13). PrepStar's advantage is in-app purchases (none vs 4) and iOS requirement (12.0 vs 15.1). On price, 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

CostPrice · In-app purchases · Ads · Monetization

Both are free to download. Athlete Narrative sells 4 in-app purchases, starting at $19.99 per month. PrepStar asks for nothing beyond the download.

ReceptionRating · Positive reviews · Number of ratings

Athlete Narrative holds the better App Store score, 4.4 against 3.5. Both are backed by a comparable volume of ratings — 13 and 39 respectively.

Scorecard5 real differences · 5 level
PrepStar versus Athlete Narrative: the parameters behind the verdict, then further details
ParameterPrepStarAthlete Narrative
PriceFreeFree
Rating3.5 (13 ratings)4.4 (39 ratings) — better
Positive reviews—86.2% of reviews
Number of ratings1339 — better
Update frequency—Fortnightly
AdsNoNo
In-app purchasesNo — betterYes
MonetizationFree — betterFree with in-app purchases
DevicesiPhone, iPad, iPod — betteriPhone, iPod
Requires iOS12.0 — better15.1
Further details — not scored
Size17 MB80 MB
Age rating4+4+
DeveloperCollegiate Sports of America, Inc.Drisan James

Customer experience

PrepStar

All ratings11 ratings
Positive63.6%
Neutral0.0%
Negative36.4%

Athlete Narrative

All ratings36 ratings
Positive88.9%
Neutral0.0%
Negative11.1%
Written reviews29 reviews
Positive86.2%
Neutral3.4%
Negative10.3%

In-app purchases

None

PrepStar

No in-app purchases

4 purchases

Athlete Narrative

Subscriptions4
  • Monthly Subscription7 Days trial$19.991 Month
  • Monthly Subscription7 Days trial$24.991 Month
  • Annual Subscription$174.991 Year
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  • Yearly Subscription$224.991 Year

Questions

Is PrepStar free?
PrepStar is free to download, with no in-app purchases.
Is Athlete Narrative free?
Athlete Narrative is free to download, with in-app purchases available.
Which has better reviews, PrepStar or Athlete Narrative?
Athlete Narrative is rated higher. PrepStar averages 3.5 out of 5 from 13 ratings, while Athlete Narrative averages 4.4 from 39 ratings.
Do PrepStar or Athlete Narrative have ads?
Neither PrepStar nor Athlete Narrative shows ads.

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