Hudl vs NextUpRecruitment
Price, ratings, monetisation and update history for both apps, side by side — with what reviewers say about each.
Hudl
This app empowers sports teams to improve performance through video analysis. It allows users to upload, capture, and study game or practice footage, with features for breakdown, stat tracking, and highlight sharing.
- Study uploaded video
- Capture new video
- Analyze game and practice footage
- Breakdown data and notes
- Stat a game live
- Share highlights
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Hudl helps teams win with video and data. Whether you're leading a team, competing on the field, or cheering from the stands, Hudl brings everyone closer to the game. Coaches: * Watch all your team's game, practice, and opponent scout video * Analyze full breakdown data and notes on every clip * Capture video and upload it with ease Athletes: * Study your video with full data and notes on each clip * Create highlight reels, review top plays, and share them with friends and family Parents & Fans: * As a parent, get a personalized experience centered on your own athlete * Follow your team and never miss a moment with livestreams, highlights, and game replays * Watch highlights and top plays from your favorite athletes * Purchase event tickets and season passes Residents of California: Do Not Sell My Personal Information - https://www.hudl.com/privacy#twenty
NextUpRecruitment
This app helps student-athletes connect with college coaches for recruitment and scholarship opportunities. Athletes can build profiles, message coaches, and apply for openings. It also offers educational content to improve the recruitment process.
- Build recruitment profiles
- Connect with college coaches
- Apply for scholarship openings
- College match-making system
- Educational recruitment content
- Direct messaging with coaches
- Access coach network
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Helping student-athletes connect with college coaches and secure scholarships at the next level. Our platform provides exposure and scholarship opportunities to thousands of athletes and allows college coaches to hand-pick talented players within our network that suit their needs. How does it work? 1. Build out a recruitment profile that can be tracked by thousands of coaches. 2. Connect with coaches and update them on your progress. 3. Apply to scholarship openings that have been posted directly by coaches looking for players of your position. 4. College match-making system. Find a program that fits your specific needs. 5. Educational content featuring tips and tricks on how to better position yourself within the recruitment process. 6. Receive and send direct messages to college coaches. 7. Access our entire network of college coaches. We bring you the tools and resources needed to maximize your scholarship opportunities. Terms Of Service: https://nextuprecruitment.com/terms-of-service/ Privacy Policy: https://nextuprecruitment.com/privacy-policy/
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Verdict
Hudl and NextUpRecruitment both sit at 4.3 stars, but that hides the real split: 80% of NextUpRecruitment's written reviews are positive against 27% of Hudl's. NextUpRecruitment also leads on ads (none vs shown) and iOS requirement (12.0 vs 18.0). Hudl's advantage is update cadence (every 3 days vs every 3 weeks) and ratings volume (16K vs 32). On price, rating, in-app purchases 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. Hudl sells 34 one-off in-app purchases and NextUpRecruitment sells 7 in-app purchases, starting at $24.99 per month. Whichever you choose, the download price is not the number that matters.
On the App Store both sit at effectively the same score — 4.3 for Hudl against 4.2 for NextUpRecruitment. That said, the two scores are not equally well evidenced: Hudl has 16K ratings behind it against 32, so its average is the more settled of the two. Written reviews are what separate them: 27% of Hudl's written reviews are positive against 80% of NextUpRecruitment's.
Hudl ships an update every 3 days, NextUpRecruitment every 3 weeks. The most recent releases landed on September 23, 2026 and June 4, 2026 respectively.
| Parameter | Hudl | NextUpRecruitment |
|---|---|---|
| Price | Free | Free |
| Rating | 4.3 (16K ratings) — better | 4.2 (32 ratings) |
| Positive reviews | 27.5% of reviews | 80.0% of reviews — better |
| Number of ratings | 16K — better | 32 |
| Update frequency | Every 3 days — better | Every 3 weeks |
| Ads | Yes | No — better |
| In-app purchases | Yes | Yes |
| Monetization | Ad-supported — better | Free with in-app purchases |
| Best chart rank | #10 — better | — |
| Devices | iPhone, iPad | iPhone, iPod |
| Requires iOS | 18.0 | 12.0 — better |
| Further details — not scored | ||
| Size | 254 MB | 72 MB |
| Age rating | 4+ | 4+ |
| Developer | Agile Sports Technologies, Inc. | NextUpRecruitment LTD |
Customer experience
Hudl
NextUpRecruitment
Bugs and requests
Hudl
Reported bugs
4 issues- App freezes and crashes on launch
- Video playback issues and sync problems
- Inability to log in or create an account
- Unexpected language changes (e.g. French, Japanese)
Requested features
4 requests- Add ability to edit and delete messages
- Improve video editing and highlight creation tools
- Integrate playbook and play diagramming features
- Enhance mobile experience to match desktop functionality
NextUpRecruitment
Not enough reviews yet to summarise bugs or requests.
In-app purchases
Hudl
- Multi-Event Access2 variants$0.29
- Multi-Event Access2 variants$0.79
- Single Event Access$0.79
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- Multi-Event Access$0.89
- Single Event Access$0.89
- Single Event Access$7.19
- Multi-Event Access$7.19
- Single Event Access$8.59
- Single Event Access$10.49
- Multi-Event Access$11.49
- Single Event Access$11.49
- Multi-Event Access2 variants$14.49
- Single Event Access$14.49
- Multi-Event Access$17.49
- Single Event Access$17.49
- Single Event Access$21.49
- Multi-Event Access$21.49
- Single Event Access$25.90
- Multi-Event Access$25.90
- Multi-Event Access$28.90
- Multi-Event Access$35.90
- Single Event Access$79.00
- Single Event Access$79.90
- Multi-Event Access2 variants$79.90
- Multi-Event Access2 variants$79.99
- Multi-Event Access2 variants$107.99
- Single Event Access$389.00
- Multi-Event Access$390.00
- Multi-Event Access$394.99
- Single Event Access$394.99
- Single Event Access$399.00
- Single Event Access$399.99
- Multi-Event Access$400.00
- Single Event Access$400.00
NextUpRecruitment
- 1 Month7 Days trial$24.991 Month
- 1 month player membership$39.991 Month
- 1 month$149.991 Month
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- 1 Year7 Days trial$249.991 Year
- 1 year player membership$399.991 Year
- 1 Month$19.99
- 1 Year$199.99
