UA Recruiter vs Stack Athlete
Price, ratings, monetisation and update history for both apps, side by side — with what reviewers say about each.
UA Recruiter
This tool helps college volleyball coaches track and evaluate athletes during events. It offers features like unlimited tagging, enhanced athlete profiles, and skill rating systems, mirroring the web platform's capabilities.
- Athlete tracking and evaluation
- Unlimited custom tags
- Enhanced athlete profiles
- Skill rating system
- Event-based evaluation
- Quick search functionality
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UA Recruiter is a mobile application for college volleyball coaches to track, evaluate, and manage athletes during events. The app supports the core workflows available in the University Athlete web platform. What’s in this version? Performance and navigation • New codebase design for faster performance • Improved navigation across key areas • Updated Search functionality Customizable Athlete Evaluation Tools • Enhanced athlete detail cards • Use a combination of tags, notes, and ratings to evaluate • Rate athletes in multiple categories • View college staff evaluation history • Follow athlete functionality Communication • Access custom email templates for quick communication • Quickly send Questionnaire template Video functionality • Live video and score via BallerTV integration • In-app clip recording The application requires an active University Athlete college web account. It is intended for college volleyball coaches using the University Athlete system.
Stack Athlete
This platform helps high school athletes connect with college coaches for recruitment. Build a profile, showcase your skills and videos, and communicate directly with thousands of coaches nationwide to pursue your collegiate sports dreams.
- Build recruiting profile
- Highlight skills and videos
- Access college coach database
- Direct messaging with coaches
- Receive profile view notifications
- Messaging templates for coaches
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Stack Athlete, formerly CaptainU, leads as the premier online collegiate sports recruiting platform. We empower high school athletes to take control of their recruiting journey and achieve their dreams of playing sports in college. Build a free or premium Stack Athlete recruiting profile, highlight your skills, and share your highlight videos. Gain instant access to all college coaches and communicate directly with them using the following features * See which colleges fit you best, both academically and athletically, and then add them to your list of school prospects to target. * Start messaging coaches and building meaningful relationships so you can get on their recruiting radar. Our extensive database includes over 8,000 active coaches/colleges/teams in every division across the country, all in one easy-to-use place. * Stack Athlete messaging templates help you figure out what to say and when to say it, helping increase your chances of getting responses from coaches. * Be notified every time a college coach views your profile
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Verdict
The clearest difference is rating: Stack Athlete at 5.0 against UA Recruiter's 2.5. UA Recruiter's advantage is ads (none vs shown) and update cadence (every 2 weeks vs every 7 months). On price, in-app purchases, device support and iOS requirement 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.
Stack Athlete holds the better App Store score, 5.0 against 2.5. Both are backed by a comparable volume of ratings — 14 and 3 respectively.
UA Recruiter ships an update every 2 weeks, Stack Athlete every 7 months. The most recent releases landed on September 9, 2026 and June 4, 2026 respectively.
| Parameter | UA Recruiter | Stack Athlete |
|---|---|---|
| Price | Free | Free |
| Rating | 2.5 (14 ratings) | 5.0 (3 ratings) — better |
| Positive reviews | 0.0% of reviews | — |
| Number of ratings | 14 — better | 3 |
| Update frequency | Every 2 weeks — better | Every 7 months |
| Ads | No — better | Yes |
| In-app purchases | No | No |
| Monetization | Free — better | Ad-supported |
| Devices | iPhone, iPad, iPod | iPhone, iPad, iPod |
| Requires iOS | 15.5 — better | 15.6 |
| Further details — not scored | ||
| Size | 43 MB | 1 MB |
| Age rating | 4+ | 4+ |
| Developer | Agt Sport, Inc | SPay, Inc. |
Customer experience
UA Recruiter
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In-app purchases
UA Recruiter
No in-app purchases
Stack Athlete
No in-app purchases
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