Shot Chart vs Breakthrough Stats
Price, ratings, monetisation and update history for both apps, side by side — with what reviewers say about each.
Shot Chart
This app allows users to track player statistics for multiple seasons, teams, and games. It records detailed stats like points, rebounds, assists, and shooting percentages, with options to print or email data. Users can customize shot charts for different halves and view court perspectives.
- Track player stats per game/season
- Record free throws, 2-pointers, 3-pointers
- View shooting percentages
- Print game and season stats
- Email stats as CSV
- Customizable shot charts per half
- Multiple court views
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Shot Chart is simple, quick, and easy, yet powerful. Shot Chart allows for multiple seasons, multiple teams, and multiple games all saved on the device! View stats for each player on a per game or per season level, as well as seeing each game stats instantly! Stats include the amount of Free Throws, 2 pointers, 3 pointers, total points, rebounds, assists, technicals, blocks, steals, turnovers, and fouls each player has. Stats for games and season may be printed, as well as a print screen to print the shot chart! Stats may also be emailed in a .csv file that can be opened from any spreadsheet application. Shot chart allows for different shot charts for first and second halves of each game. Two different court views (full court and a half court) are also available for each game. Shot Chart also keeps up to date stats for each game, listing percentages for Free Throws, 2 Pointers, 3 Pointers, and total Field Goal Percentage for each half and for the entire game! Record rebounds, assists, blocks, steals, turnovers, fouls, and technicals for each player. Features: -Easily track every shot and record every free throw -Print game and season stats -Print game shot charts -Email a .csv file of all the stats -Change shot chart for each halves of the game -Shows current percentage of shots -Shows number of made and missed shots for each Free Throw, 2 Pointers, and 3 Pointers -Records entire season stats for each player, including total points scored. -Rate 5 stars for updates and features!
Breakthrough Stats
This app allows users to track live basketball game statistics for players, teams, or multiple teams. It automates the calculation of numerous advanced stats, offers detailed reporting, and provides features for easy data capture and editing.
- Live game stat tracking
- Automated stat calculation
- Shot charts and locations
- Player substitution tracking
- Exportable reports (PDF/CSV)
- Customizable game rules
- Play-by-play log
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Track LIVE GAME stats and shot charts for a single player, entire team, or multiple teams. Track as little or as much as you want - instantly calculate up to 65 basketball statistics that would take hours without automation -- points in paint, lay up %, EFG%, bad passes, and more. Designed for coaches, parents, fans, statisticians, and players. Minimal touches allow for easy data capture. Innovative player substitution allows you to sub players faster than other apps. Easily undo and delete mistakes. Export and email stats per game, team, league or season (to PC or Mac). Parents can easily track an individual player's stats with streamlined single player input -- and view player efficiency ratings to help identify weaknesses and make improvements. Coaches can view specialized reports (like the Key Game Stat Report) to help make quick game decisions and easily see where the competition is getting the advantage. GENERAL FEATURES -Easy data capture -Optionally track shot locations -Track multiple seasons -Track multiple leagues -Track as little or as much as you want -Track team or individual -Track one team or both teams -Game clock (can be turned off) -Scoreboard -Enter/Sort players by name or number -On screen player statistics for fouls and points -Game and team rules allow unique customization per user -Online help -Play by play log -Edit/undo statistics live or after the game -Home & away jersey numbers -Track who is in the game, allow substitutions -Easy, on the fly, substitutions -Adjust score during game -Adjust clock during game -Adjust fouls during game -Time-outs tracker -Team foul tracker -Track jump ball possession -Show bonus or double bonus on scoreboard -Automatic stop clock on turnovers, jump ball and timeouts -Automatic adjustment of 2 & 3 point shots -Easily move (drag) shot location after the fact -Optional second player event, like turnover after steal -Enter putbacks which automatically records rebound and shot -Optionally track turnover types -Optionally track foul types -Optionally track playing time -Allow assigning a stat to a team instead of a player, such as, a team rebound -MaxPreps Interface REPORT FEATURES -View reports at any time -Statistics by game -Statistics by season -Play by play -Email reports as PDF or CSV -Detailed game statistics report -Key game statistics report (for coaches) -Running score -Turnover types -Foul Types -Shot Chart -Shot Zones STATISTICS YOU CAN TRACK -2 point, 3 point & free throws made, attempted and % -Field goals made, attempted and % -Effective field goal percentage (EFG%) -Rebounds – offensive, defensive & total -Offensive rebounding percentage (ORB%) -Defensive rebounding percentage (DRB%) -Layups made, attempted, and % -Points in the paint -Assists -Steals -Blocks -Deflections -Take charge -Rushed shot -Turnovers -Forced turnovers -Turnover types - bad pass, lost ball, travel, etc. -Fouls -Foul types - clocking, hand check, flagrant, etc. -Player fouled -Forced jump ball -Jump ball victim -Deflection victim -Block victim -Recoveries -Minutes played -Turnover points -Points Per Possession (PPP) -Danny Miles Value Point System (VPS) -Player Efficiency rating -Plus/minus rating CUSTOMIZABLE GAME AND TEAM RULES -Number of periods -Minutes per period -Overtime length -Number of 60 & 30 second time-outs -Select when or if to reset time-outs -Number of time-outs per overtime period -Number of fouls for bonus & double bonus -Enable/disable 3 point shots -# of fouls to foul out -Display or hide game clock -Track turnover types -Track foul types -Track playing time -Record shot locations -Ask for steal victim -Ask for who caused closely guarded turnover -Ask for who was fouled -Ask for jump ball victim -Ask for block victim -Ask for deflection victim -Select on court player sort order -Select player statistics scoreboard sort order
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Verdict
The clearest difference is price: Shot Chart at Free against Breakthrough Stats's $19.99. Shot Chart also leads on rating (4.7 vs 4.5) and review sentiment (100% vs 88%). Breakthrough Stats's advantage is ads (none vs shown) and update cadence (every 6 weeks vs every 14 months). On in-app purchases, device support and iOS requirement 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
Shot Chart is free to download; Breakthrough Stats costs $19.99 up front. Neither carries in-app purchases, so what you see is what you pay.
Shot Chart holds the better App Store score, 4.7 against 4.5. That said, the two scores are not equally well evidenced: Breakthrough Stats has 97 ratings behind it against 3, so its average is the more settled of the two. Written reviews point the same way: 100% of Shot Chart's written reviews are positive against 88% of Breakthrough Stats's.
Shot Chart ships an update every 14 months, Breakthrough Stats every 6 weeks. The most recent releases landed on October 5, 2026 and October 11, 2026 respectively.
| Parameter | Shot Chart | Breakthrough Stats |
|---|---|---|
| Price | Free — better | $19.99 |
| Rating | 4.7 (3 ratings) — better | 4.5 (97 ratings) |
| Positive reviews | 100.0% of reviews — better | 87.7% of reviews |
| Number of ratings | 3 | 97 — better |
| Update frequency | Every 14 months | Every 6 weeks — better |
| Ads | Yes | No — better |
| In-app purchases | No | No |
| Monetization | Ad-supported — better | Free with in-app purchases |
| Devices | iPhone, iPad, iPod | iPhone, iPad, iPod |
| Requires iOS | 13.0 — better | 14.0 |
| Further details — not scored | ||
| Size | 8 MB | 21 MB |
| Age rating | 4+ | 4+ |
| Developer | Harden Consulting LLC | Breakthrough Basketball, LLC |
Customer experience
Shot Chart
Breakthrough Stats
In-app purchases
Shot Chart
No in-app purchases
Breakthrough Stats
No in-app purchases
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