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KovaaK's for Valorant: EsportManager, the layer on top

KovaaK's for Valorant: buy it once on Steam, then add a free benchmark scored on its own scale, a 20-minute routine and playlist codes with EsportManager.

Facts checked on October 3, 2026

Verdict

For KovaaK's on Valorant, the question is not which one to pick. EsportManager is a layer on top of KovaaK's. You play the scenarios in KovaaK's, you enter your scores here, and EsportManager scores them on its own scale, plans your week and gives you the playlists to launch.[1] [2]

The price fits on one line. KovaaK's costs 8.19 EUR as a one-time purchase on Steam.[3] EsportManager is free.[4] If you already bought KovaaK's, the layer costs you nothing. If you did not, you can skip it for the Sensitivity Finder and the sensitivity converter, but not for the benchmark.[1] [5]

The two products in one sentence

On Steam, KovaaK's describes itself with over 200,000 scenarios and playlists, and cites benchmarks for VALORANT, Apex Legends, Fortnite and Overwatch.[6] [7] It is a training engine, not a program that tells you what to play tomorrow.

EsportManager is that program. It rests on the Voltaic x KovaaK's S4 scenarios and sorts them into three levels.[8] Then it reads your scores, finds your weak spots and outputs the day's exercises.[2] The coach stays deterministic, with no AI.[9]

Why a layer rather than a rival? Because rebuilding a physics engine and hundreds of thousands of scenarios would make no sense, and the player's real gap is elsewhere. Many people play playlists without knowing whether they help. They keep no score per skill and no trace of past weeks. EsportManager fills that hole: it gives you a measure to compare from one week to the next and a list of exercises that follows from that measure.

Side by side

Criterion KovaaK's EsportManager
Price 8.19 EUR one-time on Steam[3] Free[4]
Content Over 200,000 scenarios and playlists[6] 12 scenarios in Novice, 16 after[10]
Benchmarks VALORANT, Apex, Fortnite, Overwatch; Valorant scenario count not published by KovaaK's, checked 2026-10-03[7] Voltaic x KovaaK's S4 on its own scale[8]
Scale Not applicable here 90 points per rank, from Iron to Celestial[11]
Platform Windows 10 64-bit[12] Browser; benchmark played in KovaaK's on PC[1]
Program Not applicable here Intensity chosen for the week, 20-minute sessions each day[13]
Steam reviews 93% positive overall, 92% over 30 days[14] Not applicable, no Steam page

The cells in the KovaaK's column come from its Steam page. None of them is an EsportManager opinion.

The same week, on both sides

Choose the Elite intensity for the week and train five days: 2 sessions of 20 minutes a day, so 40 minutes of scenarios a day and 200 minutes over the five days, plus 15 deathmatches a day.[13] [15] In KovaaK's alone, you pick the playlists yourself among over 200,000 items.[6] With EsportManager the list is already ordered: the exercises aim at your weakest subcategories first.[2]

The cost of the week does not change for you. KovaaK's stays a one-time purchase of 8.19 EUR.[3] The EsportManager layer adds 0 EUR, with 25 tokens given if you also want to check your sensitivity, at 5 tokens a test.[4] [16]

What you gain is a repeatable measure. The benchmark is redone every week, on the same scenarios, and scores each subcategory as the average of its scenarios.[17] You then see whether your aim moves, without guessing.

The detail of data entry matters, so here it is. You play a scenario, read your score in KovaaK's and copy it by hand into EsportManager. There is no automatic link between the two programs. It is a few seconds per scenario, but it is a gesture, and you should accept it before you start.[1]

When KovaaK's alone is the better choice

Stay on KovaaK's without EsportManager in these cases.

  • You prefer to pick your playlists and want no imposed plan: KovaaK's alone opens over 200,000 items.[6]
  • You already follow the Voltaic scale and want a community ranking. The EsportManager scale is different, at 90 points per rank, so it is not comparable.[11]
  • You refuse to enter scores by hand. Today that is the only way to send them to us.[1]
  • You are on a system other than Windows: KovaaK's requires Windows 10 64-bit.[12]

One caveat to know: our benchmark is based on the S4 scenario season, with its own scale.[8] Do not compare a score from here with an outside ranking.

How to move from one to the other

KovaaK's stays your playground. Here is the order to add the layer.

  1. Buy and install KovaaK's on Steam, if you have not.[3]
  2. Sign in to EsportManager with your Google account.
  3. Play the Novice benchmark in KovaaK's, 12 scenarios, then enter your scores.[10]
  4. Choose your intensity: Challenger, Elite or Hardcore.[13]
  5. Copy the day's playlist code into KovaaK's and play your 20 minutes.[2] [15]

What you keep: your whole KovaaK's history, your playlists and your habits. What gets added: a score per subcategory, a planned week and a history of your weeks.[17]

If you still hesitate, test in this order: one week of Novice benchmark, then one week of routine at the Challenger intensity. You then have two measures and a precise idea of what the layer brings. If it does not help, you paid nothing, and your KovaaK's install stays exactly as before. The coach that orders the routine follows fixed rules: with equal scores, you get the same recommendation.[9]

KovaaK's is a trademark of its owner; facts checked on 2026-10-03.[3]

Frequently asked questions

Is KovaaK's good for Valorant?

Yes, its Steam page cites benchmarks for VALORANT and over 200,000 scenarios.[6] [7] The reviews agree: 93% positive overall.[14]

Is KovaaK's free?

No, it is a one-time purchase on Steam, 8.19 EUR at the normal price.[3] EsportManager is free.[4]

Does EsportManager replace KovaaK's?

No. You play the scenarios in KovaaK's; EsportManager adds the tracking and the weekly plan on top.[1]

Can I use EsportManager without KovaaK's?

Not for the benchmark or the routine.[1] The Sensitivity Finder works without it, in the browser, at 5 tokens per test.[5] [16]

Is the EsportManager benchmark the Voltaic rank?

No. It uses Voltaic x KovaaK's scenarios, but the scale is EsportManager's own, at 90 points per rank.[11]

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Sources

  1. Benchmark and routine scenarios are played in KovaaK's on PC, then you enter your scores by hand. · EsportManager data · checked on October 3, 2026↩︎↩︎↩︎↩︎↩︎↩︎↩︎
  2. Daily exercises target your weakest subcategories first, with KovaaK's playlist codes ready to copy. · EsportManager data · checked on October 3, 2026↩︎↩︎↩︎↩︎
  3. KovaaK's is a one-time purchase on Steam: 8.19 EUR at the normal price, 6.55 EUR during a 20% promotion ending October 8. · store.steampowered.com (opens in a new tab) · checked on October 3, 2026↩︎↩︎↩︎↩︎↩︎↩︎
  4. EsportManager is free; only the Sensitivity Finder uses tokens. · EsportManager data · checked on October 3, 2026↩︎↩︎↩︎↩︎
  5. The Sensitivity Finder runs in the browser: a 3D test of about 3 minutes in 2 phases, 0.07° per count, 103° FOV. · EsportManager data · checked on October 3, 2026↩︎↩︎
  6. The KovaaK's Steam page advertises over 200,000 scenarios, playlists and more. · store.steampowered.com (opens in a new tab) · checked on October 3, 2026↩︎↩︎↩︎↩︎↩︎
  7. The Steam page cites benchmarks for VALORANT, Apex Legends, Fortnite and Overwatch; the number of Valorant scenarios is not published there. · store.steampowered.com (opens in a new tab) · checked on October 3, 2026↩︎↩︎↩︎
  8. The benchmark uses Voltaic x KovaaK's S4 scenarios, with 3 levels: Novice, Intermediate and Advanced. · EsportManager data · checked on October 3, 2026↩︎↩︎↩︎
  9. The EsportManager coach is deterministic, with no AI. · EsportManager data · checked on October 3, 2026↩︎↩︎
  10. Novice: 12 scenarios and 6 subcategories; Intermediate and Advanced: 16 scenarios and 8 subcategories, adding strafe-click and strafe-track. · EsportManager data · checked on October 3, 2026↩︎↩︎
  11. Energy is worth 90 points per rank, from Iron 90 to Celestial 1,080: EsportManager's own scale, not the Voltaic rank. · EsportManager data · checked on October 3, 2026↩︎↩︎↩︎
  12. KovaaK's requires Windows 10 64-bit (latest Service Pack). · store.steampowered.com (opens in a new tab) · checked on October 3, 2026↩︎↩︎
  13. You choose an intensity for the week, and the volume is daily: Challenger (1 session and 10 deathmatches a day), Elite (2 sessions and 15 deathmatches a day), Hardcore (3 sessions and 20 deathmatches a day). · EsportManager data · checked on October 3, 2026↩︎↩︎↩︎
  14. On Steam, 93% of 23,001 reviews are positive, and 92% of the 419 reviews from the last 30 days. · store.steampowered.com (opens in a new tab) · checked on October 3, 2026↩︎↩︎
  15. A session lasts 20 minutes: 2 exercises of 10 minutes. · EsportManager data · checked on October 3, 2026↩︎↩︎
  16. 25 tokens are given at account creation; one Sensitivity Finder test costs 5 tokens. · EsportManager data · checked on October 3, 2026↩︎↩︎
  17. The benchmark is weekly: one results document per week and per level; a subcategory's energy is the average of its scenarios. · EsportManager data · checked on October 3, 2026↩︎↩︎