Hudl vs Athletic.APP
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
Athletic.APP
This app connects track and field and cross country teams, athletes, parents, and fans through a communication and management network. It also facilitates participation in virtual meets with tools for result submission, including video and GPS tracking.
- Team communication network
- Virtual meet participation
- Result submission with video/GPS
- Customized team pages/profiles
- Private group conversations
- Athlete/team following
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The AthleticAPP syncs with your Athletic.net account to create a communications, management and engagement network for Track & Field and Cross Country teams, athletes, parents and fans. Additionally, it provides the platform for competing in Athletic.net virtual meets, including features for finding virtual meets and submitting results with video, photos, and GPS run recording tools. Coaches: - Create specific private conversation groups for your various athlete types. Talk to sprinters, jumpers, throwers, distance runners, or any sub-group of athletes you deem necessary - Post videos, news, events, photos, and results to your customized team page - Featuring push notifications so that athletes see your messages - Invite athletes on your roster to connect with your team using the app and create their own accounts - Secure and private; you decide who receives your content Athletes: - Post videos, news, events, photos, workouts and results to your customized profile - Enter into and submit your results for virtual meets and challenges - Start private conversations with your teammates and coaches to discuss results, upcoming races, technique, and workouts - Follow your favorite athletes, teammates and teams Parents and fans can also use the app to follow their favorite team's and athlete's news and updates, and can communicate with coaches regarding upcoming team events. Athletic+ https://www.athletic.net/features/athletes Terms of Service: https://www.athletic.net/terms/ Privacy Policy: https://www.athletic.net/privacy/
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Verdict
The clearest difference is rating: Hudl at 4.3 against Athletic.APP's 3.7. Hudl also leads on update cadence (every 3 days vs fortnightly) and ratings volume (16K vs 271). Athletic.APP's advantage is ads (none vs shown) and iOS requirement (15.0 vs 18.0). On price, review sentiment, 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 Athletic.APP sells 3 in-app purchases, starting at $9.99 per month. Whichever you choose, the download price is not the number that matters.
Hudl holds the better App Store score, 4.3 against 3.7. That said, the two scores are not equally well evidenced: Hudl has 16K ratings behind it against 271, so its average is the more settled of the two. Written reviews complicate that: 27% of Hudl's written reviews are positive against 29% of Athletic.APP's, so the app with the better star average is not the one people write more warmly about.
Hudl ships an update every 3 days, Athletic.APP fortnightly. The most recent releases landed on September 23, 2026 and September 21, 2026 respectively.
| Parameter | Hudl | Athletic.APP |
|---|---|---|
| Price | Free | Free |
| Rating | 4.3 (16K ratings) — better | 3.7 (271 ratings) |
| Positive reviews | 27.5% of reviews | 29.2% of reviews — better |
| Number of ratings | 16K — better | 271 |
| Update frequency | Every 3 days — better | Fortnightly |
| Ads | Yes | No — better |
| In-app purchases | Yes | Yes |
| Monetization | Ad-supported — better | Free with in-app purchases |
| Best chart rank | #9 — better | #110 |
| Devices | iPhone, iPad | iPhone, iPad, iPod — better |
| Requires iOS | 18.0 | 15.0 — better |
| Further details — not scored | ||
| Size | 254 MB | 52 MB |
| Age rating | 4+ | 12+ |
| Developer | Agile Sports Technologies, Inc. | Deker Net LLC |
Customer experience
Hudl
Athletic.APP
User reviews
Hudl
From 16K App Store ratingsWhat we love
- 👍 Great app for sports performance
- 🚀 Helpful for learning playbooks and reviewing game film
- 💡 Allows communication with coaches
Room to improve
- 🐛 Frequent bugs and crashes
- 🔧 Difficult to use and navigate
- 🔒 Login and sign-up issues
- 🔍 Lack of search functionality
- 🎥 Video quality and playback issues
Athletic.APP
From 271 App Store ratingsWhat we love
- ⏱️ Fast results notification
- 📊 Useful for tracking times/scores
- 🏅 Great for personal bests (PRs)
- 👍 Easy to navigate interface
- 💬 Smooth communication features
Room to improve
- 🐛 Constant glitches and freezes
- ❌ Cannot log in frequently
- 🚫 App won't open or load
- 📉 Lacks website functionality (rankings, data)
- 📱 Redirects to website often
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
Athletic.APP
Reported bugs
17 issues- Cannot log in, stuck in a loop
- App constantly signs users out
- Screen freezes
- App does not allow upgrades
- App stays on loading/start screen
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- App won't open
- Login issues after updates
- Automatically logs out after login
- App doesn't load or display content
- Account reset or linked incorrectly (Facebook login)
- Birthdate selectors are hidden behind the notch on iPhone 13
- App won't record runs or parts of runs
- App gets stuck saving runs
- Logged into another user's account via Apple login
- Updates from events take too long to post
- Virtual meet video posts showing wrong videos
- App gives someone else's profile when logging in
Requested features
12 requests- Include national and state rankings in the app
- Allow viewing rankings on the app
- Add live streaming and results support
- Enable push notifications for team posts and comments
- Allow viewing other users' times on the feed
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- Make app functionality match the website
- Add dark mode option
- Support Apple Watch notifications for meets
- Allow coaches to register athletes for meets
- Display meet details on the team page
- Show more data on the app like the website
- Allow users to see other people's times on their feed
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
Athletic.APP
- Athletic+ Monthly$9.991 Month
- AthleticTV Yearly$49.991 Year
- Athletic+ Yearly$95.001 Year
