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NCSA Athletic Recruiting vs AllAthlete

NCSA Athletic Recruiting 2.8★ · Free to download 30
Winner AllAthlete
AllAthlete 4.7★ · Free + IAP 85

AllAthlete is the clear winner due to its higher user satisfaction, better app functionality, and more positive recruiting experiences compared to NCSA Athletic Recruiting, which is plagued by technical issues and accusations of being a scam.

Full reviews: NCSA Athletic Recruiting · AllAthlete

AllAthlete offers a smoother user experience and is praised by athletes and coaches for its effectiveness in recruitment, including AI measurements and easy highlight sharing. NCSA Athletic Recruiting, despite some positive feedback, struggles with significant app bugs, login issues, and numerous complaints about its paid services being a scam.

Head to head

Features for Recruitment edge: AllAthleteR8R14R15R29
NCSA Athletic Recruiting NCSA allows users to contact coaches and matches athletes with schools, with some finding it a valuable tool for new recruits R8R14. However, users report limitations such as only being able to list one sport R29R30 and an inability to upload content R15.
AllAthlete AllAthlete is praised for its comprehensive platform, including AI measurements for physical attributes R95R97, workout plans, leaderboards , and easy sharing of highlights and film . It helps athletes get exposure and connect with coaches .
Ease of Use and Reliability edge: AllAthleteR3R6R12R13
NCSA Athletic Recruiting NCSA users frequently report significant issues with app functionality, including login problems R3R16R18, inability to create accounts R6R13, glitches like un-dismissable notifications R12, slow performance , and screens getting stuck . Profile picture updates also fail .
AllAthlete AllAthlete is generally described as easy to use with a sleek design R95 and good user experience . Some users, however, encountered issues with signing up , inaccurate height measurements R63R67, and the app being too picky about positioning for measurements .
Price and Value edge: AllAthleteR36R37R38R39
NCSA Athletic Recruiting NCSA is frequently accused of being a scam, with users feeling pressured to pay large sums (e.g., $200+, $2500, $103/month, $2000+) for services that offer little personalized help or value beyond what can be done independently R36R37R38R39. Some users claim access to the free version was removed after declining paid options .
AllAthlete AllAthlete is free to download with in-app purchases. Some users complain about having to pay for features like height measurement R67 or the app generally , and one user reported being scammed out of money for tokens . However, many users find the platform valuable for recruitment .
Customer Support and Account Management edge: AllAthleteR1R16R18R48
NCSA Athletic Recruiting NCSA users report extreme difficulty with account management, including inability to delete accounts R1, issues with password changes R18, and unresponsive customer service R16R48.
AllAthlete AllAthlete users also report issues with account deletion and email verification problems . However, there are positive mentions of support from the AllAthlete team and helpful admins .
Scope and Specificity of Sports tieR20R29R30R80
NCSA Athletic Recruiting NCSA is noted for not supporting rugby R20 and limiting athletes to one sport on their profile R29R30.
AllAthlete AllAthlete is criticized for being heavily football-oriented R80 and not supporting all sports, such as cycling or specific sports in the sign-up process .
Pick NCSA Athletic Recruiting if

You are new to recruitment and believe the NCSA platform's core matching and contact features could be valuable, despite the reported technical issues and cost concerns R8R14.

Pick AllAthlete if

You are an athlete looking for a modern platform with AI measurement tools, easy highlight sharing, and a generally positive user experience to connect with college coaches R95R97.

Evidence note: NCSA's lifetime rating is significantly lower than AllAthlete's, and recent reviews for NCSA are heavily negative, often citing app dysfunction and perceived scamming. AllAthlete's negative reviews are primarily about specific feature issues or payment for features, rather than fundamental service failure or scam accusations.

Frequently asked

Is NCSA Athletic Recruiting a free service?
NCSA Athletic Recruiting is free to download and offers a free version, but many users report being pressured into paying significant amounts, ranging from over $200 to $2500 or $103 per month, for premium packages that they often find unhelpful R36R37R38R39. Some users even claim their access to the free version was revoked after declining paid services .
Can middle schoolers use AllAthlete?
While the app's bio states 12+, several users in 8th grade or 12 years old report being unable to create accounts because their middle schools are not listed or the app restricts access to high school age and above R69R72R75R98.
Are the AI measurements in AllAthlete accurate?
AllAthlete's AI measurements are generally praised for being super accurate and convenient, especially the height measurement feature R95R97. However, some users have reported inaccuracies, with one user stating their son's height varied by 6 inches in consecutive measurements R63R67.

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. [R8] NCSA Athletic Recruiting 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. [R14] NCSA Athletic Recruiting 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.
  3. [R15] NCSA Athletic Recruiting 3/5 · US Please fix the app: I’m unable to upload anything. Please fix this app!
  4. [R29] NCSA Athletic Recruiting 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.
  5. [R3] NCSA Athletic Recruiting 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.
  6. [R6] NCSA Athletic Recruiting 3/5 · US Idkkk: It’s so hard to create a account it says the email is already taken but I’ve never used it
  7. [R12] NCSA Athletic Recruiting 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?
  8. [R13] NCSA Athletic Recruiting 1/5 · US 🤦🏽‍♂️🤦🏽‍♂️: Doesn’t let you create your account on the app!
  9. [R36] NCSA Athletic Recruiting 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.
  10. [R37] NCSA Athletic Recruiting 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
  11. [R38] NCSA Athletic Recruiting 1/5 · US ts a scam: did not do nothing whatsoever paid 103 a month for nothing
  12. [R39] NCSA Athletic Recruiting 1/5 · US Made to pay: They will convince you but into one of their package plans and then all you get are spam camp invites. Not worth it!
  13. [R1] NCSA Athletic Recruiting 2/5 · US Won’t delete my account: I’ve wrote several deactivation requests and they still won’t delete my account
  14. [R16] NCSA Athletic Recruiting 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
  15. [R18] NCSA Athletic Recruiting 3/5 · US Undecided at the moment: Currently my daughter is not recruitable so her profile is not complete. However I cannot log into the app because I used my Google account to create the profile on a web server. The app does not allow the user to choose Google as a method of logging in. Likewise, I called the phone number to request help changing my password so I can use the app because the change passwor
  16. [R48] NCSA Athletic Recruiting 1/5 · US hassle: as of right now i don’t have an account because i can’t sign up and for some odd reason this multi hundred thousand dollar company doesn’t have a support number easy to find.
  17. [R20] NCSA Athletic Recruiting 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
  18. [R30] NCSA Athletic Recruiting 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.
  19. [R80] AllAthlete 1/5 · US Bad Customer Service and Poorly Designed app: I am trying to expand myself to different apps and show my self to other coaches, I downloaded this app thinking it would help but in reality, it is a very poorly made and rather confusing app. For starters, you can’t upload videos from Hudl, without the quality hitting rock bottom, and this app is very football orientated, making hard for other sports
  20. [R69] AllAthlete 3/5 · US Schools: I am a 8th grader & ii would like to make a account but , my school is not on here . it is a middle school .
  21. [R72] AllAthlete 3/5 · US Age Accessibility: I would like to believe that this is a great app but when trying to make an account, you can only be in high school or above to sign in. As a person who is in 8th grade I think this app should allow middle schoolers to have access to make an account. I know schools who are scouting kids my age and yet the app won’t let us be seen. I understand the concern about younger students
  22. [R75] AllAthlete 3/5 · US Questions: On the bio of the app it says 12+ or age but I can not find any middle schools even when I search mine up either that is because my schools does not have an account in this app or this app just does not acknowledged my school so I can not really rate this app for now so I will give it 3 stars for now.
  23. [R98] AllAthlete 1/5 · US It’s terrible: Its not that good because im 12 because my birthday is September 2, 2010 so i am 12 and it won’t let me do that on the age
  24. [R63] AllAthlete 3/5 · US Great idea: Great idea but not accurate. I measured my son 3 times in a row and each time he grew by 6 inches. Seems like this is something that needs to be fixed.
  25. [R67] AllAthlete 1/5 · US Inaccurate: Would never pay for this. I downloaded the free trial and deleted it after 10 min. The advertising was for height and the height measurements are incorrect. Also I tried to do height of myself as they said you could and there is no way you can see if your in the gram I wouldn’t recommend.
  26. [R95] AllAthlete 5/5 · US AI Measurements?? 🤯🤯: THIS is the app I’ve been waiting for. Super sleek design and incredibly easy to use, don’t bother looking anywhere else just download now you won’t regret it.
  27. [R97] AllAthlete 5/5 · US AI measurements: The AI measurements are super accurate and really convenient to be able to access on my phone. I’ve mostly used the height measurement feature but I’ll definitely be using the others as well.

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