Comparison

SpinCoach vs TT Playbook Player

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

Head to head
About

SpinCoach

Features
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SpinCoach – The App for Organized Table Tennis Training No more WhatsApp chaos, scattered notes, and the question "Who's actually coming to training today?". SpinCoach brings training planning, exercises and club organization together in one place, for coaches, players and parents. Download for free and set up your club! FOR COACHES & CLUBS Plan training sessions with date, time and location See instantly who confirmed, declined or is still unsure Build training plans with focus areas, serve targets and matching exercises Manage training groups and club members Create your own exercises and share them with the team FOR PLAYERS Extensive exercise catalog, filterable by difficulty, category and technique Warm-up programs for varied, structured warm-ups Keep track of your own training progress Bookmark favorites and find them again quickly FOR PARENTS Always know when and where the next training session is Confirm or decline directly in the app, no detours Competition dates at a glance MORE FEATURES Coaching articles and news about table tennis Competition overview with read status Join multiple clubs at once Available in German and English SpinCoach is built for table tennis clubs, coaches, players and parents who want training organization to be simpler, more transparent and more varied.

About

TT Playbook Player

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Your playbook. Know your opponent before the first serve. TT Playbook Player is the match journal, opponent scouting and stats tracker for ambitious table tennis players - the app that prepares you for your next match instead of just logging your last one. OPPONENT SCOUTING - STEP UP TO THE TABLE PREPARED - Full scouting profile for every opponent: playing style, handedness, grip, club, division - Equipment with warning colors: short pips, long pips or anti-spin? Know it before the first rally. Around 300 rubbers and 170 blades to pick from - Head-to-head record, recent matches and every note you have ever taken on an opponent - Match preparation: your tactics against this exact opponent, compiled automatically (free for 3 opponents, then Pro) - Share an opponent profile sheet as an image or PDF, for example with a teammate before the league match (Pro) MATCH JOURNAL - LOG EVERY GAME - Keep score right at the table: live scoreboard, game by game, with notes per game - Tournament, league, training or friendly, best of 3 to best of 7 - Tag strengths and weaknesses with skill tags (17 elements plus your own techniques) - Record or import videos in the app and analyze them in slow motion STATS - YOUR GAME IN NUMBERS - Win rate, games record, form curve, favorite rival and nemesis, calculated live from your matches - Five analyses: Record & Form is open to everyone; Games & Points, Head-to-Head, Opponent Types and Strengths & Weaknesses with Pro TRAINING - YOUR MATCHES KNOW WHAT YOU NEED TO TRAIN - Automatic training tips: losing close games? Struggling against lefties or defenders? The app spots patterns and recommends specific drills - What works, what doesn't: aggregated automatically from your match notes TOOLS FOR THE HALL - Scoreboard: turn your phone sideways and it becomes a score counter - Rulebook: 30 international rules, searchable, offline - Rating and rating labels that adapt to your federation (USATT and more) - Backup for switching devices, CSV export for Excel and Numbers (Pro) - Dark mode, English, German, Spanish, French START FOR FREE Starter is free: up to 20 opponent profiles, 100 matches, videos, tools and the first statistics section. Pro unlocks unlimited opponents and matches, all analyses, match preparation, profile sheets and CSV export. You can try Pro free for one month. Built by a table tennis coach, in a real training hall, not behind a desk. Your match data, notes, photos and videos stay on your device. Download TT Playbook Player and step up to the table prepared. SUBSCRIPTION INFO Pro is available as a monthly or yearly subscription, billed through your Apple account. The subscription renews automatically unless canceled at least 24 hours before the end of the current period. Manage or cancel it in your Apple account settings. Terms of Use (EULA): https://www.apple.com/legal/internet-services/itunes/dev/stdeula/ Privacy Policy: https://tt-playbook.de/en/legal/privacy

Screenshots

SpinCoach4 screens
TT Playbook Player4 screens

Verdict

The call

The clearest difference is in-app purchases: SpinCoach at none against TT Playbook Player's 2. On price, update cadence, 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

CostPrice · In-app purchases · Ads · Monetization

Both are free to download. TT Playbook Player sells 2 in-app purchases, starting at $8.90 per month. SpinCoach asks for nothing beyond the download.

UpkeepUpdate frequency

SpinCoach ships an update weekly, TT Playbook Player every 9 days. The most recent releases landed on November 7, 2026 and October 31, 2026 respectively.

Scorecard1 real difference · 5 level
SpinCoach versus TT Playbook Player: the parameters behind the verdict, then further details
ParameterSpinCoachTT Playbook Player
PriceFreeFree
Update frequencyWeekly — betterEvery 9 days
AdsNoNo
In-app purchasesNo — betterYes
DevicesiPhone, iPad, iPod — betteriPhone, iPod
Requires iOS15.0 — better15.1
Further details — not scored
Size81 MB49 MB
Age rating4+9+
DeveloperChristian HilbertOlaf Kranz

In-app purchases

None

SpinCoach

No in-app purchases

2 purchases

TT Playbook Player

Subscriptions2
  • TT Playbook Pro (Monatlich)$8.901 Month
  • TT Playbook Pro (Jährlich)$89.001 Year

Questions

Is SpinCoach free?
SpinCoach is free to download, with no in-app purchases.
Is TT Playbook Player free?
TT Playbook Player is free to download, with in-app purchases available.
Do SpinCoach or TT Playbook Player have ads?
Neither SpinCoach nor TT Playbook Player shows ads.
Which is updated more often, SpinCoach or TT Playbook Player?
SpinCoach ships an update weekly, and TT Playbook Player every 9 days. Most recently, SpinCoach was updated on November 7, 2026 and TT Playbook Player on October 31, 2026.

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