Captain's Team Maker vs PKStat
Price, ratings, monetisation and update history for both apps, side by side — with what reviewers say about each.
Captain's Team Maker
This app simplifies sports game organization by instantly creating balanced teams based on player skill and attributes. It supports various sports and allows for quick roster edits, ensuring fair play for every game.
- Instant, fair team auto-balancing
- Player skill weighting for balanced play
- Gender parity toggle for co-ed sports
- Quick roster editing
- Score tracking and match creation
- Universal support for multiple sports
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Fair Teams. Every Time. Team Maker takes the headache out of game day. Our intelligent algorithm ensures fair play by sorting players based on skill levels, or you can shake things up with a completely randomized roster. Perfect for soccer, basketball, volleyball, or any pick-up recreational game, it’s the ultimate coordinator tool for coaches, captains, and friends. KEY FEATURES: • Skill-Based Balancing: Assign values to player strengths (attack, defense, speed) and let the engine distribute talent evenly. • True Random Mode: Need a quick mix? Shake your device or hit generate to randomize positions instantly. • Multi-Sport Flexibility: Configured with pre-sets for popular sports (soccer formations, basketball courts) or custom squad numbers. • Dynamic Player Rosters: Save your regular crew, track attendance, and log who is playing in seconds. Whether you are managing an organized league or a casual weekend match at the park, Captain's Team Maker makes drafting your squads simple, transparent, and fair. Download now and level the playing field!
PKStat
This app provides in-depth penalty kick analytics for coaches, players, and fans. Log kicks quickly, generate detailed player and team performance reports, and optimize shootout strategies with data-driven insights.
- Fast penalty logging
- Shooter and goalkeeper dashboards
- Team performance analysis
- Shootout optimizer
- AI-powered coaching insights
- Multi-team management
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PK Stat is the penalty kick analytics platform for coaches, players, and fans. Log every penalty in seconds and turn raw kicks into insights that win shootouts. TRACK EVERY KICK - Fast logging: foot, placement vs. power, keeper action, and outcome - Match and shootout history for every team - Works great from the sideline ANALYTICS THAT MATTER - Shooter dashboards: success rate, placement tendencies, pressure splits - Goalkeeper dashboards: save rates by zone and by strategy (reacted vs. anticipated) - Team dashboards to compare your roster at a glance SHOOTOUT OPTIMIZER - Data-driven kicker rankings built from your own logged penalties - Best 5 takers plus sudden-death recommendations AI INSIGHTS - Personalized, data-grounded coaching insights for shooters and keepers - Available in 22 languages BUILT FOR TEAMS - Manage multiple teams, players, and roles (coach, player, admin) - Invite your staff and keep everyone on the same page PLANS PK Stat is free to use, with ads and core logging for everyone. Optional auto-renewable subscriptions unlock more: - Individual + AI: $0.99/month (adds AI insights, ad-free) - Coach: $4.99/month (2 teams included, AI insights, ad-free; extra teams $0.99/month each) - Club: $199.99/month (unlimited teams, coach seats for your staff) Payment is charged to your Apple Account at confirmation of purchase. Subscriptions renew automatically unless cancelled at least 24 hours before the end of the current period. Manage or cancel anytime in your Apple Account settings. Privacy Policy: https://pkstat.com/privacy Terms of Use: https://pkstat.com/terms
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Verdict
The clearest difference is ads: Captain's Team Maker at none against PKStat's shown. Captain's Team Maker also leads on monetization model (free vs free with in-app purchases) and iOS requirement (15.0 vs 17.0). PKStat's advantage is update cadence (fortnightly vs every 6 months) and ratings volume (6 vs 2). On price, rating, 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
Both are free to download. Neither carries in-app purchases, so what you see is what you pay.
On the App Store both sit at effectively the same score — 5.0 for Captain's Team Maker against 5.0 for PKStat. Both are backed by a comparable volume of ratings — 2 and 6 respectively.
Captain's Team Maker ships an update every 6 months, PKStat fortnightly. The most recent releases landed on September 22, 2026 and September 13, 2026 respectively.
| Parameter | Captain's Team Maker | PKStat |
|---|---|---|
| Price | Free | Free |
| Rating | 5.0 (2 ratings) | 5.0 (6 ratings) |
| Positive reviews | — | 100.0% of reviews |
| Number of ratings | 2 | 6 — better |
| Update frequency | Every 6 months | Fortnightly — better |
| Ads | No — better | Yes |
| In-app purchases | No | No |
| Monetization | Free — better | Free with in-app purchases |
| Devices | iPhone, iPad, iPod — better | iPhone, iPad |
| Requires iOS | 15.0 — better | 17.0 |
| Further details — not scored | ||
| Size | 27 MB | 17 MB |
| Age rating | 4+ | 4+ |
| Developer | Zobair S | PK STAT TRACKER LLC |
Customer experience
Captain's Team Maker
PKStat
In-app purchases
Captain's Team Maker
No in-app purchases
PKStat
No in-app purchases





