I’ve used the Veo Cam across several seasons in both soccer and basketball, and I’ve also used the XbotGo Chameleon for full seasons—mainly for basketball, but also for soccer. After that much time with both systems, I can say they are in completely different classes, especially when it comes to reliability and how much attention they demand during a game.
Ease of Use During Games
With Veo, I set it up, press record, and forget about it. That’s it.
It captures the entire match, and it misses almost nothing. The tracking is smooth, predictable, and doesn’t require babysitting. For multi-sport use, including soccer and basketball, it has been consistently dependable.
With XbotGo, the experience is the opposite. You need to watch it constantly. If you don’t, there will be moments when it’s pointing downfield while the action is happening somewhere else. Yes, the remote lets you correct it very quickly, but if you aren’t actively monitoring it, you will lose portions of the game—usually the fast, unexpected plays you wanted to capture.
Tracking Behavior
Veo’s automatic tracking is smooth, almost broadcast-like, and rarely jerks or snaps suddenly.
XbotGo’s tracking, by comparison, feels jumpy. Not unusable, but noticeably more mechanical and delayed, especially with quick transitions and counterattacks.
Event Creation, Editing, and Workflow
Veo’s automatic event detection is a major advantage. After the match, it’s extremely quick to review goals, chances, and key plays. Downloading clips for individual players or for coaching is straightforward. I’ve come to rely heavily on this workflow.
XbotGo simply doesn’t match that. There’s no real equivalent to Veo’s automatic event creation. We usually just upload the full VOD to YouTube because clipping inside XbotGo’s tools requires more manual work, and the online editor feels less polished and more error-prone. You can get specific plays out of it, but it’s slower and more tedious.
Scoreboard Overlay
This is one area where XbotGo is actually better.
Its scoreboard overlay works well, updates cleanly, and appears directly on the video. Veo doesn’t offer anything comparable on the standard plan, and for certain teams, this feature may matter.
Reliability Across Entire Matches
This is where the gap becomes decisive.
Veo covers 100% of the match with essentially zero missed moments in my experience.
XbotGo covers the match only if someone is actively managing it. If you expect to record hands-off—especially for soccer—XbotGo will fall short.
Final Verdict
After multiple seasons with both systems, I trust Veo far more. It simply performs the job without supervision, and the footage is complete, stable, and easy to work with afterward. Even with the higher price and subscription, it delivers what I actually need: full, reliable coverage and smooth tracking.
XbotGo is much cheaper, has better resolution, and the scoreboard overlay is nice, but it demands too much manual correction and misses too many fast plays to rely on it for competitive soccer. For casual recordings or situations where the budget is the top priority, it’s workable. But for consistent, no-worry match recording, Veo is in a different league.