Comparison

True Tryouts vs Callback

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

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About

True Tryouts

This app streamlines sports tryout management for coaches and organizations. It allows for event creation, player registration, and real-time performance evaluation. Athletes can easily find and register for local tryouts.

Highlights
  • Event creation with age groups and locations
  • Player registration and payment processing
  • Real-time athlete evaluation with metrics
  • Automated score reporting via email
  • Searchable event database for athletes
  • Unlimited evaluator invitations
Features
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The True Tryouts app is the most efficient grade tool app in the nation. Created by a coach for coaches. The True Tryouts app assists coaches and organizations operate the entire process by creating events with multiple age groups, field location, date, time, and the ability to post the event flyer. The Coach sets the player price, with a minimum of $5.00. The coach can charge more than $5.00 and they will get the entire amount, minus $5.00, once the event concludes. Any player price above $50.00, the coach/org will get 90% of the player funds. Athletes register a new account with the capability of adding multiple family members on one dashboard. The athlete can search nearby events by filtering the state, sport, and age group. The athlete simply registers for the event with one click on the "Register" button and then payment is taken. Before the event start date, the coach can see exactly how many players will attend the tryout for each age group, therefore knowing how many evaluators to assist them. An unlimited number of evaluator coaches can be invited to assist in the evaluation process. All evaluators grading numbers will be averaged among all grading the event. Evaluators have 6 metrics to grade the athletes. Hitting, Pitching, Infield, Outfield, Catching, and Running. Each metric has a 1-10 slide bar scale for different aspects of the position. There are velocity metrics for hitting and pitching. There are time metrics for catcher throws and running. At the conclusion of the event, the coach can see on their event dashboard the overall score of each athlete along with the capability to download a detailed spreadsheet of every metric graded. When the coach concludes the event manually on their dashboard, every participant will automatically get a detailed email of their individual score from each metric along with a cumulative score comparison of every player in that event's age group.

About

Callback

Features
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Callback is the volleyball tryout evaluation app built for the gym floor. Rate a player in two taps without looking away from the drill, keep working when the Wi-Fi drops, and get your club's list from the spreadsheet you already use. Evaluate, rank, and build your rosters — all in one place. COURT-SPEED CAPTURE Tap a player, tap a score. That's it. The shirt-number grid puts every athlete a thumb away, skill focus keeps you on the drill you're actually running, and quick filters by position and wristband color narrow the floor in a second. Rate players without breaking eye contact with the court. WORKS OFFLINE — REALLY Gym Wi-Fi fails. Callback doesn't. Every rating is saved on the device the instant you enter it and syncs automatically when you're back online. Multiple evaluators can rate side by side and their scores merge cleanly. No spinner, no lost data, no "please reconnect." YOUR SPREADSHEET, NOT OUR FORM Import your tryout list from a CSV or spreadsheet export in an afternoon — names, ages, positions, shirt numbers, wristband colors, and check-ins come straight across. No rigid template to fill in, no re-keying your roster. The list you already built is the list you tryout with. RANK WITH CONFIDENCE See every athlete ranked by position-aware scoring — a setter isn't judged on passing. Open any player for a per-skill, per-evaluator breakdown and an age-group bell curve that shows exactly where they stand. Physical measurements (height, reach, block and approach touch) sit right alongside the skill scores. KNOW YOUR COVERAGE A live coverage view shows who still needs eyes on them before you make cuts — no athlete falls through the cracks because one evaluator ran out of time. FROM TRYOUT TO TEAMS Build rosters and track offers by age division, right where you evaluated. Move a player from the ranking straight onto a team, record offers and their status, and export the whole thing to a spreadsheet when you're done. 6v6 ON-COURT PLACEMENT Split your pool onto courts by position and rank for live 6-on-6 play, adjust on the fly, and watch the board update as scores come in. BUILT FOR CLUBS Invite your evaluators and admins, control who sees what, and run every age group from 12u to 18u. Callback is made for the way club volleyball tryouts actually run — fast, loud, and Wi-Fi-optional. Accounts are created by your club. Callback is free on iPhone and iPad; club subscriptions are handled separately by your club administrator. Questions? support@mckerinsoftware.com

Screenshots

True Tryouts4 screens
Callback4 screens

Verdict

The call

The clearest difference is update cadence: Callback at every 5 days against True Tryouts's every 5 months. True Tryouts's advantage is iOS requirement (13.0 vs 17.0). 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

CostPrice · In-app purchases · Ads · Monetization

Both are free to download. Neither carries in-app purchases, so what you see is what you pay.

UpkeepUpdate frequency

True Tryouts ships an update every 5 months, Callback every 5 days. The most recent releases landed on September 27, 2026 and September 17, 2026 respectively.

Scorecard2 real differences · 7 level
True Tryouts versus Callback: the parameters behind the verdict, then further details
ParameterTrue TryoutsCallback
PriceFreeFree
Rating5.0 (6 ratings) — better—
Number of ratings6 — better—
Update frequencyEvery 5 monthsEvery 5 days — better
AdsNoNo
In-app purchasesNoNo
MonetizationFree—
DevicesiPhone, iPad, iPod — betteriPhone, iPad
Requires iOS13.0 — better17.0
Further details — not scored
Size15 MB5 MB
Age rating17+4+
DeveloperJason LivernoisMcKerin Software, Inc.

In-app purchases

None

True Tryouts

No in-app purchases

None

Callback

No in-app purchases

Questions

Is True Tryouts free?
True Tryouts is free to download, with no in-app purchases.
Is Callback free?
Callback is free to download, with no in-app purchases.
Do True Tryouts or Callback have ads?
Neither True Tryouts nor Callback shows ads.
Which is updated more often, True Tryouts or Callback?
True Tryouts ships an update every 5 months, and Callback every 5 days. Most recently, True Tryouts was updated on September 27, 2026 and Callback on September 17, 2026.

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