Comparison

VeloBeam vs PlayersLab

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 is a comprehensive platform for baseball players, coaches, and parents to build training programs, track performance data from various devices, and manage player development. It offers features for game scoring, custom stats, video analysis, and team communication, all synced across web and mobile.

Highlights
  • Build and assign training programs
  • Track data from Trackman, Rapsodo, and more
  • Monitor player development and stats
  • Score games and create custom stats
  • Record and upload player video
  • Compare data with professional levels
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

PlayersLab

This platform helps serious baseball players develop their skills by tracking key metrics, providing personalized coaching, and analyzing performance trends. It offers detailed tools for pitchers and hitters, including biomechanical analysis, video comparison, and readiness assessments.

Highlights
  • Personalized training paths
  • Pitcher velocity and arsenal tracking
  • Hitter exit velocity and swing analysis
  • Side-by-side video comparison
  • AI-powered coach insights
  • Readiness and recovery scoring
  • Team and roster management
Features
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Built by Ethan O'Neal, solo founder. PlayersLab is the player-development platform for serious baseball athletes — pitchers and hitters alike. Track what actually moves the needle, train with a coach in your pocket, and watch your game trend over time. PICK YOUR PATH Choose pitcher, position player, or two-way at sign-up, and the whole app adapts to you — your training, your metrics, your coaching. FOR PITCHERS • Log velocity and bullpens, import Rapsodo & TrackMan reports, and build your arsenal with movement plots. • Biomechanical Movement Screening and a Mechanics Lab that breaks down your delivery frame by frame. • Arm care, throwing programs, and workload tracking (acute-to-chronic) so you train the trend, not the ego. FOR HITTERS • A Spray Chart batted-ball lab, exit velo and bat speed tracking, and a Swing Lab that reads your sequencing and posture. • Import hitting reports, log cage work, study a stance library, and find your MLB hitter comp. COMPARE AND REVIEW FILM • Put two bullpen or cage clips side by side and play them together in slow motion or frame by frame. • Pull in older videos from your camera roll to compare. • Mark up your own film with drawings and voice, then save the review. • Message your coach privately, one to one. Coaches can compare clips from any player on their roster. MEET COACH CY Your development coach, 24/7. It reads your profile, workload, and recovery and gives specific, personalized answers — hitting-specific for hitters, pitching-specific for pitchers. READINESS & RECOVERY A daily check-in plus your workload and sleep build a readiness score, so you know what your body is ready for today. FOR COACHES & TEAMS Run a roster, monitor each athlete's readiness and workload, and see a team health view — built for academies, travel orgs, and programs. START FREE Create a free account and start logging today. Upgrade to Premium to unlock Coach Cy, mechanics & biomechanics, report imports, MLB comps, the KPI Monitor, and training programs. Premium is $9.99/month or $99.99/year, and Coach plans for running a team start at $49.99/month (US prices). Organizations and enterprise programs: email support@playerslab.io. PlayersLab · Patent Pending · A Founding 500 Product Educational and training use only. PlayersLab is not a medical device and does not provide medical advice. Pain is always a stop sign — if anything hurts, rest and see a qualified professional. Auto-renewing subscriptions; manage anytime in your App Store account settings. Terms (EULA): https://www.apple.com/legal/internet-services/itunes/dev/stdeula/ Privacy: https://legal.playerslab.io/privacy

Screenshots

VeloBeam4 screens
PlayersLab4 screens

Verdict

The call

The clearest difference is rating: PlayersLab at 5.0 against VeloBeam's 4.7. PlayersLab also leads on update cadence (every 3 days vs every 9 days). VeloBeam's advantage is ratings volume (45 vs 6) and iOS requirement (16.4 vs 18.0). On price, review sentiment, 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 PlayersLab sells 5 in-app purchases, starting at $9.99 per month. Whichever you choose, the download price is not the number that matters.

ReceptionRating · Positive reviews · Number of ratings

PlayersLab 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 6, so its average is the more settled of the two. Written reviews split almost evenly too, at 100% and 100% positive.

UpkeepUpdate frequency

VeloBeam ships an update every 9 days, PlayersLab every 3 days. The most recent releases landed on October 30, 2026 and October 31, 2026 respectively.

Scorecard4 real differences · 6 level
VeloBeam versus PlayersLab: the parameters behind the verdict, then further details
ParameterVeloBeamPlayersLab
PriceFreeFree
Rating4.7 (45 ratings)5.0 (6 ratings) — better
Positive reviews100.0% of reviews100.0% of reviews
Number of ratings45 — better6
Update frequencyEvery 9 daysEvery 3 days — better
AdsNoNo
In-app purchasesYesYes
MonetizationFree with in-app purchasesFreemium
DevicesiPhoneiPhone, iPad — better
Requires iOS16.4 — better18.0
Further details — not scored
Size81 MB66 MB
Age rating4+17+
DeveloperMitchell HoracekEthan O'Neal

Customer experience

VeloBeam

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

PlayersLab

All ratings6 ratings
Positive100.0%
Neutral0.0%
Negative0.0%
Written reviews3 reviews
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
5 purchases

PlayersLab

Subscriptions5
  • Pro Monthly$9.991 Month
  • Coach Monthly$49.991 Month
  • Pro Yearly$99.991 Year
Show 2 more
  • Enterprise Monthly$249.991 Month
  • Coach Annual$424.991 Year

Questions

Is VeloBeam free?
VeloBeam is free to download, with in-app purchases available.
Is PlayersLab free?
PlayersLab is free to download, with in-app purchases available.
Which has better reviews, VeloBeam or PlayersLab?
PlayersLab is rated higher. VeloBeam averages 4.7 out of 5 from 45 ratings, while PlayersLab averages 5.0 from 6 ratings.
Do VeloBeam or PlayersLab have ads?
Neither VeloBeam nor PlayersLab shows ads.
Which is updated more often, VeloBeam or PlayersLab?
VeloBeam ships an update every 9 days, and PlayersLab every 3 days. Most recently, VeloBeam was updated on October 30, 2026 and PlayersLab on October 31, 2026.

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