Velo Baseball Plus vs Ball Speed
Price, ratings, monetisation and update history for both apps, side by side — with what reviewers say about each.
Velo Baseball Plus
Measure the speed of baseball pitches using your iPhone or iPad. Point your device at the pitcher to get instant, accurate velocity readings. Share video clips and snapshots of your throws.
- Measures baseball pitch speed
- Uses iPhone/iPad camera
- Accurate velocity readings
- Compensates for background and device movement
- Share video clips and snapshots
- Save to camera roll
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Velo Baseball Plus accurately measures the speed of any baseball throw. Users need only point an iPhone/iPad at the pitcher from within the field or surrounding stands and Velo will instantly return the precise speed. The app’s highly sophisticated algorithm measures the speed of a baseball against a complex background all while compensating for the movement of the user holding the iPhone/iPad. Video Clips and Stop-Action Snapshots may be shared with others through social media or saved to the iPhone/iPad camera roll. Velo’s velocity measurements have been extensively tested and shown to be as accurate as expensive radar guns. The Velo algorithm is Patent Pending in the United States and worldwide. These are real velocity measurements that are comparable to expensive radar guns!
Ball Speed
Estimate pitch speed using your iPhone's microphone or screen taps. Offers multiple timing methods and presets for different baseball and softball distances. All data is saved offline and stays on your device.
- Estimate pitch speed with phone
- Audio, Hold, and Tap-Tap timing methods
- Baseball and softball distance presets
- Pitcher and field name tagging
- Offline pitch history
- No ads or network activity
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Ball Speed estimates how fast a pitch travels using only your iPhone — no radar gun, no external hardware. THREE WAYS TO TIME A PITCH • Audio — Tap to start, then let your phone's microphone catch the impact of ball-on-mitt or ball-on-bat. Works surprisingly well in game conditions, including moderate crowd noise. • Hold — Press and hold when the ball is released, release when it lands. Good for one-person timing. • Tap-Tap — Tap at release, tap again at impact. Simple and reliable. BUILT FOR BASEBALL AND SOFTBALL • Pitching distance presets — MLB (60.5 ft), Youth / Little League (46 ft), Middle School (54 ft), plus custom distances • Optional pitcher and field name tags — sticky, so you don't have to re-enter them every pitch • Full pitch history saved offline — review your session or clear it anytime YOUR DATA STAYS ON YOUR PHONE No accounts. No sign-in. No analytics. No ads. No network activity. Ball Speed is fully offline — pitches you record never leave your device. GOOD TO KNOW Ball Speed is a training and practice tool, not an MLB-grade radar gun. The audio and tap triggers carry small timing variations, so take readings as a useful estimate rather than an exact number. Accuracy improves with a consistent setup (same distance, same capture method, same phone position). Perfect for pitchers tracking progress, coaches running bullpen sessions, parents at the field, and softball or baseball players of any age.
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Verdict
The clearest difference is rating: Ball Speed at 5.0 against Velo Baseball Plus's 4.3. Velo Baseball Plus's advantage is ratings volume (188 vs 1) and iOS requirement (12.2 vs 15.1). 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
Both are free to download. Neither carries in-app purchases, so what you see is what you pay.
Ball Speed holds the better App Store score, 5.0 against 4.3. That said, the two scores are not equally well evidenced: Velo Baseball Plus has 188 ratings behind it against 1, so its average is the more settled of the two.
| Parameter | Velo Baseball Plus | Ball Speed |
|---|---|---|
| Price | Free | Free |
| Rating | 4.3 (188 ratings) | 5.0 (1 ratings) — better |
| Positive reviews | 40.0% of reviews | — |
| Number of ratings | 188 — better | 1 |
| Update frequency | Every 7 months | — |
| Ads | No | No |
| In-app purchases | No | No |
| Monetization | Free | Free |
| Devices | iPhone, iPad, iPod | iPhone, iPad, iPod |
| Requires iOS | 12.2 — better | 15.1 |
| Further details — not scored | ||
| Size | 1 MB | 24 MB |
| Age rating | 4+ | 4+ |
| Developer | David VanSickle | Joel Telling |
Customer experience
Velo Baseball Plus
Ball Speed
In-app purchases
Velo Baseball Plus
No in-app purchases
Ball Speed
No in-app purchases
Questions
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