Onside Training vs Player Blueprint
Price, ratings, monetisation and update history for both apps, side by side — with what reviewers say about each.
Onside Training
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Onside Training is a companion app for onside-training.com, built for football coaches and players who want one place to find drills, plan training and create their own tactics. DRILL LIBRARY Browse a growing library of football drills with video walkthroughs, setup instructions and coaching tips. Filter by focus area, intensity, time needed and number of players, then save your favourites for quick access later. TACTICS BOARD Design tactics on an interactive pitch. Place players, cones, hurdles, goals and other equipment, then draw arrows, lines and zones to map out exactly what you want your team to do. Choose from ready-made formations or build your own, and customise player jerseys to match your team's colours. ANIMATE YOUR TACTICS Record your tactics frame by frame, with curved player runs and adjustable speed for each step. Play it back to see the move come together, or export it as a video to send to your players or coaching staff. TRAINING SESSIONS Build full training sessions by grouping drills into sections such as warm-up, technical, tactical and cool-down. Add your own notes, attach a tactic to any drill, and see the total session time update automatically. Export a session as a PDF or share it with an assistant coach or player using a simple share code. EIGHT LANGUAGES The app is fully translated into English, Spanish, German, French, Portuguese, Italian, Turkish and Traditional Chinese. WORKS OFFLINE TOO Your saved drills, tactics and sessions are cached on your device, so you can keep working from your last session even without a signal on the pitch. FREE TO USE, PRO FOR MORE The entire drill library is free for everyone, with no account required and no limit on what you can read or watch. Onside Training Pro adds unlimited saved tactics, the full session planner, every pitch type, custom team colours, unlimited drill animation frames, and video export without a watermark. Onside Training is built by coaches, for coaches, and we're always adding new drills and features based on feedback from people actually using it on the pitch. Terms of Use: https://onside-training.com/terms-of-use/
Player Blueprint
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PlayerBlueprint helps youth soccer coaches plan better practices, manage match-day lineups, and track player minutes from one simple coaching workspace. Built for volunteer and club coaches, PlayerBlueprint keeps the messy parts of coaching organized: practice blocks, rosters, lineups, substitutions, attendance, reflections, and player participation. Use PlayerBlueprint to: • Build structured training sessions with editable practice blocks • Prepare lineups before kickoff • Run live substitutions during matches • Track player minutes and participation • Manage rosters and match-day availability • Capture reflections after practices and games • Keep coaching notes organized across the season Whether you coach U8, U9, U10, travel soccer, recreation soccer, or club teams, PlayerBlueprint gives you a practical soccer coaching planner built around real team workflows. PlayerBlueprint is designed for coaches who want less sideline chaos and more intentional player development.
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The clearest difference is in-app purchases: Player Blueprint at none against Onside Training's 2. Onside Training's advantage is iOS requirement (15.1 vs 26.3). On price, ads 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. Onside Training sells 2 in-app purchases, starting at $10.99 per month. Player Blueprint asks for nothing beyond the download.
| Parameter | Onside Training | Player Blueprint |
|---|---|---|
| Price | Free | Free |
| Update frequency | — | Every 10 days |
| Ads | No | No |
| In-app purchases | Yes | No — better |
| Devices | iPhone, iPad, iPod — better | iPhone, iPad |
| Requires iOS | 15.1 — better | 26.3 |
| Further details — not scored | ||
| Size | 56 MB | 12 MB |
| Age rating | 4+ | 4+ |
| Developer | Onside Studios | Jason Vandermark |
In-app purchases
Onside Training
- Onside Training Pro Monthly7 Days trial$10.991 Month
- Onside Training Pro Annual$109.991 Year
Player Blueprint
No in-app purchases
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