Comparison

Breakthrough Stats vs Hey Coach Team

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

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About

Breakthrough Stats

This app allows users to track live basketball game statistics for players, teams, or multiple teams. It automates the calculation of numerous advanced stats, offers detailed reporting, and provides features for easy data capture and editing.

Highlights
  • Live game stat tracking
  • Automated stat calculation
  • Shot charts and locations
  • Player substitution tracking
  • Exportable reports (PDF/CSV)
  • Customizable game rules
  • Play-by-play log
Features
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Track LIVE GAME stats and shot charts for a single player, entire team, or multiple teams. Track as little or as much as you want - instantly calculate up to 65 basketball statistics that would take hours without automation -- points in paint, lay up %, EFG%, bad passes, and more. Designed for coaches, parents, fans, statisticians, and players. Minimal touches allow for easy data capture. Innovative player substitution allows you to sub players faster than other apps. Easily undo and delete mistakes. Export and email stats per game, team, league or season (to PC or Mac). Parents can easily track an individual player's stats with streamlined single player input -- and view player efficiency ratings to help identify weaknesses and make improvements. Coaches can view specialized reports (like the Key Game Stat Report) to help make quick game decisions and easily see where the competition is getting the advantage. GENERAL FEATURES -Easy data capture -Optionally track shot locations -Track multiple seasons -Track multiple leagues -Track as little or as much as you want -Track team or individual -Track one team or both teams -Game clock (can be turned off) -Scoreboard -Enter/Sort players by name or number -On screen player statistics for fouls and points -Game and team rules allow unique customization per user -Online help -Play by play log -Edit/undo statistics live or after the game -Home & away jersey numbers -Track who is in the game, allow substitutions -Easy, on the fly, substitutions -Adjust score during game -Adjust clock during game -Adjust fouls during game -Time-outs tracker -Team foul tracker -Track jump ball possession -Show bonus or double bonus on scoreboard -Automatic stop clock on turnovers, jump ball and timeouts -Automatic adjustment of 2 & 3 point shots -Easily move (drag) shot location after the fact -Optional second player event, like turnover after steal -Enter putbacks which automatically records rebound and shot -Optionally track turnover types -Optionally track foul types -Optionally track playing time -Allow assigning a stat to a team instead of a player, such as, a team rebound -MaxPreps Interface REPORT FEATURES -View reports at any time -Statistics by game -Statistics by season -Play by play -Email reports as PDF or CSV -Detailed game statistics report -Key game statistics report (for coaches) -Running score -Turnover types -Foul Types -Shot Chart -Shot Zones STATISTICS YOU CAN TRACK -2 point, 3 point & free throws made, attempted and % -Field goals made, attempted and % -Effective field goal percentage (EFG%) -Rebounds – offensive, defensive & total -Offensive rebounding percentage (ORB%) -Defensive rebounding percentage (DRB%) -Layups made, attempted, and % -Points in the paint -Assists -Steals -Blocks -Deflections -Take charge -Rushed shot -Turnovers -Forced turnovers -Turnover types - bad pass, lost ball, travel, etc. -Fouls -Foul types - clocking, hand check, flagrant, etc. -Player fouled -Forced jump ball -Jump ball victim -Deflection victim -Block victim -Recoveries -Minutes played -Turnover points -Points Per Possession (PPP) -Danny Miles Value Point System (VPS) -Player Efficiency rating -Plus/minus rating CUSTOMIZABLE GAME AND TEAM RULES -Number of periods -Minutes per period -Overtime length -Number of 60 & 30 second time-outs -Select when or if to reset time-outs -Number of time-outs per overtime period -Number of fouls for bonus & double bonus -Enable/disable 3 point shots -# of fouls to foul out -Display or hide game clock -Track turnover types -Track foul types -Track playing time -Record shot locations -Ask for steal victim -Ask for who caused closely guarded turnover -Ask for who was fouled -Ask for jump ball victim -Ask for block victim -Ask for deflection victim -Select on court player sort order -Select player statistics scoreboard sort order

About

Hey Coach Team

This app keeps sports teams and their families connected by centralizing schedules, messages, and photos. It offers an AI assistant for quick information retrieval and a private journal for coach-player check-ins, ensuring everyone stays informed.

Highlights
  • Centralized team schedule
  • Team messaging and announcements
  • Photo and video albums
  • Private coach-player journal
  • AI assistant for team info
  • Calendar integration
Features
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Hey Coach keeps a sports team and the families behind it on the same page. Your school or club sets up Hey Coach, and everyone on the roster gets access. Coaches send one message and it reaches every family. Parents stop digging through group texts to find out what time the bus leaves. WHAT YOU GET Schedule Every practice, game, and team event in one place. Add it to the calendar on your phone so changes show up automatically. Messages Announcements from coaches, direct messages, and team threads. Families who prefer text messages still get everything by text, so nobody is left out because they did not install an app. Team albums Photos and videos from games and practices, sorted into albums by event. Guardians and coaches can add to them, and coaches review anything added before the team sees it. Journal Coaches can ask their players a question and read the answers privately. A quiet way to check in with a team. AI assistant Ask about the schedule, a roster, or what is coming up this week, and get a straight answer. It only does what you ask and never acts without your say-so. BUILT FOR SCHOOLS Hey Coach is run by the athletic department, not by individuals. Rosters, teams, and who can reach whom are all set by the school. Players under 13 do not have accounts, and their guardians communicate for them. Hey Coach is provided to schools, clubs, and leagues by subscription. If your organization does not use Hey Coach yet and you would like to, visit heycoach.team.

Screenshots

Breakthrough Stats1 screens
Hey Coach Team4 screens

Verdict

The call

The clearest difference is price: Hey Coach Team at Free against Breakthrough Stats's $19.99. Hey Coach Team also leads on rating (5.0 vs 4.5) and update cadence (every 3 days vs every 6 weeks). Breakthrough Stats's advantage is ratings volume (97 vs 1). On ads, in-app purchases, 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

Hey Coach Team is free to download; Breakthrough Stats costs $19.99 up front. Neither carries in-app purchases, so what you see is what you pay.

ReceptionRating · Positive reviews · Number of ratings

Hey Coach Team holds the better App Store score, 5.0 against 4.5. That said, the two scores are not equally well evidenced: Breakthrough Stats has 97 ratings behind it against 1, so its average is the more settled of the two.

UpkeepUpdate frequency

Breakthrough Stats ships an update every 6 weeks, Hey Coach Team every 3 days. The most recent releases landed on October 19, 2026 and October 16, 2026 respectively.

Scorecard5 real differences · 5 level
Breakthrough Stats versus Hey Coach Team: the parameters behind the verdict, then further details
ParameterBreakthrough StatsHey Coach Team
Price$19.99Free — better
Rating4.5 (97 ratings)5.0 (1 ratings) — better
Positive reviews87.7% of reviews—
Number of ratings97 — better1
Update frequencyEvery 6 weeksEvery 3 days — better
AdsNoNo
In-app purchasesNoNo
MonetizationFree with in-app purchasesFree — better
DevicesiPhone, iPad, iPod — betteriPhone, iPod
Requires iOS14.0 — better15.0
Further details — not scored
Size21 MB3 MB
Age rating4+12+
DeveloperBreakthrough Basketball, LLCHey Coach Team LLC

Customer experience

Breakthrough Stats

All ratings97 ratings
Positive93.8%
Neutral2.1%
Negative4.1%
Written reviews65 reviews
Positive87.7%
Neutral1.5%
Negative10.8%

Hey Coach Team

All ratings1 ratings
Positive100.0%
Neutral0.0%
Negative0.0%

In-app purchases

None

Breakthrough Stats

No in-app purchases

None

Hey Coach Team

No in-app purchases

Questions

Is Breakthrough Stats free?
Breakthrough Stats costs $19.99, with no in-app purchases.
Is Hey Coach Team free?
Hey Coach Team is free to download, with no in-app purchases.
Which has better reviews, Breakthrough Stats or Hey Coach Team?
Hey Coach Team is rated higher. Breakthrough Stats averages 4.5 out of 5 from 97 ratings, while Hey Coach Team averages 5.0 from 1 ratings.
Do Breakthrough Stats or Hey Coach Team have ads?
Neither Breakthrough Stats nor Hey Coach Team shows ads.
Which is updated more often, Breakthrough Stats or Hey Coach Team?
Breakthrough Stats ships an update every 6 weeks, and Hey Coach Team every 3 days. Most recently, Breakthrough Stats was updated on October 19, 2026 and Hey Coach Team on October 16, 2026.

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