Comparison

Breakthrough Stats vs ShotTracker Go

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

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About

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.

Highlights
  • 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
Features
Currently charting
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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

About

ShotTracker Go

Track your basketball performance with real-time player data and statistics in equipped facilities. Analyze live and historical workouts, view shot charts, and compare your progress against teammates and top players.

Highlights
  • Real-time player data and statistics
  • Track live and historical workouts
  • Shot totals, shot charts, and zone maps
  • Compare workout stats to teammates
  • View workout stats over time
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Provides athletes with access to real-time player data and statistics for their workouts in ShotTracker-equipped facilities. The app enables you to view the current state of your system and your current workout as well as previous workouts and all of your profile settings. Features include: • Ability to track stats from live and historical workouts • Shot totals, shot charts, and zone maps • Compare your workout to the top player on your team and team averages • View how your workout stats over time compare to your teammates' stats over the same time range

Screenshots

Breakthrough Stats1 screens
ShotTracker Go4 screens

Verdict

The call

The clearest difference is price: ShotTracker Go at Free against Breakthrough Stats's $19.99. ShotTracker Go also leads on rating (5.0 vs 4.5). Breakthrough Stats's advantage is ratings volume (97 vs 3) and chart position (#132 vs unranked). On 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

ShotTracker Go is free to download; Breakthrough Stats costs $19.99 up front. Neither carries in-app purchases, so what you see is what you pay.

ReceptionRating · Positive reviews · Number of ratings

ShotTracker Go holds the better App Store score, 5.0 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.

UpkeepUpdate frequency

Breakthrough Stats ships an update every 6 weeks, ShotTracker Go every 3 months. The most recent releases landed on September 23, 2026 and July 28, 2026 respectively.

Scorecard8 real differences · 3 level
Breakthrough Stats versus ShotTracker Go: the parameters behind the verdict, then further details
ParameterBreakthrough StatsShotTracker Go
Price$19.99Free — better
Rating4.5 (97 ratings)5.0 (3 ratings) — better
Positive reviews87.7% of reviews—
Number of ratings97 — better3
Update frequencyEvery 6 weeks — betterEvery 3 months
AdsNoNo
In-app purchasesNoNo
MonetizationFree with in-app purchasesFree — better
Best chart rank#132 — better—
DevicesiPhone, iPad, iPod — betteriPhone
Requires iOS14.0 — better18.0
Further details — not scored
Size21 MB21 MB
Age rating4+4+
DeveloperBreakthrough Basketball, LLCShotTracker, Inc

Customer experience

Breakthrough Stats

All ratings97 ratings
Positive93.8%
Neutral2.1%
Negative4.1%
Written reviews65 reviews
Positive87.7%
Neutral1.5%
Negative10.8%

ShotTracker Go

All ratings3 ratings
Positive100.0%
Neutral0.0%
Negative0.0%

In-app purchases

None

Breakthrough Stats

No in-app purchases

None

ShotTracker Go

No in-app purchases

Questions

Is Breakthrough Stats free?
Breakthrough Stats costs $19.99, with no in-app purchases.
Is ShotTracker Go free?
ShotTracker Go is free to download, with no in-app purchases.
Which has better reviews, Breakthrough Stats or ShotTracker Go?
ShotTracker Go is rated higher. Breakthrough Stats averages 4.5 out of 5 from 97 ratings, while ShotTracker Go averages 5.0 from 3 ratings.
Do Breakthrough Stats or ShotTracker Go have ads?
Neither Breakthrough Stats nor ShotTracker Go shows ads.
Which is updated more often, Breakthrough Stats or ShotTracker Go?
Breakthrough Stats ships an update every 6 weeks, and ShotTracker Go every 3 months. Most recently, Breakthrough Stats was updated on September 23, 2026 and ShotTracker Go on July 28, 2026.

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