VeloU vs Hefity
Price, ratings, monetisation and update history for both apps, side by side — with what reviewers say about each.
VeloU
This app provides online baseball coaching for pitchers, catchers, and position players. It offers custom training programs, video feedback, progress tracking, and direct communication with professional coaches to enhance performance and development.
- Custom training programs
- Video feedback on drills
- Progress tracking
- Direct coach messaging
- Video demos and guidance
- Integrated coaching services
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Train smarter, throw harder, and get stronger with the VeloU app, the online pitching coach trusted by athletes nationwide. Built for pitchers, catchers, and position players, VeloU connects you directly with professional coaches and delivers complete baseball development anywhere. Features: • Custom programs for throwing, velocity, strength, mobility, and arm care • Video feedback on bullpens, drills, and lifts • Progress tracking for velocity, mechanics, strength, and recovery • Direct messaging for constant communication with your coach • Video demos and written guidance for every movement • Integrated services including nutrition, recruiting, and mental skills coaching Why VeloU: Athletes training with VeloU have earned over $11M in scholarships, signing bonuses, NIL deals, and professional contracts. Whether you’re seeking remote pitching training, an online velocity program, or complete baseball development, VeloU provides the tools and coaching to take your game to the next level.
Hefity
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Hefity is a training log for people who actually track their lifts. Build the programs you train on, log every set as you go, and see whether the numbers are moving. No coach-in-your-pocket gimmicks, no feed, no streaks to protect. Just an honest record of what you lifted and where it's heading. BUILD YOUR OWN PROGRAMS • Create workouts and full programs the way you actually train • 257 built-in exercises with step-by-step instructions and reference media • Mark sets as warm-up, working, drop set, or to failure • Reorder, swap, and edit exercises mid-session without losing your place KNOW IF YOU'RE PROGRESSING • Pick a Focus Metric per exercise — Total Volume, Volume Increase, Max Weight, Estimated 1RM, Total Reps, Reps/Set, Time, Distance, or Pace • Every set is compared against the last time you did that exercise, so you see the change while you're still under the bar • Personal records are caught automatically as you log • Per-exercise charts show the trend over months, not just today YOUR WHOLE TRAINING HISTORY • Every session saved, searchable, and readable at a glance • Calendar view of what you trained and when • Full history per exercise, with notes you can leave for next time IPHONE AND APPLE WATCH • A Live Activity keeps the active session on your Lock Screen and Dynamic Island • Your workout mirrors to Apple Watch — log from your wrist, mid-set • An optional reminder nudges you if a session is left open YOUR DATA STAYS YOURS • Sign in to sync your training across every device you use • Export everything to CSV or JSON, any time, no upsell • Import your history back in — backups actually restore • Delete your local data or your entire account from inside the app BUILT THE WAY YOU MEASURE • Imperial or metric, set independently for weight and distance • Native, fast, and designed for one-handed use between sets Hefity is for the lifter who already knows what a good program looks like and just wants a tool that keeps up. Questions or bugs: support@hefity.com Privacy Policy: https://hefity.com/privacy.html Terms of Service: https://hefity.com/terms.html
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Verdict
The clearest difference is iOS requirement: VeloU at 13.0 against Hefity's 18.6. On price, update cadence, 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
Both are free to download. Neither carries in-app purchases, so what you see is what you pay.
Both ship on a similar rhythm, roughly every 3 weeks. The most recent releases landed on October 13, 2026 and October 5, 2026 respectively.
| Parameter | VeloU | Hefity |
|---|---|---|
| Price | Free | Free |
| Rating | 4.9 (41 ratings) — better | — |
| Positive reviews | 100.0% of reviews | — |
| Number of ratings | 41 — better | — |
| Update frequency | Every 3 weeks | Every 3 weeks |
| Ads | No | No |
| In-app purchases | No | No |
| Monetization | Free | — |
| Devices | iPhone, iPad, iPod | iPhone, iPad, Apple Watch |
| Requires iOS | 13.0 — better | 18.6 |
| Further details — not scored | ||
| Size | 427 MB | 12 MB |
| Age rating | 4+ | 12+ |
| Developer | Velo U LLC | Evaluant LLC |
In-app purchases
VeloU
No in-app purchases
Hefity
No in-app purchases









