Hudl vs Coach Packet
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
Coach Packet
This digital recruiting booklet helps college coaches and pro scouts identify and evaluate prospects at recruiting events. It offers offline access to player data, rosters, and schedules, with features for custom notes and real-time staff collaboration.
- Offline mode for player data and schedules
- Add custom tags, icons, and coach notes
- Real-time note sharing among staff
- Customizable recruiting event schedules
- Post-event video viewing
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Introducing the new and improved Coach Packet by NCSA. Now featuring offline mode, Coach Packet includes all the same features you love, plus new ways to help you and your staff identify and evaluate as many prospects as possible at recruiting events. With rosters, player data and real time schedules, Coach Packet is your digital recruiting booklet and provides everything you and your staff need to identify and evaluate recruits at an event, as well as: • FREE access for college coaches and pro scouts. • Add confidential custom tags, icons, and coach notes. • Share and compare notes in real time across your coaching staff. • Ability to create a custom recruiting schedule for the event. • Work offline and watch post-event videos when available. Ready to try out Coach Packet by NCSA? Download today! Once our team verifies your account, you’ll be able to login to the app.
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Verdict
The clearest difference is rating: Hudl at 4.3 against Coach Packet's 3.7. Hudl also leads on review sentiment (27% vs 0%) and ratings volume (16K vs 6). Coach Packet's advantage is in-app purchases (none vs 40) and ads (none vs shown). On price 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. Coach Packet asks for nothing beyond the download.
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 6, so its average is the more settled of the two. Written reviews point the same way: 27% of Hudl's written reviews are positive against 0% of Coach Packet's.
Hudl ships an update every 3 days, Coach Packet every 2 weeks. The most recent releases landed on September 23, 2026 and July 26, 2026 respectively.
| Parameter | Hudl | Coach Packet |
|---|---|---|
| Price | Free | Free |
| Rating | 4.3 (16K ratings) — better | 3.7 (6 ratings) |
| Positive reviews | 27.5% of reviews — better | 0.0% of reviews |
| Number of ratings | 16K — better | 6 |
| Update frequency | Every 3 days — better | Every 2 weeks |
| Ads | Yes | No — better |
| In-app purchases | Yes | No — better |
| Monetization | Ad-supported | Free — better |
| Best chart rank | #10 — better | — |
| Devices | iPhone, iPad | iPhone, iPad, iPod — better |
| Requires iOS | 18.0 | 15.5 — better |
| Further details — not scored | ||
| Size | 254 MB | 43 MB |
| Age rating | 4+ | 4+ |
| Developer | Agile Sports Technologies, Inc. | NCSA Athletic Recruiting |
Customer experience
Hudl
Coach Packet
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
Coach Packet
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
Coach Packet
No in-app purchases
