FormationFlow
Cheer Formation Planner
Free · In‑App Purchases · Designed for iPad. Not verified for macOS.
Plan formations between practices. Drag athletes on a court grid, animate transitions, share with assistants. Built by a cheer coach. Free & offline.
Plan formation transitions without your full team on the mat.
FormationFlow is a visual choreography tool built for cheer coaches, dance directors, and performance teams. Place athletes on a court grid, arrange multiple formations, and preview smooth animated transitions — all from your iPad or iPhone.
EXPORT A PRINTABLE PLAYBOOK (PRO)
Turn the routine into a PDF your athletes can hold: one page per formation, transition paths drawn in, cover page with the team name. Print it, AirDrop it, pin it on the gym wall.
WORKS ON IPHONE, IPAD AND MAC
Plan at your desk on the Mac in the off-season, pull it up on your phone at practice. Same app, one purchase.
PLAN FORMATIONS VISUALLY
Drop athletes onto a scaled court grid. Drag to reposition. See your formations take shape in seconds, not hours.
ANIMATE TRANSITIONS
Preview how athletes move between formations with real-time playback. Adjust timing, add waypoints for curved paths, and set move delays for staggered entries.
ROLE-BASED ATHLETES
Assign roles — Base, Flyer, Spotter, Backspot, Tumbler, or Stunt Group — each with distinct color-coded markers so you can read your formation at a glance.
CUSTOM TRANSITION PATHS
Go beyond straight-line movement. Add waypoints to create curved paths, set hold durations at waypoints, and control smooth vs. sharp turns for each athlete.
BUILD FULL ROUTINES
Create multiple formations within a single routine. Reorder formations, duplicate them, and preview the entire sequence.
FREE TO START
Create up to 2 formations with Base athletes — no purchase required. FormationFlow Pro is a one-time purchase (no subscription) that unlocks unlimited formations, all athlete roles, full routine playback and PDF playbook export.
WORKS OFFLINE
No account required. No internet needed. Your data stays on your device — always private, always available.
DESIGNED FOR COACHES
FormationFlow was built by a coach at CheerForce San Diego, a 5x World Champion program, who needed a faster way to plan transitions between practice sessions. Every feature exists because it solved a real coaching problem on a real mat.
Perfect for:
- Cheerleading teams planning competition routines
- Dance teams choreographing performances
- Marching bands arranging field shows
- Any performance group that moves in formation
Ratings & Reviews
• Playbook export is now preview-first, with clean printable formations
• New: export a focused page per athlete showing just their own path
• Collision markers now appear immediately, no manual path refresh needed
• Bigger playback controls on iPhone in portrait
• One consistent coral accent and dark chrome across the whole app
• New "More Coaching Tools" page in the menu with our other cheer coaching apps
The developer, IAN KAINOA RICHARDSON, indicated that the app’s privacy practices may include handling of data as described below. For more information, see the developer’s privacy policy .
Data Not Collected
The developer does not collect any data from this app.
Accessibility
The developer has not yet indicated which accessibility features this app supports. Learn More
Information
- Seller
- IAN KAINOA RICHARDSON
- Size
- 3.2 MB
- Category
- Sports
- Compatibility
Requires iOS 17.0 or later.
- iPhone
Requires iOS 17.0 or later. - iPad
Requires iPadOS 17.0 or later. - Mac
Requires macOS 14.0 or later and a Mac with Apple M1 chip or later.
- iPhone
- Languages
- English
- Age Rating
4+
- 4+
- In-App Purchases
Yes
- FormationFlow Pro $9.99
- Copyright
- © 2026 Ian Kainoa Richardson