USSSA vs Cruit
Price, ratings, monetisation and update history for both apps, side by side — with what reviewers say about each.
USSSA
This app serves as a comprehensive resource for USSSA events, providing schedules, updates, and results for players, coaches, parents, and fans. Access team schedules, tournament brackets, venue information, and shop for official merchandise.
- Team schedules
- Event updates and notifications
- Pitching reports and tournament brackets
- Venue information and directions
- Official USSSA merchandise shop
- Lodging options
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Introducing the official USSSA mobile app. Whether you're a player, coach, parent, or fan, USSSA mobile is the ultimate resource for everything you need to know for your next event. With USSSA mobile, you can access your team's schedule, get updates about upcoming events, view pitching reports and tournament brackets, find out about venues and lodging options, and shop for official USSSA gear. Designed to make it easy to stay informed and connected, USSSA mobile makes it easy to access all the latest information and updates, right from your mobile device. Features include: - Schedules: Easily view your team's schedule and stay up-to-date on upcoming games and events. - Event updates: Get notifications about important schedule updates, event information, and news. - Pitching reports/brackets/results: Stay in the know with updated game results and tournament brackets. - Venues: See game locations and get easy directions to fields. - Merchandise/apparel: Shop official USSSA gear and show your support for your team. - Lodging: Find out about lodging options and easily plan your travel arrangements.
Cruit
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Cruit is the all-in-one recruiting platform built for youth baseball and softball. It helps players get discovered and coaches build their dream rosters — all from their phone. Whether you're a rising athlete or a team manager, Cruit simplifies recruiting through real-time stats, video highlights, and mobile-first profile discovery. For Players & Parents - Create a dynamic player profile with height, weight, age, position(s), handedness, and bio - Upload game video clips and highlights directly from your device - Track plate appearances, hits, extra base hits, pitching stats, and more - Automatically generate key performance metrics like Batting Average, Throwing Velocity, and Speed - Visualize your progress with clean graphs and your custom Cruit Score - Get seen by coaches across local and national teams For Coaches & Teams - Discover players using a fast, swipe-based interface optimized for mobile - Filter talent by age, position, throwing/batting side, geography, and performance metrics - Review complete profiles with stat history, video, and speed/velocity scores - Favorite top prospects and build your shortlist from anywhere - Invite players to tryouts or send team offers directly within the app - Manage rosters and recruiting pipelines with real-time updates Why Cruit? Cruit replaces spreadsheets, tryout flyers, and hours of back-and-forth with a single streamlined app. Built for modern coaches and families, Cruit makes recruiting smarter, faster, and easier — and puts the focus back on the game. Built with Privacy & Safety in Mind Cruit is designed for youth athletes and their families, with safety-focused profile controls, secure authentication, and community moderation built in. Modern recruiting for the modern game. Built for the next generation of ballplayers. Cruit Pro (COACH ONLY) includes: • Unlimited Player Discovery • Advanced Player or Team Search & Filters • Unlimited Watchlist & Offers • Priority Profile Visibility • Advanced Tryout Management Monthly: $2.99/month Annual: $24.99/year (save over 30%) Subscriptions automatically renew unless canceled at least 24 hours before the end of the current period. Manage your subscription anytime in your iOS device's Account Settings. By downloading this app, you agree to Apple's Standard Licensed Application End User License Agreement. View the full Terms of Use here: https://www.apple.com/legal/internet-services/itunes/dev/stdeula/
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Verdict
The clearest difference is in-app purchases: USSSA at none against Cruit's 2. USSSA also leads on iOS requirement (15.6 vs 18.2). 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. Cruit sells 2 in-app purchases, starting at $4.99 per month. USSSA asks for nothing beyond the download.
| Parameter | USSSA | Cruit |
|---|---|---|
| Price | Free | Free |
| Rating | 4.9 (32K ratings) — better | — |
| Positive reviews | 64.1% of reviews | — |
| Number of ratings | 32K — better | — |
| Update frequency | Every 3 weeks | — |
| Ads | No | No |
| In-app purchases | No — better | Yes |
| Monetization | Free | — |
| Devices | iPhone, iPad, iPod — better | iPhone, iPad |
| Requires iOS | 15.6 — better | 18.2 |
| Further details — not scored | ||
| Size | 114 MB | 49 MB |
| Age rating | 4+ | 4+ |
| Developer | Tournament Sites LLC | xGluted Technologies |
Bugs and requests
USSSA
Reported bugs
3 issues- Teams and schedules not always updated
- Login required too frequently
- Certain features not working as expected
Requested features
5 requests- Add leaderboards and all-tournament team selections
- Implement face recognition login
- Provide access to USSSA rule book
- Allow customizing default search parameters
- Add weather updates and alerts for schedule changes
Cruit
Not enough reviews yet to summarise bugs or requests.
In-app purchases
USSSA
No in-app purchases
Cruit
- Cruit - Coach Monthly7 Days trial$4.991 Month
- Cruit - Coach Yearly7 Days trial$39.991 Year









