Comparison

NCSA Athletic Recruiting vs AppliedVisionBaseball

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

Head to head
About

NCSA Athletic Recruiting

This app empowers student-athletes to connect with college coaches and manage their recruiting process. Build a detailed profile, showcase your athletic film, and track coach interactions. Premium features offer enhanced communication tools and educational guidance.

Highlights
  • Build athlete profile
  • Add athletic film
  • Share profile widely
  • Track coach views
  • Explore colleges
  • Message center
  • Recruiting education
Features
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NCSA College Recruiting helps student-athletes connect with college coaches. Our iPhone app lets you take control of your recruiting wherever you are, right from your device with a full suite of tools you won't find anywhere else. And when you're ready, NCSA reviews your profile to verify your information. There's more: - Build a profile, add your film and describe what will make you an ideal part of a college roster
 - Share your profile widely and track the coaches who view it - Explore colleges of potential interest to you Student-athletes who benefit from NCSA's premium memberships receive additional features, like:
 - Even more ways to connect with colleges
 - Increased tracking of coach views - Message center to manage communication with college coaches - Guided education from recruiting coaches

About

AppliedVisionBaseball

Enhance your baseball vision skills with a comprehensive library of elite pitching drills. Train effectively in both virtual reality and non-VR environments to improve your reaction time and accuracy.

Highlights
  • VR vision training
  • Non-VR vision training
  • Elite pitching drills
  • Reaction time improvement
  • Accuracy enhancement
Features
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Train in both VR and non-VR vision training drills with our library of elite-level pitching.

Screenshots

NCSA Athletic Recruiting4 screens
AppliedVisionBaseball3 screens

Verdict

The call

The clearest difference is rating: AppliedVisionBaseball at 3.3 against NCSA Athletic Recruiting's 2.7. AppliedVisionBaseball also leads on review sentiment (50% vs 15%). NCSA Athletic Recruiting's advantage is in-app purchases (none vs 2) and ratings volume (1.4K vs 37). On price, update cadence, 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

CostPrice · In-app purchases · Ads · Monetization

Both are free to download. AppliedVisionBaseball sells 2 in-app purchases, starting at $499.99 per year. NCSA Athletic Recruiting asks for nothing beyond the download.

ReceptionRating · Positive reviews · Number of ratings

AppliedVisionBaseball holds the better App Store score, 3.3 against 2.7. That said, the two scores are not equally well evidenced: NCSA Athletic Recruiting has 1.4K ratings behind it against 37, so its average is the more settled of the two. Written reviews point the same way: 15% of NCSA Athletic Recruiting's written reviews are positive against 50% of AppliedVisionBaseball's.

UpkeepUpdate frequency

Both ship on a similar rhythm, roughly every 6 weeks. The most recent releases landed on October 15, 2026 and October 8, 2026 respectively.

Scorecard4 real differences · 6 level
NCSA Athletic Recruiting versus AppliedVisionBaseball: the parameters behind the verdict, then further details
ParameterNCSA Athletic RecruitingAppliedVisionBaseball
PriceFreeFree
Rating2.7 (1.4K ratings)3.3 (37 ratings) — better
Positive reviews15.1% of reviews50.0% of reviews — better
Number of ratings1.4K — better37
Update frequencyEvery 6 weeksEvery 6 weeks
AdsNoNo
In-app purchasesNo — betterYes
MonetizationFreemiumFree with in-app purchases
DevicesiPhoneiPhone, iPad — better
Requires iOS16.616.0 — better
Further details — not scored
Size36 MB68 MB
Age rating12+4+
DeveloperNCSA Athletic RecruitingArt of Baseball Productions

Customer experience

NCSA Athletic Recruiting

All ratings1,386 ratings
Positive39.0%
Neutral9.3%
Negative51.7%
Written reviews159 reviews
Positive15.1%
Neutral10.1%
Negative74.8%

AppliedVisionBaseball

All ratings37 ratings
Positive54.1%
Neutral8.1%
Negative37.8%
Written reviews24 reviews
Positive50.0%
Neutral8.3%
Negative41.7%

Bugs and requests

NCSA Athletic Recruiting

Reported bugs

4 issues
  • Login issues and inability to create accounts
  • Notification problems and unread messages not clearing
  • Glitches and freezes when navigating the app
  • Incompatibility with certain devices and OS versions

Requested features

4 requests
  • Add more sports options
  • Improve notification system
  • Fix login and account issues
  • Make the app more user-friendly

AppliedVisionBaseball

Not enough reviews yet to summarise bugs or requests.

In-app purchases

None

NCSA Athletic Recruiting

No in-app purchases

2 purchases

AppliedVisionBaseball

Subscriptions2
  • Yearly for 5 Players$499.991 Year
  • Yearly for 10 Players$999.991 Year

Questions

Is NCSA Athletic Recruiting free?
NCSA Athletic Recruiting is free to download, with no in-app purchases.
Is AppliedVisionBaseball free?
AppliedVisionBaseball is free to download, with in-app purchases available.
Which has better reviews, NCSA Athletic Recruiting or AppliedVisionBaseball?
AppliedVisionBaseball is rated higher. NCSA Athletic Recruiting averages 2.7 out of 5 from 1.4K ratings, while AppliedVisionBaseball averages 3.3 from 37 ratings.
Do NCSA Athletic Recruiting or AppliedVisionBaseball have ads?
Neither NCSA Athletic Recruiting nor AppliedVisionBaseball shows ads.
Which is updated more often, NCSA Athletic Recruiting or AppliedVisionBaseball?
NCSA Athletic Recruiting ships an update every 6 weeks, and AppliedVisionBaseball every 6 weeks. Most recently, NCSA Athletic Recruiting was updated on October 15, 2026 and AppliedVisionBaseball on October 8, 2026.

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