Tactic Board - Rugby Animator

Draw a move, press play and watch it run. Rugby Animator turns your plays into animations your players can actually follow, and it holds your training sessions and team sheets too. There's no subscription and you don't need an account. It's free to start, and Pro is a single purchase.

Everything the whiteboard does, and then it moves. Drag the players into position, move them on, and the app plays it back at match speed, so the 12 can see exactly when to hit the line.

PLAYS
• Build anything from a three-man pod off a ruck to a first-phase strike move.
• Set up a lineout or scrum anywhere on the pitch in one tap, with both teams in position, then animate the phase that follows.
• Add arrows for passes and kicks, and shade the space you want attacked. You choose when each one appears in the play.
• Cones, contact shields and tackle tubes for your drills.
• A library of preset plays and drills to start from.

TEAM SHEETS (FREE)
• Add your players and the positions they play, then pick a side for each match. It works for 15-a-side, sevens and youth formats.
• Tap a shirt to pick someone, drag one player onto another to swap them, and long-press to choose your captain.
• If your bench doesn't cover loosehead, hooker and tighthead, the app tells you before you send it.
• Share it as a photo with your club badge, or as a link anyone can open in a browser.

TRAINING SESSIONS
• Plan a session block by block. Drag things around and the times update.
• Tap Run and coach straight from the timer. It shows how long is left on each block and whether you're running behind. The countdown also shows on your Lock Screen, so the phone can stay in your pocket.
• Your animated drills sit inside the plan, and you can tap one to play it full screen for the group.

SHARING
• Send a play, session or team sheet as a link. Players and parents open it in their browser without downloading anything.
• Export any play as a video for the team WhatsApp.
• Coaching staff can share plays and sessions in a Team Hub, and everyone sees the same version.

The app works offline and everything stays on your phone unless you share it. iCloud syncs it to your iPad, and there's a web editor for building bigger plays on a laptop. Just sign in with your Apple ID.

FREE OR PRO
The free version gives you 3 plays, one squad with all its team sheets, training sessions, share links for plays and team sheets, and 3 video exports a month. You can also join any Team Hub you're invited to.

Pro is a one-off purchase. It adds unlimited plays and squads, every preset, unlimited video exports, session links and your own Team Hubs, and it works in the web editor too.