Both apps come from us at Borama, and coaches ask about the difference all the time. The short answer: Video Delay Instant Replay works live, during practice. It shows the camera feed a few seconds late so athletes watch their last rep the moment they finish it, with nothing to press. Coach Video Analysis works afterwards. It loads recorded videos from your camera roll and breaks them down, two at a time, frame by frame, with drawings, angles, and exports.
Why the confusion is understandable
On a feature list the two apps look like siblings, because they are. Both do slow motion. Both step frame by frame. Both let you draw on the video. Both send a picture to a TV over AirPlay or HDMI. So the feature bullets overlap, and the store screenshots both show athletes mid-movement.
The difference is not the tools. It is the moment the app is built for, and what you point it at:
- Video Delay Instant Replay points at the court. Its input is a live camera. A rolling buffer holds what just happened, the screen plays it back on a delay, and practice never stops. Nobody records, nobody rewinds, nobody stands at the tripod.
- Coach Video Analysis points at your camera roll. Its input is video files that already exist. You bring footage in, put two clips next to each other in sync, measure what you see, and export something you can hand to the athlete.
Side by side, appropriately
| Video Delay Instant Replay | Coach Video Analysis | |
|---|---|---|
| The moment | During practice, live | After practice, review |
| Input | Live camera feed (device camera, second synced iPhone or iPad, GoPro, USB, RTSP, NDI) | Recorded files from Photos or Files (MP4, MOV, AVI) |
| The core trick | Delayed feed with a rolling buffer; capture continues even while a replay is open | Two videos locked to one timeline; side by side, stacked, or overlaid |
| Who touches it | Nobody, once it is on the tripod. Athletes self-review between reps | The coach or athlete, actively analyzing |
| Measurement | Slow motion, frame by frame, drawing, grid | All of that, plus three-point angles in degrees, an on-video stopwatch, tempo ratios, and mirrored drawing across both videos |
| Output | MP4 recordings and replays of the session | Highlight clips, split-screen videos, GIFs, kinograms and chronograms |
| Platforms | iPhone and iPad (Android versions cover the core delay and replay job) | iPhone, iPad, and Mac |
Which one do you need?
- "My athletes should see their rep right after they do it." Video Delay Instant Replay. Tripod, delay set, done. The feedback loop runs itself while you coach.
- "I want to show her exactly how today's swing differs from last month's." Coach Video Analysis. Two videos, synced side by side, angle drawn on both.
- "I need something running at every station during practice." Video Delay.
- "I have an hour of game footage and need the teachable moments out of it." Coach Video Analysis, with the quick-save Clip workflow.
- "I sit down with the athlete or a parent and explain." Coach Video Analysis, ideally on a TV.
Most coaches who ask end up using both
The two apps were built to hand work to each other, and the combined workflow is simple:
- During practice: Video Delay Instant Replay runs on the tripod. Athletes self-review every rep on the delayed screen, and the session gets recorded.
- Export the moments worth keeping from Video Delay as MP4 files. They land in your Photos library.
- After practice: load those files into Coach Video Analysis. Put the best rep next to the problem rep, lock them in sync, measure the angle, and send the athlete a marked-up clip or a kinogram.
One sentence to remember: Video Delay during practice, Coach Video Analysis after practice. Same developer, one workflow, and your footage never leaves your devices in either app.
Get the app for your moment
Both apps are free to download and try. If you are reviewing footage that already exists, start here with Coach Video Analysis. If you want a self-serve replay station at practice, get Video Delay Instant Replay.