Comparison

NextPitch Analytics vs Ace Pitcher

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

Head to head
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/

About

Ace Pitcher

This app helps baseball pitchers improve performance and health by logging throws, tracking arm readiness, and providing personalized daily routines. Analyze pitch data, access exercise libraries, and receive AI-powered debriefs to train smarter.

Highlights
  • Arm Readiness Score
  • Personalized daily routines
  • Throw logging
  • Pitch tracking and analytics
  • Arsenal and count guide
  • Exercise and drill libraries
Features
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Ace Pitcher: Log & Throw Throw harder this off-season. Ace Pitcher builds you a lifting and throwing program around your velocity goal, tracks every session, and protects your arm while you do it. YOUR VELOCITY PROGRAM Set a velocity goal and Ace Pitcher builds the program to reach it. Throw days, lift days, plyo work, and recovery, all sequenced to your season, your equipment, and where your arm is right now. Nothing generic. A plan built to move your number. LIFT, THROW, RECOVER Full video libraries for strength work, plyo balls, band care, and mobility. Every session in your program pulls from them, so you always know what to do and why it builds velocity. Guided timers walk you through each routine. ARM READINESS Every day opens with your readiness score, built from recent workload, how the arm feels, days since your last outing, and Apple Health data. It tells you when to push and when to back off, so you gain velo without breaking down. LOG EVERY THROW Bullpens, games, catch play, lifts, or a single velo reading. Logging takes seconds and feeds your readiness score, your weekly pitch count, and your velocity trend. Watch the gain build week over week in Progress. PITCH DATA, IMPORTED Scan a Rapsodo or TrackMan screen with your camera, upload a screenshot, or import a CSV. Ace Pitcher pulls in velocity, movement, spin, and release data and tracks it over time alongside everything else you log. GRIPS AND PITCH CALLING A full pitch guide with real grip photos and movement profiles by age level. Build your arsenal, then get a recommended pitch for any count, batter, and base situation, with the reasoning behind every call. AFTER THE OUTING Get a breakdown after every game and a weekly summary of your velocity, workload, and trends. BUILT FOR PITCHERS AT ANY LEVEL Youth, high school, college, and anyone getting back after time off. Whether you're building velo in the off-season, holding it in-season, or coming back from rest, the program adjusts to the phase you're in. PRO MEMBERSHIP Everything is included: Personalized velocity program with full video libraries Arm readiness score with a full breakdown Bullpen, game, catch play, and lift logging Velocity trends and pitch analytics Rapsodo and TrackMan import by scan, screenshot, or file Pitch guide, arsenal tracking, and count-by-count pitch calling Apple Health sync Post-outing breakdowns and weekly digest SUBSCRIPTION INFORMATION Monthly: $19.99 per month Annual: $99.99 per year, includes a 7-day free trial Payment is charged to your Apple ID at confirmation of purchase. Subscriptions renew automatically unless cancelled at least 24 hours before the end of the current period. Manage or cancel anytime in your Apple ID settings. Build the velocity. Protect the arm. Privacy Policy: https://docs.google.com/document/d/e/2PACX-1vQiXJoqo-irTf-Zx4zpRAdaBOH6v2h3cGQDkPE8w8kSDpwRWlRfZDzED0ROiKck7eJ9YI6gm_47BUcg/pub Terms of Use: https://docs.google.com/document/d/e/2PACX-1vQvUgaxfDCJhLF_-WAsmIPSNJeWSIAqYnANPGU1nz8bBbiak8luZlqeAbyouuaajm6B36VrlyVyCv0w/pub

Screenshots

NextPitch Analytics4 screens
Ace Pitcher4 screens

Verdict

The call

The clearest difference is ads: NextPitch Analytics at none against Ace Pitcher's shown. NextPitch Analytics also leads on device support (3 vs 1). Ace Pitcher's advantage is ratings volume (145 vs 8). On price, rating, update cadence 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. NextPitch Analytics sells 13 in-app purchases, starting at $2.99 per month and Ace Pitcher sells 3 in-app purchases, starting at $19.99 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 4.8. That said, the two scores are not equally well evidenced: Ace Pitcher has 145 ratings behind it against 8, so its average is the more settled of the two.

UpkeepUpdate frequency

NextPitch Analytics ships an update weekly, Ace Pitcher every 11 days. The most recent releases landed on October 10, 2026 and October 25, 2026 respectively.

Scorecard3 real differences · 7 level
NextPitch Analytics versus Ace Pitcher: the parameters behind the verdict, then further details
ParameterNextPitch AnalyticsAce Pitcher
PriceFreeFree
Rating5.0 (8 ratings) — better4.8 (145 ratings)
Positive reviews—90.9% of reviews
Number of ratings8145 — better
Update frequencyWeekly — betterEvery 11 days
AdsNo — betterYes
In-app purchasesYesYes
MonetizationFreemiumFreemium
DevicesiPhone, iPad, iPod — betteriPhone
Requires iOS15.1 — better16.4
Further details — not scored
Size56 MB629 MB
Age rating4+4+
DeveloperNextPitch Analytics, Inc.ACE GLOBAL SPORTS LLC

Customer experience

NextPitch Analytics

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

Ace Pitcher

All ratings140 ratings
Positive97.9%
Neutral0.7%
Negative1.4%
Written reviews11 reviews
Positive90.9%
Neutral0.0%
Negative9.1%

In-app purchases

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
3 purchases

Ace Pitcher

Subscriptions3
  • Monthly Access$19.991 Month
  • Annual Access14 Days trial$79.991 Month
  • Yearly Access7 Days trial$99.991 Year

Questions

Is NextPitch Analytics free?
NextPitch Analytics is free to download, with in-app purchases available.
Is Ace Pitcher free?
Ace Pitcher is free to download, with in-app purchases available.
Which has better reviews, NextPitch Analytics or Ace Pitcher?
NextPitch Analytics is rated higher. NextPitch Analytics averages 5.0 out of 5 from 8 ratings, while Ace Pitcher averages 4.8 from 145 ratings.
Do NextPitch Analytics or Ace Pitcher have ads?
Ace Pitcher shows ads; NextPitch Analytics does not.
Which is updated more often, NextPitch Analytics or Ace Pitcher?
NextPitch Analytics ships an update weekly, and Ace Pitcher every 11 days. Most recently, NextPitch Analytics was updated on October 10, 2026 and Ace Pitcher on October 25, 2026.

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