⚡ Why CourtDraw

How CourtDraw Compares on What We Do Best

Coaches ask how we stack up against the other boards out there. This page covers the four things that genuinely set us apart — sport coverage, nothing to install, drawing over real footage, and club pricing that isn't charged per coach.

Competitor details checked September 2026 · Links go to each vendor's own pages

The short version

  • 38+ sports on one board. Most tactics boards cover football, or football plus a handful of others. We cover hurling, korfball, padbol, beach handball, fistball and thirty more besides.
  • Nothing to install. It opens in a browser on any device, works offline once loaded, and installs to a home screen if you want it there. No app store, no desktop licence.
  • Draw over video and photos. Explain what already happened, on the footage it happened in, rather than redrawing it on an empty court.
  • Club pricing that isn't per coach. €99 a year covers ten coaching staff. Most of this category charges each coach separately — see the maths below.

The table

Compared against TacticalPad, Tactico, Cupello and Coachbetter, on the dimensions above. Details come from each vendor's own public pages; a dash means we couldn't confirm it either way.

  CourtDraw TacticalPad Tactico Cupello Coachbetter
Sports covered 38+ ~8 Soccer Soccer Soccer
Runs in a browser, nothing to install Yes Desktop / mobile apps Yes (1-tap PWA) Yes Native apps
Works offline once loaded Yes
Draw over video or photos Yes (Pro)
Multi-coach club plan €99/yr — up to 10 coaches Per seat Per seat Per seat Per seat
Free tier, no card Yes — one sport, free forever Yes Yes Content only, $1.99/mo

Competitor details checked September 2026 and change often — follow the links above to each vendor's own pages before deciding.

Where the money actually differs: multiple coaches

Almost every tool in this category charges per coach. That's invisible when you're one person and expensive when you're a club. For ten coaching staff, over one year:

  • CourtDraw Club — €99 total, all ten seats included. About €10 per coach.
  • Tactico — $47.88 × 10 ≈ $479.
  • Cupello — $72 × 10 ≈ $720.
  • Coachbetter — $12.99/mo × 10 × 12 ≈ $1,559.

Club also includes a shared tactic library every coach sees instantly, your kit colours on every board, branded PDF exports, presentation mode for team meetings, and an admin dashboard.

Sport coverage, specifically

If you coach football, you have plenty of options. If you coach anything else — or several things — the field thins fast. CourtDraw ships accurate courts and pitches for tennis, padel, basketball, volleyball, handball, hurling, Gaelic football, futsal, netball, korfball, water polo, floorball, lacrosse, field hockey, ice hockey, badminton, squash, pickleball, rugby union and league, Australian rules, American football, beach variants and more.

For a club running three or four programmes, that's the difference between one tool and three subscriptions. See the multi-sport club guide for how that plays out in practice, or browse every sport.

Nothing to install

CourtDraw opens in a browser. There's no app store review, no desktop licence tied to one machine, and no separate purchase for mobile. It caches itself after the first load, so it keeps working on a pitch with no signal, and it installs to a home screen in one tap if you'd rather it sat with your apps.

That matters most when you're handing it to other coaches. A link works on whatever device they already have.

Try it before you commit

One sport is free forever, with no card and no install — enough to see whether the drawing tools and the court accuracy suit how you work. The free vs Pro breakdown covers exactly what changes when you upgrade.

FAQ

Common Questions

What is the best free tactics board app?

CourtDraw is free to start with no card and nothing to install — one sport free forever, 200+ ready-made plays to browse, and it keeps working offline. If you need more than one sport, that's what Pro unlocks.

Is CourtDraw a good TacticalPad alternative?

If you coach more than one sport, yes — CourtDraw covers 38+ against TacticalPad's eight or so, runs in a browser with no desktop licence or separate mobile purchase, and costs about €10 per coach per year on the Club plan.

Which is cheapest for a club with multiple coaches?

CourtDraw Club is €99/year for up to ten coaching staff — roughly €10 per coach. Per-seat competitors land several times higher at the same headcount.

Do I need to install anything?

No. It runs in any modern browser, caches for offline use on the touchline, and installs to a home screen in one tap if you want it there.

Can I draw tactics on video or photos?

Yes — CourtDraw includes video and photo overlay on Pro, so you can draw over match footage or a screenshot instead of an empty court.

Try It Before You Decide

One sport free forever, no card, nothing to install. Thirty seconds to your first play.

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Free forever · Pro from €6/month · Club €99/year for 10 coaches