Balltime AI vs CourtsideView
Price, ratings, monetisation and update history for both apps, side by side — with what reviewers say about each.
Balltime AI
This app uses AI to analyze volleyball footage, automatically identifying players, actions, and stats. It breaks down plays and removes downtime, offering detailed performance evaluations for individuals and teams across various volleyball formats. Athletes can create and share highlight videos, aiding in recruiting and coaching.
- AI-powered video analysis
- Automated play breakdown
- Player and action identification
- Performance statistics
- Highlight video creation
- Supports all volleyball formats
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Balltime is the first platform that uses AI to analyze your volleyball footage, automatically break down plays and remove downtime, saving you hours of tedious editing. Automated AI Video Breakdowns: Balltime harnesses AI technology to automatically identify different players, actions, and stats in any Volleyball footage. This provides a detailed, personalized evaluation of individual and team performance. One-Model-Fits-All: Whether it's indoor, beach, or grass volleyball, practice or game footage, Balltime's AI-model is versatile and accommodates all. Balltime is designed to support all age groups, from families to youth clubs, and NCAA programs. Endless Applications: Balltime allows athletes to create and share highlight videos from multiple sources effortlessly. With its smart AI filters and access to key stats, Balltime offers in-depth performance analysis, making it a valuable tool for recruiting and coaching. Privacy Policy: https://app.balltime.com/privacy Terms of Service: https://app.balltime.com/tos
CourtsideView
This app simplifies following volleyball matches for families, scorekeepers, and coaches. It offers a clear scoreboard, real-time stat tracking, roster management, and live updates for remote viewers. Optionally broadcast live video during a match.
- Volleyball scoreboard
- Real-time stat tracking
- Roster management
- Live FanView link sharing
- Team Scout sessions
- Optional live video broadcast
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Volleyball match day, finally in one app. Score the match in seconds. Track every athlete, rotation, and rally. Share a live FanView link so family can follow from anywhere. BUILT FOR THE NEXT RALLY • Start a score-only match with no roster required • Run best-of-3 or best-of-5 scoring with sets, timeouts, serving team, and match history • Flip to a large scoreboard for scorer tables, benches, and busy gyms • Keep working in gyms with limited connectivity; sharing is always optional TRACK THE STORY BEHIND THE SCORE • Record kills, digs, blocks, aces, assists, errors, and serving rotations • See on-court positions and player context while the match is live • Review match reports, trends, top moments, and shareable athlete cards • Export match data when you need it FANVIEW FOR FAMILY ANYWHERE • Publish one stable FanView link for the game • Share live scores, match activity, and optional live video • Let fans follow without turning the group chat into a scoreboard • FanView links expire 15 minutes after the game concludes TEAM AND COACH TOOLS • Create player profiles, rosters, teams, and schedules • Import roster files to save setup time • Publish a permanent Team Hub for schedules, live links, and results • Scout opponents, save coaching notes, and review season analytics CourtsideView is built specifically for club, school, and tournament volleyball by volleyball families who understand match-day chaos. Core match data stays on your device unless you choose to publish FanView, a Team Hub, a player profile, or a Team Scout session. Optional FanView video is live only and is not recorded or stored by CourtsideView.
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Verdict
The clearest difference is review sentiment: CourtsideView at 100% against Balltime AI's 36%. CourtsideView also leads on rating (5.0 vs 3.3) and in-app purchases (none vs 4). Balltime AI's advantage is chart position (#121 vs unranked) and ratings volume (27 vs 4). 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
Both are free to download. Balltime AI sells 4 in-app purchases, starting at $12.00 per month. CourtsideView asks for nothing beyond the download.
CourtsideView holds the better App Store score, 5.0 against 3.3. That said, the two scores are not equally well evidenced: Balltime AI has 27 ratings behind it against 4, so its average is the more settled of the two. Written reviews point the same way: 36% of Balltime AI's written reviews are positive against 100% of CourtsideView's.
Balltime AI ships an update fortnightly, CourtsideView every 3 weeks. The most recent releases landed on October 17, 2026 and October 8, 2026 respectively.
| Parameter | Balltime AI | CourtsideView |
|---|---|---|
| Price | Free | Free |
| Rating | 3.3 (27 ratings) | 5.0 (4 ratings) — better |
| Positive reviews | 36.4% of reviews | 100.0% of reviews — better |
| Number of ratings | 27 — better | 4 |
| Update frequency | Fortnightly — better | Every 3 weeks |
| Ads | No | No |
| In-app purchases | Yes | No — better |
| Monetization | Free with in-app purchases | Free — better |
| Best chart rank | #121 — better | — |
| Devices | iPhone, iPad, iPod | iPhone, iPad, iPod |
| Requires iOS | 15.1 | 15.1 |
| Further details — not scored | ||
| Size | 23 MB | 55 MB |
| Age rating | +4 | 4+ |
| Developer | Balltime | ADAM LEE BRIDEGAN |
Customer experience
Balltime AI
CourtsideView
In-app purchases
Balltime AI
- Grassroots$12.001 Month
- Balltime Player$20.001 Month
- Balltime Premium$239.991 Year
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- Balltime Recruiting$299.991 Year
CourtsideView
No in-app purchases
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