Compare, as of October 2026
Hoops ClinIQ vs GameChanger
GameChanger keeps score, streams games, sends highlights and tracks basketball from a phone: GameChanger AutoStream (basketball since Oct 2023; expanded Sep 2026). It is free for coaches, and families pay. It does a different job from ours, and many teams will use both.
Side by side
The facts
Our column shows each feature's stage. In preview: built and clickable in the preview with sample data; not yet running on real teams. Others say Beta or Coming 2027.
| Topic | GameChanger | Hoops ClinIQ (launch plan) |
|---|---|---|
| Price | Free for coaches and staff. Families pay $39.99 to $179.99 a year, or a Team Pass of $239.99 or $449.99 per season.Per their website | Free plan for coaches, then Coach at $12 a month. Players and parents are free during 2027. |
| Platform | Native iOS and Android apps.Per their website | Installable web app (PWA). Offline sideline mode and native apps are coming in 2027. |
| Plays | None.Our research | Draw and share plays, with PDF, MP4, GIF and PNG export. Smaller library at launch: 12 presets, growing. |
| Film | Live streaming. Film Room removes dead time from basketball film for free. AutoStream auto-clips field goals, 3-pointers, steals and blocks, with rebound and assist clips added in Dec 2025.Per their website | Record games on your phone with Hoops ClinIQ, or upload a video file from any camera, with nothing to buy or install in the gym. Your film, tagged with your own play names, linked to your playbook. Clip to play (beta) drafts a play from up to 15 seconds; you place and fix the players. It has not yet been tested on real amateur footage. Full-game breakdown is a film add-on at $15 a game, Coming 2027. |
| Stats | Free live scorekeeping by a person at the table, or free AI auto-tracking from a phone: GameChanger AutoStream (basketball since Oct 2023; expanded Sep 2026).Per their website | Sideline mode logs score, fouls, subs and timeouts. Shot charts on each player profile. |
| AI | AutoStream phone tracking, dead-time removal and auto highlights. No answers about your plays or film listed.Our research | ClinIQ answers cite the play or clip they came from. A coach confirms before anything saves. |
| Team tools | Schedule, team chat and club messaging.Third-party report | Our own roster, schedule and availability, with RSVPs and attendance. Team chat, registration and payments are coming in 2027. |
| Parents and players | Families follow the team. Streaming, full stats and highlights need a paid family plan or Team Pass.Per their website | Free for players and parents during 2027. A parent sees only their own child. |
Price
GameChanger
Free for coaches and staff. Families pay $39.99 to $179.99 a year, or a Team Pass of $239.99 or $449.99 per season.Per their website
Hoops ClinIQ
Free plan for coaches, then Coach at $12 a month. Players and parents are free during 2027.
Platform
GameChanger
Native iOS and Android apps.Per their website
Hoops ClinIQ
Installable web app (PWA). Offline sideline mode and native apps are coming in 2027.
Plays
GameChanger
None.Our research
Hoops ClinIQ
Draw and share plays, with PDF, MP4, GIF and PNG export. Smaller library at launch: 12 presets, growing.
Film
GameChanger
Live streaming. Film Room removes dead time from basketball film for free. AutoStream auto-clips field goals, 3-pointers, steals and blocks, with rebound and assist clips added in Dec 2025.Per their website
Hoops ClinIQ
Record games on your phone with Hoops ClinIQ, or upload a video file from any camera, with nothing to buy or install in the gym. Your film, tagged with your own play names, linked to your playbook. Clip to play (beta) drafts a play from up to 15 seconds; you place and fix the players. It has not yet been tested on real amateur footage. Full-game breakdown is a film add-on at $15 a game, Coming 2027.
Stats
GameChanger
Free live scorekeeping by a person at the table, or free AI auto-tracking from a phone: GameChanger AutoStream (basketball since Oct 2023; expanded Sep 2026).Per their website
Hoops ClinIQ
Sideline mode logs score, fouls, subs and timeouts. Shot charts on each player profile.
AI
GameChanger
AutoStream phone tracking, dead-time removal and auto highlights. No answers about your plays or film listed.Our research
Hoops ClinIQ
ClinIQ answers cite the play or clip they came from. A coach confirms before anything saves.
Team tools
GameChanger
Schedule, team chat and club messaging.Third-party report
Hoops ClinIQ
Our own roster, schedule and availability, with RSVPs and attendance. Team chat, registration and payments are coming in 2027.
Parents and players
GameChanger
Families follow the team. Streaming, full stats and highlights need a paid family plan or Team Pass.Per their website
Hoops ClinIQ
Free for players and parents during 2027. A parent sees only their own child.
Where GameChanger is stronger
- Free scorekeeping for every coach, and many families already have the app.
- Live streaming, automatic highlights and free AI box-score tracking from a phone (AutoStream). We do not lead with box scores.
- Native iOS and Android apps. Ours are coming in 2027.
Where Hoops ClinIQ is different
- Plays you draw, animate, assign and quiz on. GameChanger has no play tools.
- Tactical tagging in your own play names, linked to the playbook, rather than box-score events.
- ClinIQ answers cite the clip, play or stat they came from, and scouting reports come from your own film.
- Players and parents pay nothing during 2027. On GameChanger, families pay for streaming and full stats.
ClinIQ answers always show their source.
Switching, or using both
You do not have to choose. Keep GameChanger for the scorebook and the stream, and use Hoops ClinIQ for plays, film study and scouting. Families get both without paying us anything.
- 1Keep scoring and streaming on GameChanger.
- 2Apply for the pilot and draw your five most-used plays.
- 3Record or upload a game clip and try clip to play (beta) on it.
Sources
Checked in October 2026. Prices and features change, so confirm with GameChanger before you decide.
- GameChanger: pricing (web.gc.com/pricing)
- GameChanger: Team Pass (gc.com/pricing/team-pass)
- GameChanger: family plans (gc.com/pricing-family-plans)
- Youth Sports Business Report: GameChanger basketball adds club management, AutoStream and automated highlights (Sep 29, 2026) (youthsportsbusinessreport.com/gamechanger-basketball-expansion-adds-club-management-autostream-and-automated-highlights/)
- GameChanger: AutoStream for basketball (Oct 2023) (gc.com/partner-news/gamechanger-puts-spotlight-on-basketball-with-autostream-ai-driven-innovation-for-hands-free-streaming)
- GameChanger: automatic video clips for basketball (gc.com/post/automatic-video-clips-for-basketball)
Your next game plan starts with your own film.
We load your plays and tag one of your games by hand. Your staff and players use ClinIQ and quizzes for four weeks. Or start with the free play library: no account.