Hitting Approach vs Optimal 9
Price, ratings, monetisation and update history for both apps, side by side — with what reviewers say about each.
Hitting Approach
Track pitch location, type, and at-bat results for baseball and softball games. Generates stat reports and charts to identify player strengths and weaknesses. Includes post-game quality plate appearance and pitching reports.
- Track pitch location and type
- Record at-bat results
- Generate player stat reports
- Identify team strengths and weaknesses
- Post-game QPA reports
- Post-game pitching reports
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Hitting Approach provides a simple way to track the pitch location, pitch type (fastball, curveball, changeup), and result for all of the at bats in a baseball or softball game. Stat reports and charts are then created using this data that will show the strengths and weaknesses of each player on your team as well as your opponents. A post game QPA (Quality Plate Appearance) report and a pitching post game report are automatically generated for each player following a game. It is the player's responsibility to provide feedback on their performance in order to allow coaches to coach the players' mental approach to the game.
Optimal 9
This app simulates baseball batting orders using real player statistics from recent seasons. It allows users to test different lineup configurations to maximize run scoring potential over a series of games. Analyze performance based on actual data and roster information.
- Batting order optimization
- Real statistical performance analysis
- 2022-2023 season data
- Roster integration
- Multi-game simulation
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Optimize the batting order for a baseball team using real statistical performance. This is a way to test your theories about which batter should hit in each position for maximum run scoring in a game. The simulator uses actual 2022 and 2023 statistics and rosters and allows you to choose any batting order over a large series of games to analyze the performance.
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Verdict
The clearest difference is rating: Hitting Approach at 4.5 against Optimal 9's 2.0. Hitting Approach also leads on update cadence (monthly vs every 10 months) and ratings volume (13 vs 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.
Hitting Approach holds the better App Store score, 4.5 against 2.0. That said, the two scores are not equally well evidenced: Hitting Approach has 13 ratings behind it against 1, so its average is the more settled of the two.
Hitting Approach ships an update monthly, Optimal 9 every 10 months. The most recent releases landed on September 7, 2026 and June 5, 2026 respectively.
| Parameter | Hitting Approach | Optimal 9 |
|---|---|---|
| Price | Free | Free |
| Rating | 4.5 (13 ratings) — better | 2.0 (1 ratings) |
| Positive reviews | — | 0.0% of reviews |
| Number of ratings | 13 — better | 1 |
| Update frequency | Monthly — better | Every 10 months |
| Ads | No | No |
| In-app purchases | No | No |
| Monetization | Free | Free |
| Devices | iPhone, iPad, iPod — better | iPhone, iPad |
| Requires iOS | 13.0 — better | 17.0 |
| Further details — not scored | ||
| Size | 91 MB | 1 MB |
| Age rating | 4+ | 4+ |
| Developer | RESERTECH LLC | Stuart Zussman |
Customer experience
Hitting Approach
Optimal 9
In-app purchases
Hitting Approach
No in-app purchases
Optimal 9
No in-app purchases
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