FastRecruit vs ARI Athletics
Price, ratings, monetisation and update history for both apps, side by side — with what reviewers say about each.
FastRecruit
This tool streamlines the entire player recruitment process, from initial identification to securing commitments. It provides schedule imports, task assignments, and real-time updates during live periods to help sports programs achieve their recruiting goals.
- Player identification
- Schedule imports
- Push notification reminders
- Task assignment for staff
- Tournament information
- Mobile note-taking and evaluations
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*You must be a FastRecruit subscriber to use this app* FastRecruit is a year round tool that addresses each component of the recruiting process from the identification of players through to obtaining a commitment to put your program in the best position to achieve your recruiting goals. During the winter months FastRecruit offers imported high school schedules for high schools you request with the ability to enable push notifications for reminders and assign out tasks to your basketball staff to track critical recruiting responsibilities. FastRecruit also simplifies workflows during the Live Period by providing a list of tournaments with venue grids, game times and locations, a mobile iOS app for documenting notes and evaluations during the games, and alerts to track any changes to the schedule.
ARI Athletics
This app streamlines the student-athlete recruitment process for coaches and recruiters. It offers mobile access to create recruit profiles, conduct evaluations, and send emails directly from a device.
- Recruit creation on the go
- Mobile evaluations
- Direct email communication
- Easy access from device
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ARI has developed a new approach to recruiting student-athletes. Recruit on the go, with easy mobile access to recruit creation, evaluations, and email straight from your device.
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Verdict
The clearest difference is rating: FastRecruit at 4.3 against ARI Athletics's 3.3. FastRecruit also leads on update cadence (every 3 weeks vs every 2 months). ARI Athletics's advantage is iOS requirement (16.4 vs 18.0). On price, ratings volume, ads and in-app purchases 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
Both are free to download. Neither carries in-app purchases, so what you see is what you pay.
FastRecruit holds the better App Store score, 4.3 against 3.3. Both are backed by a comparable volume of ratings — 6 and 4 respectively.
FastRecruit ships an update every 3 weeks, ARI Athletics every 2 months. Both last shipped on November 4, 2026.
| Parameter | FastRecruit | ARI Athletics |
|---|---|---|
| Price | Free | Free |
| Rating | 4.3 (6 ratings) — better | 3.3 (4 ratings) |
| Number of ratings | 6 — better | 4 |
| Update frequency | Every 3 weeks — better | Every 2 months |
| Ads | No | No |
| In-app purchases | No | No |
| Monetization | Free | Free |
| Devices | iPhone | iPhone |
| Requires iOS | 18.0 | 16.4 — better |
| Further details — not scored | ||
| Size | 72 MB | 56 MB |
| Age rating | 4+ | 4+ |
| Developer | Hudl, Inc. (US) | Advanced Recruiting Intelligence |
Customer experience
FastRecruit
ARI Athletics
In-app purchases
FastRecruit
No in-app purchases
ARI Athletics
No in-app purchases
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