Heatmapper vs Pitch Pulse
Price, ratings, monetisation and update history for both apps, side by side — with what reviewers say about each.
Heatmapper
Visualize your athletic performance with movement heatmaps. Track your positioning and activity across various sports fields to understand your role and improve your game. Integrates with Apple Watch and iPhone for seamless data collection.
- Visual movement heatmaps
- Positioning and movement pattern analysis
- Match and training session logging
- Performance stats with context
- No expensive tracking equipment required
- Supports football, soccer, rugby, and tennis
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Find out where you really play — and how you actually perform. Heatmapper turns your movement into a visual heatmap, showing exactly where you were on the pitch, court, or field during every match. Track your positioning. Understand your role. Improve your performance. Heatmapper works with Apple Watch, iPhone, and any device that syncs with Apple Health — so if your workout tracks movement, Heatmapper can map it. Key features: • See your game visually Turn every match into a heatmap that reveals your positioning, movement patterns, and activity across the field. Instantly spot your hotspots and areas you’ve missed. • Discover your true position Heatmapper analyses your movement and shows the role you actually played — from striker to wing back — based on your real performance. See how you play, not just where you line up. • Track matches and build history Log every game, session, or training run. Build a complete record of your matches with heatmaps, stats, and notes in one place. • Your stats, with context Distance, heart rate, duration — now combined with your movement data to give real meaning to your performance. • No expensive tracking equipment No sensors. No setup. Just your existing device and your game. Heatmapper brings heatmap tracking to everyday players. Supports football, soccer, rugby and tennis, with more to come. Whether you’re playing competitively or just for fun, Heatmapper gives you a simple way to analyse your performance and see your game differently. Most heatmap tools require expensive hardware and complex systems. Heatmapper doesn’t. Start your workout, play your game, and see your heatmap instantly. Stop guessing your position. Start seeing it.
Pitch Pulse
Track your soccer performance with detailed stats, GPS heatmaps, and AI analysis. Understand your movement, compare with teammates, and monitor progress over time. Share your game summaries and compete on leaderboards.
- GPS tracking and heatmaps
- Comprehensive session statistics
- AI-powered performance analysis
- Progress tracking and trends
- Team leaderboards and comparisons
- Shareable game summaries
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Pitch Pulse is the soccer tracker built for players who want to understand their session. RECORD & TRACK Wear your Apple Watch during any session. Pitch Pulse captures GPS, heart rate, speed, sprints, and movement automatically. No setup. Just play. HEATMAP & PITCH VIEW See where you spent your time on the pitch. Map your pitch boundaries and convert them into a top-down pitch view — your personal performance overlay. Sprint segments are highlighted directly on the GPS map. FULL GAME STATS Distance by zone, peak speed, sprint count, effort score, cardio breakdown, heart rate zones, calories, and more. Everything from a single session in one place. AI GAME READ Get a natural language read of your session. Pitch Pulse Pro analyses your performance and tells you what happened — in plain language. INSIGHTS & TRENDS Track your progress over time. Career stats, favourite venues, activity trends, and performance patterns across every session you've played. LEADERBOARD Compete with friends on the monthly leaderboard. Invite your squad and see who covers the most ground, hits peak speed, and logs the most sessions — all in one place. HEAD-TO-HEAD COMPARISON Go toe-to-toe with your squad. Pitch Pulse automatically detects teammates who played in the exact same game as you. Compare your match stats side-by-side — including distance, peak speed, and duration — and map your high-level performance comparison. MONTHLY RECAP Get your month in soccer delivered as a story. Best game, top stats, squad rankings, and how this month stacked up against the last — all wrapped up and ready to share. SHARE Share your game summary card or pitch heatmap with teammates, coaches, or on social media. PITCH PULSE PRO The first session is always free. Upgrade to Pitch Pulse Pro to unlock AI game reads, full pitch view, movement analysis, complete cardio breakdown, and insights across all your sessions. Terms of Use: https://www.apple.com/legal/internet-services/itunes/dev/stdeula/ Privacy Policy: https://docs.google.com/document/d/e/2PACX-1vSYTK8C8AenXK2DWcx7M3zUkLyCBB_n5YVNQspbSdNZjutP11Gp3kSby7Y19u-vY96BiQrq0pI_z_hv/pub
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Verdict
The clearest difference is rating: Pitch Pulse at 5.0 against Heatmapper's 3.5. Pitch Pulse also leads on ratings volume (14 vs 2). On price, review sentiment, update cadence and 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
Both are free to download. Heatmapper sells 1 one-off in-app purchase and Pitch Pulse sells 2 in-app purchases, starting at $4.99 per month. Whichever you choose, the download price is not the number that matters.
Pitch Pulse holds the better App Store score, 5.0 against 3.5. That said, the two scores are not equally well evidenced: Pitch Pulse has 14 ratings behind it against 2, so its average is the more settled of the two. Written reviews split almost evenly too, at 100% and 100% positive.
Heatmapper ships an update every 5 days, Pitch Pulse every 9 days. The most recent releases landed on November 3, 2026 and November 7, 2026 respectively.
| Parameter | Heatmapper | Pitch Pulse |
|---|---|---|
| Price | Free | Free |
| Rating | 3.5 (2 ratings) | 5.0 (14 ratings) — better |
| Positive reviews | 100.0% of reviews | 100.0% of reviews |
| Number of ratings | 2 | 14 — better |
| Update frequency | Every 5 days — better | Every 9 days |
| Ads | No | No |
| In-app purchases | Yes | Yes |
| Monetization | Free with in-app purchases | Freemium |
| Devices | iPhone, Apple Watch | iPhone, Apple Watch |
| Requires iOS | 17.4 | 17.0 — better |
| Further details — not scored | ||
| Size | 17 MB | 29 MB |
| Age rating | 4+ | 4+ |
| Developer | Richard English | Hasan Kose |
Customer experience
Heatmapper
Pitch Pulse
In-app purchases
Heatmapper
- RemoveAds$0.99
Pitch Pulse
- Pitch Pulse Pro Monthly$4.991 Month
- Pitch Pulse Pro Annual$29.991 Year
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