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NCSA Athletic Recruiting

30
User verdict / 100 High confidence In trouble

NCSA Athletic Recruiting is a platform designed to connect student-athletes with college coaches, but recent user reviews indicate significant issues with app functionality, a perceived high cost for limited value, and aggressive sales tactics, despite some users finding it helpful for initial exposure.

2.8★ lifetime (1,374) Free to download since 2013 by National Collegiate Scouting Association updated 8.6 mo ago recent negative 79% 120 reviews across 3 regions
App Performance Cost & Value Notifications Recruiting Support Account Management
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recent reviews across 3 regions, vs the 2.8★ lifetime average

NCSA Athletic Recruiting aims to help high school athletes get recruited for college sports, offering tools to connect with coaches and manage profiles. However, recent feedback highlights widespread technical bugs, login failures, and concerns about the value of paid memberships versus the high cost.

What users like

  • Provides a platform to contact college coaches and gain exposure for recruitmentR44R79R90R180
  • Helpful for those new to the recruitment process, offering checklists and initial guidanceR44R90R56
  • Allows users to see which coaches viewed their profile and receive emails from schoolsR105R180

What users complain about

  • Frequent login issues, including errors, inability to create accounts, and being logged out automaticallyR6R8R20R26
  • App is buggy, slow, freezes, crashes, and has display issues (e.g., blank screens, cut-off messages)R3R12R18R47
  • Users report aggressive sales tactics and feeling pressured to pay for expensive memberships (e.g., $78/month, $800-$2500 for packages) that offer limited or no additional valueR7R13R14R15
  • Notification system is unreliable, with alerts not appearing, not clearing, or being significantly delayedR52R53R54R160
  • Difficulty with account management, including inability to delete accounts, change sports, or update profile picturesR1R36R37R41
  • Lack of personalized support and generic information provided in meetings, which can be found elsewhere for freeR2R12R14R24
  • Limited functionality for multi-sport athletes or specific sports like rugby or weightliftingR60R104R131R147
  • Inability to upload videos or use email templates from within the app, requiring a computer for full functionalityR66R90R152

Latest update · v3.2.18

What the developer says changed (the verdict above weighs this against what reviewers report):

Required version updates and stability enhancements.

Recurring themes

App Performance negative
Many users report the app is buggy, slow, freezes, crashes, and has display issues like blank screens or cut-off messages. Login and account creation are particularly problematic, with users unable to sign in, create new accounts, or experiencing errors. This contradicts the developer's notes about 'stability enhancements'.R3R6R8R12
Cost & Value negative
A significant number of reviews describe NCSA as a 'scam' or 'waste of money,' citing high costs for memberships (ranging from $78/month to $2500 for packages) that do not deliver promised personalized help or unique information. Users feel pressured into paying and find the free version limited or locked.R7R10R13R14
Notifications negative
Users frequently report issues with notifications, including them not appearing, not clearing after being viewed, or being significantly delayed (e.g., 4-5 hours late). This makes it difficult to stay updated on coach activity or messages.R52R53R54R160
Recruiting Support mixed
While some users praise NCSA for providing a platform to connect with coaches and get offers, others feel the support is generic, unhelpful, and lacks personalization. Many state that the information provided can be found for free elsewhere, and that their own coaches or direct outreach are more effective.R2R7R12R14
Account Management negative
Users face difficulties managing their accounts, such as being unable to delete old accounts, change their primary sport, or update profile pictures. This leads to frustration and a feeling of being stuck with incorrect information.R1R36R37R41

Who it's for

This app is for high school athletes who are new to the college recruitment process and need a starting point to search for, research, and communicate with college coaches R44R90R56. It is particularly helpful for getting initial exposure and seeing which coaches view profiles R105R180. Skip this app if you are unwilling to pay potentially high membership fees for services that many users find to be generic or unhelpful R13R19R35. Also skip if you prioritize a smooth, bug-free app experience, as many users report significant technical issues R3R6.

Evidence note: The recent reviews skew heavily negative (78.9% negative), which contrasts sharply with the lifetime rating of 2.75 stars. This suggests a significant decline in user satisfaction and app quality over time. The developer's notes mention 'stability enhancements,' but recent reviews directly contradict this, with numerous reports of crashes, login errors, and general app instability. The evidence for app performance issues and cost concerns is robust and widespread across many reviews.

Frequently asked

Is NCSA Athletic Recruiting free?
NCSA Athletic Recruiting is free to download and create a profile, but many users report being pressured into paying for expensive premium memberships, with costs ranging from approximately $78 per month to packages costing $800 to over $2500, which they feel are not worth the money R13R19R22R35.
Does the NCSA app have technical issues?
Yes, many recent reviews indicate the NCSA app has numerous technical issues, including frequent login problems, errors during account creation, freezing, crashing, slow performance, and display glitches like blank screens or cut-off messages R3R6R8R26.
Can I manage multiple sports on NCSA?
The app appears to have limitations for multi-sport athletes, with some users reporting they can only select one sport for their profile and cannot easily add or change sports without encountering issues R69R131R147.
Are NCSA notifications reliable?
No, many users report that NCSA notifications are unreliable; they often do not appear, do not clear after being viewed, or are significantly delayed by several hours R52R53R160R182.

What reviewers actually said

Built only from these 120 real reviews (foreign ones translated). Superscripts jump to the quote here. Apple has no per-review links, so [ref] opens that app's reviews on the App Store.

  1. [R44] 4/5 · US Expensive, but worth it.: If you are new to recruitment, this is defiantly the right app for you. You can literally contact any coach through this, and if you don’t answer you on here it has there contacts for other social media. You send your highlight to NCSA and they will match you up with schools that fit you and your level. I played D3 because I chose that path, but it matched me with D1 scho
  2. [R79] 5/5 · US Great recruiting app: Try this app and try to get recruited, it’s such a great app to get college offers.
  3. [R90] 4/5 · US Game changer!: Using the checklists that they provide, NCSA is the perfect tool to search for, research, and communicate with college coaches. The app would set itself above everyone is they allowed the ability to use your email templates from your app instead of having to log onto a computer to do it.
  4. [R180] 5/5 · US Excellent service: I am currently using this website to help me be recruited by colleges. The staff is very friendly and helpful. It’s free to create a profile and a one on one conciliation is provided. I do have to say the website is better than the app but the app allows for easy checking and changing of your profile. This website allows for you to email coach’s, see what coaches viewed your pro
  5. [R56] 2/5 · US recruiting is not as hard as you think: NCSA is a good starting point if you’re confused on recruiting, however if i were to do it again i wouldn’t pay for any of the services. everything is overpriced and many programs aren’t communicating on the app. You’re better off self educating yourself via YouTube and email coaches directly. It is a good tool for filtering colleges by program, level, size,
  6. [R105] 5/5 · US Very promising so far!!!: Ive gotten emails from a couple d II and DIII school that i wouldn’t have ever gotten if i didn’t have this app so grateful!! only thing is that i’m too young for my ACT or my SAT so i technically can’t type anything and it’s ruining my completion
  7. [R6] 1/5 · US Doesn’t work can’t sign in error every time: Every time i try to sign in it just says error and i waited on there website for someone to chat with about it no one said anything
  8. [R8] 1/5 · US Just doesn’t want to work: I had this for a few days, and it logged me out automatically, so when I tried to log back in with my email it said that the email has never been used. So, I tried to make a new account under the same email only for it to say that the email is already being used.
  9. [R20] 1/5 · US .: It won’t let me login
  10. [R26] 3/5 · US please fix login: app works pretty good, the login process is just really flawed. I cant even get into the app and its very inconveniet that I have to call someone to actually fix it.
  11. [R3] 1/5 · US Broken/ Unavailable: All the services in the app are unavailable. It is totally useless.
  12. [R12] 1/5 · US Low quality help: They give you useless information that you could just find out by google. The meeting are the same useless information every time. The app is extremely laggy and low effort.
  13. [R18] 2/5 · US Needs work: The app would be great if there weren’t so many glitches. Profile pic won’t update, chat message bar cannot be seen when the keyboard pops up, etc.; so many issues with this app & developers need to update. Parents have paid good money to utilize this service with app but this is falling short.
  14. [R47] 2/5 · US App is usually frozen: The app is usually frozen . Most parts don’t work. NCSA in general is very expensive and you don’t get much.
  15. [R7] 1/5 · US Waste of money and coaches lie to you: I first looked at Ncsa my freshman year in 2022 when I got on the call with the Ncsa Coach the call is about two hours. The coach said he was from Chicago and that he could help me get to the next level. The coach positioned me as an athlete because I had played wide receiver, running back and quarterback in middle school. And then the coach told me at the en
  16. [R13] 1/5 · US Scam: The first few days of you using it it’s pretty good you get emails from the site trying to get you to like go on phone calls, but once you get on the phone call and you’re actually like get into a conversation all they want is your money and don’t help you in the slightest bit. don’t fall for this. There’s better ways for you and your athlete.
  17. [R14] 1/5 · US terrible site: went to a team camp one day after the sign up process i saw something for NCSA checked a box not knowing what it was. shortly after the team camp i got multiple emails telling me about this program. after persuading my parents to pay almost over 200$ . they have not helped one bit . all of the zoom meetings are the same information . they do not care about type personally . and they
  18. [R15] 1/5 · US ts a scam: did not do nothing whatsoever paid 103 a month for nothing
  19. [R52] 2/5 · US Update issues: Nothing but problems since the new update two weeks ago. It keeps showing there’s three messages, but there isn’t. You can’t click on views, follows, opens, or searches anymore.
  20. [R53] 3/5 · US Notifications won’t disappear: Are y’all aware that since the last update, notifications simply accumulate regardless of reviewing them in the app? Kind of annoying. Can you please fix this?
  21. [R54] 2/5 · US Push notification won’t go away: App usually runs well but lately there is a push notification that just won’t disappear. I wish the developers would fix it. I tried to contact the dev team but it won’t recognize my email for some reason
  22. [R160] 4/5 · US Notification issues: Whenever I try to turn on push notifications, the sliders are grayed out, so it basically isn’t allowing me to receive notifications unless I open the app and check all the time. I’ve missed a couple messages already and don’t want this to keep happening. Can this issue be fixed?
  23. [R1] 2/5 · US Won’t delete my account: I’ve wrote several deactivation requests and they still won’t delete my account
  24. [R36] 1/5 · US Terrible: Customer service never ever responds and their pages for help are useless. I’ve been trying to delete my old page for way over a year now and they won’t delete it, so I can’t make my new account. Changing sports is even more difficult, so don’t try to get this app really.
  25. [R37] 2/5 · US Profile picture bug: I cant put my profile picture on it just keeps loading and loading and eventually says error I don’t know what to do
  26. [R41] 1/5 · US Very Bad: Once I tried to sign up, it said that my email was already in use. I used forgot password to get in and once I got in I filled out some of my information just to find out that it thinks I’m in soccer (I’m in track). Then I had to change my password again because it wasn’t letting me in. Then I tried to change my sport back but it brought me through some weird process where I might get ch
  27. [R2] 2/5 · US Hard schedule: I’ve been using the NCSA app for a while, I am a freshman wanting to play in college and I feel as if there is a lot of underground rules that go unspoken, and the things that are obvious are the only things repeated in online lessons. I also feel as if I have to check into the app every single day when that doesn’t work with my schedule- with school volleyball clubs and choir, I fe
  28. [R24] 1/5 · US Marketing Scam: NCSA is excellent at marketing hype to willing victims, like moms (mom-to-mom is how I got roped into this). They hype and insinuate that this is the ticket to getting recruited for scholarships, but their deliverables are nothing but mass webinars, an occasional 15-minute call every few months with some random coach, and more marketing emails to buy more stuff.
  29. [R60] 2/5 · US Limited sports: My sport weightlifting isn’t even on the roaster.
  30. [R104] 5/5 · US Rugby¿: The app seems like and amazing and wonderful place for opportunities. There seems to be no opportunity for college level rugby recruiting
  31. [R131] 3/5 · US Adding more than one sport to profile: There seems to be no way to add more than one sport to my profile. For users who participate in multiple sports, it would be great to be able to show this in the app.
  32. [R147] 4/5 · US Good app for 1 sport athletes: I am a three sport athlete but on NCSA it makes me pick one sport I wish I could get college coaches from different sports to look at me without making a second account. If anyone knows something I don’t, tell me.
  33. [R66] 3/5 · US Please fix the app: I’m unable to upload anything. Please fix this app!
  34. [R152] 3/5 · US Good app, but complicated: I have videos in my gallery but still don’t know how to release them and their not helping me. So if videos could be easier to upload that could be great!
  35. [R10] 1/5 · US Sucks: It’s all a scam
  36. [R19] 1/5 · US Don’t get this app!!: I fell for the Ncsa recruiting and they called me trying to schedule meeting to pay over $2000 to help find colleges. If you are looking to play college sports your varsity coaches should be the one helping you not random people on the internet!
  37. [R22] 1/5 · US Free version but made to pay: Last year when I went to a basketball camp I was told to come use this app/ website and I was doing it I got a call by the guy and he wanted me to pay like 2500 a month and all that and I told my athletic director about it and he had told me about this app has a free version when I told the guy about it he double down and said I had to pay and gave me a discount to ma
  38. [R35] 1/5 · US Don’t waste your money: They claim that the app is free until they get you on a call, where then you’re almost forced to pay crazy amounts of money. It is just as easy to contact coaches without paying a single penny without any help. All you have to do is network yourself through email and X and you will most likely get better results that way rather than put your faith in another company. Bet on
  39. [R69] 2/5 · US I can’t change my sport: I was making my account when I accidently selected “Women’s Water Polo” instead of “Women’s volleyball”. It doesn’t let me change it and bring me to some weird Okta sign in, and when I try to sign into it, it doesn’t let me. I’ve tried to delete my account so I can change it but it says it’s already been used.
  40. [R182] 4/5 · US Notifications!! I don’t get them: I used to see activity/ notifications on my lock/home screen on my iPhone and then I don’t, I have to open app to see my activity, I have all push notifications on in your settings and still nothing. Please fix!

Synthesized from 120 recent App Store reviews · updated July 2026 · View on the App Store