PrepStar vs CoachedUp
Price, ratings, monetisation and update history for both apps, side by side — with what reviewers say about each.
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.
- 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
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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
CoachedUp
This app helps high school and junior college athletes manage their college recruiting journey. Track stats, research colleges, log activities, and access expert videos to enhance performance and increase recruitment chances.
- Personalized stats tracking
- College exploration and research
- Contact management
- Daily activity logging
- Expert skill-building videos
- Motivation streaks
- Achievement tracking
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CoachedUp is a network built for high school athletes. Share your highlights, your training, and your journey with athletes who get it. No noise, just sport. BUILD YOUR ATHLETE PROFILE Everything about you as an athlete in one place: your sport, position, and grad year, your height and weight, your GPA, and your top 3 colleges. Add your Hudl or YouTube film link so anyone who views your profile can watch you play. SHARE YOUR PROFILE ANYWHERE Every profile gets its own link and QR code. Share it in a DM, put it in your bio, or show it at a camp. POST YOUR HIGHLIGHTS Post photos and videos from games, practice, and training. Tag your teammates so the whole team gets the love. YOUR ATHLETE FEED See what other athletes are doing, all in one place. Hype up the highlights you like and repost the ones worth sharing. CONNECT WITH ATHLETES Send and accept connection requests with athletes across every sport and every state. NEVER MISS A MOMENT Get notified when someone hypes your highlight, reposts it, or wants to connect. BUILT FOR EVERY SPORT Football, basketball, soccer, volleyball, baseball, softball, track and field, and more. Every level, every position. CoachedUp is for athletes 13 and older. Questions or feedback? Reach us at wearecoachedup.com.
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Verdict
The clearest difference is rating: CoachedUp at 5.0 against PrepStar's 3.5. PrepStar's advantage is in-app purchases (none vs 1) and ratings volume (13 vs 3). 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
Both are free to download. CoachedUp sells 1 in-app purchase, starting at $9.99 per month. PrepStar asks for nothing beyond the download.
CoachedUp holds the better App Store score, 5.0 against 3.5. Both are backed by a comparable volume of ratings — 13 and 3 respectively.
| Parameter | PrepStar | CoachedUp |
|---|---|---|
| Price | Free | Free |
| Rating | 3.5 (13 ratings) | 5.0 (3 ratings) — better |
| Positive reviews | — | 100.0% of reviews |
| Number of ratings | 13 — better | 3 |
| Update frequency | — | Every 6 days |
| Ads | No | No |
| In-app purchases | No — better | Yes |
| Monetization | Free — better | Freemium |
| Devices | iPhone, iPad, iPod — better | iPhone, iPod |
| Requires iOS | 12.0 — better | 15.1 |
| Further details — not scored | ||
| Size | 17 MB | 55 MB |
| Age rating | 4+ | 4+ |
| Developer | Collegiate Sports of America, Inc. | CoachedUp LLC |
Customer experience
PrepStar
CoachedUp
In-app purchases
PrepStar
No in-app purchases
CoachedUp
- Pro$9.991 Month
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