Comparison

Skate Plan vs StickControl

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

Head to head
About

Skate Plan

Design, score, and share figure skating routines with official elements and realistic score projections. This app helps skaters, coaches, and choreographers create competition-ready programs, visualize paths, and sync choreography to music.

Highlights
  • Design IJS-based routines with 120+ official elements
  • Project scores and check program balance
  • Draw skating paths and visualize routines
  • Import and sync music with beat detection
  • Share routines as editable files or PDF
  • Coach mode for managing multiple skaters
Features
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Skate Plan – Design, Score, Share, and Coach Figure Skating Routines Skate Plan is a complete program‑building tool for figure skaters, coaches, and choreographers. Create competition‑ready routines with official IJS elements, check that your program is well‑balanced, project your score, and share it with your coach or students — all on iPhone and iPad. Build IJS‑Based Routines Skate Plan includes 120+ official ISU elements across Singles and Ice Dance. Add jumps from singles through quads, spins (Levels 1–4), step sequences, twizzles, dance lifts, pattern dance, and choreographic elements. A real‑time predicted base score shows how your routine is shaping up, with a full category breakdown. The smart jump‑combination builder validates rules automatically so your layout stays legal. Program Check Choose your governing body (U.S. Figure Skating or ISU), level, and program type. Skate Plan checks your routine against well‑balanced‑program requirements — element counts, jump repetition limits, required spin types, and duration — and flags anything that needs attention. Score projection shows a low, expected, and high Technical Element Score, including second‑half jump bonuses. Personalized Score Ratings Set your own realistic value for each element to project your score based on how you actually land jumps and execute elements. Switch back to standard IJS base values anytime. Visual Path Drawing Draw your skating path on a realistic rink and place elements exactly where they occur on the ice. The workflow is simple: pick elements, draw the path, refine timing. Music & Timing Import music from Files, Your music library or Apple Music. Automatic beat and tempo detection creates a rhythm timeline, and you can drag elements along the timeline to sync choreography precisely to the music. Audio Tools Cut, Trim, Fade and edit music to get the sound you need. Additionally you can merge multiple audio clips together to create a single audio file as needed. Animated Preview Watch your routine skate itself along your drawn path, fully synchronized to your music — ideal for coaches and choreographers reviewing choreography. Share & Export Share routines as editable Skate Plan files that open directly in the app, or export a PDF with an official‑style Planned Program Content sheet listing elements and base values. Perfect for skaters, parents, and training partners. Coach Mode Create profiles for multiple skaters, assign routines to each, and filter your list with a single tap. All your students’ programs stay organized in one place. Manage Your Routines See IJS scores on every routine card. Duplicate routines to build variations. Sort by duration, element summary, or last edited. Who It’s For Competitive skaters, coaches, choreographers, skating parents, and test‑level skaters — from a first Axel to a quad combination. Built with SwiftUI for iPhone and iPad, featuring intuitive gestures, smooth animations, and full offline use. Your routines stay on your device, and no account is required. Program Check requirements and score projections are planning aids — always confirm against current USFS/ISU rules and your officials. Download Skate Plan and design your next program with confidence. By using this app, you agree to Apple’s standard End User License Agreement (EULA): https://www.apple.com/legal/internet-services/itunes/dev/stdeula/

About

StickControl

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Stick Control turns stickhandling practice into fast, competitive games. Angle your phone so its camera looks down at your play area — use a phone stand, or simply rest it over the edge of a table, shelf or kitchen island — then grab your stick and a puck or ball, and the app tracks it in real time as you dribble. No wearables needed. Watch the screen (or cast it to your TV) and react: light up zones, beat the clock, repeat patterns, and push your high score higher every session. It works for both hockey (puck) and floorball (ball), on the ice or on any hard floor at home. GAMES • Zone Game — hit the lit zone as fast as you can • Speed Mode — score as much as possible before the clock runs out • Memory Mode — repeat the pattern without losing the puck • 2 Player — head-to-head on one screen • Concept & Beta games to experiment with (local high scores) • New games added over time COMPETE • A weekly competition that resets every calendar week • Team leaderboards and friends — compete against the players you actually meet on the ice • Age-based percentiles, so you're compared with players your own age • Personal records that track your progress over time FREE TO PLAY Zone Game is free to play every day. Unlock everything — all games, unlimited play, teams, friends and more — with a single one-time purchase. No subscription. Future games and updates are included. PRIVATE BY DESIGN • The camera never leaves your device. Frames are processed live, on your phone, only to track your puck — never uploaded, saved or shared. • No ads. No third-party trackers. • We store only what you choose to share: a display name, a birth year and your scores. WHAT YOU NEED • A hockey stick + puck, or a floorball stick + ball • Bright tape or paint on your puck or ball, so the camera can track it • A phone stand, or just somewhere to rest your phone over an edge — a table, shelf or kitchen island all work fine • A bit of space, good lighting and a light-coloured surface Train smarter, compete with your team, and watch your stickhandling get sharper — one round at a time.

Screenshots

Skate Plan4 screens
StickControl4 screens

Verdict

The call

The clearest difference is iOS requirement: StickControl at 16.0 against Skate Plan's 18.6. On price, update cadence, ads and in-app purchases 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. Skate Plan sells 3 in-app purchases, starting at $0.99 per 7 days and StickControl sells 1 one-off in-app purchase. Whichever you choose, the download price is not the number that matters.

UpkeepUpdate frequency

Skate Plan ships an update fortnightly, StickControl every 3 weeks. The most recent releases landed on November 5, 2026 and November 6, 2026 respectively.

Scorecard1 real difference · 8 level
Skate Plan versus StickControl: the parameters behind the verdict, then further details
ParameterSkate PlanStickControl
PriceFreeFree
Rating5.0 (2 ratings) — better—
Number of ratings2 — better—
Update frequencyFortnightly — betterEvery 3 weeks
AdsNoNo
In-app purchasesYesYes
MonetizationFree with in-app purchases—
DevicesiPhone, iPad — betteriPhone
Requires iOS18.616.0 — better
Further details — not scored
Size32 MB51 MB
Age rating4+4+
DeveloperAaron McdonaldSuesias AB

In-app purchases

3 purchases

Skate Plan

Subscriptions3
  • Premium Access to Skate Plan$0.997 Days
  • Skate Plan7 Days trial$14.996 Months
  • Premium Access to Skate Plan7 Days trial$19.991 Year
1 purchases

StickControl

One-time1
  • Full Unlock$19.99

Questions

Is Skate Plan free?
Skate Plan is free to download, with in-app purchases available.
Is StickControl free?
StickControl is free to download, with in-app purchases available.
Do Skate Plan or StickControl have ads?
Neither Skate Plan nor StickControl shows ads.
Which is updated more often, Skate Plan or StickControl?
Skate Plan ships an update fortnightly, and StickControl every 3 weeks. Most recently, Skate Plan was updated on November 5, 2026 and StickControl on November 6, 2026.

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