YCAD vs CoachThem
Price, ratings, monetisation and update history for both apps, side by side — with what reviewers say about each.
YCAD
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PLAN SMARTER. COACH BETTER. YCAD is an all-in-one coaching platform built to help you plan practices, organize your season, run sessions, collaborate with your team, and keep developing as a coach. From designing a single drill to building a full season plan, YCAD brings your coaching workflow together in one modern app. PLAN PRACTICES Build structured practices using drills from your library or create new ones from scratch. • Organize practices into warm-ups, progressions, games, and other sections • Reuse successful practice plans across future sessions • Track timing and keep sessions balanced • Generate warm-ups, drills, and practice ideas with AI DESIGN DRILLS VISUALLY Create clear, professional drill diagrams for volleyball, basketball, hockey, soccer, and more. • Drag and position players, cones, balls, nets, and other equipment • Draw movement, passing, and positioning paths • Build multi-step drill progressions • Save drills to your personal library for future use COACH IN LIVE MODE Bring your practice plan onto the court, field, or ice. • Follow your practice in real time • Control drill timers and move between activities • Add time when a drill needs longer • Keep the next activity visible while you coach PLAN YOUR SEASON Turn long-term goals into practical weekly training. • Build season plans and training phases • Set objectives, focus areas, and development priorities • Schedule practices, competitions, and important dates • View everything together in the YCAD calendar YCAD AI YCAD AI works alongside your coaching content to help you plan and improve. Ask questions about your season, practices, drills, or coaching priorities. Generate new training ideas, review practice structure, and get feedback based on the information already inside YCAD. CONNECT YOUR COACHING TEAM Keep coaches, athletes, and programs organized. • Collaborate with other coaches • Organize athletes into teams and cohorts • Track upcoming sessions • Share selected sessions through read-only web links • Collect and view attendance in real time LEARN AND DEVELOP The YCAD Learning Center gives coaches access to structured learning content across areas such as planning, athlete development, mental performance, and safe sport. Track your progress and continue developing alongside your athletes. BUILT FOR MULTIPLE SPORTS YCAD's flexible planning and layout tools support volleyball, basketball, hockey, soccer, and other sports. Whether you're coaching one team or managing an entire season, YCAD gives you one place to plan, organize, learn, and coach. Download YCAD and take your coaching workflow with you. Privacy Policy: https://ycad.ca/privacy Terms of Use: https://ycad.ca/terms
CoachThem
This app provides coaches with instant mobile access to practice plans for hockey, lacrosse, and soccer. View and adjust drills created on the desktop platform, manage schedules with a calendar view, and stay organized with in-app support and notifications.
- Instant access to practice plans
- View and adjust drills
- Monthly calendar view for scheduling
- In-app support and notifications
- Companion tool for desktop platform
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CoachThem: Practice Planning Built for Coaches Take your practice plans wherever you coach. The CoachThem iOS app gives Hockey, Lacrosse, Soccer, and Ringette coaches quick access to their practice plans, drills, and now drill videos right from their mobile device. Whether you're on the field, floor, or ice, CoachThem helps you stay organized, prepared, and focused on coaching. YOUR COACHTHEM COMPANION The iOS app works alongside the CoachThem platform, giving coaches mobile access to practice plans and drills created on CoachThem. All subscriptions and content are managed through the CoachThem web platform and are not available for purchase within the app. The app is free to download and designed to put your coaching content in your hands when you need it most. KEY FEATURES Watch Drill Videos See your drills in action. Watch available drill videos directly from your practice plans, making it easier to understand, explain, and execute each drill. Access Your Practice Plans Open your CoachThem practice plans anytime and take them with you wherever you coach. View Your Drills Quickly move through the drills in your practice plan without printing pages or carrying a clipboard. Practice Calendar Browse upcoming practices with a simple monthly calendar view and quickly access the plan you need. Stay Organized Keep practices structured, consistent, and easy to follow from start to finish. Support & Notifications Access support and helpful notifications to stay informed and keep things running smoothly. COACH ON THE GO Your planning happens in CoachThem. Now your plans, drills, and videos can come with you. See it. Coach it. Run it. Wherever you coach. Terms of Use (EULA) https://www.apple.com/legal/internet-services/itunes/dev/stdeula/
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Verdict
The clearest difference is update cadence: YCAD at fortnightly against CoachThem's every 3 months. On price, ads, in-app purchases 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. YCAD sells 1 in-app purchase, starting at $1.99 per month and CoachThem sells 6 in-app purchases, starting at $9.00 per month. Whichever you choose, the download price is not the number that matters.
YCAD ships an update fortnightly, CoachThem every 3 months. The most recent releases landed on October 7, 2026 and October 15, 2026 respectively.
| Parameter | YCAD | CoachThem |
|---|---|---|
| Price | Free | Free |
| Rating | — | 4.0 (4 ratings) — better |
| Positive reviews | — | 75.0% of reviews |
| Number of ratings | — | 4 — better |
| Update frequency | Fortnightly — better | Every 3 months |
| Ads | No | No |
| In-app purchases | Yes | Yes |
| Monetization | — | Free |
| Devices | iPhone, iPad — better | iPhone |
| Requires iOS | 18.0 — better | 18.6 |
| Further details — not scored | ||
| Size | 226 MB | 17 MB |
| Age rating | 4+ | 4+ |
| Developer | Conlan Wilson | CoachThem Inc. |
In-app purchases
YCAD
- Premium (1 Month)7 Days trial$1.991 Month
CoachThem
- PRO Lacrosse (1 Month)7 Days trial$9.001 Month
- PRO Hockey (1 Month)7 Days trial$12.001 Month
- PRO Soccer (1 Month)7 Days trial$12.001 Month
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- PRO Hockey (1 Year)7 Days trial$72.001 Year
- PRO Lacrosse (1 Year)7 Days trial$72.001 Year
- PRO Soccer (1 Year)7 Days trial$72.001 Year









