Comparison

Spark Motion Pro vs Motion Metrics

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

Head to head
About

Spark Motion Pro

This app analyzes movement using video recordings on your iPad. Professionals can capture, edit, and evaluate motion to provide visual feedback and track progress for clients, teams, or patients.

Highlights
  • Record, capture, and evaluate movement
  • Edit clips and compare videos
  • Instantaneous visual feedback
  • 2 GB HIPAA Compliant Spark Cloud storage
  • Screen Recorder voice-over tool
  • Precise line drawing and measurement tools
  • Frame-by-frame analysis (30 or 120 FPS)
Features
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You must set up a Spark Motion Pro account to use this app. Spark Motion Pro is the first motion analysis app specifically designed for the iPad. Spark Motion Pro was created by professionals in the field for professionals. With the Spark Motion Pro download, you can record, capture and evaluate movement in an authentic environment at the ease of your fingertips. Spark Motion Pro is the essential tool for sports performance trainers, medical practitioners, and education professionals! Edit clips, compare videos and reveal documented progression and instantaneous visual feedback to clients, teams, patients, and athletes with simplicity and ease. Don’t cram all those videos within the limited confines of your iPad. Transfer those space fillers to the all-new Spark Cloud, and store up to 30GB of video data per Spark Motion Pro download. Spark Motion Pro never ceases to Assess. Address. and Impress—and now its basically limitless! Spark Motion Pro Features include: 2 GB HIPAA Compliant Spark Cloud virtual storage Screen Recorder voice-over tool allows for virtual assessments Improved file management Precise and comparative line drawing and measurement tools Adjustable Postural Grid & Bullseye Video snapshots Super Slow Motion Frame-by-frame (30 or 120 FPS) Goniometer Email compatibility Spark Motion Pro Testimonials: "We can't always get to the Start House in Calgary. With Spark Motion Pro I can analyze my athletes any time any place." –Todd Hays, Women’s Head Coach, USA Bobsled Team. “For us, it is an invaluable tool to assess, track and educate our athletes.”—Kyle Tarp, Director of Basketball Performance, University of Maryland. “Today's athlete identifies with technology and this package is useful right after the video is captured.”—Joshua Stoner, Director of Strength & Conditioning at the University of Missouri. "A tennis player cannot physically see his strokes. Many times, a player may believe that his stroke is mechanically correct, but once recorded and analyzed with Spark Motion's features he comes to realize his ‘true stroke’ might not be what he imagined.”—Manual Diaz, Head Men’s Tennis Coach, University of Georgia; Georgia & Puerto Rico Tennis Hall of Fame Holder. Buckle up and jump on the Spark Motion bandwagon, along with Athletes' Performance, the New England Patriots, the Boston Red Sox and many other Spark Motion friends. Remember: "Only perfect practice makes perfect!" Excited to rave about Spark Motion Pro? Like us on Facebook:http://www.facebook.com/sparkmotion Follow us on Twitter: https://twitter.com/SparkMotionllc Visit our YouTube Channel:http://youtube.com/sparkmotionllc Write us an email: Support@sparkmotion.com For more information visit our website and take the plunge that you won’t regret!!! _____________________________________________________

About

Motion Metrics

This app visualizes your exercise data from Apple Health, offering insights and trends without requiring manual input or subscriptions. It automatically syncs with your Apple Watch data to provide a passive and intuitive experience for various activities.

Highlights
  • Automatic Apple Health sync
  • Passive data insights
  • Smart summaries and visualizations
  • Tracks swimming, walking, running, elliptical, meditation
  • No setup required
  • Calm, passive experience
Features
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Your exercise data, simplified. See your exercise data like never before. No extra effort. No subscriptions. Just results. For best results, track your exercises on your Apple watch, just like usual. however, now you can use your data like never before! Motion Metrics brings your Apple Health exercise data to life—passively, intuitively, and beautifully. Whether you’re a runner, walker, or weekend warrior, you’ll get fresh insights and trends without having to log a single thing. Version 1 Tracks Swimming, Walking, Running, Elliptical, and Meditation Automatically syncs with your existing Apple Health data Smart summaries and visualizations — no setup required Designed for a calm, passive experience No ads, no noise — just clean insight. Download today and let your data do the talking.

Screenshots

Spark Motion Pro3 screens
Motion Metrics4 screens

Verdict

The call

The clearest difference is rating: Motion Metrics at 5.0 against Spark Motion Pro's 4.1. Spark Motion Pro's advantage is ratings volume (14 vs 1) and update cadence (every 2 months vs every 4 months). On price, 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

Both are free to download. Neither carries in-app purchases, so what you see is what you pay.

ReceptionRating · Positive reviews · Number of ratings

Motion Metrics holds the better App Store score, 5.0 against 4.1. That said, the two scores are not equally well evidenced: Spark Motion Pro has 14 ratings behind it against 1, so its average is the more settled of the two.

UpkeepUpdate frequency

Spark Motion Pro ships an update every 2 months, Motion Metrics every 4 months. The most recent releases landed on June 1, 2026 and September 9, 2026 respectively.

Scorecard3 real differences · 7 level
Spark Motion Pro versus Motion Metrics: the parameters behind the verdict, then further details
ParameterSpark Motion ProMotion Metrics
PriceFreeFree
Rating4.1 (14 ratings)5.0 (1 ratings) — better
Positive reviews66.7% of reviews—
Number of ratings14 — better1
Update frequencyEvery 2 months — betterEvery 4 months
AdsNoNo
In-app purchasesNoNo
MonetizationFreeFree
DevicesiPhone, iPad, iPod — betteriPhone, iPad
Requires iOS15 — better16.0
Further details — not scored
Size30 MB6 MB
Age rating9+4+
DeveloperSpark Motion LLCStrange Design Studio, LLC

Customer experience

Spark Motion Pro

All ratings14 ratings
Positive78.6%
Neutral0.0%
Negative21.4%
Written reviews21 reviews
Positive66.7%
Neutral0.0%
Negative33.3%

Motion Metrics

All ratings1 ratings
Positive100.0%
Neutral0.0%
Negative0.0%

In-app purchases

None

Spark Motion Pro

No in-app purchases

None

Motion Metrics

No in-app purchases

Questions

Is Spark Motion Pro free?
Spark Motion Pro is free to download, with no in-app purchases.
Is Motion Metrics free?
Motion Metrics is free to download, with no in-app purchases.
Which has better reviews, Spark Motion Pro or Motion Metrics?
Motion Metrics is rated higher. Spark Motion Pro averages 4.1 out of 5 from 14 ratings, while Motion Metrics averages 5.0 from 1 ratings.
Do Spark Motion Pro or Motion Metrics have ads?
Neither Spark Motion Pro nor Motion Metrics shows ads.
Which is updated more often, Spark Motion Pro or Motion Metrics?
Spark Motion Pro ships an update every 2 months, and Motion Metrics every 4 months. Most recently, Spark Motion Pro was updated on June 1, 2026 and Motion Metrics on September 9, 2026.

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