Comparison

Baseball Radar Gun + vs VeloBeam

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

Head to head
About

Baseball Radar Gun +

Transform your iPhone or iPad into a precise radar gun. Analyze pitch speed and pitching mechanics using slow-motion video. Ideal for players, parents, and coaches to track performance and improve technique.

Highlights
  • Portable radar gun functionality
  • Load videos from camera roll
  • Capture release and plate crossing frames
  • Speed calculation based on time and distance
  • Stats accurate to +/- 0.5 MPH
  • Frame-by-frame pitching mechanics analysis
Features
Currently charting
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Turn your iPhone or iPad into a portable Radar Gun, accurate to +/- 0.5 MPH. I wish I had this app growing up. Radar guns were way too expensive and pitching coaches rarely encouraged "throwing hard" over "accuracy". Well, now we have iPhones and iPads capable of filming slo-mo, 240 FPS video... and we have them readily available at every game. I made this app to give every ballplayer and parent the opportunity to not only measure pitch speed, but also to analyze pitching mechanics with a very simple tool. ** APP FEATURES ** Portable Radar Gun - Load videos from your Camera Roll - Capture the release point and plate crossing video frames - Speed calculation is based on time and distance traveled - Stats accurate to +/- 0.5 MPH (slow-motion video) - Perfect for all age groups - Mound distances: 60'6", 54', 50', 48', 46', 44', 38' - Optimized for both iPhone and iPad Video Analysis - Frame-by-frame analysis of pitching mechanics ** IMPORTANT ** This app does NOT rely on your reflex time to calculate pitch speed, like many 'stop watch radar gun' apps. Instead, you will use the iPhone's powerful camera technology (preferably 240 FPS slo-mo video) to accurately capture the pitcher's release point and plate crossing, resulting in extremely repeatable pitch speed calculations. Licensed under US Patent 8,803,913. If you have any questions or feedback, please email me at mwnbdc@gmail.com. Enjoy!

About

VeloBeam

This app is a comprehensive platform for baseball players, coaches, and parents to build training programs, track performance data from various devices, and manage player development. It offers features for game scoring, custom stats, video analysis, and team communication, all synced across web and mobile.

Highlights
  • Build and assign training programs
  • Track data from Trackman, Rapsodo, and more
  • Monitor player development and stats
  • Score games and create custom stats
  • Record and upload player video
  • Compare data with professional levels
Features
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VeloBeam is the all in one training and data platform for baseball coaches, players, and parents. Build training programs, track ball-flight and swing data from Trackman, Rapsodo, Stalker Radar, HitTrax, Blast, and Full Swing, and keep a complete history of every player's development. Your data stays synced across web and mobile. FOR COACHES • Build a training program once, then copy, adjust, and assign it to your whole roster • Import pitching and hitting reports from the tools you already use • Organize players into teams and bring your staff into one organization • Monitor pitch counts and throwing workload across the season • Track velocity, mechanics, and development across full seasons • Create custom stats to track the measures that matter to your players • Share player profiles with recruiters and staff FOR PLAYERS • Open the full program your coach assigned and work through it drill by drill • Upload your own sessions or see the reports your coaches add in one profile • Join your team to compare stats on the leaderboard and see teammates' progress • Track your training and throwing workload • Watch your velocity and other measures change over weeks, months, and seasons • Send recruiters a profile with your numbers and video FOR PARENTS • Access your children's player profiles from your parent account • View their training, sessions, stats, and video • Follow their progress throughout the season GAME SCORING AND CUSTOM STATS Score games and keep game stats alongside training and session data. Create custom stats for the measures you want to track, then review results over time. VIDEO AND TEAM COMMUNICATION Record and upload player video. Keep video, player notes, and data together. Use direct messages and team message boards to communicate with players and staff. IMPORT YOUR BASEBALL DATA Import Trackman, Rapsodo, HitTrax, Blast, and Full Swing files, connect Stalker Radar, or use AI to extract data from screenshots, PDFs, and typed notes. VELOBEAM LEVELS Compare your data with reference data from college and professional baseball. See where your fastball velocity and other measures fall within each level. STALKER RADAR, LIVE Stream live velocities to other devices, record video with a velocity overlay, and save every pitch automatically. Works with the Stalker 3 Sport Connect over built-in Bluetooth, with no adapter needed. Stalker 2 Sport requires the VeloBeam adapter. Stalker Pro 2 requires the adapter and a separate cable. Accessories are sold separately. SWITCHING FROM ANOTHER APP? Send us what you've built and we'll rebuild your programs, drills, and players inside VeloBeam for free. Used by high school and college baseball programs nationwide. Try VeloBeam for free today! Terms of Use: https://www.apple.com/legal/internet-services/itunes/dev/stdeula/

Screenshots

Baseball Radar Gun +2 screens
VeloBeam4 screens

Verdict

The call

The clearest difference is price: VeloBeam at Free against Baseball Radar Gun +'s $2.99. VeloBeam also leads on review sentiment (100% vs 60%) and rating (4.7 vs 4.2). Baseball Radar Gun +'s advantage is in-app purchases (none vs 4) and chart position (#115 vs unranked). On ads 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

VeloBeam is free to download; Baseball Radar Gun + costs $2.99 up front. VeloBeam sells 4 in-app purchases, starting at $9.99 per month. Baseball Radar Gun + asks for nothing beyond the download.

ReceptionRating · Positive reviews · Number of ratings

VeloBeam holds the better App Store score, 4.7 against 4.2. That said, the two scores are not equally well evidenced: Baseball Radar Gun + has 417 ratings behind it against 49, so its average is the more settled of the two. Written reviews point the same way: 60% of Baseball Radar Gun +'s written reviews are positive against 100% of VeloBeam's.

UpkeepUpdate frequency

Baseball Radar Gun + ships an update every 6 weeks, VeloBeam every 9 days. The most recent releases landed on November 3, 2026 and November 4, 2026 respectively.

Scorecard10 real differences · 1 level
Baseball Radar Gun + versus VeloBeam: the parameters behind the verdict, then further details
ParameterBaseball Radar Gun +VeloBeam
Price$2.99Free — better
Rating4.2 (417 ratings)4.7 (49 ratings) — better
Positive reviews60.0% of reviews100.0% of reviews — better
Number of ratings417 — better49
Update frequencyEvery 6 weeksEvery 9 days — better
AdsNoNo
In-app purchasesNo — betterYes
MonetizationPaidFree with in-app purchases — better
Best chart rank#115 — better—
DevicesiPhone, iPad, iPod — betteriPhone
Requires iOS12.0 — better16.4
Further details — not scored
Size5 MB82 MB
Age rating12+4+
DeveloperLW Brands, LLCMitchell Horacek

Customer experience

Baseball Radar Gun +

All ratings417 ratings
Positive81.5%
Neutral4.3%
Negative14.1%
Written reviews30 reviews
Positive60.0%
Neutral6.7%
Negative33.3%

VeloBeam

All ratings49 ratings
Positive93.9%
Neutral0.0%
Negative6.1%
Written reviews10 reviews
Positive100.0%
Neutral0.0%
Negative0.0%

Bugs and requests

Baseball Radar Gun +

Reported bugs

2 issues
  • Does not work
  • Terrible doesn't even work

Requested features

4 requests
  • Ability to export video clip with speed graphic
  • Frame by frame zoom for timeline
  • Ability to adjust mound distance manually
  • More pitching distance options or custom option

VeloBeam

Not enough reviews yet to summarise bugs or requests.

In-app purchases

None

Baseball Radar Gun +

No in-app purchases

4 purchases

VeloBeam

Subscriptions4
  • VeloBeam Player Monthly$9.991 Month
  • VeloBeam Coach Monthly$49.991 Month
  • VeloBeam Pro Player Yearly$69.991 Year
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  • VeloBeam Coach Yearly$299.991 Year

Questions

Is Baseball Radar Gun + free?
Baseball Radar Gun + costs $2.99, with no in-app purchases.
Is VeloBeam free?
VeloBeam is free to download, with in-app purchases available.
Which has better reviews, Baseball Radar Gun + or VeloBeam?
VeloBeam is rated higher. Baseball Radar Gun + averages 4.2 out of 5 from 417 ratings, while VeloBeam averages 4.7 from 49 ratings.
Do Baseball Radar Gun + or VeloBeam have ads?
Neither Baseball Radar Gun + nor VeloBeam shows ads.
Which is updated more often, Baseball Radar Gun + or VeloBeam?
Baseball Radar Gun + ships an update every 6 weeks, and VeloBeam every 9 days. Most recently, Baseball Radar Gun + was updated on November 3, 2026 and VeloBeam on November 4, 2026.

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