Comparison

Coach Tactic Board vs Thirty Second Timeout

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

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.) 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

Thirty Second Timeout

Create, animate, and share basketball plays with professional diagrams. This tool allows coaches and players to sketch plays on a court, showing player movements and sequences step-by-step. It also includes a shot chart for practice and game analysis.

Highlights
  • Draw and animate basketball plays
  • Professional court diagrams
  • Multi-frame play sequences
  • Export plays as images/PDFs
  • Practice and game shot charting
  • Analyze shooting data
Features
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• Draw, animate, and share basketball plays in seconds. Thirty Second Timeout is the playbook built for coaches and players who need clear, professional diagrams fast. • Sketch full plays on a real court with player markers, movement paths, cuts, passes, screens, and dribbles. Build multi-frame sequences to show exactly how a play develops, then export and share with your team instantly. • Explore shooting data with our practice and game shot chart Thirty Second Timeout gives basketball coaches and players a simple way to draw, organize, and share plays from anywhere. Build clear court diagrams using player markers, movement paths, cuts, passes, screens, dribbles, and the basketball. Create multiple frames to show how a play develops step by step, add notes, customize your court, and share finished plays with your team. Features include: • Create basketball plays on a customizable court • Position offensive and defensive players • Draw cuts, passes, screens, dribbles, and movement paths • Curve and adjust paths directly on the court • Organize plays across multiple frames • Add notes and action steps • View individual frames in full screen • Export and share plays as convenient images or PDFs • Chart shooting for workouts • Chart shooting for full games • Analyze and filter shot chart data Whether you are preparing for practice, explaining an in-game adjustment, or building your playbook, Thirty Second Timeout helps make every action easy to understand.

Screenshots

Coach Tactic Board4 screens
Thirty Second Timeout4 screens

Verdict

The call

The clearest difference is in-app purchases: Thirty Second Timeout at none against Coach Tactic Board's 6. Thirty Second Timeout also leads on ads (none vs shown) and update cadence (fortnightly vs every 2 months). Coach Tactic Board's advantage is ratings volume (1K vs 1) and iOS requirement (15.0 vs 17.0). 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. Thirty Second Timeout asks for nothing beyond the download.

ReceptionRating · Positive reviews · Number of ratings

Thirty Second Timeout holds the better App Store score, 5.0 against 4.8. 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, Thirty Second Timeout fortnightly. The most recent releases landed on October 20, 2026 and October 13, 2026 respectively.

Scorecard7 real differences · 3 level
Coach Tactic Board versus Thirty Second Timeout: the parameters behind the verdict, then further details
ParameterCoach Tactic BoardThirty Second Timeout
PriceFreeFree
Rating4.8 (1K ratings)5.0 (1 ratings) — better
Positive reviews87.6% of reviews—
Number of ratings1K — better1
Update frequencyEvery 2 monthsFortnightly — better
AdsYesNo — better
In-app purchasesYesNo — better
MonetizationFree with in-app purchasesFree — better
DevicesiPhone, iPad, iPod — betteriPhone, iPad
Requires iOS15.0 — better17.0
Further details — not scored
Size82 MB21 MB
Age rating4+4+
DeveloperBLUELINDENThomas Fabian

Customer experience

Coach Tactic Board

All ratings1,015 ratings
Positive94.7%
Neutral2.6%
Negative2.8%
Written reviews242 reviews
Positive87.6%
Neutral5.8%
Negative6.6%

Thirty Second Timeout

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

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

Thirty Second Timeout

Not enough reviews yet to summarise bugs or requests.

In-app purchases

6 purchases

Coach Tactic Board

Subscriptions4
  • Coach Pro Monthly Promo$1.991 Month
  • Coach Pro Monthly$2.991 Month
  • Coach Pro Yearly Promo$14.991 Year
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  • Coach Pro Yearly$19.991 Year
One-time2
  • Coach Pro$4.99
  • Coach Pro Lifetime$59.99
None

Thirty Second Timeout

No in-app purchases

Questions

Is Coach Tactic Board free?
Coach Tactic Board is free to download, with in-app purchases available.
Is Thirty Second Timeout free?
Thirty Second Timeout is free to download, with no in-app purchases.
Which has better reviews, Coach Tactic Board or Thirty Second Timeout?
Thirty Second Timeout is rated higher. Coach Tactic Board averages 4.8 out of 5 from 1K ratings, while Thirty Second Timeout averages 5.0 from 1 ratings.
Do Coach Tactic Board or Thirty Second Timeout have ads?
Coach Tactic Board shows ads; Thirty Second Timeout does not.
Which is updated more often, Coach Tactic Board or Thirty Second Timeout?
Coach Tactic Board ships an update every 2 months, and Thirty Second Timeout fortnightly. Most recently, Coach Tactic Board was updated on October 20, 2026 and Thirty Second Timeout on October 13, 2026.

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