Bravara vs Diamond Planner
Price, ratings, monetisation and update history for both apps, side by side — with what reviewers say about each.
Bravara
This app helps coaches evaluate players to build stronger teams and assists league coordinators in organizing balanced seasons. It provides an intuitive platform for efficient team management and season organization.
- Player evaluation tools
- Team drafting assistance
- Balanced team organization
- Season management
- Intuitive platform
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Bravara is the app coaches use to run their team's season. Chat, schedule, player development and game day are in one place, for any sport. TEAM CHAT An announcements channel that only coaches post in, so the important message doesn't get buried. Replies go in threads. Parents choose what notifies them, like mentions only. CALENDAR AND RSVPS See the season in a month view. Open any game or practice to RSVP, get directions, or record video. Coaches see who's coming. TASKS AND SIGN-UPS Send families the things you need from them, like snack sign-ups, jersey sizes and photo orders, and see what's done. PLAYER DEVELOPMENT Assign drills with video that players do at home. Softball IQ and Basketball IQ teach players where to be on a 3D field or court. SCORE AND STREAM (BASEBALL AND SOFTBALL) Score games pitch by pitch, by tap or by voice. Families follow the live game view, and you get a box score and stats when it ends. Stream the game from a phone. BASKETBALL PLAYS Draw a play with your finger, watch it run step by step, and share it with your team. TRYOUTS AND DRAFTS Rate players at evaluations and build teams from the results. Evaluation, draft, and season tools require access through a participating Bravara league. The league purchases its Bravara plan separately; there is no purchase option for that plan in this app. Softball IQ and Basketball IQ team training are optional. Unlocking all plays, weekly lessons, and the team leaderboard requires a separate in-app subscription. A sample play is available without a subscription. Terms of Use (EULA): https://www.apple.com/legal/internet-services/itunes/dev/stdeula/ Bravara Terms of Service: https://bravara.com/terms
Diamond Planner
This app helps youth baseball and softball coaches create batting orders and assign fielding positions. Visualize your lineup on an interactive field and collaborate with assistant coaches easily. Spend more time coaching and less time on administrative tasks.
- Drag-and-drop batting order creation
- Interactive fielding position assignments
- Inning-by-inning lineup visualization
- Assistant coach collaboration via email
- Supports all rostered players batting
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Plan batting orders, assign fielding positions for every inning, and visualize your lineup on an interactive field — from anywhere. Built for youth baseball coaches who want to spend less time juggling spreadsheets and more time coaching. Perfect for baseball or softball. - Drag-and-Drop Batting Order: Build and reorder your lineup with a simple drag-and-drop interface. Every rostered player bats — no one gets left out. - Fielding Assignments: See every player's assignment on an interactive diamond. Flip through innings to confirm your plan at a glance. - Coach Collaboration: Invite assistant coaches by email. They get full read/write access to lineups — no extra accounts needed.
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Verdict
The clearest difference is in-app purchases: Diamond Planner at none against Bravara's 2. Diamond Planner also leads on rating (5.0 vs 4.8). Bravara's advantage is ratings volume (124 vs 2) and update cadence (every 2 weeks vs every 3 weeks). On price, review sentiment, ads and monetization model 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. Bravara sells 2 in-app purchases, starting at $19.99 per month. Diamond Planner asks for nothing beyond the download.
Diamond Planner holds the better App Store score, 5.0 against 4.8. That said, the two scores are not equally well evidenced: Bravara has 124 ratings behind it against 2, so its average is the more settled of the two. Written reviews split almost evenly too, at 100% and 100% positive.
Bravara ships an update every 2 weeks, Diamond Planner every 3 weeks. The most recent releases landed on October 15, 2026 and September 23, 2026 respectively.
| Parameter | Bravara | Diamond Planner |
|---|---|---|
| Price | Free | Free |
| Rating | 4.8 (124 ratings) | 5.0 (2 ratings) — better |
| Positive reviews | 100.0% of reviews | 100.0% of reviews |
| Number of ratings | 124 — better | 2 |
| Update frequency | Every 2 weeks — better | Every 3 weeks |
| Ads | No | No |
| In-app purchases | Yes | No — better |
| Monetization | Free | Free |
| Devices | iPhone, iPad, iPod | iPhone, iPad, iPod |
| Requires iOS | 15.1 | 15.1 |
| Further details — not scored | ||
| Size | 104 MB | 31 MB |
| Age rating | 4+ | 4+ |
| Developer | Brian Jenkins | Brian Ogilvie |
Customer experience
Bravara
Diamond Planner
In-app purchases
Bravara
- Softball IQ – Monthly7 Days trial$19.991 Month
- Softball IQ – Yearly7 Days trial$149.991 Year
Diamond Planner
No in-app purchases
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