VeloBeam vs PlayersLab
Price, ratings, monetisation and update history for both apps, side by side — with what reviewers say about each.
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.
- 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
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VeloBeam is the all in one training and data platform for baseball coaches and players. Build training programs, track real ball-flight data from Trackman, Rapsodo, and Stalker Radar, and build a complete history of every player's development, all synced across web and mobile. FOR COACHES • Build a training program once, then copy, tweak, and assign it to your whole roster (compare to Driveline Traq or Teambuildr) • Import pitching and hitting reports from the tech you already use • Organize players into teams and bring your staff into one organization • Monitor workload and recovery to catch arm-health red flags early • Track velocity, mechanics, and development across full seasons • Share clean 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 pull in the reports your coaches add all in one profile • Join your team to compare stats on the leaderboard and see teammates' progress • Track your workload so you stay healthy all season • Watch your velocity and metrics trend over weeks, months, and seasons • Send recruiters a clean profile with the numbers and video that matters IMPORT DATA FROM ANYWHERE Pull in Trackman and Rapsodo files, connect Stalker Radar, or add data from screenshots, PDFs, and typed notes with AI. No manual entry required. VELOBEAM LEVELS See how your data stacks up against every level of baseball, e.g. your fastball velocity is in the 67th percentile for Division 1, 13th for MLB. STALKER RADAR, LIVE Stream live velocities to any device, record video with a velo overlay, and save every pitch automatically. Works with the Stalker 3 Sport Connect over built in Bluetooth (no extra hardware), or with the Stalker 2 Sport via the VeloBeam adapter (sold separately). SWITCHING FROM ANOTHER APP? Coming from TRAQ, Trainerize, or TeamBuildr? 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/
PlayersLab
This app helps baseball and softball players improve their performance with AI-powered coaching and detailed analytics. Track your progress, analyze your mechanics, and receive personalized training advice to elevate your game.
- AI pitching and hitting coach
- Biomechanical movement analysis
- Arm care and workload tracking
- Batted-ball and swing analysis
- Readiness and recovery scoring
- Team and coach management tools
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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. 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. 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
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Verdict
The clearest difference is rating: PlayersLab at 5.0 against VeloBeam's 4.6. PlayersLab also leads on update cadence (every 2 days vs weekly). VeloBeam's advantage is ratings volume (32 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
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.
PlayersLab holds the better App Store score, 5.0 against 4.6. That said, the two scores are not equally well evidenced: VeloBeam has 32 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.
VeloBeam ships an update weekly, PlayersLab every 2 days. The most recent releases landed on September 22, 2026 and September 29, 2026 respectively.
| Parameter | VeloBeam | PlayersLab |
|---|---|---|
| Price | Free | Free |
| Rating | 4.6 (32 ratings) | 5.0 (6 ratings) — better |
| Positive reviews | 100.0% of reviews | 100.0% of reviews |
| Number of ratings | 32 — better | 6 |
| Update frequency | Weekly | Every 2 days — better |
| Ads | No | No |
| In-app purchases | Yes | Yes |
| Monetization | Free with in-app purchases | Freemium |
| Devices | iPhone | iPhone, iPad — better |
| Requires iOS | 16.4 — better | 18.0 |
| Further details — not scored | ||
| Size | 81 MB | 113 MB |
| Age rating | 4+ | 17+ |
| Developer | Mitchell Horacek | Ethan O'Neal |
Customer experience
VeloBeam
PlayersLab
In-app purchases
VeloBeam
- 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
PlayersLab
- Pro Monthly$9.991 Month
- Coach Monthly$49.991 Month
- Pro Yearly$99.991 Year
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- Enterprise Monthly$249.991 Month
- Coach Annual$424.991 Year







