Comparison

PitchSafe vs NextPitch Analytics

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

Head to head
About

PitchSafe

This app helps baseball players and coaches manage workload, track health metrics, and improve performance. Athletes can log daily activities and receive a personalized readiness score, while coaches gain insights to make informed decisions about player health and game strategy.

Highlights
  • Log daily workload, soreness, sleep, and mindset
  • Personalized Readiness Score
  • Earn rewards and boost ratings
  • Coach Mode with alerts
  • Downloadable PDF reports
  • Optional wearable integration
Features
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PitchSafe: Smarter Workload. Healthier Players. Stronger Programs. Baseball is at a tipping point. Injuries are skyrocketing, families are worried, and organizations are under pressure to prove they care. PitchSafe is the first all-in-one daily readiness app—built by two professional pitchers whose careers were shaped by major surgeries—to keep athletes healthy, engaged, and in the game longer. For Athletes - Log daily workload, soreness, sleep, mindset, and recovery. - Get a personalized Readiness Score that tracks your progress. - Earn rewards, boost your overall rating, and compete with teammates—like a real-life video game. - Optional wearable integration for seamless sleep, recovery, and biometric tracking. For Coaches - Access Coach Mode with red/yellow/green alerts. - Download daily PDF reports for objective insights. - Make smarter roster and workload decisions to win more games while protecting athlete health. Join PitchSafe today!

About

NextPitch Analytics

This app provides instant pitching analytics for baseball and softball players, coaches, and families using just a smartphone. Track pitch location, type, outcome, and trends without any external hardware. Monitor player progress and team performance with detailed data insights.

Highlights
  • Instant pitching analytics
  • No cameras or sensors required
  • Strike rate and walk rate trends
  • Pitch location patterns
  • Arsenal breakdowns
  • Bullpen command tracking
  • Individual pitcher profiles
Features
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Your data analyst, right in your pocket. NextPitch replaces the clipboard. Tap the pitch location, tap the result, get instant grading, for your pitchers, your hitters, and the team you're facing. Built for programs that can't justify a $10k analytics platform and a full-time analyst. JUCO, college, and high school baseball and softball programs who still deserve real data. WHAT YOU GET • Live pitch charting for games and bullpens, instant grading after every pitch • Full analytics history, command trends, tendencies, patterns that actually explain performance • Hitter analytics for your own lineup, every at-bat tracked • Opponent scouting, know what you're facing before you face it • Automatic email reports after every outing • Web portal analytics, accessible from anywhere WHY IT'S DIFFERENT ERA and batting average tell you what happened. NextPitch tells you why. The same level of insight teams pay analysts for, on a phone, in a couple taps. MY STORY I pitched at UC Riverside. Every outing, someone was stuck on a clipboard trying to chart pitches by hand, and the data went nowhere after the game ended. I built NextPitch myself, as a senior in college, because that didn't make sense to me anymore. I still run it myself today, so if you ever have a question, you're texting me, not a support queue. Free to start. Coach plan unlocks full history, hitter analytics, and opponent scouting. Terms of Use: https://www.apple.com/legal/internet-services/itunes/dev/stdeula/

Screenshots

PitchSafe4 screens
NextPitch Analytics4 screens

Verdict

The call

The clearest difference is rating: NextPitch Analytics at 5.0 against PitchSafe's 4.7. On price, ratings volume, update cadence 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. PitchSafe sells 4 in-app purchases, starting at $14.99 per month and NextPitch Analytics sells 13 in-app purchases, starting at $2.99 per month. Whichever you choose, the download price is not the number that matters.

ReceptionRating · Positive reviews · Number of ratings

NextPitch Analytics holds the better App Store score, 5.0 against 4.7. Both are backed by a comparable volume of ratings — 12 and 8 respectively.

UpkeepUpdate frequency

PitchSafe ships an update every 10 days, NextPitch Analytics weekly. Both last shipped on September 24, 2026.

Scorecard1 real difference · 9 level
PitchSafe versus NextPitch Analytics: the parameters behind the verdict, then further details
ParameterPitchSafeNextPitch Analytics
PriceFreeFree
Rating4.7 (12 ratings)5.0 (8 ratings) — better
Positive reviews100.0% of reviews—
Number of ratings12 — better8
Update frequencyEvery 10 daysWeekly — better
AdsNoNo
In-app purchasesYesYes
MonetizationFreemiumFreemium
DevicesiPhone, iPad, iPodiPhone, iPad, iPod
Requires iOS15.0.0 — better15.1
Further details — not scored
Size79 MB56 MB
Age rating12+4+
DeveloperPitchSafe Baseball Coaching, LLCNextPitch Analytics, Inc.

Customer experience

PitchSafe

All ratings12 ratings
Positive91.7%
Neutral0.0%
Negative8.3%
Written reviews5 reviews
Positive100.0%
Neutral0.0%
Negative0.0%

NextPitch Analytics

All ratings8 ratings
Positive100.0%
Neutral0.0%
Negative0.0%

In-app purchases

4 purchases

PitchSafe

Subscriptions4
  • Coach Monthly1 Month trial$14.991 Month
  • Player Monthly1 Month trial$14.991 Month
  • Coach Annual1 Month trial$99.991 Year
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  • Player Annual1 Month trial$99.991 Year
13 purchases

NextPitch Analytics

Subscriptions13
  • Player Monthly$2.991 Month
  • Player Monthly$4.991 Month
  • Team Monthly$29.991 Month
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  • Player Annual$29.991 Year
  • Team Monthly3 Days trial$39.991 Month
  • Player Annual$49.991 Year
  • Organization Monthly$49.991 Month
  • Program Monthly$69.991 Month
  • Organization Monthly$99.991 Month
  • Team Annual$299.991 Year
  • Team Annual$499.991 Year
  • Organization Annual3 Days trial$499.991 Year
  • Program Annual$699.991 Year

Questions

Is PitchSafe free?
PitchSafe is free to download, with in-app purchases available.
Is NextPitch Analytics free?
NextPitch Analytics is free to download, with in-app purchases available.
Which has better reviews, PitchSafe or NextPitch Analytics?
NextPitch Analytics is rated higher. PitchSafe averages 4.7 out of 5 from 12 ratings, while NextPitch Analytics averages 5.0 from 8 ratings.
Do PitchSafe or NextPitch Analytics have ads?
Neither PitchSafe nor NextPitch Analytics shows ads.
Which is updated more often, PitchSafe or NextPitch Analytics?
PitchSafe ships an update every 10 days, and NextPitch Analytics weekly. Most recently, PitchSafe was updated on September 24, 2026 and NextPitch Analytics on September 24, 2026.

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