Comparison

Spotlight vs deporte.app

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

Head to head
About

Spotlight

Connect with college recruiters and showcase your athletic talent. Student-athletes can create profiles, upload video clips, and manage their information. Verified recruiters can browse athletes, view profiles, and initiate contact.

Highlights
  • Athlete profile creation
  • Video clip upload
  • Recruiter browsing
  • Athlete contact initiation
  • User reporting
  • Account deletion
Features
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Spotlight is a recruiting platform connecting student-athletes (age 13+) with verified college recruiters. The app has two account types — please test BOTH. ATHLETE ACCOUNT (provided in Sign-In section above): Email: jose.freire1988+spotlight.athlete@gmail.com Password: SpotlightRev2026! - Sign in to view the Athlete Home page - This account has a complete profile (Marcus Johnson, age 16, basketball, Florida) with approved video clips - Athletes can upload new clips, edit their profile, manage Settings, and delete their account RECRUITER ACCOUNT: Email: jose.freire1988+spotlight.recruiter@gmail.com Password: SpotlightRev2026! - Sign in to view the Recruiter Discover page - This account has been pre-verified by our admin team - Recruiters can browse athletes, save athletes, view athlete profiles with clips, and contact athletes (contact opens device email client with pre-filled message — athletes under 18 are contacted via parent email per safety policy) - Recruiters can also report athletes via the "Report" link on athlete detail pages KEY FEATURES TO TEST: 1. Sign-up and profile creation (both roles) 2. Video clip upload (athlete role) 3. Browse and view athletes (recruiter role) 4. Report User feature (any role can report — required by Apple/Google for UGC apps) 5. Account deletion (Settings > Delete Account — see also https://spotlight-recruit.web.app/delete-account) KNOWN COSMETIC ISSUE: On Recruiter Discover page, sport filter chip text may render with reduced visibility on certain devices. Functional behavior is unaffected (filters still work). This will be addressed in a future update. For any review issues, contact support@spotlightrecruit.com.

About

deporte.app

Features
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Deporte is a live scores app built for sports fans in Curaçao. FOLLOW YOUR TEAMS Save leagues, teams, and individual matches on your Following tab. Curaçao is easy to find when you're setting up. Browse without an account; sign in when you want your follows synced. MATCH DETAIL Tap any fixture for summary, stats, lineups, and a live timeline of goals, cards, and substitutions. Turn on the bell for match alerts when you're signed in. MADE FOR THE ABC Clean and designed for fans who want scores without the clutter of global apps built for other markets. Sign in with a secure email link to sync favorites across devices and enable push notifications for the matches you choose. Privacy policy: https://deporte.app/privacy Terms: https://deporte.app/terms Support: https://deporte.app/about

Screenshots

Spotlight4 screens
deporte.app4 screens

Verdict

The call

Spotlight and deporte.app are too close to call on the numbers: across 5 compared parameters — price, ads, in-app purchases and device support among them — neither pulls far enough ahead to decide it. What separates them is feature set and interface, not measurable difference.

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.

ScorecardNo meaningful differences
Spotlight versus deporte.app: the parameters behind the verdict, then further details
ParameterSpotlightdeporte.app
PriceFreeFree
Rating5.0 (1 ratings) — better—
Number of ratings1 — better—
Update frequency—Every 5 days
AdsNoNo
In-app purchasesNoNo
MonetizationFree—
DevicesiPhone, iPad, iPodiPhone, iPad, iPod
Requires iOS15.115.1
Further details — not scored
Size34 MB31 MB
Age rating12+4+
DeveloperJose FreireChristopher de Windt

In-app purchases

None

Spotlight

No in-app purchases

None

deporte.app

No in-app purchases

Questions

Is Spotlight free?
Spotlight is free to download, with no in-app purchases.
Is deporte.app free?
deporte.app is free to download, with no in-app purchases.
Do Spotlight or deporte.app have ads?
Neither Spotlight nor deporte.app shows ads.

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