Tread+ vs What's Next Athletics
Price, ratings, monetisation and update history for both apps, side by side — with what reviewers say about each.
Tread+
This app connects coaches and athletes with tools for intake, analysis, and communication. It facilitates progress tracking, custom training insights, and relationship management for both parties to enhance the training experience.
- Demographic-specific athlete intake
- Skill-specific assessment and analysis tools
- One-to-one and group messaging
- Advanced client relationship management
- Custom analysis and training insights
- Progress tracking
- Media storage for athletes
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ECO offers a variety of Premium Features for Coaches & Athletes alike, including demographic-specific Athlete Intake, skill-specific Assessment & Analysis Tools, multi-layer One-to-One & Group Messaging as well as an advanced Client Relationship Management (CRM) Dashboard. Coaches are able to efficiently perform custom analyses, access advanced training insights, track progress, and interact with designated clients while Athletes can complete assigned tasks, review comprehensive programming, store media, and manage their unique calendar. ECO serves as a two-way conduit for enhancing the Coach & Athlete Experience, prioritizing the personal touch required to achieve best-case training outcomes. Premium Functionalities: Athlete Onboarding - Demographic-specific Intake [Profile, Training History, Schedule] Athlete Assessment / Analysis Tool -Custom Analysis Tools [Movement, Throwing, Lifting] -Custom Assessment Scoring System -Advanced Training Insights & Progress Tracking Communication Platform -One-to-One & Group Messaging -Automated Messaging -Operating Hours Client Relationship Management -Unique User Platforms [Athletes, Parents, Coaches, Support, Professionals] -Athlete & Coach Assignment -Athlete & Coach Auditing -Progress Monitoring -Queue Management
What's Next Athletics
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Coaching gets forgotten between sessions. What's Next Athletics keeps it with the athlete: individualized training, video feedback, and real progress tracking, all in one place. For athletes: - Get personalized drills and training programs built by your coach - Receive video feedback from your coach with on-screen drawing and voice notes, and review it frame by frame - Log training reflections after every session: what went well, what to work on, and the cues that worked - Track your measurables (velocity, jumps, and more) with visual progress over time - Set and revisit your main training goal - See when you're recognized as Athlete of the Month For coaches: - Build individualized training programs by athlete, organized by day and training section - Pair exercises into supersets so athletes know exactly how to alternate between them - Leave feedback directly on athlete videos with drawing tools and recorded voice notes - Track measurables and progress for every athlete on your roster - Recognize standout athletes with Athlete of the Month - Manage your full roster from one dashboard What's Next Athletics is available to athletes training with Coach Shane. Your coach creates your account and gives you an invite code to get started. Whether you're developing as an athlete or coaching the next generation, What's Next Athletics keeps training organized, personal, and focused on what's next.
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Verdict
The clearest difference is update cadence: What's Next Athletics at every 3 days against Tread+'s weekly. What's Next Athletics also leads on device support (3 vs 1) and iOS requirement (13.0 vs 17.0). On price, ads and in-app purchases 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. Neither carries in-app purchases, so what you see is what you pay.
Tread+ ships an update weekly, What's Next Athletics every 3 days. The most recent releases landed on November 3, 2026 and October 31, 2026 respectively.
| Parameter | Tread+ | What's Next Athletics |
|---|---|---|
| Price | Free | Free |
| Rating | 4.8 (94 ratings) — better | — |
| Number of ratings | 94 — better | — |
| Update frequency | Weekly | Every 3 days — better |
| Ads | No | No |
| In-app purchases | No | No |
| Monetization | Free | — |
| Devices | iPhone | iPhone, iPad, iPod — better |
| Requires iOS | 17.0 | 13.0 — better |
| Further details — not scored | ||
| Size | 95 MB | 4 MB |
| Age rating | 4+ | 4+ |
| Developer | Tread Athletics LLC | Shane Tucker |
In-app purchases
Tread+
No in-app purchases
What's Next Athletics
No in-app purchases
Questions
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