Comparison

Coach Tactic Board vs Basketball timer

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

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About

Coach Tactic Board

Design animated plays, create drills with various equipment, and manage your team's tactics. Save and share your strategies as images or PDFs. Organize your plans by opponent, match, or session for efficient communication.

Highlights
  • Animated play creation
  • Drill design with equipment
  • Unlimited tactic saving
  • Team and player management
  • Export tactics as images/PDF
  • Folder organization for tactics
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

Basketball timer

This app provides essential timing functions for basketball games, including a main game clock and a separate shot clock. It offers customizable shot clock modes and supports multiple languages for broader usability.

Highlights
  • Basketball game timer
  • Separate shot clock
  • 24/30 second shot clock modes
  • Multiple language support
  • 1:1 design
Features
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Basketball Timer ● Basketball game necessary ● 1:1 design with regular ● Multiple language support - ● Shotclock separated from Clock ● Shotclock 24 / 30 mode

Screenshots

Coach Tactic Board4 screens
Basketball timer3 screens

Verdict

The call

The clearest difference is rating: Coach Tactic Board at 4.8 against Basketball timer's 4.0. Coach Tactic Board also leads on ratings volume (1K vs 1). Basketball timer's advantage is in-app purchases (none vs 6) and ads (none vs shown). On price and device support 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. Basketball timer asks for nothing beyond the download.

ReceptionRating · Positive reviews · Number of ratings

Coach Tactic Board holds the better App Store score, 4.8 against 4.0. 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

Coach Tactic Board ships an update every 2 months, Basketball timer every 4 weeks. The most recent releases landed on November 1, 2026 and October 30, 2026 respectively.

Scorecard7 real differences · 3 level
Coach Tactic Board versus Basketball timer: the parameters behind the verdict, then further details
ParameterCoach Tactic BoardBasketball timer
PriceFreeFree
Rating4.8 (1K ratings) — better4.0 (1 ratings)
Positive reviews87.7% of reviews—
Number of ratings1K — better1
Update frequencyEvery 2 monthsEvery 4 weeks — better
AdsYesNo — better
In-app purchasesYesNo — better
MonetizationFree with in-app purchasesFree — better
DevicesiPhone, iPad, iPodiPhone, iPad, iPod
Requires iOS15.012.0 — better
Further details — not scored
Size82 MB13 MB
Age rating4+4+
DeveloperBLUELINDENYU CHENG LIAO

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

Basketball timer

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

Basketball timer

No in-app purchases

Questions

Is Coach Tactic Board free?
Coach Tactic Board is free to download, with in-app purchases available.
Is Basketball timer free?
Basketball timer is free to download, with no in-app purchases.
Which has better reviews, Coach Tactic Board or Basketball timer?
Coach Tactic Board is rated higher. Coach Tactic Board averages 4.8 out of 5 from 1K ratings, while Basketball timer averages 4.0 from 1 ratings.
Do Coach Tactic Board or Basketball timer have ads?
Coach Tactic Board shows ads; Basketball timer does not.
Which is updated more often, Coach Tactic Board or Basketball timer?
Coach Tactic Board ships an update every 2 months, and Basketball timer every 4 weeks. Most recently, Coach Tactic Board was updated on November 1, 2026 and Basketball timer on October 30, 2026.

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