Comparison

SkillShark Athlete Evaluations vs Tryout Pro

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

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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

Tryout Pro

This app helps youth baseball and softball coaches manage tryouts from setup to player evaluation and ranking. It allows for easy player registration, customizable skill assessments, and instant results export for fair team selection.

Highlights
  • Customizable tryout setup
  • Player registration via link
  • Independent coach evaluations
  • Instant player rankings
  • CSV report export
  • Age group management
  • Bib number assignment
Features
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Tryout Pro is the complete tryout management tool for youth baseball and softball coaches. Set up a tryout, register players, evaluate skills with your coaching staff, and instantly rank your results — all from your iPhone. COACHES — CREATE & MANAGE TRYOUTS Set up tryouts in minutes with customizable evaluation criteria. Choose from six skill categories — Hitting, Fielding, Throwing, Pitching, Bunting, and Speed — each with detailed sub-skills. Select your preferred grading scale (1-10, 1-5, or qualitative) and configure age groups, birthday cutoffs, and public or private registration. REGISTER PLAYERS WITH EASE Share a registration link via text or email. Players and parents register for free — no account needed. Coaches can also add walk-in players on the spot. Set birthday cutoffs to automatically enforce age eligibility. Past tryouts are automatically closed to new registrations. EVALUATE WITH YOUR FULL COACHING STAFF Invite assistant coaches and evaluators by email. Each evaluator grades players independently, and Tryout Pro automatically averages scores across your entire staff for fair, unbiased results. Evaluate by player (grade one player across all skills) or by skill (grade all players on one category at a time). RANK & EXPORT RESULTS View instant player rankings sorted by overall average, individual categories, or specific sub-skills. Expand any player to see a full skill breakdown with color-coded score bars. Export a complete CSV report with rankings, contact information, and every evaluation score — ready to share with your coaching staff or organization. A separate player roster export is also available with just contact information. BUILT FOR YOUTH SPORTS - Age groups from 7U through 18U, plus Minors, Majors, Freshman, JV, and Varsity - Birthday cutoff enforcement for age-appropriate registration - Bib number assignment for tryout day organization - Parent/guardian contact info collected for all players under 15 - Search and filter public tryouts by name, city, state, or age group - Archive past tryouts or cancel upcoming ones — auto-archived after 14 days PRICING The app is free to download. Creating a tryout is a one-time in-app purchase of $4.99 per tryout. Player registration and evaluator access are always free.

Screenshots

SkillShark Athlete Evaluations4 screens
Tryout Pro4 screens

Verdict

The call

The clearest difference is rating: Tryout Pro at 5.0 against SkillShark Athlete Evaluations's 4.1. SkillShark Athlete Evaluations's advantage is in-app purchases (none vs 1) and ratings volume (26 vs 1). 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. Tryout Pro sells 1 one-off in-app purchase. SkillShark Athlete Evaluations asks for nothing beyond the download.

ReceptionRating · Positive reviews · Number of ratings

Tryout Pro holds the better App Store score, 5.0 against 4.1. That said, the two scores are not equally well evidenced: SkillShark Athlete Evaluations has 26 ratings behind it against 1, so its average is the more settled of the two.

Scorecard4 real differences · 6 level
SkillShark Athlete Evaluations versus Tryout Pro: the parameters behind the verdict, then further details
ParameterSkillShark Athlete EvaluationsTryout Pro
PriceFreeFree
Rating4.1 (26 ratings)5.0 (1 ratings) — better
Positive reviews96.3% of reviews—
Number of ratings26 — better1
Update frequencyEvery 4 months—
AdsNoNo
In-app purchasesNo — betterYes
MonetizationFree — betterFree with in-app purchases
DevicesiPhone, iPad, iPod — betteriPhone, iPad
Requires iOS15.1 — better16.6
Further details — not scored
Size48 MB14 MB
Age rating4+4+
DeveloperSkillshark Software Inc.Duck Snort Labs LLC

Customer experience

SkillShark Athlete Evaluations

All ratings26 ratings
Positive73.1%
Neutral3.8%
Negative23.1%
Written reviews27 reviews
Positive96.3%
Neutral0.0%
Negative3.7%

Tryout Pro

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

In-app purchases

None

SkillShark Athlete Evaluations

No in-app purchases

1 purchases

Tryout Pro

One-time1
  • Create Tryout$4.99

Questions

Is SkillShark Athlete Evaluations free?
SkillShark Athlete Evaluations is free to download, with no in-app purchases.
Is Tryout Pro free?
Tryout Pro is free to download, with in-app purchases available.
Which has better reviews, SkillShark Athlete Evaluations or Tryout Pro?
Tryout Pro is rated higher. SkillShark Athlete Evaluations averages 4.1 out of 5 from 26 ratings, while Tryout Pro averages 5.0 from 1 ratings.
Do SkillShark Athlete Evaluations or Tryout Pro have ads?
Neither SkillShark Athlete Evaluations nor Tryout Pro shows ads.

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