TL;DR. The structural difference: ReplayR is private by construction, on-device only with no account and no cloud copy, which is a claim a hosted analysis platform cannot make at any price. Both classic apps changed hands and neither came back to you: Coach's Eye was TechSmith's app, pulled from sale on 14 September 2021 and retired in September 2022, with the name later rebuilt from scratch by Gym Art Inc. and listed again on both stores as of July 2026; Hudl Technique was Hudl's app, sold to OnForm and discontinued on 1 September 2021, with no relaunch since. Neither route gives you back the accounts, purchases or libraries you had. The two jobs they covered live on in different tools. ReplayR handles capture: rolling buffer, watch save, hand-gesture save, swipe-to-keep, built so you never miss a moment and never scrub dead footage. The analysis job, side-by-side compare and voice-over, passed to OnForm's subscription platform, though as of August 2026 ReplayR Pro covers the two parts coaches asked for most: frame-by-frame stepping and drawing on a frame. This page compares ReplayR against what Coach's Eye and Hudl Technique did. If you are replacing either of them, start with ReplayR: free, on-device, no account, and a one-time Pro unlock instead of a monthly bill.
| Feature | ReplayR | Coach's Eye / Hudl Technique (as they were) |
|---|---|---|
| Rolling buffer (no full-session record) | Yes, 45 s, 90 s, up to 12 min (Pro) | No, manual record |
| Save the last N seconds at a tap | Yes, phone, watch, or palm gesture | No, record / stop |
| Wear OS companion (Tile + Complication) | Yes, full remote (free) | No |
| Hand-gesture save (open palm) | Pro, 5-step sensitivity | No |
| Frame-by-frame stepping | Yes (Pro), 0.1× playback, frame counter | Yes |
| Drawing | Partial (Pro), on a single frame | Yes, telestration on the clip |
| Side-by-side comparison | No | Yes |
| Voice-over annotation | No | Yes |
| On-device only (no cloud upload) | Yes, no account, no upload | Cloud-backed via Hudl account |
| Stealth mode (battery saver) | Yes, pure-black screen | No |
| Pricing model | Free + one-time Pro unlock | Subscription (Hudl) |
| Capture resolution | up to 480p free; 720p–8K Pro | device max |
| Platforms | Android + Wear OS (iOS WIP) | iOS + Android |
Coach's Eye was a TechSmith app, not a Hudl one: TechSmith pulled it from sale on 14 September 2021 and retired the service in September 2022. Hudl Technique was Hudl's app, acquired by OnForm and discontinued on 1 September 2021; its column above describes the apps as they were. The Coach's Eye name is now published by Gym Art Inc., an unrelated company whose app is a fresh build listed on both stores as of July 2026. Full timeline: Coach's Eye: retired, then relaunched under new ownership. Last verified 2026-08-01.
The classics either shut down or now belong to someone else, and neither returns your old library. ReplayR is on-device by construction: no account, no cloud copy, clips are plain MP4s in your own storage. Free to start, one-time Pro unlock, no subscription.
The cleanest workflow if you do both: capture with ReplayR, analyze in OnForm (the app that inherited Hudl Technique's users and toolkit). ReplayR's exported clips are standard MP4, drop them straight into the analysis tool of your choice. You stop wasting storage on dead footage and only annotate plays worth annotating.
ReplayR is free for the core capture loop (45 s or 90 s buffer, full Wear OS companion, stealth, swipe review, trim editor), with a one-time Pro unlock and no subscription. The TechSmith app people mean by "Coach's Eye" was retired in September 2022 (off sale from 14 September 2021); a different company, Gym Art Inc., now publishes a rebuilt app under the same name, listed on both stores as of July 2026, which does not restore TechSmith accounts or libraries. Hudl Technique was sold to OnForm and shut down on 1 September 2021 and has not returned.
Partly, since August 2026. ReplayR Pro steps a clip frame by frame and lets you draw on a single frame: freehand, straight lines and short text labels, in four colours and three sizes, exported as one flattened image at full recording quality. What it does not do is Coach’s Eye-style telestration on a moving clip, side-by-side comparison, or voice-over. Those remain OnForm’s territory.
ReplayR. The rolling buffer holds only the last 45 s–12 min and rotates 5-second chunks; nothing reaches the gallery until you save and export.
Yes, exports are standard MP4. Share to OnForm, Hudl, Drive, Photos, anywhere.
One-time Pro unlock if you want longer buffers, hand-gesture save, and 8K capture. No subscription.
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