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SSTracker vs GameChanger
What GameChanger does well, and what each costs, collects and does for a young athlete, side by side. Every line links where it was read.
Prices checked on 28 Oct 2026 (each fact shows the day it was read); tell us if something changed: support@sstracker.app
Credit where it is due
What GameChanger does well
- Scorekeeping, live streaming, stats, highlights and career profiles, with coach tools for lineups, scheduling and team messaging. gc.com, read 28 Oct 2026
- "All GameChanger features are completely free for Coaches and Staff to use for their team." gc.com, read 28 Oct 2026
- Owned by DICK'S Sporting Goods; 4.88 stars from 916,171 ratings on the US App Store. Youth Sports Business Report on DICK'S and GameChanger (12 Mar 2026), read 27 Oct 2026; Apple App Store ratings (iTunes Search API), read 27 Oct 2026
Side by side
The same six questions for each
Price and fees
SSTracker
- Club and team management: $0, no seat limits. SSTracker pricing, read 28 Oct 2026
- Card payments: families pay the listed price, nothing on top; the club receives it minus 3.4% + 30¢ in total, card processing included. SSTracker pricing, read 28 Oct 2026
- Player OS training (optional): from $29 a month per club with a 30-day free trial, or $7.50 a month per player for a family (14 days free). SSTracker pricing, read 28 Oct 2026
GameChanger
- Free for coaches and staff. Families pay for extra viewing and stats: Plus $9.99 a month or $39.99 a year, Premium $14.99 a month or $99.99 a year. gc.com, read 28 Oct 2026; App Store: GameChanger, read 28 Oct 2026
- Premium Family Plan (4 accounts): $24.99 a month or $179.99 a year. Team-wide passes: Plus $239, Premium $449 per season. GameChanger family plans and Team Pass, read 28 Oct 2026
Privacy (App Store label)
SSTracker
- SSTracker is a web app, so it has no App Store label. Its Privacy Policy says: no advertising, no third-party tracking code, no analytics inside the app (the public website counts visits without cookies or personal data), and no one's data is sold. SSTracker Privacy Policy, read 28 Oct 2026
GameChanger
- GameChanger's App Store privacy label lists Identifiers and Usage Data under "Data Used to Track You", and Contact Info, User Content, Usage Data and Diagnostics under "Data Linked to You". The label is what the developer declares to Apple. App Store: GameChanger, read 28 Oct 2026
Child safety
SSTracker
- A child's data is collected only after a parent gives verifiable consent. SSTracker Children's privacy, read 28 Oct 2026
- Staff cannot message a child one to one; team messages go with a copy to parents. SSTracker SafeSport page, read 28 Oct 2026
- A team takes no families until its coach is cleared by a background check, or by an association clearance the director confirms. SSTracker Clearance Policy, read 28 Oct 2026
- A child's game stats stay hidden for 15 minutes after a game, enforced on the server. SSTracker help, read 28 Oct 2026
GameChanger
- Not shown here: we list only what GameChanger publishes about itself, with the source.
Training at home
SSTracker
- Drills for 22 sports, each with steps, the coach's cue and the space it needs; free weekly workouts and printables. SSTracker drill library, read 28 Oct 2026
- Each child's growth is charted against their own past, never ranked against other children. SSTracker for parents, read 28 Oct 2026
GameChanger
- Not shown here: we list only what GameChanger publishes about itself, with the source.
What parents do
SSTracker
- Parents get the coach's homework with a part to play (feeder, target, timer), see a card for each child's week, and can confirm sessions they watched. SSTracker for parents, read 28 Oct 2026
GameChanger
- Families and fans follow games live, get alerts and watch highlights; the paid plans are bought by families. gc.com, read 28 Oct 2026; GameChanger family plans and Team Pass, read 28 Oct 2026
Private trainers
SSTracker
- Private trainers apply, pass a background check, and are listed for signed-in families; families book and pay by card into the trainer's own Stripe account at 3.4% + 30¢ all in. SSTracker: find a trainer, read 28 Oct 2026
GameChanger
- Not shown here: we list only what GameChanger publishes about itself, with the source.
Questions
What people ask
- Is SSTracker free?
- Running a club or a team is free, always: rosters, schedules, team messages, registration and the background-check workflow. Card payments cost 3.4% + 30¢ in total, taken from what the club receives; families pay the listed price. Player OS training is the paid part: from $29 a month per club after a 30-day free trial, or $7.50 a month per player for a family.
- Can we keep using GameChanger and add SSTracker?
- Yes. SSTracker does not need another app to be removed. A club can keep GameChanger for what it does today and use SSTracker for training at home, with the coach and the parents in it.
- Where do the facts on this page come from?
- Each fact links the page it was read on: the company's own pages, its App Store listing, or a named news outlet, with the day it was read. We show only what we could check at its source. If something has changed, write to support@sstracker.app and we will correct it.
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GameChanger is a trademark of its owner, named here only to say which product a fact is about. SSTracker is not affiliated with it.