Comparison

Seam Reader vs Pitch Call Pro

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

Head to head
About

Seam Reader

Improve your baseball or softball hitting skills by learning to recognize pitches based on their spin and appearance. This app offers modes to learn, practice, and test your ability to identify different pitch types and speeds, from little league to professional levels.

Highlights
  • Learn pitch "faces" from spin
  • Real-life analytics (RPM, MPH)
  • Learn Mode for 6 baseball/softball pitches
  • Batting Cage for practice
  • Career Mode with increasing difficulty
  • Adjustable pitch speeds
Features
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The ONLY WAY to actually get BETTER AT HITTING by playing on your phone. Seam Reading is the ability to recognize a pitch by how it looks. Each pitch has a different “face” that the spin creates. Knowing what each pitch looks like could be the difference between strike 3, or a home run. In Seam Reader all the balls and pitches use real life analytics in RPM as well as MPH. From a little league fastball all the way up to a major league heater, the app has it all. Discover what every pitch looks like in our one of a kind Learn Mode, that features 6 pitches for baseball and 6 for softball. Practice a variety of pitches and difficulties in the Batting Cage mode. Here speeds vary from your average little leaguer to your major league or Olympic level ace! Test your Seam Reading skills in Career Mode. With increasing variety of pitches and speeds, the accuracy is as real to life as it gets on a phone. Download now if you want to get better at “the hardest thing to do in sports” - hitting.

About

Pitch Call Pro

This app allows coaches and players to communicate plays and reminders during sports games using any device and headset. Customize pitch types, locations, and defensive plays for baseball and softball.

Highlights
  • 1-way communication for plays and reminders
  • Customizable pitch types and locations
  • Baseball and softball specific menus
  • Custom coach and pitcher favorite pitches
  • Customizable defensive play calls
  • Umpire indicator with count status sharing
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With Pitch Call Pro you can use any device and any headset or earbuds for 1-way communication to call pitches, defensive plays, and issue reminders or encouragement. All pitch types, and locations are customizable. There are separate Pitch Calling menus for baseball and softball to further customize your experience. You can also set up 12 custom coach favorite pitches (per sport) and 12 custom pitcher favorite pitches (per pitcher). You also have access to 24 custom buttons where you can set your defensive play calls, issue reminders, cues, or encouragement, give commands, and even tell your catcher to call timeout to conference with your pitcher. You even have an umpires indicator at the bottom of the Pitch Calling menu; by long pressing on the count you can send the Balls, Strike, Outs status to your players. We're excited to bring you this release of Pitch Call Pro, but even more excited about the upcoming innovations that we are currently testing on real ball fields across the country.

Screenshots

Seam Reader4 screens
Pitch Call Pro4 screens

Verdict

The call

The clearest difference is rating: Pitch Call Pro at 4.5 against Seam Reader's 3.9. Pitch Call Pro also leads on in-app purchases (none vs 4) and ads (none vs shown). Seam Reader's advantage is ratings volume (64 vs 8) and iOS requirement (12.0 vs 16.6). On price, update cadence and device support 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. Seam Reader sells 4 one-off in-app purchases. Pitch Call Pro asks for nothing beyond the download.

ReceptionRating · Positive reviews · Number of ratings

Pitch Call Pro holds the better App Store score, 4.5 against 3.9. That said, the two scores are not equally well evidenced: Seam Reader has 64 ratings behind it against 8, so its average is the more settled of the two. Written reviews point the same way: 42% of Seam Reader's written reviews are positive against 50% of Pitch Call Pro's.

UpkeepUpdate frequency

Both ship on a similar rhythm, roughly every 8 days. The most recent releases landed on October 15, 2026 and October 6, 2026 respectively.

Scorecard7 real differences · 3 level
Seam Reader versus Pitch Call Pro: the parameters behind the verdict, then further details
ParameterSeam ReaderPitch Call Pro
PriceFreeFree
Rating3.9 (64 ratings)4.5 (8 ratings) — better
Positive reviews41.7% of reviews50.0% of reviews — better
Number of ratings64 — better8
Update frequencyEvery 8 daysEvery 8 days
AdsYesNo — better
In-app purchasesYesNo — better
MonetizationFree with in-app purchasesFree — better
DevicesiPhone, iPad, iPodiPhone, iPad, Apple Watch
Requires iOS12.0 — better16.6
Further details — not scored
Size164 MB343 MB
Age rating4+4+
DeveloperJared TiefenthalerDaniel Algattas

Customer experience

Seam Reader

All ratings64 ratings
Positive64.1%
Neutral14.1%
Negative21.9%
Written reviews24 reviews
Positive41.7%
Neutral25.0%
Negative33.3%

Pitch Call Pro

All ratings7 ratings
Positive85.7%
Neutral0.0%
Negative14.3%
Written reviews2 reviews
Positive50.0%
Neutral0.0%
Negative50.0%

In-app purchases

4 purchases

Seam Reader

One-time4
  • 100 Seed Pack$0.99
  • Season Pass$3.99
  • 600 Seed Pack$4.99
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  • 1000 Seed Pack$7.99
None

Pitch Call Pro

No in-app purchases

Questions

Is Seam Reader free?
Seam Reader is free to download, with in-app purchases available.
Is Pitch Call Pro free?
Pitch Call Pro is free to download, with no in-app purchases.
Which has better reviews, Seam Reader or Pitch Call Pro?
Pitch Call Pro is rated higher. Seam Reader averages 3.9 out of 5 from 64 ratings, while Pitch Call Pro averages 4.5 from 8 ratings.
Do Seam Reader or Pitch Call Pro have ads?
Seam Reader shows ads; Pitch Call Pro does not.
Which is updated more often, Seam Reader or Pitch Call Pro?
Seam Reader ships an update every 8 days, and Pitch Call Pro every 8 days. Most recently, Seam Reader was updated on October 15, 2026 and Pitch Call Pro on October 6, 2026.

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