Comparison

Sportplan vs Pitchero Manager

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

Head to head
About

Sportplan

This app provides coaches with a comprehensive toolkit for managing their sports teams and sessions. Access a vast library of drills, create custom session plans, and connect with a community of fellow coaches for inspiration and problem-solving.

Highlights
  • Extensive drill and session plan library
  • Custom session creation with clipboard
  • Organized content folders
  • Community sharing and learning
  • Team collaboration and sharing
  • Newsfeed for latest content
Features
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Enhance your coaching experience with Sportplan, carrying all your coaching needs in your pocket, giving you the power of Sportplan at your fingertips. CHOOSE YOUR SPORT Hockey, Netball, Rugby, Soccer, Football, Basketball, Cricket, Tennis, Volleyball, Handball, Rounders and more. BE INSPIRED with NEWSFEED Stay up to date and get instant access to the latest content from the Sportplan experts and community coaches. BE CONFIDENT with DRILLS & SESSION PLANS Never be short of ideas again with our library of drills and session plans, each with a full description and coaching points. Upgrade to access the ever growing library of Sportplan drills and session plans of your chosen sport from our expert coaches. PLAN YOUR COACHING with CLIPBOARD Add your own drills or ones from the drill library to your clipboard to create your own personalised sessions on the go in just a click of a button. STAY ORGANISED with FOLDERS Be in control of your very own coaching catalogue. Upload, create and organise your content for easy access whenever it’s required. LEARN FROM OTHERS with COMMUNITY Unlimited access to shared drills on the community. Gain inspiration and stay clued up on drills created by fellow coaches and share your drills with the coaching community. YOUR PROBLEMS SOLVED in ANSWERS Get your coaching conundrum solved! Post your question to get help from the Sportplan community and share your ideas with other coaches. SHARE WITH COLLEAGUES with MY TEAM Connect with your coaching team to easily share ideas and plan for future sessions. Follow your favourite coaches from the community to remain updated with their latest ideas and techniques. --------------------------- If you have already subscribed to Sportplan on the web, you can access your account through this application with your existing login details. Subscription Terms: Upgrading to a Pro sports subscription, payment will be charged to your App Store account at confirmation of purchase. Subscriptions automatically renew for customer convenience unless auto renew is turned off at least 24 hours before the end of your current period. Auto renewal can be turned off at any time by navigating to your subscriptions in the App Store. Pro content subscription price starts at $9.99 USD/month per sport. Prices are in GBP and may vary in other countries. Prices are subject to change without notice. Please review our Privacy Policy for Terms of Use. If you choose to upgrade to a Pro sports subscription, payment will be charged to your iTunes account at confirmation of purchase, and subscription automatically renews unless auto-renew is turned off at least 24-hours before the end of the current period and your account will be charged for renewal within 24-hours prior to the end of the current period. Auto-renewal may be turned off at any time by going to your settings in the iTunes Store after purchase. Current premium content subscription price starts at $9.99 USD/month per sport. Prices are in U.S. dollars, may vary in countries other than the U.S. and are subject to change without notice. As of 1st March 2021, Pro membership includes all unlimited access drills and expert plans for the sport you are buying. If you purchased a Premium sports membership (available before 1st March 2021), includes all unlimited access drills and does not include the expert plan archive, if you wish to access the expert plans you can upgrade in the app. No cancellation of the current subscription is allowed during the active subscription period. If you don’t choose to purchase premium content, you can simply continue using Sportplan for free. Please goto https://www.sportplan.net/drills/utils/terms.jsp to review full Privacy Policy and Terms of Use. Enjoying the app? Rate us! Your feedback helps Sportplan keep coaches connected. Have a question or feedback? Email us at info@sportplan.net.

About

Pitchero Manager

Simplify sports team administration for coaches. Manage memberships, communicate with players, and organize schedules with ease. This app streamlines daily club tasks, allowing coaches to focus more on the sport itself.

Highlights
  • Manage team membership
  • Track player availability
  • Select and publish teams
  • Send direct/group messages
  • Post results and statistics
  • Organize fixtures and schedules
Features
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The Pitchero Manager app is the ultimate in sports team management. For football, cricket, hockey or rugby teams, the Manager app is making club management easy for coaches every single day. Managing your team's membership, communicating with players and keeping on top of your team's schedule, Pitchero's team management app reduces tiresome daily club administrative tasks to just a few taps on your smartphone. Join thousands of grassroots sports coaches who are managing their team on the go with Pitchero Manager app. Plus, if you don't already have a club website with Pitchero, you can download the app and get started straight away. Key features: * Add players and parents to the membership database. * Check and prompt player availability for matches. * Select a team and publish online. * Send direct or group messages to your members. * Post your result and statistics to your website and social media channels immediately after a game. Are you a busy football, rugby, hockey or cricket coach, tasked with organising several fixtures and up against the clock to select a team? Use the Manager app to select your team, creating your starting team and instantly notifying players they've been selected for an upcoming match. With 833,000 fixtures managed by Pitchero clubs a year, sports coaches need a helping hand when organising, scheduling and communicating with your team. And thanks to the Pitchero Manager app, you can! Let's get back to sport.

Screenshots

Sportplan4 screens
Pitchero Manager4 screens

Verdict

The call

The clearest difference is review sentiment: Pitchero Manager at 86% against Sportplan's 49%. Pitchero Manager also leads on in-app purchases (none vs 12) and rating (4.0 vs 3.8). Sportplan's advantage is ratings volume (10 vs 1) and update cadence (every 3 weeks vs every 6 weeks). On price, ads, device support and iOS requirement 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. Sportplan sells 12 in-app purchases, starting at $5.49 per month. Pitchero Manager asks for nothing beyond the download.

ReceptionRating · Positive reviews · Number of ratings

Pitchero Manager holds the better App Store score, 4.0 against 3.8. That said, the two scores are not equally well evidenced: Sportplan has 10 ratings behind it against 1, so its average is the more settled of the two. Written reviews point the same way: 49% of Sportplan's written reviews are positive against 86% of Pitchero Manager's.

UpkeepUpdate frequency

Sportplan ships an update every 3 weeks, Pitchero Manager every 6 weeks. Both last shipped on September 23, 2026.

Scorecard6 real differences · 4 level
Sportplan versus Pitchero Manager: the parameters behind the verdict, then further details
ParameterSportplanPitchero Manager
PriceFreeFree
Rating3.8 (10 ratings)4.0 (1 ratings) — better
Positive reviews49.3% of reviews85.5% of reviews — better
Number of ratings10 — better1
Update frequencyEvery 3 weeks — betterEvery 6 weeks
AdsYesYes
In-app purchasesYesNo — better
MonetizationFree with in-app purchasesAd-supported — better
DevicesiPhone, iPad, iPodiPhone, iPad, iPod
Requires iOS13.013.0
Further details — not scored
Size55 MB61 MB
Age rating4+4+
DeveloperSportplan LtdPitchero

Customer experience

Sportplan

All ratings10 ratings
Positive60.0%
Neutral10.0%
Negative30.0%
Written reviews69 reviews
Positive49.3%
Neutral8.7%
Negative42.0%

Pitchero Manager

All ratings1 ratings
Positive100.0%
Neutral0.0%
Negative0.0%
Written reviews76 reviews
Positive85.5%
Neutral7.9%
Negative6.6%

User reviews

Sportplan

From 10 App Store ratings

What we love

  • 👍 Great resource for coaches
  • 👍 Easy to use interface
  • 👍 Huge library of drills/ideas
  • 👍 Helpful for session planning
  • 👍 Community sharing features

Room to improve

  • 🐛 App crashes frequently
  • 🐛 Difficult to cancel subscription
  • 🐛 Cannot access paid content
  • 🐛 Payment issues (spinning wheel)
  • 🐛 App freezes often

Pitchero Manager

From 1 App Store ratings

What we love

  • 👍 Easy to use
  • 🚀 Efficient team management
  • ✅ Great for organizing
  • 🗣️ Streamlined communication
  • ⏱️ Saves time

Room to improve

  • 🐛 Glitchy at times
  • 🤔 Not always intuitive
  • ⚠️ Some features limited on app
  • ⏳ Can be slow to load initially

Bugs and requests

Sportplan

Reported bugs

15 issues
  • App crashes frequently
  • App freezes
  • Cannot cancel subscription
  • Cannot remove payment method
  • Cannot update profile information
Show 10 more
  • Payment submission fails
  • App not saving to clipboard
  • App closes unexpectedly
  • Login issues
  • Password reset not working
  • Facebook login error
  • Annual renewal without notification
  • App doesn't open
  • Favorites not showing up
  • Locked content despite payment

Requested features

10 requests
  • Develop a French version
  • Improve app design
  • Add more progressions to drills
  • Improve clipboard functionality
  • Allow offline access to more content
Show 5 more
  • Make subscription cancellation easier
  • Provide better customer support
  • Offer a one-time purchase option
  • Improve iPad customization
  • Fix login issues with Facebook integration

Pitchero Manager

Reported bugs

8 issues
  • Cannot add more fixtures and training
  • Fixtures/training don't appear on player apps
  • App doesn't load, shows spinning circle
  • App crashes
  • Cannot load teams error message
Show 3 more
  • Trouble opening app, requires logout/login
  • Availability tab requires re-doing filters each time
  • App only works on WiFi, not mobile data

Requested features

17 requests
  • Ability to delete messages from inbox
  • Option to specify 'won on penalties' for match results
  • Easier photo/video posting
  • More YouTube help/helpline resources
  • Save filter settings
Show 12 more
  • Ability to set availability by event, not just date
  • Link to text/WhatsApp/messenger for sharing
  • Webmaster access to more features
  • Man of the match voting
  • Attendance statistics for training, separated by team
  • Functionality to prevent accidental social media sharing for youth teams
  • Ability to publish a side to just players on the app
  • See player subscription status without manual updates
  • Extend swipe to change player to subs
  • Change match type (e.g., friendly to Cup) on app
  • Fix other teams showing up on schedule
  • Mirror more website features on app

In-app purchases

12 purchases

Sportplan

Subscriptions12
  • Hockey Platinum$5.491 Month
  • Sportplan Hockey$5.991 Month
  • Sportplan Rugby$5.991 Month
Show 9 more
  • Sportplan Football$5.991 Month
  • Sportplan Tennis$5.991 Month
  • Sportplan Volleyball$5.991 Month
  • Sportplan Basketball$5.991 Month
  • Sportplan Basketball$9.991 Month
  • Sportplan Football$9.991 Month
  • Sportplan Hockey$9.991 Month
  • Sportplan Rugby$9.991 Month
  • Sportplan Tennis$9.991 Month
None

Pitchero Manager

No in-app purchases

Questions

Is Sportplan free?
Sportplan is free to download, with in-app purchases available.
Is Pitchero Manager free?
Pitchero Manager is free to download, with no in-app purchases.
Which has better reviews, Sportplan or Pitchero Manager?
Pitchero Manager is rated higher. Sportplan averages 3.8 out of 5 from 10 ratings, while Pitchero Manager averages 4.0 from 1 ratings.
Do Sportplan or Pitchero Manager have ads?
Both Sportplan and Pitchero Manager show ads.
Which is updated more often, Sportplan or Pitchero Manager?
Sportplan ships an update every 3 weeks, and Pitchero Manager every 6 weeks. Most recently, Sportplan was updated on September 23, 2026 and Pitchero Manager on September 23, 2026.

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