Elevien vs Coach Bowman
Price, ratings, monetisation and update history for both apps, side by side — with what reviewers say about each.
Elevien
This platform allows users to organize, participate in, and judge gymnastics competitions virtually or in-person. It facilitates seamless organization of local to global virtual events without extra costs.
- Organize gymnastics competitions
- Participate in gymnastics competitions
- Judge gymnastics competitions
- Virtual competition organization
- In-gym competition judging
- Global virtual events
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Elevien is the all-in-one platform for organising, judging and following gymnastics competitions - in the gym and online. Run competitions, not spreadsheets. From registration and scheduling to digital judging, live results and routine videos, everything runs in one system - so organisers, judges, gymnasts and the audience all see the same scores at the same moment. LIVE SCORES AND RESULTS - Follow live rankings, start lists, all-around and team results in real time - Share results with parents and fans anywhere in the world ROUTINE VIDEO, BESIDE THE SCORE - Record routines directly in the app, with reliable background upload - Recorded routines are linked to their official scores in the Video & Result Book - Watch and review routines as many as you want - Recording is the organiser's call: film every apparatus, just the finals, or nothing at all DIGITAL JUDGING - Judges score routines directly on their phone - D score through the built-in calculator or as a direct entry - E score with detailed deductions, including artistry where it applies - Live E judging: tap deductions while the routine happens - Automatic score calculation by the FIG Code of Points - Optional supervisor approval before scores are published FOR ORGANISERS - Registration, scheduling and judging panels managed in one place - Offline, hybrid or fully online competitions: one platform, multiple formats - Scoreboards and venue screens keep the whole arena in sync - Set up your competition in the Elevien web app, then run and follow it from your phone DISCIPLINES - Women's Artistic Gymnastics (WAG) - Men's Artistic Gymnastics (MAG) - Parkour: Freestyle and Speedrun Scoring follows the FIG Code of Points. PRIVACY FIRST Competitions are private by default: only people invited by the organiser can see them. Accounts are free - sign in with your phone number.
Coach Bowman
This sports app allows coaches to record practice sessions on an iPhone and review them in real-time on an iPad. It offers frame-by-frame analysis, clipping, sharing, and drawing tools for in-depth athlete feedback, all without requiring expensive equipment.
- Real-time video review
- Frame-by-frame analysis
- Clipping and sharing
- Drawing and markup tools
- Portable and easy to use
- 30 footage capacity
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Sports Video Review, Built for Practice Coach Bowman turns your iPad into a powerful, portable video review system designed for live practices. POWERFUL FEATURES MADE PORTABLE • Frame-by-Frame Analysis Scrub through footage to analyze every detail of an athlete’s performance. • Clipping and Sharing Save key moments and share them instantly with athletes, coaches, or your team. • Drawing Tools Mark up footage, illustrate corrections, and analyze angles directly on the video. • No Wi-Fi Required Review footage through a direct local connection, making Coach Bowman ideal for indoor and outdoor sports. DUAL FEEDS • Capture multiple angles simultaneously. • Connect two video inputs using iPhones or the iPad’s Point-and-Shoot mode. • Both feeds continue recording in the background while you review footage from either source. STREAM FROM IPHONE • Capture practice live with an iPhone and review the footage in real time on an iPad. • Continue recording while athletes and coaches review previous moments. • No mounted cameras, televisions, or permanent installations required. POINT-N-SHOOT MODE • Record directly using the iPad camera. • Capture and review practice without setting up another device. • Ideal for quick sessions, individual athletes, and portable coaching. WHY COACH BOWMAN? • Review multiple angles or events from one iPad • Continue recording while reviewing previous footage • Use devices you already own • Use the app without Wi-Fi • Bring professional video review anywhere you practice Download Coach Bowman and use the devices you already own to make every moment of practice count. Terms of Use (EULA): https://coachbowman.com/terms/
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Verdict
The clearest difference is rating: Coach Bowman at 4.9 against Elevien's 3.8. Coach Bowman also leads on ratings volume (25 vs 4) and iOS requirement (15 vs 18.0). Elevien's advantage is in-app purchases (none vs 4) and update cadence (every 2 weeks vs monthly). On price, review sentiment, 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. Coach Bowman sells 3 in-app purchases, starting at $14.99 per month. Elevien asks for nothing beyond the download.
Coach Bowman holds the better App Store score, 4.9 against 3.8. That said, the two scores are not equally well evidenced: Coach Bowman has 25 ratings behind it against 4, so its average is the more settled of the two. Written reviews complicate that: 100% of Elevien's written reviews are positive against 92% of Coach Bowman's, so the app with the better star average is not the one people write more warmly about.
Elevien ships an update every 2 weeks, Coach Bowman monthly. The most recent releases landed on September 18, 2026 and September 23, 2026 respectively.
| Parameter | Elevien | Coach Bowman |
|---|---|---|
| Price | Free | Free |
| Rating | 3.8 (4 ratings) | 4.9 (25 ratings) — better |
| Positive reviews | 100.0% of reviews — better | 92.3% of reviews |
| Number of ratings | 4 | 25 — better |
| Update frequency | Every 2 weeks — better | Monthly |
| Ads | No | No |
| In-app purchases | No — better | Yes |
| Monetization | Free — better | Free with in-app purchases |
| Devices | iPhone, iPad | iPhone, iPad, iPod — better |
| Requires iOS | 18.0 | 15 — better |
| Further details — not scored | ||
| Size | 77 MB | 37 MB |
| Age rating | 4+ | 4+ |
| Developer | Bornfight | Connor Michael Bowman |
Customer experience
Elevien
Coach Bowman
In-app purchases
Elevien
No in-app purchases
Coach Bowman
- Monthly Subscription$14.991 Month
- Annual Subscription2 variants$99.991 Year
- Annual Subscription1 Year trial$99.991 Year








