Academic Ballers vs 3PD Performance
Price, ratings, monetisation and update history for both apps, side by side — with what reviewers say about each.
Academic Ballers
Connect student-athletes with college coaches by creating detailed player profiles. Showcase stats, academics, and highlight videos. Premium features offer enhanced exposure and direct communication tools.
- Create player profiles with stats and academics
- Upload and share highlight videos
- Browse colleges by division and conference
- Track coach profile views
- Weekly email blasts to college coaches (Premium)
- Profile view alerts (Premium)
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Academic Ballers helps student-athletes connect with college coaches. Create your player profile with stats, videos, and academic info. Premium subscribers get weekly email blasts to 4,000+ college coaches, profile view alerts, and coach-optimized reach. Browse colleges by division, conference, and program. Upload and share highlight videos. Track which coaches are viewing your profile. Free tier includes full profile creation, college search, and video uploads. Premium unlocks maximum exposure to college coaching staffs nationwide. Terms of use: https://www.showcaseballers.com/eula Privacy Policy: https://www.freeprivacypolicy.com/live/3e89615f-fbeb-48ff-846d-ec3c359034ba
3PD Performance
Unlock your athletic potential with personalized training and expert guidance. This app offers comprehensive assessments and customized development plans for all ages and skill levels to elevate your performance and health.
- Personalized training programs
- Expert guidance
- 360º assessments
- Customized development plans
- Health and performance elevation
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Unlock your athletic potential with 3PD Performance! Tailored for all ages and skills, we provide personalized training, resources, and expert guidance to elevate your performance and health. Embrace your unique journey to becoming your best self with our comprehensive 360º assessments and customized development plans.
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Verdict
The clearest difference is in-app purchases: 3PD Performance at none against Academic Ballers's 4. 3PD Performance also leads on iOS requirement (12.0 vs 15.1). Academic Ballers's advantage is ads (none vs shown) and update cadence (every 5 days vs every 2 months). On price, rating, ratings volume 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. Academic Ballers sells 4 in-app purchases, starting at $4.99 per month. 3PD Performance asks for nothing beyond the download.
On the App Store both sit at effectively the same score — 5.0 for Academic Ballers against 5.0 for 3PD Performance. Both are backed by a comparable volume of ratings — 1 and 2 respectively.
Academic Ballers ships an update every 5 days, 3PD Performance every 2 months. Both last shipped on June 9, 2026.
| Parameter | Academic Ballers | 3PD Performance |
|---|---|---|
| Price | Free | Free |
| Rating | 5.0 (1 ratings) | 5.0 (2 ratings) |
| Number of ratings | 1 | 2 — better |
| Update frequency | Every 5 days — better | Every 2 months |
| Ads | No — better | Yes |
| In-app purchases | Yes | No — better |
| Monetization | Freemium | Ad-supported — better |
| Devices | iPhone, iPad, iPod | iPhone, iPad, iPod |
| Requires iOS | 15.1 | 12.0 — better |
| Further details — not scored | ||
| Size | 39 MB | 39 MB |
| Age rating | 4+ | 4+ |
| Developer | steeful, llc | StatStak, Inc |
Customer experience
Academic Ballers
3PD Performance
In-app purchases
Academic Ballers
- Monthly Plan1 Month trial$4.991 Month
- Pro$19.991 Month
- Premium$34.991 Month
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- Annual Plan$49.991 Year
3PD Performance
No in-app purchases
Questions
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