Comparison

VeloBeam 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

VeloBeam

This app allows baseball players and coaches to track, analyze, and share pitching data from various radar devices. It provides insights into performance compared to different levels of play and facilitates communication with coaches and scouts.

Highlights
  • Import data from Trackman, Rapsodo, Stalker Radar
  • Track bullpen history with video
  • Create and manage player/team profiles
  • Compare data to different baseball levels
  • Connect Stalker Radar via Bluetooth adapter
  • Stream live velocities and overlay video
Features
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VeloBeam is the all in one training and data platform for baseball coaches, players, and parents. Build training programs, track ball-flight and swing data from Trackman, Rapsodo, Stalker Radar, HitTrax, Blast, and Full Swing, and keep a complete history of every player's development. Your data stays synced across web and mobile. FOR COACHES • Build a training program once, then copy, adjust, and assign it to your whole roster • Import pitching and hitting reports from the tools you already use • Organize players into teams and bring your staff into one organization • Monitor pitch counts and throwing workload across the season • Track velocity, mechanics, and development across full seasons • Create custom stats to track the measures that matter to your players • Share player profiles with recruiters and staff FOR PLAYERS • Open the full program your coach assigned and work through it drill by drill • Upload your own sessions or see the reports your coaches add in one profile • Join your team to compare stats on the leaderboard and see teammates' progress • Track your training and throwing workload • Watch your velocity and other measures change over weeks, months, and seasons • Send recruiters a profile with your numbers and video FOR PARENTS • Access your children's player profiles from your parent account • View their training, sessions, stats, and video • Follow their progress throughout the season GAME SCORING AND CUSTOM STATS Score games and keep game stats alongside training and session data. Create custom stats for the measures you want to track, then review results over time. VIDEO AND TEAM COMMUNICATION Record and upload player video. Keep video, player notes, and data together. Use direct messages and team message boards to communicate with players and staff. IMPORT YOUR BASEBALL DATA Import Trackman, Rapsodo, HitTrax, Blast, and Full Swing files, connect Stalker Radar, or use AI to extract data from screenshots, PDFs, and typed notes. VELOBEAM LEVELS Compare your data with reference data from college and professional baseball. See where your fastball velocity and other measures fall within each level. STALKER RADAR, LIVE Stream live velocities to other devices, record video with a velocity overlay, and save every pitch automatically. Works with the Stalker 3 Sport Connect over built-in Bluetooth, with no adapter needed. Stalker 2 Sport requires the VeloBeam adapter. Stalker Pro 2 requires the adapter and a separate cable. Accessories are sold separately. SWITCHING FROM ANOTHER APP? Send us what you've built and we'll rebuild your programs, drills, and players inside VeloBeam for free. Used by high school and college baseball programs nationwide. Try VeloBeam for free today! Terms of Use: https://www.apple.com/legal/internet-services/itunes/dev/stdeula/

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

VeloBeam4 screens
NextPitch Analytics4 screens

Verdict

The call

The clearest difference is rating: NextPitch Analytics at 5.0 against VeloBeam's 4.7. NextPitch Analytics also leads on device support (3 vs 1). VeloBeam's advantage is ratings volume (45 vs 8). 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

CostPrice · In-app purchases · Ads · Monetization

Both are free to download. VeloBeam sells 4 in-app purchases, starting at $9.99 per month and NextPitch Analytics sells 7 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. That said, the two scores are not equally well evidenced: VeloBeam has 45 ratings behind it against 8, so its average is the more settled of the two.

UpkeepUpdate frequency

VeloBeam ships an update every 9 days, NextPitch Analytics weekly. Both last shipped on October 30, 2026.

Scorecard3 real differences · 7 level
VeloBeam versus NextPitch Analytics: the parameters behind the verdict, then further details
ParameterVeloBeamNextPitch Analytics
PriceFreeFree
Rating4.7 (45 ratings)5.0 (8 ratings) — better
Positive reviews100.0% of reviews—
Number of ratings45 — better8
Update frequencyEvery 9 daysWeekly — better
AdsNoNo
In-app purchasesYesYes
MonetizationFree with in-app purchasesFreemium
DevicesiPhoneiPhone, iPad, iPod — better
Requires iOS16.415.1 — better
Further details — not scored
Size81 MB56 MB
Age rating4+4+
DeveloperMitchell HoracekNextPitch Analytics, Inc.

Customer experience

VeloBeam

All ratings45 ratings
Positive93.3%
Neutral0.0%
Negative6.7%
Written reviews9 reviews
Positive100.0%
Neutral0.0%
Negative0.0%

NextPitch Analytics

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

In-app purchases

4 purchases

VeloBeam

Subscriptions4
  • VeloBeam Player Monthly$9.991 Month
  • VeloBeam Coach Monthly$49.991 Month
  • VeloBeam Pro Player Yearly$69.991 Year
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  • VeloBeam Coach Yearly$299.991 Year
7 purchases

NextPitch Analytics

Subscriptions7
  • Player Monthly$2.991 Month
  • Player Monthly$4.991 Month
  • Team Monthly$17.991 Month
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  • Team Monthly$19.991 Month
  • Player Annual$29.991 Year
  • Player Annual$49.991 Year
  • Team Annual$299.991 Year

Questions

Is VeloBeam free?
VeloBeam 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, VeloBeam or NextPitch Analytics?
NextPitch Analytics is rated higher. VeloBeam averages 4.7 out of 5 from 45 ratings, while NextPitch Analytics averages 5.0 from 8 ratings.
Do VeloBeam or NextPitch Analytics have ads?
Neither VeloBeam nor NextPitch Analytics shows ads.
Which is updated more often, VeloBeam or NextPitch Analytics?
VeloBeam ships an update every 9 days, and NextPitch Analytics weekly. Most recently, VeloBeam was updated on October 30, 2026 and NextPitch Analytics on October 30, 2026.

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