Poptime vs Diamond Kinetics
Price, ratings, monetisation and update history for both apps, side by side — with what reviewers say about each.
Poptime
Easily mark and analyze specific moments in your sports videos. Precisely identify catch and release points, even when the action is obscured, to calculate pop times. Save and share your marked videos with coaches and friends.
- Load videos from device
- Mark catch and release points
- Scroll across video frames
- Mark obscured reception points
- Calculate exchange times
- Save and share marked videos
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With this app you: - are able to load videos from your device into the App and mark your catch and release points for precision exchange and poptimes. - can scroll across frames in your videos to mark the precise moments you want. - are even able to mark the reception of the pitch when the catchers back is to you and you cannot see the glove. - can also mark exchange times and save the marked videos to your phone for sharing with coaches and friends. Terms of use: https://www.apple.com/legal/internet-services/itunes/dev/stdeula/
Diamond Kinetics
Improve your baseball or softball swing with this app. It offers virtual hitting experiences, swing analysis, and interactive MLB-themed games. Enhance your performance with real-time metrics and personalized feedback.
- Smart Motion Technology for virtual hitting
- Diamond Decisions Highlight Arcade
- MLB SwingMatch for mechanic comparison
- MLB PLAY BALL Challenges & Lessons
- Real-time swing metrics with bat sensor
- Personalized Swing Score
- Interactive hitting games
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Diamond Kinetics helps baseball and softball players of all levels improve their swing and optimize their performance. With your FREE App Download, you can access the following Key Features: ▶ Smart Motion Technology ◀ No bat sensor, no problem! Diamond Kinetics Smart Motion Technology uses your phone camera to recognize swings taken so that you can participate in free virtual hitting experiences, like Swing Challenges & Lessons! ▶ Diamond Decisions Highlight Arcade ◀ Show off your Baseball IQ! Interact with MLB highlights like never before and earn XP as you guess the play outcomes in Diamond Decisions. ▶ MLB SwingMatch Experiences ◀ Meet your Big League SwingMatch! Take your swings within the DK App and watch as your mechanics are compared against your favorite pros! Discover whose swing style yours resembles most closely. ▶ MLB PLAY BALL Challenges & Lessons ◀ Can’t attend an MLB PLAY BALL experience in person? No problem! You can participate any time, from anywhere in the Diamond Kinetics app! Take PLAY BALL Hitting Lessons and climb the Leaderboard in challenges with kids from around the country for the chance to win MLB swag! ▶ Exclusive MLB Themed-Experiecnes ◀ Immerse yourself in the world of Major League Baseball with exclusive content Diamond Kinetics. Put your MLB knowledge to the test with interactive quiz games featuring top MLB Plays, take part in Challenges and Interactive Hitting Lessons hosted by your favorite MLB Players, customize your DK Clubhouse with swag from your favorite teams, and more! Upgrade your experience with the DK Bat Sensor (available on Amazon, $50) to access: ▶ Real-time Swing Metrics ◀ The DK Bat Sensor attaches to any bat and delivers swing data to the DK app with every swing, tracking metrics like barrel speed, acceleration, attack angle, and more. Watch your power, speed, quickness, and control improve! ▶ Personalized Swing Score ◀ Swing Score is a highly individualized tool that expresses a player’s swing performance in a single comprehensive number, based on DK’s 11 proven swing metrics. Track your performance as your Swing Score updates with every 100 swings you take. ▶ Metric Rep Swing Activities ◀ Work on a specific aspect of your swing in Metric Rep Swing Activities. Track a specific metric of your choice with every swing you take. ▶ Introductory Hitting Lessons ◀ Master the basics at the plate with Introductory Guided Hitting Lesson featuring trusted coaches like Coach Ballgame and more ▶ Interactive Hitting Games ◀ Attach the DK bat sensor to capture your swing motion, and it's game on! From fastballs to curveballs, you'll experience the excitement of a real game while improving your swing. • HOME RUN DERBY • TRIGGER TO IMPACT • BARREL SPEED CLIMBER ▶ Weekly 1v9 Swing Challenge ◀ Take on a new lineup of MLB players every week in a hitting distance challenge! One randomly selected hitter that beats the MLB 9 will win a real-life prize pack every week. Unlock even MORE premium content with a DK+ Membership (in-app purchase required): DK+ Subscription provides access to premium hitting experiences – including MLB Featured Player Guided Hitting Lessons and Challenges. ▶ LEGAL ◀ End User License Agreement - https://www.diamondkinetics.com/policies-info/end-user-license-agreement Terms of Use - https://www.diamondkinetics.com/policies/terms-of-service Ready to take your game to the next level? Download Diamond Kinetics today and start swinging for the fences like never before.
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Verdict
The clearest difference is review sentiment: Poptime at 73% against Diamond Kinetics's 41%. Poptime also leads on rating (3.7 vs 3.4) and device support (3 vs 1). Diamond Kinetics's advantage is update cadence (every 2 weeks vs every 5 weeks). On price, ratings volume, ads and in-app purchases 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. Poptime sells 3 in-app purchases, starting at $2.99 per month and Diamond Kinetics sells 4 in-app purchases, starting at $5.99 per month. Whichever you choose, the download price is not the number that matters.
Poptime holds the better App Store score, 3.7 against 3.4. Both are backed by a comparable volume of ratings — 82 and 151 respectively. Written reviews point the same way: 73% of Poptime's written reviews are positive against 41% of Diamond Kinetics's.
Poptime ships an update every 5 weeks, Diamond Kinetics every 2 weeks. The most recent releases landed on September 22, 2026 and September 17, 2026 respectively.
| Parameter | Poptime | Diamond Kinetics |
|---|---|---|
| Price | Free | Free |
| Rating | 3.7 (82 ratings) — better | 3.4 (151 ratings) |
| Positive reviews | 72.7% of reviews — better | 41.0% of reviews |
| Number of ratings | 82 | 151 — better |
| Update frequency | Every 5 weeks | Every 2 weeks — better |
| Ads | No | No |
| In-app purchases | Yes | Yes |
| Monetization | Free with in-app purchases | Free with in-app purchases |
| Devices | iPhone, iPad, iPod — better | iPhone |
| Requires iOS | 15.0 — better | 16.0 |
| Further details — not scored | ||
| Size | 2 MB | 137 MB |
| Age rating | 4+ | 4+ |
| Developer | Gerard Meyers | Diamond Kinetics |
Customer experience
Poptime
Diamond Kinetics
Bugs and requests
Poptime
Not enough reviews yet to summarise bugs or requests.
Diamond Kinetics
Reported bugs
13 issues- Sensor won't connect to app after firmware update
- Bluetooth pairing fails across multiple devices
- App crashes when selecting bat
- Activation code doesn't work
- Battery dies within 2 minutes
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- App won't load or opens then closes immediately
- Swings not counted or registered
- Disconnects mid-workout
- Sign-in authentication failures
- Sensor incompatible with new app version
- Avatar selection screen freezes
- Extreme latency and lag in activities
- Distance measurements wildly inaccurate
Requested features
10 requests- Restore 3D swing path visualization
- View individual session history and data
- Multiple metrics displayed simultaneously
- Swing-to-swing comparison and analysis
- Spreadsheet or graph of historical metrics
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- Advanced coaching interface for serious players
- Better device compatibility
- Improved app stability and performance
- Real-time feedback without lag
- Ability to update bat size in firmware
In-app purchases
Poptime
- POPtime pro features14 Days trial$2.991 Month
- coach subscription$7.991 Month
- POPtime pro features$14.991 Year
Diamond Kinetics
- DK+ Monthly$5.991 Month
- Smart Bat Monthly$5.991 Month
- DK+ Yearly$59.991 Year
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- Smart Bat Yearly$59.991 Year
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