Comparison

Prevent vs Catapult Vector

Price, ratings, monetisation and update history for both apps, side by side — with what reviewers say about each.

Head to head
About

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.

Highlights
  • 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
Features
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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.

About

Catapult Vector

This app provides real-time performance and health data from specialized devices for sports scientists and coaches. It offers an intuitive interface to monitor athlete metrics live, enabling data-driven decisions for performance optimization and injury risk reduction.

Highlights
  • Real-time performance data streaming
  • Athlete load and movement monitoring
  • Live health metrics tracking
  • Efficient hardware setup
  • Intuitive user interface
  • Supports S8, S7, X7 Vector devices
Features
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Catapult Vector A Completely Reimagined User Experience. Catapult Vector delivers real-time performance data from Catapult Vector devices, giving sports scientists and coaches immediate access to critical athlete metrics during training and games. With an intuitive, redesigned interface, Catapult Vector makes it easier than ever to monitor, manage, and analyze athlete performance and health data live. Teams can make data-driven decisions to optimize performance and reduce injury risk.
 Key Features: • Efficient hardware setup and management • Live performance data streaming from Catapult Vector devices* • Real-time monitoring of athlete load, movement, and health metrics* • Designed for both training sessions and games • Easy-to-use interface for fast, informed decisions Ideal for high-performance teams seeking a streamlined and powerful solution to athlete monitoring. Supports S8, S7, X7 Vector devices.

Screenshots

Prevent4 screens
Catapult Vector4 screens

Verdict

The call

The clearest difference is review sentiment: Prevent at 100% against Catapult Vector's 0%. Prevent also leads on rating (5.0 vs 3.5) and ratings volume (9 vs 2). Catapult Vector's advantage is update cadence (fortnightly vs monthly). On price, ads, in-app purchases and monetization model 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

CostPrice · In-app purchases · Ads · Monetization

Both are free to download. Neither carries in-app purchases, so what you see is what you pay.

ReceptionRating · Positive reviews · Number of ratings

Prevent holds the better App Store score, 5.0 against 3.5. Both are backed by a comparable volume of ratings — 9 and 2 respectively. Written reviews point the same way: 100% of Prevent's written reviews are positive against 0% of Catapult Vector's.

UpkeepUpdate frequency

Prevent ships an update monthly, Catapult Vector fortnightly. The most recent releases landed on October 2, 2026 and October 10, 2026 respectively.

Scorecard4 real differences · 6 level
Prevent versus Catapult Vector: the parameters behind the verdict, then further details
ParameterPreventCatapult Vector
PriceFreeFree
Rating5.0 (9 ratings) — better3.5 (2 ratings)
Positive reviews100.0% of reviews — better0.0% of reviews
Number of ratings9 — better2
Update frequencyMonthlyFortnightly — better
AdsNoNo
In-app purchasesNoNo
MonetizationFreeFree
DevicesiPhone, iPadiPhone, iPad, Apple Watch — better
Requires iOS16.4 — better17.0
Further details — not scored
Size46 MB157 MB
Age rating4+4+
DeveloperPrevent Biometrics, IncCatapult Sports Pty Ltd

Customer experience

Prevent

All ratings9 ratings
Positive100.0%
Neutral0.0%
Negative0.0%
Written reviews1 reviews
Positive100.0%
Neutral0.0%
Negative0.0%

Catapult Vector

All ratings2 ratings
Positive50.0%
Neutral0.0%
Negative50.0%
Written reviews1 reviews
Positive0.0%
Neutral0.0%
Negative100.0%

In-app purchases

None

Prevent

No in-app purchases

None

Catapult Vector

No in-app purchases

Questions

Is Prevent free?
Prevent is free to download, with no in-app purchases.
Is Catapult Vector free?
Catapult Vector is free to download, with no in-app purchases.
Which has better reviews, Prevent or Catapult Vector?
Prevent is rated higher. Prevent averages 5.0 out of 5 from 9 ratings, while Catapult Vector averages 3.5 from 2 ratings.
Do Prevent or Catapult Vector have ads?
Neither Prevent nor Catapult Vector shows ads.
Which is updated more often, Prevent or Catapult Vector?
Prevent ships an update monthly, and Catapult Vector fortnightly. Most recently, Prevent was updated on October 2, 2026 and Catapult Vector on October 10, 2026.

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