Comparison

Pulse Coach vs myHandballStats

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

Head to head
About

Pulse Coach

Features
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Marre de stagner ? Que vous vous entraîniez seul en salle ou que vous soyez suivi par un coach, Pulse est l'outil ultime pour piloter vos performances. Enregistrez vos séances en un clin d'œil et transformez vos efforts en statistiques précises.

About

myHandballStats

Capture and analyze handball statistics live during matches. Track goals, assists, saves, and more for individual players or the entire team. Generate detailed reports and share insights.

Highlights
  • Live match statistics capture
  • Player and team management
  • Detailed performance analysis
  • Customizable dashboard
  • Official match report import
  • Data backup and export
  • Shareable image reports
Features
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myHandballStats is the app for capturing and analysing handball statistics right at the sideline – for coaches, team staff and stats enthusiasts. CAPTURE • Manage players, teams and seasons • Record stats live during the match with a tap – per player • Goals, assists, saves, goals conceded, blocks, missed shots, 7-metre throws, penalties, technical faults and more • Goalkeeper stats: assign conceded goals to the keeper – for a save percentage per goalkeeper • The score runs live: a tap on a team name counts a goal, for either side • Shot variants following the German handball (HBL) standard: fast break, breakthrough, pivot, free throw (Premium) • Goal-zone heatmap: where in the goal did the shot land? (incl. 7-metre plus saves and conceded goals per keeper, Premium) • Shot position on court: where was the shot taken from? (Premium) • Single-player mode: pin one player and just tap the action – ideal for focused scouting • Game clock with halves, half-time break and team timeouts – every action gets its match minute (Premium) • Shirt number and position per match – for youth teams whose shirts change CAPTURE TOGETHER • Live Session: parents and friends help count on their own devices – directly device to device, with no internet needed (starting requires Premium, joining is free) OFFICIAL MATCH REPORTS • Import the match report from nuLiga, Handball360, France (FDME) or Croatia (HRS) as a PDF – game, squad, goals, 7m, penalties and time-outs with the official match time (Premium) • Compare games you tracked yourself with the report: take over missing goals and penalties, add the official match times (Premium) ANALYSE • Player stats per match and across the season • Season record per team: points, goals, form, half-time record, records and the record against every opponent – plus fair play and 7 metres for team and players • Home dashboard with tiles you choose yourself • myPerformance-Index (myPI) per player: one rating per match, with trend (Premium) • Charts, season analysis and team trend (Premium) • Match report with rates – export and share as CSV (Premium) • Match log: every action with match minute and score – in the report and as CSV (Premium) • Power play balance: goals scored and conceded with a player more or less, per game and across the season (Premium) • Shot radar, player comparison (up to three players), rate by attack type and save percentage per goal zone – also for just the last 3, 5 or 10 games (Premium) SHARE AND PRINT • Images to share, made from blocks: templates for team, player, game and season – as feed, story or landscape; your own layout with Premium • Match report as a PDF to print and pin up – names as first name or number only if you like YOUR DATA • No account, no sign-up – the app stores locally on your device • Back everything up to a file and read it back in on another device – an Android device works too • Import and export squads and fixtures as a spreadsheet (CSV) – with a preview before anything is applied (Premium) • Optionally backed up to your own Apple iCloud account and synced across your devices • No developer server – nobody but you can access your handball data Free to use (ad-supported). Ads can be removed via in-app purchase; Premium additionally unlocks all analyses, charts, myPerformance-Index, the heatmaps, shot radar and player comparison, the game clock with match log, your own image layouts, import/export, importing official match reports and the Live Session. Premium is a one-time purchase, not a subscription.

Screenshots

Pulse Coach4 screens
myHandballStats4 screens

Verdict

The call

The clearest difference is in-app purchases: Pulse Coach at none against myHandballStats's 2. Pulse Coach also leads on ads (none vs shown) and iOS requirement (15.1 vs 26.4). myHandballStats's advantage is update cadence (weekly vs monthly). On price 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. myHandballStats sells 2 one-off in-app purchases. Pulse Coach asks for nothing beyond the download.

UpkeepUpdate frequency

Pulse Coach ships an update monthly, myHandballStats weekly. The most recent releases landed on November 5, 2026 and November 10, 2026 respectively.

Scorecard4 real differences · 4 level
Pulse Coach versus myHandballStats: the parameters behind the verdict, then further details
ParameterPulse CoachmyHandballStats
PriceFreeFree
Positive reviews—75.0% of reviews
Update frequencyMonthlyWeekly — better
AdsNo — betterYes
In-app purchasesNo — betterYes
Monetization—Free with in-app purchases
DevicesiPhone, iPad, iPod — betteriPhone, iPad
Requires iOS15.1 — better26.4
Further details — not scored
Size60 MB43 MB
Age rating17+4+
DeveloperMateo BoulangerAndy Pichottki

In-app purchases

None

Pulse Coach

No in-app purchases

2 purchases

myHandballStats

One-time2
  • Remove Ads$2.99
  • Premium$5.99

Questions

Is Pulse Coach free?
Pulse Coach is free to download, with no in-app purchases.
Is myHandballStats free?
myHandballStats is free to download, with in-app purchases available.
Do Pulse Coach or myHandballStats have ads?
myHandballStats shows ads; Pulse Coach does not.
Which is updated more often, Pulse Coach or myHandballStats?
Pulse Coach ships an update monthly, and myHandballStats weekly. Most recently, Pulse Coach was updated on November 5, 2026 and myHandballStats on November 10, 2026.

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