Comparison

TacticalPad Basketball vs SetPlay

Price, ratings, monetisation and update history for both apps, side by side — with what reviewers say about each.

Head to head
About

TacticalPad Basketball

This app provides coaches and analysts with a comprehensive tool for creating tactical boards, animating plays, and documenting strategies. It supports detailed team and player customization, offering high-quality graphics for presentations and content creation.

Highlights
  • Multiple tactical boards
  • Animated plays
  • Notepad for analysis
  • High-quality graphics
  • Document templates
  • Digital ink support
  • Team roster settings
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TacticalPad is the most complete tool for coaches, assistant coaches, performance analyst, journalists and sport enthusiasts. Easy to use, agile, together with Tablets’ and Smartphones’ mobility, TacticalPad is the best option for professionals to improve their communication, resulting in better understanding in tactical discussions and development of football skills. TacticalPad targets every level, from amateur to professional, from youth development to high level. It is a competitive advantage, assisting technical staff to study and surprise opponents. TacticalPad is not only used by technical staff (couch, assistants, observers, etc), but also by journalists, bloggers, teachers and sport enthusiasts. Because of its high quality graphics, it is widely used to generate content for blogs, social networks, lectures, newspapers, etc. Check below some features and scenarios that make TacticalPad so powerful: • Projects with multiple tactical boards • Animated plays (drill, set-piece) • Notepad to add description for drills, tactical analysis, etc. • High quality graphics • Lots of document templates for you to create your playbook. • Use it in the bench, pre-game presentations, training sessions, half time talks, daily chats, home, etc. Use it anytime and anywhere by everyone. • Digital ink support: - Free drawing - Lines - Arrows - Dashed - Configurable color and thickness - Eraser • Training items • Export content to: - Document with images and notes - Image - Video - Email • Supports file sharing • Project to a TV or projector • Team roster settings with: - Names - Number - Positions - Lineups • Teams and players’ appearances: - Colors - Badge - Jersey style • Save and load teams • Settings to show/hide players’ name and number Available In-App Purchase Subscriptions: - TacticalPad year Subscription (auto-renewable) to have access to all features, updates and constant support. Subscription is auto-renewable and has the price of USD 19.99 per year. - Upgrade your TacticalPad to year Subscription (auto-renewable) to have access to upcoming features, TacticalPedia projects/content and constant support. Subscription is auto-renewable and has the price of USD 9.99 per year. – Payment will be charged to iTunes Account at confirmation of purchase – Subscription automatically renews unless auto-renew is turned off at least 24-hours before the end of the current period – Account will be charged for renewal within 24-hours prior to the end of the current period, and identify the cost of the renewal – Subscriptions may be managed by the user and auto-renewal may be turned off by going to the user's Account Settings after purchase Privacy Policy and Terms of Use: http://bit.ly/2k9BfCT

About

SetPlay

This sports coaching app helps basketball teams plan strategies during timeouts and practices. Visualize plays with drawing tools, customize player details, and record video instructions to enhance teamwork and secure victories.

Highlights
  • Basketball strategy planning
  • Record video with voice-over
  • Full and half court views
  • Draw lines and directions
  • Customize player names and numbers
  • Select court floor types
Features
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SetPlay is your sports coaching board for your basketball team during crucial timeout and also during your team practice.Win every leagues. Plan your basketball gameplay to build your teamwork and win every game. Features: -Compatible for iPhone and iPad -Record your SetPlay into a video file plus your voice-over instruction. (Feature exclusive for iPhone) -FullCourt and HalfCourt View -Draw lines/directions using fingers -Ball hit detection on home player, it will follow the player holding the door. -Double click player to change name and jersey number -Change the number of players on both team. -Court floor selection, wood stadium - outdoor concrete - or painted floor -more to come

Screenshots

TacticalPad Basketball4 screens
SetPlay4 screens

Verdict

The call

The clearest difference is rating: TacticalPad Basketball at 4.4 against SetPlay's 2.6. SetPlay's advantage is in-app purchases (none vs 2) and update cadence (every 2 weeks vs every 3 months). On price, ratings volume, 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

CostPrice · In-app purchases · Ads · Monetization

Both are free to download. TacticalPad Basketball sells 2 in-app purchases, starting at $12.99 per year. SetPlay asks for nothing beyond the download.

ReceptionRating · Positive reviews · Number of ratings

TacticalPad Basketball holds the better App Store score, 4.4 against 2.6. Both are backed by a comparable volume of ratings — 43 and 27 respectively. Written reviews complicate that: 0% of TacticalPad Basketball's written reviews are positive against 21% of SetPlay's, so the app with the better star average is not the one people write more warmly about.

UpkeepUpdate frequency

TacticalPad Basketball ships an update every 3 months, SetPlay every 2 weeks. Both last shipped on November 1, 2026.

Scorecard6 real differences · 4 level
TacticalPad Basketball versus SetPlay: the parameters behind the verdict, then further details
ParameterTacticalPad BasketballSetPlay
PriceFreeFree
Rating4.4 (43 ratings) — better2.6 (27 ratings)
Positive reviews0.0% of reviews21.4% of reviews — better
Number of ratings43 — better27
Update frequencyEvery 3 monthsEvery 2 weeks — better
AdsNoNo
In-app purchasesYesNo — better
MonetizationFree with in-app purchasesFree — better
DevicesiPhone, iPad, iPodiPhone, iPad, iPod
Requires iOS15.07.0 — better
Further details — not scored
Size423 MB9 MB
Age rating4+4+
DeveloperTemma SoftwareAlvin Calma

Customer experience

TacticalPad Basketball

All ratings42 ratings
Positive85.7%
Neutral7.1%
Negative7.1%
Written reviews2 reviews
Positive0.0%
Neutral50.0%
Negative50.0%

SetPlay

All ratings27 ratings
Positive40.7%
Neutral0.0%
Negative59.3%
Written reviews14 reviews
Positive21.4%
Neutral0.0%
Negative78.6%

In-app purchases

2 purchases

TacticalPad Basketball

Subscriptions2
  • TacticalPad Subscription$12.991 Year
  • TacticalPad Subscription$19.991 Year
None

SetPlay

No in-app purchases

Questions

Is TacticalPad Basketball free?
TacticalPad Basketball is free to download, with in-app purchases available.
Is SetPlay free?
SetPlay is free to download, with no in-app purchases.
Which has better reviews, TacticalPad Basketball or SetPlay?
TacticalPad Basketball is rated higher. TacticalPad Basketball averages 4.4 out of 5 from 43 ratings, while SetPlay averages 2.6 from 27 ratings.
Do TacticalPad Basketball or SetPlay have ads?
Neither TacticalPad Basketball nor SetPlay shows ads.
Which is updated more often, TacticalPad Basketball or SetPlay?
TacticalPad Basketball ships an update every 3 months, and SetPlay every 2 weeks. Most recently, TacticalPad Basketball was updated on November 1, 2026 and SetPlay on November 1, 2026.

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