Comparison

Sportstec Player vs The E

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

Head to head
About

Sportstec Player

This app allows athletes to review their game clips, playbooks, and statistics on their mobile devices. It integrates with SportsCode products to provide a comprehensive coaching and performance analysis tool.

Highlights
  • Review game clips and statistics
  • Work with multiple camera angles
  • Build customized player views
  • Intelligent drawing tools for highlights
  • Seamless integration with SportsCode products
  • Manage and distribute player files
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Sportstec Player puts the power of SportsCode vision directly in the palm of your players. Sportstec Player enables athletes to review their clips, playbooks and statistics anytime, anywhere! Sportstec Player is the perfect coaching companion. Designed to work seamlessly with all SportsCode products (Gamebreaker Plus, SportsCode Pro and SportsCode Elite) it is the ultimate tool to help you to unlock the potential of your athletes while on the go! Key Features • Work with up to 4 camera angles per event • Build customized views for each of your players • Put a spotlight on key moments with intelligent drawing tools • Swipe up and down to navigate video events • Swipe left and right to switch between camera views • Works with SportsCode Gamebreaker Plus, SportsCode Pro and SportsCode Elite • Easily manage and distribute all of your Player files with the Sportstec Command Centre! Exclusive Functionality for SportsCode Elite • Review SportsCode driven statistics with related video • View your customized output reports with related video SportsCode: Powerful, Innovative Performance Analysis Sportstec’s premier coaching software designed exclusively for teams and individuals at the forefront of sports performance. Analyze and review video and game data easier and faster than ever before. Offering flexibility you simply won’t find anywhere else. Quite simply it breaks new ground, for coaches and individuals alike. Our Passion SportsCode lets you design your ultimate performance. It starts from scouting your opponent, plotting the ultimate game plan and then projecting your findings to your players. SportsCode has been built for coaches, to translate your designs into player knowledge. Our Commitment SportsCode software has over 15 years of continual development. There are over 10 million lines of development code, and every line has been carefully crafted for the benefit of our customers. SportsCode will continue to be the leader of innovation. Looking for a video analysis solution? Visit www.sportstec.com for details on its complete range of innovative performance analysis solutions. To learn more about Sportstec follow us on Twitter: @Sportstec, Facebook: www.facebook.com/Sportstec Pinterest: www.pinterest.com/sportstec

About

The E

A private digital journal for your notes and memories. Attach images, customize your entries with fonts and colors, and keep your data secure with optional cloud sync and a lock mode. Export your diary in various formats.

Highlights
  • Unlimited writing
  • Cloud sync (iCloud)
  • Attach images
  • Custom fonts and colors
  • Lock mode for privacy
  • Export to HTML, RTF, text, and PDF
Features
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Your private electronic diary in your pocket. Write wonderful notes, add images, stickers, and moods — and keep everything synced with the cloud if you want. Free features: - Unlimited writing - iCloud Sync (can be disabled if you choose to) - Attach images to your diary pages - Stickers (Essentials pack) - Manual mood on each page - Custom fonts - Custom text color - Lock mode. Lock your diary so only you can access it. - Basic search - Mark diary pages as favorite - Bookmark a specific page - Default theme, blank & striped paper, default icons - Tons of settings - Export your diary to HTML, RTF and plain text. À-la-carte (or included with Pro+): - Export to PDF Book - Advanced search - Pink theme - Color hand-drawn icon pack Pro+ (monthly, yearly, or lifetime): - All à-la-carte unlocks above - Extra themes: Sepia, Midnight, Monokai, One Dark, Solarized - Premium paper: dotted, grid, kraft - Rounded icon pack - Full sticker packs (moods, seasons, solid & special colors) - Automatic on-device mood recognition (local AI — nothing sent to remote servers) - Mood Insights (streaks, stats, mood calendar) - Writing Assist on supported devices (Apple Intelligence / on-device models) - If you previously bought Unlock Pro, you already have Pro+ forever No third-party logins and no personal info collected for ads or profiling. The app uses Core Data with CloudKit, which uses a specific record zone in the CloudKit private database that is accessible only to you. -- Some app icons are from Icons8: https://icons8.com - Terms of Use (Apple EULA): https://www.apple.com/legal/internet-services/itunes/dev/stdeula/ - Privacy policy: https:/illescasdaniel.github.io/e-diary-privacy-policy

Screenshots

The E4 screens

Verdict

The call

The clearest difference is in-app purchases: Sportstec Player at none against The E's 8. Sportstec Player also leads on iOS requirement (7.0 vs 17.0). The E's advantage is update cadence (weekly vs monthly). On price, rating, ratings volume 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. The E sells 8 in-app purchases, starting at $1.99 per month. Sportstec Player 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 Sportstec Player against 5.0 for The E. Both are backed by a comparable volume of ratings — 1 and 1 respectively.

UpkeepUpdate frequency

Sportstec Player ships an update monthly, The E weekly. The most recent releases landed on November 13, 2026 and November 3, 2026 respectively.

Scorecard4 real differences · 6 level
Sportstec Player versus The E: the parameters behind the verdict, then further details
ParameterSportstec PlayerThe E
PriceFreeFree
Rating5.0 (1 ratings)5.0 (1 ratings)
Positive reviews100.0% of reviews—
Number of ratings11
Update frequencyMonthlyWeekly — better
AdsNoNo
In-app purchasesNo — betterYes
MonetizationFree — betterFree with in-app purchases
DevicesiPadiPhone, iPad — better
Requires iOS7.0 — better17.0
Further details — not scored
Size21 MB4 MB
Age rating4+4+
DeveloperSportstec LimitedDaniel ILLESCAS ROMERO

Customer experience

Sportstec Player

All ratings1 ratings
Positive100.0%
Neutral0.0%
Negative0.0%
Written reviews2 reviews
Positive100.0%
Neutral0.0%
Negative0.0%

The E

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

In-app purchases

None

Sportstec Player

No in-app purchases

8 purchases

The E

Subscriptions2
  • Pro+ Monthly$1.991 Month
  • Pro+ Yearly$9.991 Year
One-time6
  • PDF Book Export$0.99
  • Advanced search$0.99
  • Icon pack 1$0.99
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  • Pink theme$0.99
  • PRO version$4.99
  • Pro+ Lifetime$19.99

Questions

Is Sportstec Player free?
Sportstec Player is free to download, with no in-app purchases.
Is The E free?
The E is free to download, with in-app purchases available.
Which has better reviews, Sportstec Player or The E?
Sportstec Player and The E are both rated 5.0 out of 5 on the App Store, from 1 and 1 ratings respectively.
Do Sportstec Player or The E have ads?
Neither Sportstec Player nor The E shows ads.
Which is updated more often, Sportstec Player or The E?
Sportstec Player ships an update monthly, and The E weekly. Most recently, Sportstec Player was updated on November 13, 2026 and The E on November 3, 2026.

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