Comparison

Pennant vs Ask Coach!

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

Head to head
About

Pennant

Track sports standings visually across multiple leagues and seasons. Customize your view with widgets and detailed team stats. Premium offers unlimited access to features and data.

Highlights
  • Multi-sport standings tracking
  • Visual league standings
  • Customizable My Pennant view
  • iOS system widgets
  • Detailed team win-loss records
  • Dark mode support
  • Gesture-based navigation
Features
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Pennant (formerly Race to the Pennant) is an fun new way to keep up with sports standings all season long. In addition to baseball, Pennant now includes football, basketball, hockey, and soccer standings with more sports on the way! Watch your team as it advances in its division throughout the year, and - hopefully - secures a place in the playoffs. Additionally, dive into the detailed win-loss record of every team and compare the teams' recent performance. See who is leading the league all season long in a very easy to grasp, visual format. In addition to our classic bar chart views of league standings, Pennant now has a completely new My Pennant view, allowing you to choose from a selection of content blocks displaying different types of stats and standings data. You can even mix and match between different sports, years, divisions, and teams! These blocks are even available as system widgets in iOS 14 or later, meaning you can keep track of the current standings without even opening the app! Pennant fully supports dark mode and the team colors pop on the dark background. Additionally, new gestures make it easy to navigate around the interface, exploring stats and standings in seconds. Purchase Pennant Premium and create an unlimited customized view, access all customizable content blocks as system widgets, see game results, detailed team stats, previous years' results, set a favorite team for quick glances in a widget, and more! Pennant Premium users also get to vote on upcoming features. And your Premium membership encourages and supports independent app development. (See more information about Pennant Premium below.) Available as a universal app for iPad, iPhone, and iPod touch, stay in the know with Pennant! For support, feel free to tweet @PennantApp Information about Pennant Premium: The Pennant Premium: All Sports subscription for one year includes unlimited widgets, unlimited My Pennant blocks, allows setting a favorite team, unlocks multiple season's worth of data, and seeing individual game results. The yearly subscriptions for Pennant Premium will auto-renew at a rate of $9.99 per year, but users can cancel at any time from the App Store account settings. Payment will be charged at time of purchase for the first year. Users should cancel at least 24 hours before the end of the current subscription period to keep the subscription from auto-renewing. The user's payment will be charged to their App Store Account at confirmation of purchase. Their account will be charged for renewal within 24-hours prior to the end of the current period. Any unused portion of a free trial period, if offered, will be forfeited when the user purchases a subscription to that publication. Privacy Policy and Terms of Use: http://www.pennantapp.com/privacy

About

Ask Coach!

This app uses AI to provide personalized NFL and NBA betting predictions and insights. It helps users compare odds from top sportsbooks, track their bets, and compete with friends. Get smarter betting recommendations without the noise.

Highlights
  • AI-generated NFL/NBA predictions
  • Personalized betting insights
  • Compare top sportsbook odds
  • Bet tracking
  • Friend matchups and competition
  • Rewards for first-time users
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Get a clear yes or no before you bet. + Ask Coach gives you instant answers backed by real context — stats, injuries, weather, and odds — all in one place. + No more searching. No more guessing. Built by bettors, for bettors. Ask Coach helps you make faster, smarter betting decisions with clear answers and the context behind them. Ask a question and get a yes or no in seconds — along with the reasoning that explains it. Get a clear answer — fast Ask Coach delivers instant yes or no responses so you can make decisions without overthinking. Understand the “why” Every answer includes supporting context like recent performance, matchup trends, and pricing. All your research in one place Player stats, injuries, weather, odds, and more — without switching between apps or tabs. Track bets and improve over time Follow your picks, review results, and build a smarter betting process. Ask Coach improves as bettors use it — through questions, feedback, and results. It’s not about blind picks — it’s about making better decisions with better information. A faster, more complete way to bet. Legal Links + Terms of Use (EULA): https://www.apple.com/legal/internet-services/itunes/dev/stdeula/ + Privacy Policy: https://www.coachspick.com/privacy_policy + Terms of Service: https://www.coachspick.com/terms_of_service + Community Guidelines (optional but recommended): https://www.coachspick.com/community_guidelines

Screenshots

Pennant4 screens
Ask Coach!4 screens

Verdict

The call

The clearest difference is review sentiment: Ask Coach! at 100% against Pennant's 58%. Ask Coach! also leads on rating (4.8 vs 4.5). Pennant's advantage is ratings volume (397 vs 5) and device support (3 vs 1). On price, update cadence, ads and in-app purchases 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. Pennant sells 6 in-app purchases, starting at $1.99 per year and Ask Coach! sells 3 in-app purchases, starting at $2.99 per month. Whichever you choose, the download price is not the number that matters.

ReceptionRating · Positive reviews · Number of ratings

Ask Coach! holds the better App Store score, 4.8 against 4.5. That said, the two scores are not equally well evidenced: Pennant has 397 ratings behind it against 5, so its average is the more settled of the two. Written reviews point the same way: 58% of Pennant's written reviews are positive against 100% of Ask Coach!'s.

UpkeepUpdate frequency

Pennant ships an update monthly, Ask Coach! every 2 weeks. The most recent releases landed on October 16, 2026 and September 25, 2026 respectively.

Scorecard5 real differences · 5 level
Pennant versus Ask Coach!: the parameters behind the verdict, then further details
ParameterPennantAsk Coach!
PriceFreeFree
Rating4.5 (397 ratings)4.8 (5 ratings) — better
Positive reviews57.6% of reviews100.0% of reviews — better
Number of ratings397 — better5
Update frequencyMonthlyEvery 2 weeks — better
AdsNoNo
In-app purchasesYesYes
MonetizationFree with in-app purchasesFree with in-app purchases
DevicesiPhone, iPad, iPod — betteriPhone
Requires iOS14.0 — better17.6
Further details — not scored
Size20 MB130 MB
Age rating4+17+
DeveloperTyler HillsmanBullpen Media Inc

Customer experience

Pennant

All ratings397 ratings
Positive86.6%
Neutral5.5%
Negative7.8%
Written reviews85 reviews
Positive57.6%
Neutral11.8%
Negative30.6%

Ask Coach!

All ratings5 ratings
Positive100.0%
Neutral0.0%
Negative0.0%
Written reviews2 reviews
Positive100.0%
Neutral0.0%
Negative0.0%

Bugs and requests

Pennant

Reported bugs

3 issues
  • Incorrect team records and standings
  • Widgets not updating to the current season
  • Restore purchase feature not working

Requested features

3 requests
  • Add conference/league standings and playoff picture
  • Integrate team schedules and upcoming games
  • Improve widget functionality and customization

Ask Coach!

Not enough reviews yet to summarise bugs or requests.

In-app purchases

6 purchases

Pennant

Subscriptions6
  • Pennant Premium: Baseball$1.991 Year
  • Pennant Premium: Football$1.991 Year
  • Pennant Premium: Basketball$1.991 Year
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  • Pennant Premium: Hockey$1.991 Year
  • Pennant Premium: Soccer$1.991 Year
  • Pennant Premium: All Sports$9.991 Year
3 purchases

Ask Coach!

Subscriptions3
  • Coach’s AI Insights$2.991 Month
  • Coach’s AI Insights$7.991 Month
  • Coach’s AI Insights$69.991 Year

Questions

Is Pennant free?
Pennant is free to download, with in-app purchases available.
Is Ask Coach! free?
Ask Coach! is free to download, with in-app purchases available.
Which has better reviews, Pennant or Ask Coach!?
Ask Coach! is rated higher. Pennant averages 4.5 out of 5 from 397 ratings, while Ask Coach! averages 4.8 from 5 ratings.
Do Pennant or Ask Coach! have ads?
Neither Pennant nor Ask Coach! shows ads.
Which is updated more often, Pennant or Ask Coach!?
Pennant ships an update monthly, and Ask Coach! every 2 weeks. Most recently, Pennant was updated on October 16, 2026 and Ask Coach! on September 25, 2026.

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