NextPlay Highlights vs Elevate 11 | Cedar Stars
Price, ratings, monetisation and update history for both apps, side by side — with what reviewers say about each.
NextPlay Highlights
Automatically transform game footage into polished highlight reels using AI. Simply upload your videos, and the app identifies and compiles the best plays for easy sharing on social media or with college recruiters.
- AI play detection
- Multiple cut lengths
- Combine games
- Season recap
- Game snapshot
- Content kit
- Recruiting-ready reels
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Make a highlight reel of your child's best sports moments from the videos already on your phone. NextPlay Highlights helps parents turn sideline clips, tournament footage and game film into videos to share with family, teammates and coaches. Start with the footage you have, review the plays AI finds, and choose the moments that tell your athlete's story. FOR SPORTS PARENTS - Combine phone clips from a game or across the season. - Keep highlights organized by athlete, including siblings who play different sports. - Make a season recap, a short social highlight or a recruiting video. - Download an MP4 to Photos or share a viewing link in a family group chat. - Use the same account on iPhone, iPad and the website. Sign in with Apple is available on the app and web. FROM CAMERA ROLL TO HIGHLIGHT REEL 1. Upload phone clips or game footage. 2. Review the detected plays and choose what to include. 3. Create a Highlight, Recruiting Highlight or Hype version. 4. Save the video or share it yourself through your preferred app. FOR YOUTH TEAMS AND ORGANIZATIONS Coaches and club organizers can manage athlete profiles and team rosters, review full-game film, and prepare clips to share with families. Game Tape keeps every detected play in order; Coach Film lets you remove plays from the cut. Choose a plan for the number of athlete profiles and teams you manage. FILMING YOUR ATHLETE For individual highlights, keep your athlete and the action in frame. With wide team footage, review the plays and remove those that are not your child's. NextPlay does not automatically identify your child in every play or contact recruiters for you. Full-game analysis takes over an hour; allow time for uploading and preparing the video too. SPORTS Soccer, football, basketball, baseball, softball, volleyball, lacrosse, flag football, hockey, wrestling, swimming, track and field, and more. SUBSCRIPTIONS The app is free to download. Adding film requires a paid plan. NextPlay offers auto-renewable monthly Athlete, Family, Team and Team Pro subscriptions. Current prices are shown in the app before purchase. Payment is charged to your Apple Account at confirmation of purchase. Subscriptions automatically renew unless auto-renew is turned off at least 24 hours before the end of the current period. Your account is charged for renewal within 24 hours prior to the end of the current period. Manage or cancel purchases made through Apple in your App Store account settings. Terms of Use (EULA): https://nextplayhighlights.com/terms Privacy Policy: https://nextplayhighlights.com/privacy Support: https://nextplayhighlights.com/contact
Elevate 11 | Cedar Stars
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CedarStars is the mobile companion to your CedarStars club platform — built for soccer academies to manage teams, players, and development in one place. Sign in with the same account you use on the web, and everything stays in sync. BUILT FOR YOUR ROLE CedarStars adapts to who you are. Club administrators, coaches, staff, players, and parents each see exactly what they need — nothing more. TEAMS & ROSTERS • Organize squads by season and age group • Manage player profiles, positions, and jersey numbers • See your whole club roster at a glance PLAYER DEVELOPMENT • Run structured player evaluations and skill ratings • Track a player's development over time • Keep a complete player "passport" of their journey TRAINING & PERFORMANCE • Take attendance and log training • Monitor training load and match activity • Capture wellness check-ins — sleep, energy, and mood STAY CONNECTED • Notifications keep the club in the loop • Parents and guardians stay linked to their players • Share read-only guest access when you need to CedarStars is invitation-based: your club administrator sets up accounts and roles. A network connection is required, and your data stays in sync with your CedarStars web account. Not affiliated with any league or governing body. For support, contact support@cedarstars.com.
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Verdict
The clearest difference is in-app purchases: Elevate 11 | Cedar Stars at none against NextPlay Highlights's 5. Elevate 11 | Cedar Stars also leads on update cadence (every 2 days vs every 5 days). On price, ads, 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
Both are free to download. NextPlay Highlights sells 5 in-app purchases, starting at $9.99 per month. Elevate 11 | Cedar Stars asks for nothing beyond the download.
NextPlay Highlights ships an update every 5 days, Elevate 11 | Cedar Stars every 2 days. The most recent releases landed on October 22, 2026 and October 11, 2026 respectively.
| Parameter | NextPlay Highlights | Elevate 11 | Cedar Stars |
|---|---|---|
| Price | Free | Free |
| Rating | 5.0 (3 ratings) — better | — |
| Positive reviews | 100.0% of reviews | — |
| Number of ratings | 3 — better | — |
| Update frequency | Every 5 days | Every 2 days — better |
| Ads | No | No |
| In-app purchases | Yes | No — better |
| Monetization | Free with in-app purchases | — |
| Devices | iPhone, iPad, iPod — better | iPhone, iPad |
| Requires iOS | 15.1 — better | 16.0 |
| Further details — not scored | ||
| Size | 47 MB | 17 MB |
| Age rating | 4+ | 4+ |
| Developer | Neil Brown | Saeed Golnabi |
In-app purchases
NextPlay Highlights
- Athlete$9.991 Month
- FlagPlay Add-On$9.991 Month
- Family$19.991 Month
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- Team$99.991 Month
- Team Pro$199.001 Month
Elevate 11 | Cedar Stars
No in-app purchases
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