Break Speed vs QMD3 Stroke Trainer/Analyzer
Price, ratings, monetisation and update history for both apps, side by side — with what reviewers say about each.
Break Speed
Measure your pool break speed with this app. Simply place your phone on the rail, tap to start, and tap again after your break to get an accurate speed reading. Improve your game with precise feedback.
- Measures break shot speed
- High accuracy compared to radar guns
- Break Recognition technology
- Provides feedback for improvement
- Professional player recommended
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How Fast Is Your Break? Break Speed Powered By Predator can tell you! To use the app, set your phone on the rail and tap the screen. Now you're ready to break. Tap the screen once again after your break and the app will display your Break Speed speed. Break Speed is more than 10x the accuracy of a radar gun and has become the standard for break shot speed measurements, privately and professionally. With such high precision, you can use Break Speed to provide that feedback you need to improve your breaks. Break harder and more consistently with Break Speed. Don't worry about others breaking around you or other pool hall noise. Even shouting players won't fool our Break Recognition technology. Find out why professional pool players are using and recommending Break Speed to others. Our collaboration with Predator has been very effective. It's been great to work with a team that understands the science of billiards. The Predator R&D team has been testing the application along side their own speed measurement equipment and the Iron Willie robot, following a number of testing sessions, the Predator R&D team found the application so accurate that a partnership in pool science began. "The application is really spot on. During my many testing sessions with the Predator Team there was very little deviation between the Predator testing equipment and the application," said Predator Pro Mike Dechaine. If you're a serious player, and you don't have Break Speed Powered By Predator, what are you waiting for?
QMD3 Stroke Trainer/Analyzer
This app analyzes your pool stroke using a Bluetooth-enabled device attached to your cue. It provides detailed 3D data, graphical playback, and audible alerts to help identify and correct flaws, improving your game.
- Bluetooth cue device integration
- 3D stroke data transmission
- Automatic shot recording
- Graphical stroke playback
- Stroke velocity charts
- Audible 'as you stroke' alerts
- Comprehensive practice shot metrics
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The QMD3 Billiards Stroke Trainer/Analyzer is an innovative billiards training aid designed to help you find and fix the flaws in your pool stroke. A new way to practice, let QMD3's precision and accuracy take your game to the next level. The highly sensitive QMD3 Bluetooth 4.2 enabled device is attached to your pool cue and transmits detailed 3-D information about your stroke to the free QMD3 app on your iPhone or iPad. QMD3 features automatic shot recording/graphical playback with a stroke velocity chart and cue tip view. Instant, audible 'as you stroke' alerts pinpoint problem areas in your stroke. Comprehensive metrics are generated for each practice shot allowing in-depth analysis to identify flaws, tendencies and to compare your progress with prior practice sessions. The QMD3 device may be ordered from www.Cue-MD.com.
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Verdict
The clearest difference is price: QMD3 Stroke Trainer/Analyzer at Free against Break Speed's $4.99. QMD3 Stroke Trainer/Analyzer also leads on rating (4.5 vs 3.9) and update cadence (monthly vs every 4 months). Break Speed's advantage is review sentiment (71% vs 50%) and chart position (#155 vs unranked). On ads, in-app purchases, monetization model 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
QMD3 Stroke Trainer/Analyzer is free to download; Break Speed costs $4.99 up front. Neither carries in-app purchases, so what you see is what you pay.
QMD3 Stroke Trainer/Analyzer holds the better App Store score, 4.5 against 3.9. Both are backed by a comparable volume of ratings — 19 and 4 respectively. Written reviews complicate that: 71% of Break Speed's written reviews are positive against 50% of QMD3 Stroke Trainer/Analyzer's, so the app with the better star average is not the one people write more warmly about.
Break Speed ships an update every 4 months, QMD3 Stroke Trainer/Analyzer monthly. The most recent releases landed on October 17, 2026 and October 6, 2026 respectively.
| Parameter | Break Speed | QMD3 Stroke Trainer/Analyzer |
|---|---|---|
| Price | $4.99 | Free — better |
| Rating | 3.9 (19 ratings) | 4.5 (4 ratings) — better |
| Positive reviews | 71.0% of reviews — better | 50.0% of reviews |
| Number of ratings | 19 — better | 4 |
| Update frequency | Every 4 months | Monthly — better |
| Ads | No | No |
| In-app purchases | No | No |
| Monetization | Free | Free |
| Best chart rank | #155 — better | — |
| Devices | iPhone, iPad, iPod | iPhone, iPad, iPod |
| Requires iOS | 12.0 | 12.0 |
| Further details — not scored | ||
| Size | 10 MB | 11 MB |
| Age rating | 4+ | 4+ |
| Developer | Paul Nettle | Mosens LLC |
Customer experience
Break Speed
QMD3 Stroke Trainer/Analyzer
In-app purchases
Break Speed
No in-app purchases
QMD3 Stroke Trainer/Analyzer
No in-app purchases
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