Comparison

Coach Tactic Board vs MapRun

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 organize your team's tactics. Save unlimited plays and drills, manage player information, and easily share your strategies as images or PDFs. This app focuses on providing essential coaching tools without unnecessary complexity.

Highlights
  • Animated play creation
  • Drill design with equipment
  • Unlimited tactic saving
  • Team and player management
  • Image and PDF export
  • Drag-and-drop substitutions
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

MapRun

Experience orienteering with a smartphone app that handles timing and punching, eliminating the need for physical course setup. Enjoy instant feedback on your performance, including your track, personal results, and leaderboard rankings.

Highlights
  • Smartphone timing and punching
  • No physical course setup needed
  • Instant performance feedback
  • Track your route
  • Personal results and leaderboards
Features
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MapRun enables a form of Orienteering that uses a SmartPhone App for punching and timing, avoiding the need to put out flags and units on the course. This saves time and effort for organisers, courses can be left open for extended periods of time, and instant feedback is provided with track, personal result and leaderboard results in the App.

Screenshots

Coach Tactic Board4 screens
MapRun4 screens

Verdict

The call

The clearest difference is rating: Coach Tactic Board at 4.6 against MapRun's 3.7. Coach Tactic Board also leads on review sentiment (79% vs 57%) and ratings volume (117 vs 3). MapRun's advantage is in-app purchases (none vs 5) and ads (none vs shown). On price, 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 5 in-app purchases, starting at $1.99 per month. MapRun asks for nothing beyond the download.

ReceptionRating · Positive reviews · Number of ratings

Coach Tactic Board holds the better App Store score, 4.6 against 3.7. That said, the two scores are not equally well evidenced: Coach Tactic Board has 117 ratings behind it against 3, so its average is the more settled of the two. Written reviews point the same way: 79% of Coach Tactic Board's written reviews are positive against 57% of MapRun's.

UpkeepUpdate frequency

Coach Tactic Board ships an update every 3 months, MapRun every 2 weeks. The most recent releases landed on October 15, 2026 and October 8, 2026 respectively.

Scorecard7 real differences · 3 level
Coach Tactic Board versus MapRun: the parameters behind the verdict, then further details
ParameterCoach Tactic BoardMapRun
PriceFreeFree
Rating4.6 (117 ratings) — better3.7 (3 ratings)
Positive reviews78.6% of reviews — better57.1% of reviews
Number of ratings117 — better3
Update frequencyEvery 3 monthsEvery 2 weeks — better
AdsYesNo — better
In-app purchasesYesNo — better
MonetizationFree with in-app purchasesFree — better
DevicesiPhone, iPad, iPodiPhone, iPad, iPod
Requires iOS15.0 — better15.5.0
Further details — not scored
Size76 MB102 MB
Age rating4+4+
DeveloperBLUELINDENPETER EFFENEY

Customer experience

Coach Tactic Board

All ratings117 ratings
Positive89.7%
Neutral2.6%
Negative7.7%
Written reviews112 reviews
Positive78.6%
Neutral8.9%
Negative12.5%

MapRun

All ratings3 ratings
Positive66.7%
Neutral0.0%
Negative33.3%
Written reviews7 reviews
Positive57.1%
Neutral0.0%
Negative42.9%

In-app purchases

5 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-time1
  • Coach Pro$4.99
None

MapRun

No in-app purchases

Questions

Is Coach Tactic Board free?
Coach Tactic Board is free to download, with in-app purchases available.
Is MapRun free?
MapRun is free to download, with no in-app purchases.
Which has better reviews, Coach Tactic Board or MapRun?
Coach Tactic Board is rated higher. Coach Tactic Board averages 4.6 out of 5 from 117 ratings, while MapRun averages 3.7 from 3 ratings.
Do Coach Tactic Board or MapRun have ads?
Coach Tactic Board shows ads; MapRun does not.
Which is updated more often, Coach Tactic Board or MapRun?
Coach Tactic Board ships an update every 3 months, and MapRun every 2 weeks. Most recently, Coach Tactic Board was updated on October 15, 2026 and MapRun on October 8, 2026.

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