Comparison

Coach Tactic Board vs Upward

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

Head to head
About

Coach Tactic Board

Create animated plays, design drills, and manage your team with this intuitive tactical whiteboard app. Organize tactics, build training sessions, and collaborate with staff. Export plans and share ideas easily.

Highlights
  • Animated play creation
  • Drill design with equipment
  • Training session builder
  • Team and player management
  • Coach Messenger collaboration
  • Export tactics and drills to PDF/image
Features
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Your tactical whiteboard — always in your pocket. Create animated plays, design drills and organize your team faster than ever. Trusted by thousands of coaches worldwide with a 4.7 rating. Plan & Create • Create animated plays and tactical boards • Design drills using full training equipment (cones, balls, ladders, and more) • Use powerful drawing tools with multiple line styles (solid, dotted, curved, etc.) Training Sessions • Build complete training sessions from your saved drills • Run sessions on the pitch with easy drill switching and a built-in timer • Export professional training plans to PDF with your club logo, team details and drill descriptions Organize • Save an unlimited number of tactics and drills • Organize tactics by opponent, match or training session using folders • Quickly switch between full pitch, half pitch, training pitch or plain board Teams & Players • Create teams and manage your players • Make substitutions with simple drag & drop • Customize players (name, number, position, photo) Collaborate with Coach Messenger • Create group chats with your coaching staff • Share tactics and drills directly in conversations • Keep feedback and tactical ideas in one place • Invite coaches to join with a simple link Share & Export • Export tactics and drills as images or PDF files • Save to Photos, Dropbox, or other apps • Easily share your ideas with players or staff Designed to stay out of your way Built to be fast and intuitive, stable and reliable — focused on coaching, not distractions. No unnecessary complexity. Just the tools you need, when you need them. Free to try. Most features are available for free. Advanced tools can be unlocked with an in-app purchase. New features are regularly added and included for existing users. Support & Contact If you have questions or suggestions, feel free to contact us: Email: support@evlonsoft.com Facebook: www.facebook.com/CoachingAppsByBluelinden Terms of Use (EULA): https://www.apple.com/legal/internet-services/itunes/dev/stdeula/

About

Upward

This app provides essential tools for sports club members, including news, match and training schedules, attendance tracking, and task assignments. It offers a personalized timeline and push notifications for important updates.

Highlights
  • Club news updates
  • Match and training schedules
  • Attendance tracking
  • Personalized timeline
  • Task assignment
  • Push notifications
Features
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De app is een onmisbare tool voor ouders, spelers, trainers, coaches en managers. De app bevat onder meer: - Altijd het laatste clubnieuws - Uitgebreide wedstrijddetails, trainingen, scheidsrechters en aanwezigheid - Een slimme persoonlijke timeline - Gast-modus - Agenda-synchronisatie - Toewijzen van taken via wedstrijddetails voor teamondersteuning - Pushberichten voor clubnieuws - Bier/ limonade-pot - Wedstrijdschema - Trainingsschema

Screenshots

Coach Tactic Board4 screens
Upward4 screens

Verdict

The call

The clearest difference is rating: Coach Tactic Board at 4.8 against Upward's 1.0. Coach Tactic Board also leads on ratings volume (1K vs 1). Upward's advantage is in-app purchases (none vs 6) and ads (none vs shown). On price, update cadence, 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

CostPrice · In-app purchases · Ads · Monetization

Both are free to download. Coach Tactic Board sells 6 in-app purchases, starting at $1.99 per month. Upward asks for nothing beyond the download.

ReceptionRating · Positive reviews · Number of ratings

Coach Tactic Board holds the better App Store score, 4.8 against 1.0. That said, the two scores are not equally well evidenced: Coach Tactic Board has 1K ratings behind it against 1, so its average is the more settled of the two.

UpkeepUpdate frequency

Both ship on a similar rhythm, roughly every 2 months. The most recent releases landed on November 11, 2026 and November 2, 2026 respectively.

Scorecard5 real differences · 5 level
Coach Tactic Board versus Upward: the parameters behind the verdict, then further details
ParameterCoach Tactic BoardUpward
PriceFreeFree
Rating4.8 (1K ratings) — better1.0 (1 ratings)
Positive reviews87.7% of reviews—
Number of ratings1K — better1
Update frequencyEvery 2 monthsEvery 2 months
AdsYesNo — better
In-app purchasesYesNo — better
MonetizationFree with in-app purchasesFree — better
DevicesiPhone, iPad, iPod — betteriPhone, iPod
Requires iOS15.0 — better15.6
Further details — not scored
Size82 MB44 MB
Age rating4+4+
DeveloperBLUELINDENAMHC Upward

Customer experience

Coach Tactic Board

All ratings1,019 ratings
Positive94.7%
Neutral2.6%
Negative2.7%
Written reviews422 reviews
Positive87.7%
Neutral5.9%
Negative6.4%

Upward

All ratings1 ratings
Positive0.0%
Neutral0.0%
Negative100.0%

Bugs and requests

Coach Tactic Board

Reported bugs

4 issues
  • App closing on its own
  • Issues with the ball not sticking to the selected player
  • Player icons not moving as per the drawn play
  • Keyboard covering text when typing coaching points

Requested features

5 requests
  • Add player names and ability to move players
  • Implement a voice-over feature to narrate plays
  • Include a playback speed feature
  • Improve the ability to selectively erase frames
  • Add iCloud/cloud sync to access plays across devices

Upward

Not enough reviews yet to summarise bugs or requests.

In-app purchases

6 purchases

Coach Tactic Board

Subscriptions4
  • Coach Pro Monthly Promo3 Days trial$1.991 Month
  • Coach Pro Monthly3 Days trial$2.991 Month
  • Coach Pro Yearly Promo7 Days trial$14.991 Year
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  • Coach Pro Yearly7 Days trial$19.991 Year
One-time2
  • Coach Pro$4.99
  • Coach Pro Lifetime$49.99
None

Upward

No in-app purchases

Questions

Is Coach Tactic Board free?
Coach Tactic Board is free to download, with in-app purchases available.
Is Upward free?
Upward is free to download, with no in-app purchases.
Which has better reviews, Coach Tactic Board or Upward?
Coach Tactic Board is rated higher. Coach Tactic Board averages 4.8 out of 5 from 1K ratings, while Upward averages 1.0 from 1 ratings.
Do Coach Tactic Board or Upward have ads?
Coach Tactic Board shows ads; Upward does not.
Which is updated more often, Coach Tactic Board or Upward?
Coach Tactic Board ships an update every 2 months, and Upward every 2 months. Most recently, Coach Tactic Board was updated on November 11, 2026 and Upward on November 2, 2026.

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