Comparison

Tactiq vs Pulse

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

Head to head
About

Tactiq

This app is a comprehensive coaching toolkit for soccer coaches. It allows users to browse a library of drills, build training sessions, create custom drills visually, and share plans with their team. It aims to streamline practice preparation and enhance coaching effectiveness.

Highlights
  • 300+ ready-to-use soccer drills
  • Build training sessions with drag-and-drop
  • Visual drill editor for custom formations
  • Share session plans instantly with team
  • Organized drill library by category and skill
Features
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Tactiq — Your Practice. Made Perfect. Tactiq is the all-in-one coaching toolkit for soccer coaches at every level. Whether you're running a youth academy, coaching a high school team, or developing elite players, Tactiq gives you everything you need to plan smarter sessions, discover new drills, and share your vision with your staff. Browse 300+ Ready-to-Use Drills - Explore a curated library of soccer drills organized by category, skill level, and focus area. From technical fundamentals to tactical patterns, find the right drill in seconds — not after scrolling through binders or outdated PDFs. Build Sessions in Minutes - Drag, drop, and sequence drills into complete training sessions. Set durations, add coaching notes, and build a plan your players will actually benefit from. No more scrambling before practice. Visual Drill Editor - Bring your ideas to life with an intuitive visual editor. Draw up custom drills and formations directly in the app, so your players and assistants see exactly what you're envisioning. Share With Your Team - Export and share session plans instantly with your coaching staff, assistants, or parents. Keep everyone on the same page — before the whistle blows. Whether you're a first-year coach or a seasoned veteran, Tactiq turns your preparation into your competitive advantage. Download Tactiq and make every practice count.

About

Pulse

This app allows coaches to easily plan soccer drills, build training sessions, and set team lineups. It offers offline functionality and a straightforward interface for creating and sharing tactical plans.

Highlights
  • Draw custom soccer drills
  • Organize drills into sessions
  • Set team formations and lineups
  • Offline functionality
  • Export drills, sessions, and lineups
  • Customizable pitch and player markers
Features
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Pulse is a training tool for coaches who do everything themselves. Draw a drill straight onto a pitch. Save it. Build it into a session. Set your lineup for the weekend. That's the whole app — two jobs, done properly, with nothing else in the way. Everything works offline and lives on your phone. There is no account to create, no email to hand over, and no internet connection required. Open the app and you are one tap from drawing. PLAN A DRILL Sketch on a full pitch, a half, a third, or a blank canvas. Place players, cones, goals and balls. Draw passes, shots, runs and dribbles. Mark out zones. Everything can be moved, rotated, resized and recoloured until the drill reads the way you see it in your head. Save a drill and it joins your library, ready to reuse next week. BUILD A SESSION Pull saved drills into a session and put them in order. Give each block a type — warm-up, technical, possession, pressing, whatever it is — and write the coaching points you want to hit. Set a duration and Pulse totals the session for you. SET A LINEUP Pick your squad size — 7v7, 9v9 or 11v11 — then a formation, then arrange your players on the pitch. Change the formation and the names come with them. Add substitutes. Choose how the lineup looks: plain white pitch or mown stripes, circle markers or jerseys, blank markers or numbers or positions, and your own team and keeper colours. SHARE IT Export a drill or a lineup as an image, or a full session as a PDF, and send it straight from the share sheet. AirDrop it to an assistant, drop it in the team chat, or text it to a parent. Nothing is uploaded anywhere — the file is made on your phone and goes wherever you send it. BUILT FOR ONE COACH Pulse is for the person running a team on their own: club, high school, or competitive youth. It does not try to be a club management platform. There are no rosters to maintain, no dashboards, no notifications chasing you to come back. Just a clipboard that draws.

Screenshots

Tactiq4 screens
Pulse4 screens

Verdict

The call

The clearest difference is in-app purchases: Pulse at none against Tactiq's 2. Pulse also leads on ads (none vs shown). Tactiq's advantage is ratings volume (9 vs 1). On price, rating, device support and iOS requirement 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. Tactiq sells 2 in-app purchases, starting at $7.99 per month. Pulse asks for nothing beyond the download.

ReceptionRating · Positive reviews · Number of ratings

On the App Store both sit at effectively the same score — 5.0 for Tactiq against 5.0 for Pulse. That said, the two scores are not equally well evidenced: Tactiq has 9 ratings behind it against 1, so its average is the more settled of the two.

Scorecard4 real differences · 6 level
Tactiq versus Pulse: the parameters behind the verdict, then further details
ParameterTactiqPulse
PriceFreeFree
Rating5.0 (9 ratings)5.0 (1 ratings)
Positive reviews100.0% of reviews—
Number of ratings9 — better1
Update frequencyEvery 3 weeks—
AdsYesNo — better
In-app purchasesYesNo — better
MonetizationFreemiumFree — better
DevicesiPhoneiPhone, iPad — better
Requires iOS16.416.4
Further details — not scored
Size62 MB49 MB
Age rating4+4+
DeveloperCOLBY M HEGARTYSANTIAGO FELIZZOLA BALLESTEROS

Customer experience

Tactiq

All ratings9 ratings
Positive100.0%
Neutral0.0%
Negative0.0%
Written reviews7 reviews
Positive100.0%
Neutral0.0%
Negative0.0%

Pulse

All ratings1 ratings
Positive100.0%
Neutral0.0%
Negative0.0%

In-app purchases

2 purchases

Tactiq

Subscriptions2
  • Tactiq Pro7 Days trial$7.991 Month
  • Tactiq Pro7 Days trial$49.991 Year
None

Pulse

No in-app purchases

Questions

Is Tactiq free?
Tactiq is free to download, with in-app purchases available.
Is Pulse free?
Pulse is free to download, with no in-app purchases.
Which has better reviews, Tactiq or Pulse?
Tactiq and Pulse are both rated 5.0 out of 5 on the App Store, from 9 and 1 ratings respectively.
Do Tactiq or Pulse have ads?
Tactiq shows ads; Pulse does not.

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