Comparison

ACT Head Impact Tracker vs NinjaTrainer

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

Head to head
About

ACT Head Impact Tracker

This app measures and tracks impacts and forces on the head during dry-land sports. It's designed for athletes, coaches, and teams to monitor head events across various levels and age groups.

Highlights
  • Impact and force measurement
  • Head event tracking
  • Versatile sports application
  • Suitable for individual athletes or teams
  • Supports all ages above 3
  • Affordable tracking device
Features
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ACT Head Impact Tracker is simple, easy to use, versatile and affordable measuring and tracking device for impacts and forces acting on a head while doing sports. You can use it in virtually any sport, as long as it is done on a dry land. It is suitable to track one athlete, or team of athletes, in any level, gender and age group - as long as above 3 years old. ACT Head Impact Tracker is designed for athletes and their families, coaches, teams and clubs, to give more information what may have happened out there and to keep track on the events on a head.

About

NinjaTrainer

This platform helps ninja and obstacle course racing athletes, coaches, and parents track training, manage teams, and discover events. It offers custom course timing, skill logging, team leaderboards, and direct messaging for seamless communication and progress monitoring.

Highlights
  • Custom obstacle course timing
  • Skill logging and progress tracking
  • Team management with QR codes
  • Live team leaderboards
  • Built-in team chat
  • Event discovery and management
  • Gym finder
Features
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NinjaTrainer is the complete ninja training platform built for ninja and obstacle course racing (OCR) communities. Whether you're a coach running a team, a parent tracking your child's progress, or an athlete managing your competition schedule, NinjaTrainer keeps everyone connected and working towards their goals. TRACK COURSE RUNS Build custom obstacle courses, then run them with a live timer, haptic feedback, and audio cues. Record video of every attempt and review it later. Track pass/fail on each obstacle, set time caps, and configure fail limits to match real competition rules. Quick Run mode lets you time any course instantly. PRACTICE SKILLS Log skills like dead hangs, box jumps, and laches with reps, time, weight, or distance. TRAIN YOUR TEAM Create teams and onboard athletes instantly with QR codes. Share courses with your team, then run Team Mode: line up your athletes, run the same course in sequence, and watch a live leaderboard. It's the closest thing to comp day in practice. TEAM CHAT Built-in messaging keeps coaches, athletes, and parents in sync. DISCOVER EVENTS Create and manage classes, open gym sessions, workshops, competitions, and private sessions. FIND A GYM Find and follow local ninja and OCR (obstacle course racing) gyms. Gym owners can manage events and build their community directly through NinjaTrainer. STATS & PROGRESS See training streaks, consistency heatmaps, skill trends, course completion rates, and best times at a glance. DESIGNED FOR THE NINJA AND OCR COMMUNITIES NinjaTrainer is designed specifically for ninja and OCR training. Every feature designed to solve common pain points we've all experienced. - Custom obstacle courses with configurable rules - Video recording and playback for every attempt - Personal records tracked automatically across all skills - Team management with QR code invites - Group course runs with live leaderboards - Training streaks and consistency tracking - Event scheduling with native RSVPs - Secure team chat and direct messaging - Multi-athlete profiles for families - Gym discovery and management Train like a ninja. Let's go! Privacy Policy: https://ninjatrainer.app/privacy Terms of Use (EULA): https://ninjatrainer.app/terms

Screenshots

ACT Head Impact Tracker4 screens
NinjaTrainer4 screens

Verdict

The call

The clearest difference is in-app purchases: ACT Head Impact Tracker at none against NinjaTrainer's 4. ACT Head Impact Tracker also leads on device support (3 vs 1) and iOS requirement (14.0 vs 16.4). NinjaTrainer's advantage is update cadence (every 6 days vs every 6 months) and ratings volume (3 vs 1). On price, rating and ads 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. NinjaTrainer sells 4 in-app purchases, starting at $7.99 per month. ACT Head Impact Tracker asks for nothing beyond the download.

ReceptionRating · Positive reviews · Number of ratings

On the App Store both sit at effectively the same score — 5.0 for ACT Head Impact Tracker against 5.0 for NinjaTrainer. Both are backed by a comparable volume of ratings — 1 and 3 respectively.

UpkeepUpdate frequency

ACT Head Impact Tracker ships an update every 6 months, NinjaTrainer every 6 days. The most recent releases landed on October 24, 2026 and October 5, 2026 respectively.

Scorecard6 real differences · 3 level
ACT Head Impact Tracker versus NinjaTrainer: the parameters behind the verdict, then further details
ParameterACT Head Impact TrackerNinjaTrainer
PriceFreeFree
Rating5.0 (1 ratings)5.0 (3 ratings)
Number of ratings13 — better
Update frequencyEvery 6 monthsEvery 6 days — better
AdsNoNo
In-app purchasesNo — betterYes
MonetizationFree — betterFree with in-app purchases
DevicesiPhone, iPad, iPod — betteriPhone
Requires iOS14.0 — better16.4
Further details — not scored
Size8 MB91 MB
Age rating4+12+
DeveloperNorthern Sports Insight and Intelligence OyDragonscale Labs LLC

Customer experience

ACT Head Impact Tracker

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

NinjaTrainer

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

In-app purchases

None

ACT Head Impact Tracker

No in-app purchases

4 purchases

NinjaTrainer

Subscriptions4
  • Plus - Monthly$7.991 Month
  • Pro - Monthly7 Days trial$14.991 Month
  • Plus - Annual$79.991 Year
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  • Pro - Annual7 Days trial$129.991 Year

Questions

Is ACT Head Impact Tracker free?
ACT Head Impact Tracker is free to download, with no in-app purchases.
Is NinjaTrainer free?
NinjaTrainer is free to download, with in-app purchases available.
Which has better reviews, ACT Head Impact Tracker or NinjaTrainer?
ACT Head Impact Tracker and NinjaTrainer are both rated 5.0 out of 5 on the App Store, from 1 and 3 ratings respectively.
Do ACT Head Impact Tracker or NinjaTrainer have ads?
Neither ACT Head Impact Tracker nor NinjaTrainer shows ads.
Which is updated more often, ACT Head Impact Tracker or NinjaTrainer?
ACT Head Impact Tracker ships an update every 6 months, and NinjaTrainer every 6 days. Most recently, ACT Head Impact Tracker was updated on October 24, 2026 and NinjaTrainer on October 5, 2026.

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