CoachCanvas vs. The Hoops Geek
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CoachCanvas vs The Hoops Geek
The Hoops Geek is a full coaching suite — practice plans, rotations, plays. CoachCanvas draws plays and gets them to your team, and does that better: 30 free plays instead of 5, video export you don't pay extra for, and an editor built to keep you drawing.
A free plan you can actually coach with
30 plays and unlimited playbooks, free forever. The Hoops Geek stops you at 5 plays — enough to try it, not enough to coach with.
Animated plays
Press play and watch the players and ball run every cut, screen, and pass just as you drew them.
Free video export
Export any animated play as a video you can drop straight in the team chat — free, with a small CoachCanvas logo. The Hoops Geek puts video export behind a subscription.
Beautiful PDF export
Export any play or your whole playbook as a clean, printable PDF. Both do it — CoachCanvas just makes it look better.
Share anywhere
Send your playbook as a link — players open it in any browser, no download and no account. Both do this well.
Your team's own app
On Pro, publish your playbook as an installable app in your team's colors. Players tap it from the home screen — no app store, no account. Hoops Geek players use the generic Hoops Geek app, and each one needs a login.
An unlimited Pro plan
Unlock unlimited plays and playbooks when you're ready. CoachCanvas Pro is $78/year — The Hoops Geek Solo is $99.
A ready-made play library
A catalog of pre-built plays to start from, right out of the box.
Practice planner & rotations
Built-in practice planning, a rotation maker, and a live substitution manager. CoachCanvas draws plays and drills, and gets them to your team.
Native mobile apps today
The Hoops Geek has iOS and Android apps available now. CoachCanvas runs in any browser, with native apps coming soon.
A free plan you can actually coach with
30 plays and unlimited playbooks, free forever. The Hoops Geek stops you at 5 plays — enough to try it, not enough to coach with.
Animated plays
Press play and watch the players and ball run every cut, screen, and pass just as you drew them.
Free video export
Export any animated play as a video you can drop straight in the team chat — free, with a small CoachCanvas logo. The Hoops Geek puts video export behind a subscription.
Beautiful PDF export
Export any play or your whole playbook as a clean, printable PDF. Both do it — CoachCanvas just makes it look better.
Share anywhere
Send your playbook as a link — players open it in any browser, no download and no account. Both do this well.
Your team's own app
On Pro, publish your playbook as an installable app in your team's colors. Players tap it from the home screen — no app store, no account. Hoops Geek players use the generic Hoops Geek app, and each one needs a login.
An unlimited Pro plan
Unlock unlimited plays and playbooks when you're ready. CoachCanvas Pro is $78/year — The Hoops Geek Solo is $99.
A ready-made play library
A catalog of pre-built plays to start from, right out of the box.
Practice planner & rotations
Built-in practice planning, a rotation maker, and a live substitution manager. CoachCanvas draws plays and drills, and gets them to your team.
Native mobile apps today
The Hoops Geek has iOS and Android apps available now. CoachCanvas runs in any browser, with native apps coming soon.
Six times the free plays, and video export that costs you nothing. See for yourself — no sign-up, no credit card.
Draw your first playWhere The Hoops Geek is ahead
We'll be straight with you — here's where The Hoops Geek does more than CoachCanvas today.
Additional coaching tools.
A practice planner, a rotation maker, and a live substitution manager — separate jobs, one subscription. If you want all of them in one place, The Hoops Geek has them today. CoachCanvas draws plays and drills and gets them to your team, and that's the whole scope.
Native apps, and good ones.
iOS and Android today, rated 4.9 stars across roughly 1,100 App Store ratings. CoachCanvas runs in any browser, with native apps coming soon.
A ready-made play and drill library.
Start from plays someone else already drew. CoachCanvas doesn't have one yet — though anything sitting in your Hoops Geek library comes across when you import.
Where CoachCanvas wins
Why coaches switch to CoachCanvas
If the practice planner, native apps, and play library above aren't what you're after, what's left is drawing plays and getting them to your team — and that's the part CoachCanvas is built for.
- A free plan you can actually coach with.
- 30 plays and unlimited playbooks, free forever. The Hoops Geek stops you at 5. And if you outgrow it, Pro is $78/year against Solo at $99.
- Faster, more intuitive, more fun to draw.
- Making digital plays as effortless as sketching on a real coaching board. Most coaches draw their first play in under a minute.
- Your team gets its own app.
- On Pro, publish your playbook as an installable app in your team's colors. Players tap it from the home screen — nothing to download, no account to create.
Our honest take
Pick CoachCanvas if you mainly want to draw plays and get them to your team — 30 free plays instead of 5, the fastest editor to draw them in, animation and video export at no extra cost, and $78/year if you outgrow the free plan.
Pick The Hoops Geek if you want all of it under one roof — practice plans, rotations, a live substitution manager, a ready-made play library, and mature native apps you can use today.
Already on The Hoops Geek? Import your plays in a few clicks — up to 30 free, unlimited on Pro. You keep everything you have already built.
Bring your plays overFrequently asked questions
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- What's the free-plan limit on The Hoops Geek?
- The Hoops Geek's free plan stops at 5 plays. CoachCanvas's free plan gives you 30 plays and unlimited playbooks, free forever.
- Is there a free alternative to The Hoops Geek?
- Yes. CoachCanvas is free for up to 30 plays and unlimited playbooks, with no sign-up required to start drawing — six times the free plays you get on The Hoops Geek, and video export at no extra cost.
- Does The Hoops Geek charge for video export?
- Yes. Exporting a play as an mp4 video requires a paid subscription on The Hoops Geek. On CoachCanvas, video export is free — the file carries a small CoachCanvas logo, and Pro removes it.
- Can I try The Hoops Geek without an account?
- You can open their play creator without signing up, but you get the drawing board on its own rather than the app around it. CoachCanvas lets you start building your actual playbook with no account and no card.
- Can I import my Hoops Geek plays into CoachCanvas?
- Yes. You can import your Hoops Geek plays into CoachCanvas so you keep everything you have already built — up to 30 plays on the free plan, and unlimited on Pro.
- Which is easier to use?
- Both use simple drag-and-drop drawing. CoachCanvas is designed to be the fastest and most intuitive — most coaches can create their first play in under a minute, with no account needed.
- Does CoachCanvas have a practice planner?
- Not today — CoachCanvas draws plays and drills and gets them to your team, and does that faster than The Hoops Geek. The Hoops Geek includes a practice planner, a rotation maker, and a live substitution manager if those matter to you.
- How much does The Hoops Geek cost?
- The Hoops Geek Solo is $99/year, and the Team plan is around $198/year for four coaches. CoachCanvas is free for up to 30 plays and unlimited playbooks, and Pro is $6.50/month billed yearly ($78/year) for unlimited plays.
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