Comparison

Break Speed vs QMD4 Stroke Trainer/Analyzer

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

Head to head
About

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.

Highlights
  • Measures break shot speed
  • High accuracy compared to radar guns
  • Break Recognition technology
  • Provides feedback for improvement
  • Professional player recommended
Features
Currently charting
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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?

About

QMD4 Stroke Trainer/Analyzer

This app analyzes your billiards stroke using a Bluetooth-enabled device attached to your cue. It provides detailed 3D stroke information, playback, velocity charts, and instant audible alerts to help you identify and fix flaws.

Highlights
  • Bluetooth cue attachment
  • 3D stroke data transmission
  • Automatic shot recording/playback
  • Stroke velocity chart
  • Cue tip view
  • Audible 'as you stroke' alerts
  • Comprehensive practice metrics
Features
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The QMD4 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 QMD4's precision and accuracy take your game to the next level. The highly sensitive QMD4 Bluetooth enabled device is attached to your pool cue and transmits detailed 3-D information about your stroke to the free QMD4 app on your iPhone or iPad. QMD4 features automatic shot recording/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 QMD4 is the forth generation of QMD Stroke Trainers with improved hardware and software features. The QMD4 device may be ordered from www.theQMD.com.

Screenshots

Break Speed4 screens
QMD4 Stroke Trainer/Analyzer4 screens

Verdict

The call

The clearest difference is review sentiment: Break Speed at 71% against QMD4 Stroke Trainer/Analyzer's 0%. Break Speed also leads on rating (3.9 vs 3.0) and ratings volume (19 vs 1). QMD4 Stroke Trainer/Analyzer's advantage is price (Free vs $4.99). On update cadence, 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

CostPrice · In-app purchases · Ads · Monetization

QMD4 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.

ReceptionRating · Positive reviews · Number of ratings

Break Speed holds the better App Store score, 3.9 against 3.0. That said, the two scores are not equally well evidenced: Break Speed has 19 ratings behind it against 1, so its average is the more settled of the two. Written reviews point the same way: 71% of Break Speed's written reviews are positive against 0% of QMD4 Stroke Trainer/Analyzer's.

UpkeepUpdate frequency

Break Speed ships an update every 4 months, QMD4 Stroke Trainer/Analyzer every 2 months. The most recent releases landed on October 17, 2026 and October 14, 2026 respectively.

Scorecard5 real differences · 6 level
Break Speed versus QMD4 Stroke Trainer/Analyzer: the parameters behind the verdict, then further details
ParameterBreak SpeedQMD4 Stroke Trainer/Analyzer
Price$4.99Free — better
Rating3.9 (19 ratings) — better3.0 (1 ratings)
Positive reviews71.0% of reviews — better0.0% of reviews
Number of ratings19 — better1
Update frequencyEvery 4 monthsEvery 2 months — better
AdsNoNo
In-app purchasesNoNo
MonetizationFreeFree
Best chart rank#30 — better—
DevicesiPhone, iPad, iPodiPhone, iPad, iPod
Requires iOS12.012.0
Further details — not scored
Size10 MB10 MB
Age rating4+4+
DeveloperPaul NettleMosens LLC

Customer experience

Break Speed

All ratings19 ratings
Positive73.7%
Neutral5.3%
Negative21.1%
Written reviews62 reviews
Positive71.0%
Neutral9.7%
Negative19.4%

QMD4 Stroke Trainer/Analyzer

All ratings1 ratings
Positive0.0%
Neutral100.0%
Negative0.0%
Written reviews1 reviews
Positive0.0%
Neutral100.0%
Negative0.0%

In-app purchases

None

Break Speed

No in-app purchases

None

QMD4 Stroke Trainer/Analyzer

No in-app purchases

Questions

Is Break Speed free?
Break Speed costs $4.99, with no in-app purchases.
Is QMD4 Stroke Trainer/Analyzer free?
QMD4 Stroke Trainer/Analyzer is free to download, with no in-app purchases.
Which has better reviews, Break Speed or QMD4 Stroke Trainer/Analyzer?
Break Speed is rated higher. Break Speed averages 3.9 out of 5 from 19 ratings, while QMD4 Stroke Trainer/Analyzer averages 3.0 from 1 ratings.
Do Break Speed or QMD4 Stroke Trainer/Analyzer have ads?
Neither Break Speed nor QMD4 Stroke Trainer/Analyzer shows ads.
Which is updated more often, Break Speed or QMD4 Stroke Trainer/Analyzer?
Break Speed ships an update every 4 months, and QMD4 Stroke Trainer/Analyzer every 2 months. Most recently, Break Speed was updated on October 17, 2026 and QMD4 Stroke Trainer/Analyzer on October 14, 2026.

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