PlayMaker Pro vs Snap Gridz
Price, ratings, monetisation and update history for both apps, side by side — with what reviewers say about each.
PlayMaker Pro
Create, display, and print playbooks for American Football, Canadian Football, or Basketball on your mobile device. Share playbooks via email or present them with animated visuals and embedded media. An in-app purchase unlocks full editing capabilities.
- Create and print playbooks
- Display play cards with animation
- Email playbooks to coaches/players
- Team presentations with projector
- Edit documents with in-app purchase
- Transfer documents via cloud/email
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PlayMaker Pro for iOS enables you to display and print PlayMaker Pro documents for American Football, Canadian Football or Basketball on an iPad or iPhone. PlayMaker Pro documents can be created using the desktop versions of PlayMaker Pro. Transfer documents to your device with Macintosh Finder, iTunes File Sharing, iCloud Drive or E-Mail. iPad users can purchase the ability to edit PlayMaker Pro documents from within this App. After purchasing Document Editing, you can create and edit PlayMaker Pro documents, pages, players, lines, boxes and text. Email playbooks to coaches or players. Show play cards in color with animation on your iPad. Give team presentations with your projector including animation, player notes, scribbles, attached images and attached video. Don't take a pile of paper to practice, take your iPad. PlayMaker Pro is used by thousands of football teams worldwide to produce playbooks, handouts and presentations at all levels from the Pros down to youth leagues. PlayMaker Pro has been produced by BW Software in Ann Arbor Michigan since 1990.
Snap Gridz
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This app is a modern, all-in-one platform designed to create, customize, organize, and print American football playbooks for coaches at any level. Built with simplicity and power in mind, it gives coaches full control over formations, plays, and entire playbooks—all in a clean, championship-inspired interface. Coaches can design custom formations and plays using an interactive grid system. Each grid cell allows users to assign player symbols, positions, or markers across offense, defense, and special teams, ensuring total flexibility for any scheme or philosophy. Plays and formations are saved into a tiered storage system, making it easy to build, reuse, and organize concepts over time. The app features a My Playbook section where users can start new playbooks or pull from existing saved formations and plays. Everything is fully editable, nameable, and printable—ideal for game planning, meetings, and sideline use.
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Verdict
The clearest difference is in-app purchases: Snap Gridz at none against PlayMaker Pro's 2. PlayMaker Pro's advantage is iOS requirement (13.0 vs 15.1). On price, 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
Both are free to download. PlayMaker Pro sells 1 one-off in-app purchase. Snap Gridz asks for nothing beyond the download.
| Parameter | PlayMaker Pro | Snap Gridz |
|---|---|---|
| Price | Free | Free |
| Rating | 2.7 (15 ratings) — better | — |
| Positive reviews | 31.8% of reviews | — |
| Number of ratings | 15 — better | — |
| Update frequency | Every 3 months | — |
| Ads | No | No |
| In-app purchases | Yes | No — better |
| Monetization | Free with in-app purchases | — |
| Devices | iPhone, iPad, iPod | iPhone, iPad, iPod |
| Requires iOS | 13.0 — better | 15.1 |
| Further details — not scored | ||
| Size | 9 MB | 56 MB |
| Age rating | 4+ | 4+ |
| Developer | Bruce Williams | Timothy Rister II |
In-app purchases
PlayMaker Pro
- Document Editing2 variants$49.99
Snap Gridz
No in-app purchases
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