Comparison

UDBapp vs OnPointe Space

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

Head to head
About

UDBapp

This app allows users to view, edit, and manage drill formations for marching bands. It offers features for both performers and directors, including animated drills, coordinate sheets, and attendance tracking. The app supports offline access and integrates with drill design software.

Highlights
  • View drill animations from any perspective
  • Live updating coordinates and count sheets
  • Annotate directly on drills with notes
  • Attendance tracking and rehearsal schedules
  • Offline mode for drill access
  • Integration with drill design software
Features
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NEW • Jump forward or backward, pause or reset your drill with intuitive Control Wheel • See drill in light and dark mode, set automatically from your preferences. • Annotate directly on your drill, place links and organize text notes with Field Notes and Design Notes • Access a full suite of admin-granted features via Smart Access. • NEW: Update licenses or access in UDB, and changes are reflected across all Arc products • Customize your experience, without leaving the drill, with quick settings and widgets • Tap any performer to view photo, coordinate, page information and attendance status via Geo. Features for Members • Watch the drill animation while listening to the music from any perspective (performer or director) • View your individual coordinate sheet for sets in a song or counts in a set • Follow your drill count by count with live updating coordinates • See curved and straight-line path information for previous and next sets Features for Admins and Staff • Change field perspective (performer/director) • Easily add/delete/edit drill files in your ensemble's account directly from the app • Learn and clean drill just seconds after it has been exported from Pyware by the designer • One tap access to Beam for sheet music, and Geo for attendance Differentiators • Unlimited drill uploads from Pyware, the best-in-class drill design software • Phone layout designed for one handed use • Easily find your halfway points and yard line crossing counts • Easily switch between custom views Tap ID Tap ID allows directors to see the performer labels that members have selected. Simply tap on a performer's dot while viewing the drill to see their name, photo, page information and attendance status. Multiple students can select a single performer label, so directors can easily see and manage alternates, shadows, and primary performers. Geo Calendar & Attendance See full rehearsal and performance schedule, check-in to events with multiple locations, and track attendance throughout the season. Use Live Attendance to get a real-time view of who is at rehearsal and who is not. Offline Mode Restrict access to Ultimate Drill Book if selected users are connected to the internet. If not activated, all users will be able to access Ultimate Drill Book even if connected to a WiFi or cellular connection.

About

OnPointe Space

Features
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OnPointe helps performance groups, schools, teams, and organizations coordinate communication, schedules, files, safety resources, and event-day planning in one focused workspace. Members can receive announcements, chat in rooms and direct messages, view schedules, access shared files, respond to surveys, and stay connected with their organization’s updates. Administrators can manage members, rooms, announcements, event details, planning resources, safety information, and organization settings from the same platform.

Screenshots

UDBapp4 screens
OnPointe Space3 screens

Verdict

The call

The clearest difference is iOS requirement: OnPointe Space at 13.0 against UDBapp's 18.0. 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. Neither carries in-app purchases, so what you see is what you pay.

UpkeepUpdate frequency

UDBapp ships an update every 6 days, OnPointe Space weekly. The most recent releases landed on October 18, 2026 and October 12, 2026 respectively.

Scorecard1 real difference · 9 level
UDBapp versus OnPointe Space: the parameters behind the verdict, then further details
ParameterUDBappOnPointe Space
PriceFreeFree
Rating3.4 (32 ratings) — better—
Positive reviews37.7% of reviews—
Number of ratings32 — better—
Update frequencyEvery 6 days — betterWeekly
AdsNoNo
In-app purchasesNoNo
MonetizationFree—
DevicesiPhone, iPadiPhone, iPad, iPod — better
Requires iOS18.013.0 — better
Further details — not scored
Size43 MB35 MB
Age rating4+4+
DeveloperUltimate Drill BookOnPointe Technologies LLC

In-app purchases

None

UDBapp

No in-app purchases

None

OnPointe Space

No in-app purchases

Questions

Is UDBapp free?
UDBapp is free to download, with no in-app purchases.
Is OnPointe Space free?
OnPointe Space is free to download, with no in-app purchases.
Do UDBapp or OnPointe Space have ads?
Neither UDBapp nor OnPointe Space shows ads.
Which is updated more often, UDBapp or OnPointe Space?
UDBapp ships an update every 6 days, and OnPointe Space weekly. Most recently, UDBapp was updated on October 18, 2026 and OnPointe Space on October 12, 2026.

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