Comparison

Sportlyzer Coach vs Future Protea

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

Head to head
About

Sportlyzer Coach

Features
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Simplify your daily tasks with Sportlyzer Coach Diary to focus on coaching and your athletes' progress. The app also works without constant internet access - use it at a training camp, when traveling, etc. •OVER 17,000 COACHES USE SPORTLYZER TO• • - View & share schedules - – all changes will be shared with everyone in your club. • - Check availability -–check who can or can’t come to a practice, game or the season end party. • - Mark attendance -– you can do it in seconds during or after the practice. • - Send messages - quickly send group email or SMS to your training groups, athletes or parents. • - Manage athlete profiles - all your athletes' data and family contacts are always synced. •2016 SPORTS TECHNOLOGY AWARDS WINNER• Sportlyzer won the 'Best Technology for Managers and Coaches' prize at Sports Technology Awards 2016, in London. We were honored to be among the winners of other categories like NBA, Fox Sports, BBC Get Inspired, SAP and WTA. •PART OF A COMPREHENSIVE SOFTWARE PLATFORM• Coach Diary app is part of Sportlyzer’s software platform for sports clubs that provides smart, automated solutions for coaches, club managers, athletes and parents. Everyone and everything is centrally connected through Sportlyzer. •SPECIAL APP FOR PARENTS• Parents can access all of their kids' training information and schedules from the Parent App.

About

Future Protea

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Future Protea is the ultimate cricket scoring and analytics platform built for South African grassroots cricket. Whether you're a scorer, player, umpire, or fan - Future Protea brings every match to life with real-time ball-by-ball scoring, live match updates, and detailed scorecards. Key Features: • Ball-by-ball live scoring with intuitive controls • Real-time match updates for spectators and fans • Detailed scorecards and match summaries • Tournament management with fixtures and points tables • Player profiles and performance tracking • Support for multiple match formats including Super Over • Built for schools, clubs, and community cricket Future Protea empowers grassroots cricket communities to digitize their game - one ball at a time. Log Every Ball.

Screenshots

Sportlyzer Coach4 screens
Future Protea2 screens

Verdict

The call

Sportlyzer Coach and Future Protea are too close to call on the numbers: across 6 compared parameters — price, update cadence, ads and in-app purchases among them — neither pulls far enough ahead to decide it. What separates them is feature set and interface, not measurable difference.

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. Neither carries in-app purchases, so what you see is what you pay.

UpkeepUpdate frequency

Sportlyzer Coach ships an update monthly, Future Protea every 2 weeks. The most recent releases landed on November 1, 2026 and October 31, 2026 respectively.

ScorecardNo meaningful differences
Sportlyzer Coach versus Future Protea: the parameters behind the verdict, then further details
ParameterSportlyzer CoachFuture Protea
PriceFreeFree
Update frequencyMonthlyEvery 2 weeks — better
AdsNoNo
In-app purchasesNoNo
DevicesiPhone, iPad, iPodiPhone, iPad, iPod
Requires iOS15.615.0 — better
Further details — not scored
Size22 MB45 MB
Age rating4+4+
DeveloperSportlyzer OUPOSITRON SE (PTY) LTD

In-app purchases

None

Sportlyzer Coach

No in-app purchases

None

Future Protea

No in-app purchases

Questions

Is Sportlyzer Coach free?
Sportlyzer Coach is free to download, with no in-app purchases.
Is Future Protea free?
Future Protea is free to download, with no in-app purchases.
Do Sportlyzer Coach or Future Protea have ads?
Neither Sportlyzer Coach nor Future Protea shows ads.
Which is updated more often, Sportlyzer Coach or Future Protea?
Sportlyzer Coach ships an update monthly, and Future Protea every 2 weeks. Most recently, Sportlyzer Coach was updated on November 1, 2026 and Future Protea on October 31, 2026.

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