Comparison

Coach Tactic Board vs SetPlay

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

SetPlay

This sports coaching app helps basketball teams plan strategies during timeouts and practices. Visualize plays with drawing tools, customize player details, and record video instructions to enhance teamwork and secure victories.

Highlights
  • Basketball strategy planning
  • Record video with voice-over
  • Full and half court views
  • Draw lines and directions
  • Customize player names and numbers
  • Select court floor types
Features
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SetPlay is your sports coaching board for your basketball team during crucial timeout and also during your team practice.Win every leagues. Plan your basketball gameplay to build your teamwork and win every game. Features: -Compatible for iPhone and iPad -Record your SetPlay into a video file plus your voice-over instruction. (Feature exclusive for iPhone) -FullCourt and HalfCourt View -Draw lines/directions using fingers -Ball hit detection on home player, it will follow the player holding the door. -Double click player to change name and jersey number -Change the number of players on both team. -Court floor selection, wood stadium - outdoor concrete - or painted floor -more to come

Screenshots

Coach Tactic Board4 screens
SetPlay4 screens

Verdict

The call

The clearest difference is review sentiment: Coach Tactic Board at 88% against SetPlay's 21%. Coach Tactic Board also leads on rating (4.8 vs 2.6) and ratings volume (1K vs 27). SetPlay'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. SetPlay asks for nothing beyond the download.

ReceptionRating · Positive reviews · Number of ratings

Coach Tactic Board holds the better App Store score, 4.8 against 2.6. That said, the two scores are not equally well evidenced: Coach Tactic Board has 1K ratings behind it against 27, so its average is the more settled of the two. Written reviews point the same way: 88% of Coach Tactic Board's written reviews are positive against 21% of SetPlay's.

UpkeepUpdate frequency

Coach Tactic Board ships an update every 2 months, SetPlay every 2 weeks. The most recent releases landed on October 24, 2026 and October 7, 2026 respectively.

Scorecard8 real differences · 2 level
Coach Tactic Board versus SetPlay: the parameters behind the verdict, then further details
ParameterCoach Tactic BoardSetPlay
PriceFreeFree
Rating4.8 (1K ratings) — better2.6 (27 ratings)
Positive reviews87.7% of reviews — better21.4% of reviews
Number of ratings1K — better27
Update frequencyEvery 2 monthsEvery 2 weeks — better
AdsYesNo — better
In-app purchasesYesNo — better
MonetizationFree with in-app purchasesFree — better
DevicesiPhone, iPad, iPodiPhone, iPad, iPod
Requires iOS15.07.0 — better
Further details — not scored
Size82 MB9 MB
Age rating4+4+
DeveloperBLUELINDENAlvin Calma

Customer experience

Coach Tactic Board

All ratings1,015 ratings
Positive94.7%
Neutral2.6%
Negative2.8%
Written reviews244 reviews
Positive87.7%
Neutral5.7%
Negative6.6%

SetPlay

All ratings27 ratings
Positive40.7%
Neutral0.0%
Negative59.3%
Written reviews14 reviews
Positive21.4%
Neutral0.0%
Negative78.6%

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

SetPlay

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

SetPlay

No in-app purchases

Questions

Is Coach Tactic Board free?
Coach Tactic Board is free to download, with in-app purchases available.
Is SetPlay free?
SetPlay is free to download, with no in-app purchases.
Which has better reviews, Coach Tactic Board or SetPlay?
Coach Tactic Board is rated higher. Coach Tactic Board averages 4.8 out of 5 from 1K ratings, while SetPlay averages 2.6 from 27 ratings.
Do Coach Tactic Board or SetPlay have ads?
Coach Tactic Board shows ads; SetPlay does not.
Which is updated more often, Coach Tactic Board or SetPlay?
Coach Tactic Board ships an update every 2 months, and SetPlay every 2 weeks. Most recently, Coach Tactic Board was updated on October 24, 2026 and SetPlay on October 7, 2026.

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