Comparison

SkillShark Athlete Evaluations vs Puck Recruiter

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

Head to head
About

SkillShark Athlete Evaluations

This app helps coaches and organizations evaluate athletes for various sports events. It allows for capturing scores, comments, videos, and measurable data, which syncs to a web application for analysis and team formation. Personalized reports can then be sent to players.

Highlights
  • Capture scores, comments, and videos
  • Record measurable data (ratings, time, speed, weight, distance)
  • Filter players by various criteria
  • Add player headshots and edit details
  • Offline use supported
  • Syncs data to web application for analysis
Features
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SkillShark player evaluation software allows coaches and organizations of any sport to evaluate players for tryouts, camps, showcases and coaching evaluations. Scores are automatically synced to the SkillShark web application where administrators can make informed decisions by analyzing evaluation data across positions, skills and age groups. They then can form teams and send personalized reports to each player. SkillShark is perfect for hockey, baseball, softball, soccer, basketball, volleyball, lacrosse and many other sport evaluations. It even can work great for official and referee evaluations. After setting up the evaluation event through the SkillShark web application all evaluators and coaches can download the mobile app to start capturing player data. There they can add comments, take videos and capture measurable data. Scoring options include: - 0 - 10 ratings - Time (seconds) - Speed (mph) - Weight (lbs) - Distance (inches) Other mobile app features include: - Filter players by position, evaluation skills, jersey colours and player lists - Add walk-on players - Add player headshots and edit player details on the fly - Add notes and use pre-filled comments - Add videos - Quickly see status of evaluation progress per athlete - Offline use is supported Use SkillShark for your next evaluation and save hours of work collecting and analyzing data.

About

Puck Recruiter

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This app connects youth athletes to hockey insiders with firsthand knowledge and tips to analyze and improve their skills as a hockey player. Through in-app purchases, they can have a video of their game play evaluated and receive a report with honest feedback. Anyone (over 14 years of age) can create a free profile account on the app. Our privacy policy can be found here: https://puckrecruiter.com/privacy.

Screenshots

SkillShark Athlete Evaluations4 screens
Puck Recruiter3 screens

Verdict

The call

The clearest difference is in-app purchases: SkillShark Athlete Evaluations at none against Puck Recruiter's 11. Puck Recruiter's advantage is update cadence (every 3 weeks vs every 4 months). On price, ads, 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. Puck Recruiter sells 6 one-off in-app purchases. SkillShark Athlete Evaluations asks for nothing beyond the download.

UpkeepUpdate frequency

SkillShark Athlete Evaluations ships an update every 4 months, Puck Recruiter every 3 weeks. The most recent releases landed on October 23, 2026 and October 30, 2026 respectively.

Scorecard2 real differences · 8 level
SkillShark Athlete Evaluations versus Puck Recruiter: the parameters behind the verdict, then further details
ParameterSkillShark Athlete EvaluationsPuck Recruiter
PriceFreeFree
Rating4.1 (26 ratings) — better—
Positive reviews96.3% of reviews—
Number of ratings26 — better—
Update frequencyEvery 4 monthsEvery 3 weeks — better
AdsNoNo
In-app purchasesNo — betterYes
MonetizationFree—
DevicesiPhone, iPad, iPod — betteriPhone, iPod
Requires iOS15.1 — better15.6
Further details — not scored
Size48 MB117 MB
Age rating4+12+
DeveloperSkillshark Software Inc.Draft House Labs Incorporated

In-app purchases

None

SkillShark Athlete Evaluations

No in-app purchases

6 purchases

Puck Recruiter

One-time6
  • Listing Fee$0.99
  • Marketplace Listing2 variants$0.99
  • Professional Hockey Portfolio2 variants$0.99
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  • 1on1 Consultation Video Call2 variants$150.00
  • Personalized Video Evaluation2 variants$199.99
  • 12-Week Mentorship Program2 variants$999.99

Questions

Is SkillShark Athlete Evaluations free?
SkillShark Athlete Evaluations is free to download, with no in-app purchases.
Is Puck Recruiter free?
Puck Recruiter is free to download, with in-app purchases available.
Do SkillShark Athlete Evaluations or Puck Recruiter have ads?
Neither SkillShark Athlete Evaluations nor Puck Recruiter shows ads.
Which is updated more often, SkillShark Athlete Evaluations or Puck Recruiter?
SkillShark Athlete Evaluations ships an update every 4 months, and Puck Recruiter every 3 weeks. Most recently, SkillShark Athlete Evaluations was updated on October 23, 2026 and Puck Recruiter on October 30, 2026.

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