HitCheck vs Prevent
Price, ratings, monetisation and update history for both apps, side by side — with what reviewers say about each.
HitCheck
This app provides HIPAA compliant, FDA registered cognitive testing for athletes. It offers immediate results to aid in decision-making regarding activity removal, with a suite of neurocognitive tests and team management tools.
- HIPAA compliant, FDA registered
- On-location cognitive testing
- Immediate results for decision making
- 9 neurocognitive tests
- Optional symptoms evaluations
- Age-specific testing
- Roster dashboard tools
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HitCheck is a HIPPA compliant, FDA Registered Class II Medical device that helps Coaches, Administrators, Athletic Trainers and Physicians monitor and manage their athletes’ brain health. Fast, on-location cognitive testing provides immediate results that can be used to help inform removal-from- activity decision making. HitCheck provides sports organizations, educational institutions and healthcare providers with: - Unlimited Baseline, Post-injury and Recovery testing - 9 game-like neurocognitive tests: Immediate Recall, Balance, Reaction Time, Coordination, Pattern Recognition, Problem Solving, Color Recognition, Impulse Control and Delayed Recall - Optional symptoms evaluations - Age-specific testing for athletes ages 6 and up - Roster dashboard tools for easy and flexible team and league management - 24/7 access to all records THE SCIENCE BEHIND HITCHECK Drawing on decades of medical research, HitCheck’s short, simple, mobile assessment tools are based in prevailing standardized cognitive testing methods. Each test measures a specific aspect of brain performance, such as coordination, memory, reaction time, etc. Once the test is complete, HitCheck captures, records and compares these objective, quantitative results with prior cognitive performance. Note: Quickly access and manage your personal and teams plans on your iPhone, iPad, or desktop computer. Due to the performance tracking nature of HitCheck, it is important to only administer tests with a smartphone. VISIT: www.hitcheck.com. FOLLOW US: https://twitter.com/HitCheck FOLLOW US: https://www.instagram.com/hitcheck/ LIKE US: http://facebook.com/hitcheck *HitCheck is not intended to diagnose concussions or make return-to-play decisions. A complete concussion and return-to-play assessment should NOT be made solely based on the data in the app, and should only be made after a user has received a medical examination by a qualified medical professional. Privacy Policy, End User License Agreement and Subscription Agreement: https://www.hitcheck.com/legal/
Prevent
This app pairs with a special mouthguard to monitor head impacts in real-time. It provides detailed data on acceleration, direction, and load for each impact, helping teams and parents assess player safety and identify athletes needing evaluation.
- Real-time head impact data
- Linear and rotational acceleration tracking
- Impact direction and location analysis
- Impact Load measurement
- Player and team data views
- Live alerts for high-magnitude impacts
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The Prevent mobile app pairs with the Prevent Biometrics impact monitor mouthguard. The Prevent system provides near real-time, accurate head impact data to help teams make the right call about player safety. The Prevent app is designed for sideline monitoring of head impacts for the whole team, and is typically used by athletic trainers, coaches and athlete parents. For every head impact, see five key impact characteristics: * Linear acceleration of the head * Rotational acceleration of the head * Direction of the impact * Location on the head of the impact * Impact Load (a composite measure factoring impact count and magnitude) View head impact data on a player or team basis, and over the timeframe of a day, week or sports season. Introduce actionable, objective data into the process of identifying athletes needing sideline evaluation. The Prevent app provides live alerts of high magnitude head impacts. See athletes with high head impact exposure and instruct them on safer playing technique. Stand for smart play. The Prevent system helps you understand head impacts across the team and organization and be a leader in improving sports safety, performance and growing the game. This app requires at least one Prevent Impact Monitor Mouthguard to operate. Learn more at preventbiometrics.com or contact sales@preventbiometrics.com.
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Verdict
The clearest difference is rating: Prevent at 5.0 against HitCheck's 4.0. Prevent also leads on ads (none vs shown) and monetization model (free vs free with in-app purchases). HitCheck's advantage is ratings volume (76 vs 9). On price, in-app purchases, device support and iOS requirement there is nothing between them.
Scored on Price · Rating · Positive reviews · Number of ratings · Update frequency · Ads · In-app purchases · Monetization · Best chart rank · Devices · Requires iOS
Both are free to download. Neither carries in-app purchases, so what you see is what you pay.
Prevent holds the better App Store score, 5.0 against 4.0. That said, the two scores are not equally well evidenced: HitCheck has 76 ratings behind it against 9, so its average is the more settled of the two. Written reviews point the same way: 79% of HitCheck's written reviews are positive against 100% of Prevent's.
HitCheck ships an update every 3 months, Prevent monthly. The most recent releases landed on August 8, 2026 and September 1, 2026 respectively.
| Parameter | HitCheck | Prevent |
|---|---|---|
| Price | Free | Free |
| Rating | 4.0 (76 ratings) | 5.0 (9 ratings) — better |
| Positive reviews | 79.2% of reviews | 100.0% of reviews — better |
| Number of ratings | 76 — better | 9 |
| Update frequency | Every 3 months | Monthly — better |
| Ads | Yes | No — better |
| In-app purchases | No | No |
| Monetization | Free with in-app purchases | Free — better |
| Devices | iPhone, iPad, iPod — better | iPhone, iPad |
| Requires iOS | 15.1 — better | 16.4 |
| Further details — not scored | ||
| Size | 101 MB | 46 MB |
| Age rating | 4+ | 4+ |
| Developer | Benford Medical, A Professional Corporation | Prevent Biometrics, Inc |
Customer experience
HitCheck
Prevent
In-app purchases
HitCheck
No in-app purchases
Prevent
No in-app purchases





