SportLink vs On Deck Academy
Price, ratings, monetisation and update history for both apps, side by side — with what reviewers say about each.
SportLink
Find and connect with local athletes for both competitive tournaments and casual sporting events. Organize or join games to enhance your athletic experience.
- Match with athletes
- Organize tournaments
- Find casual games
- Local sporting events
- Connect with players
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SportLink matches professional and casual athletes in your area for an exciting sporting experience. Be it tournaments or just friendly games SportLink is here to help you match.
On Deck Academy
Access personalized workout programs and track your fitness journey, including nutrition, habits, and measurements, with guidance from your coach. Engage with digital communities and earn badges for achievements.
- Personalized workout programs
- Workout and exercise video tracking
- Meal and habit tracking
- Goal setting and progress monitoring
- Real-time coach messaging
- Digital community engagement
- Body measurement tracking
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With the On Deck App, you will have access to workout programs designed specifically to help you reach your fitness and baseball goals! You can follow & track your workouts, your nutrition, your lifestyle habits, measurements and results–all with the help of your coach. FEATURES: - Access training plans and track workouts - Follow along to exercise and workout videos - Track your meals and make better food choices - Stay on top of your daily habits - Set health and fitness goals and track progress towards your goals - Gain milestone badges for achieving new personal bests and maintaining habit streaks - Message your coach in real-time - Be part of digital communities to meet people with similar health goals and stay motivated - Track body measurements and take progress photos - Get push notification reminders for scheduled workouts and activities - Connect your Apple Watch to track workouts, steps, habits, and more right from your wrist - Connect to other wearable devices and apps like the Apple Health App, Garmin, Fitbit, MyFitnessPal, and Withings devices to track workouts, sleep, nutrition, and body stats and composition Download the app today!
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Verdict
The clearest difference is ads: On Deck Academy at none against SportLink's shown. On Deck Academy also leads on monetization model (free vs ad-supported) and ratings volume (11 vs 2). SportLink's advantage is iOS requirement (12.0 vs 15.5). On price, rating, update cadence and in-app purchases 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. Neither carries in-app purchases, so what you see is what you pay.
On the App Store both sit at effectively the same score — 5.0 for SportLink against 5.0 for On Deck Academy. That said, the two scores are not equally well evidenced: On Deck Academy has 11 ratings behind it against 2, so its average is the more settled of the two.
SportLink ships an update every 3 weeks, On Deck Academy every 5 weeks. The most recent releases landed on November 3, 2026 and November 4, 2026 respectively.
| Parameter | SportLink | On Deck Academy |
|---|---|---|
| Price | Free | Free |
| Rating | 5.0 (2 ratings) | 5.0 (11 ratings) |
| Positive reviews | — | 100.0% of reviews |
| Number of ratings | 2 | 11 — better |
| Update frequency | Every 3 weeks — better | Every 5 weeks |
| Ads | Yes | No — better |
| In-app purchases | No | No |
| Monetization | Ad-supported | Free — better |
| Devices | iPhone, iPod | iPhone, iPad, iPod, Apple Watch — better |
| Requires iOS | 12.0 — better | 15.5 |
| Further details — not scored | ||
| Size | 18 MB | 162 MB |
| Age rating | 4+ | 4+ |
| Developer | Michael Stenberg | Baseball Development Academy, LLC |
Customer experience
SportLink
On Deck Academy
In-app purchases
SportLink
No in-app purchases
On Deck Academy
No in-app purchases
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