Comparison

Small School HQ vs Zone 1 Coach

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

Head to head
About

Small School HQ

This app consolidates information for NCAA Division II, III, and NAIA football programs. Follow your favorite teams with scores, rankings, news, and more, all in one convenient location. It's designed for fans, players, coaches, parents, and recruits to stay connected to smaller college football programs.

Highlights
  • Live scores and updates
  • Team pages for 500+ small-school programs
  • Breaking news and top stories
  • Personalized favorite teams and notifications
  • Schedules, rosters, and standings
  • Coverage of DII, DIII, and NAIA football
Features
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Small School HQ brings together NCAA Division II, Division III and NAIA football programs into one easy-to-use app. Follow your favorite teams with scores, rankings, standings, news and more—all in one place. Whether you're a fan, player, coach, parent or recruit, we’re making it easier than ever to stay connected to the teams and athletes that don't always get national spotlight Features: - Live scores and updates - Team page for 500+ small-school football programs - Breaking news and top stories from across the country - Personalized favorite teams and notifications - Schedules, rosters, standings, and season records - Coverage across Division II, Division III, and NAIA football - Stadium information, team history, and program details For too long, small-school football fans have had to search dozens of websites and social media accounts just to keep up with their teams. We’re making the game more accessible than ever and growing fanbases across the country. Welcome to the home of small-school football from Division 1 Rejects.

About

Zone 1 Coach

This app provides a coaching platform designed for team leaders. It offers tools for recording and summarizing conversations, managing meetings, and accessing a searchable library of coaching lessons. An AI advisor assists with real-time problem-solving and planning.

Highlights
  • AI-powered coach advisor
  • Transcribes and summarizes conversations
  • Records and summarizes meetings
  • Searchable library of coaching lessons
  • Automated organization of entries
  • Home screen widgets and Action Button support
Features
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After practice you know exactly what needs to happen. By the time you get home, half of it is gone. Talk for two minutes. Zone 1 hands back the themes, the action items, and your next steps. Built on the system Brian Kight has taught to championship programs, athletic departments, and thousands of coaches for over a decade. COACH JOURNAL Hit record walking off the field. Zone 1 transcribes what you said and pulls out what matters — what you noticed, who you need to talk to, what happens tomorrow. Prefer to type? Do that instead. MEETINGS Record the staff meeting, the parent meeting, the hard one-on-one. Long sessions are fine. You get back a clean, organized summary with the decisions that matter, ready to share. Recording keeps running with your screen locked and your phone in your pocket. COACH ADVISOR A straight answer at 6 a.m. or 11 p.m. Work through a player conversation you have been dreading. Plan a week that is already going sideways. Think out loud with an advisor grounded in E+R=O and Brian Kight's frameworks, not generic management advice. SEARCH DAILY DISCIPLINE More than 2,000 of Brian Kight's Daily Discipline lessons, searchable by the thing actually in front of you. Find the one that fits, then talk it through with the Advisor. STAY ORGANIZED Entries sort themselves into folders, or tap Auto-organize and let Zone 1 handle it. Home Screen widgets and Action Button support take you from sideline to saved note in seconds. FREE TO START Five Coach Advisor prompts a day, free, with no expiration. Journal and Meetings come with a separate 7-day trial. ZONE 1 PRO Full access to the Coach Advisor, Journal, Meetings, and Daily Discipline search. • $59.99/month or $599.99/year, auto-renewing • Payment is charged to your Apple Account at confirmation of purchase • Your subscription renews automatically unless canceled at least 24 hours before the end of the current period • Manage or cancel anytime in your Apple Account settings Terms of Use: https://zone1.coach/terms Privacy Policy: https://zone1.coach/privacy

Screenshots

Small School HQ4 screens
Zone 1 Coach4 screens

Verdict

The call

The clearest difference is in-app purchases: Small School HQ at none against Zone 1 Coach's 2. Small School HQ also leads on ratings volume (19 vs 1). Zone 1 Coach's advantage is rating (5.0 vs 4.6). On price, review sentiment, update cadence and ads 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. Zone 1 Coach sells 2 in-app purchases, starting at $59.99 per month. Small School HQ asks for nothing beyond the download.

ReceptionRating · Positive reviews · Number of ratings

Zone 1 Coach holds the better App Store score, 5.0 against 4.6. That said, the two scores are not equally well evidenced: Small School HQ has 19 ratings behind it against 1, so its average is the more settled of the two. Written reviews point the same way: 92% of Small School HQ's written reviews are positive against 100% of Zone 1 Coach's.

UpkeepUpdate frequency

Both ship on a similar rhythm, roughly every 2 weeks. The most recent releases landed on November 1, 2026 and October 31, 2026 respectively.

Scorecard4 real differences · 6 level
Small School HQ versus Zone 1 Coach: the parameters behind the verdict, then further details
ParameterSmall School HQZone 1 Coach
PriceFreeFree
Rating4.6 (19 ratings)5.0 (1 ratings) — better
Positive reviews92.3% of reviews100.0% of reviews — better
Number of ratings19 — better1
Update frequencyEvery 2 weeksEvery 2 weeks
AdsNoNo
In-app purchasesNo — betterYes
MonetizationFree — betterFreemium
DevicesiPhone, iPadiPhone, iPad
Requires iOS16.416.4
Further details — not scored
Size55 MB64 MB
Age rating4+4+
DeveloperDivision 1 Rejects LLCDIGNVS

Customer experience

Small School HQ

All ratings19 ratings
Positive94.7%
Neutral0.0%
Negative5.3%
Written reviews13 reviews
Positive92.3%
Neutral0.0%
Negative7.7%

Zone 1 Coach

All ratings1 ratings
Positive100.0%
Neutral0.0%
Negative0.0%
Written reviews1 reviews
Positive100.0%
Neutral0.0%
Negative0.0%

In-app purchases

None

Small School HQ

No in-app purchases

2 purchases

Zone 1 Coach

Subscriptions2
  • Zone 1 Pro Monthly$59.991 Month
  • Zone 1 Pro Annual$599.991 Year

Questions

Is Small School HQ free?
Small School HQ is free to download, with no in-app purchases.
Is Zone 1 Coach free?
Zone 1 Coach is free to download, with in-app purchases available.
Which has better reviews, Small School HQ or Zone 1 Coach?
Zone 1 Coach is rated higher. Small School HQ averages 4.6 out of 5 from 19 ratings, while Zone 1 Coach averages 5.0 from 1 ratings.
Do Small School HQ or Zone 1 Coach have ads?
Neither Small School HQ nor Zone 1 Coach shows ads.
Which is updated more often, Small School HQ or Zone 1 Coach?
Small School HQ ships an update every 2 weeks, and Zone 1 Coach every 2 weeks. Most recently, Small School HQ was updated on November 1, 2026 and Zone 1 Coach on October 31, 2026.

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