Comparison

Baseball Speed vs Hobby Box App

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

Head to head
About

Baseball Speed

Estimate baseball and softball pitching speeds without a radar gun. Simply time the ball's flight from pitcher to catcher or batter contact. Supports various leagues and custom distances.

Highlights
  • Pitching speed calculation
  • Team and pitcher creation
  • Pitch type and result selection
  • Pitch counter
  • Accurate speed calculation with stride input
  • Export recorded pitches to CSV
  • GPS field location tracking
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** Featured by Apple in App Store in 2009** "Baseball Apps That Hit It Out Of The Park" We have been away for a while, but coming back to a device near you! NEW WITH VERSION 3.0.0 NEW IN 3.0: - Modern iOS design - GPS field location tracking - And much more!" OTHER FEATURES • Create a TEAM • Add Pitchers • Select Pitchers to track their pitches • Choose Pitch Type and Pitch Result when in Expert Mode • Pitch Counter has been added • Enter the Pitcher stride to get a more accurate speed calc • Export recorded pitches to .csv for importing into your favorite spreadsheet program Getting Started with v3.0.0 To use Expert Mode, for accurate tracking of pitchers (1) create a TEAM first (2) create your pitcher(s). Pitcher EDIT functionality is coming soon. Have you ever been to a baseball game whether it is a little league, pony league, softball, or even major league and was just wondering how fast that pitcher is pitching? Radar gun not available? With this App you can get a very good indication how fast a pitcher is pitching. Measuring this speed is done with a simple calculation as long as you know the distance. 
With Baseball Speed, all you have to do now is tap START as soon as the pitch leaves the pitcher hand then tap STOP when the catcher catches or if the batter hits the ball to get the speed. If you have ever wanted to measure a pitcher's speed then "Baseball Speed" is just for you. Not only is this app for the fan, but coaches can use it as a great defensive tool to find out when a pitcher has had enough or an offensive tool to let the batters know what to expect. Little League players really enjoy knowing that they just threw a ball 45 mph or even faster. This app gives them some good bragging rights with all of their friends. Using the app is simple. You start the timer as soon as the ball leaves the pitcher's hand and stop it when the pitch reaches the catcher's glove or when the batter makes contact. Don't forget to select the CHANGE FIELD button to change from the wide list of ball fields and leagues. Choose from a variety of softball and baseball fields/leagues: - 8U, 9U, 10U, 11u, 12u, 13u, 14u, 15u, 16u, 18u - Little League - Pony League - Minor League - Major League - Fast Pitch Mens Softball - Fast Pitch Womens Softball - Custom Pitch Distances * Please feel free to send the developer feature requests. * If I can make this app better for you, please just let me know. Yappler-Tags: baseball, little league, pitcher, pitch count, radar, softball, pitching, cricket, sports, speed

About

Hobby Box App

Discover local card shows and manage your collection's inventory. Easily import your graded cards to make them visible to other attendees and connect with collectors to facilitate deals.

Highlights
  • Discover nearby card shows
  • Import graded card inventory
  • Make collection visible to attendees
  • Connect with other collectors
  • Facilitate card deals
Features
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HobbyBox App makes it easy to find a card show near you! Search by location, radius and date range to see which shows are happening in your area, nationwide. HobbyBox is the best and easiest way to make sure you never miss a show! Join +24,000 HobbyBox Collectors and Vendors today! HobbyPay is now live for card show vendors who track every deal! Log sales, trades, percentage buyouts, split payments and more. Accept CC payments directly through your HobbyPay account. Download a spreadsheet of all your deals after the show to make managing your vendor business easy.

Screenshots

Baseball Speed4 screens
Hobby Box App4 screens

Verdict

The call

The clearest difference is price: Hobby Box App at Free against Baseball Speed's $0.99. Hobby Box App also leads on ratings volume (18 vs 1) and iOS requirement (15.1 vs 17.5). Baseball Speed's advantage is rating (5.0 vs 4.3). On review sentiment, update cadence, 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

CostPrice · In-app purchases · Ads · Monetization

Hobby Box App is free to download; Baseball Speed costs $0.99 up front. Neither carries in-app purchases, so what you see is what you pay.

ReceptionRating · Positive reviews · Number of ratings

Baseball Speed holds the better App Store score, 5.0 against 4.3. That said, the two scores are not equally well evidenced: Hobby Box App has 18 ratings behind it against 1, so its average is the more settled of the two. Written reviews complicate that: 63% of Baseball Speed's written reviews are positive against 67% of Hobby Box App's, so the app with the better star average is not the one people write more warmly about.

UpkeepUpdate frequency

Baseball Speed ships an update monthly, Hobby Box App every 3 weeks. The most recent releases landed on November 6, 2026 and November 4, 2026 respectively.

Scorecard5 real differences · 5 level
Baseball Speed versus Hobby Box App: the parameters behind the verdict, then further details
ParameterBaseball SpeedHobby Box App
Price$0.99Free — better
Rating5.0 (1 ratings) — better4.3 (18 ratings)
Positive reviews62.5% of reviews66.7% of reviews — better
Number of ratings118 — better
Update frequencyMonthlyEvery 3 weeks — better
AdsNoNo
In-app purchasesNoNo
MonetizationPaidAd-supported — better
DevicesiPhone, iPadiPhone, iPod
Requires iOS17.515.1 — better
Further details — not scored
Size7 MB45 MB
Age rating4+4+
DeveloperGeorge WolaninHobby Box, Inc.

Customer experience

Baseball Speed

All ratings1 ratings
Positive100.0%
Neutral0.0%
Negative0.0%
Written reviews24 reviews
Positive62.5%
Neutral20.8%
Negative16.7%

Hobby Box App

All ratings18 ratings
Positive77.8%
Neutral5.6%
Negative16.7%
Written reviews12 reviews
Positive66.7%
Neutral8.3%
Negative25.0%

In-app purchases

None

Baseball Speed

No in-app purchases

None

Hobby Box App

No in-app purchases

Questions

Is Baseball Speed free?
Baseball Speed costs $0.99, with no in-app purchases.
Is Hobby Box App free?
Hobby Box App is free to download, with no in-app purchases.
Which has better reviews, Baseball Speed or Hobby Box App?
Baseball Speed is rated higher. Baseball Speed averages 5.0 out of 5 from 1 ratings, while Hobby Box App averages 4.3 from 18 ratings.
Do Baseball Speed or Hobby Box App have ads?
Neither Baseball Speed nor Hobby Box App shows ads.
Which is updated more often, Baseball Speed or Hobby Box App?
Baseball Speed ships an update monthly, and Hobby Box App every 3 weeks. Most recently, Baseball Speed was updated on November 6, 2026 and Hobby Box App on November 4, 2026.

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