NextPitch Analytics vs Athlete Lab Platform
Price, ratings, monetisation and update history for both apps, side by side — with what reviewers say about each.
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.
- 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
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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/
Athlete Lab Platform
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Athlete Lab is a platform for professional sports, built to help people get hired and grow their careers in the industry. Instead of submitting resumes into crowded job portals, Athlete Lab lets you build a real portfolio, share your work publicly, and showcase how you think. Teams and professionals don't just hire credentials, they hire proof. With Athlete Lab you can: Build a professional showcase profile Share analysis, projects, and ideas Publish posts and video content Organize your work experience and skills Connect with other professionals in sports Learn through courses and curated content Build visibility inside the industry Athlete Lab is designed for students, analysts, coaches, scouts, and anyone serious about building a career in professional sports. Your work should speak louder than your resume. Athlete Lab helps it do exactly that. Terms of Use (EULA): https://www.athletelab.io/terms-of-service
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Verdict
The clearest difference is ads: NextPitch Analytics at none against Athlete Lab Platform's shown. On price, in-app purchases, device support and iOS requirement 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. NextPitch Analytics sells 13 in-app purchases, starting at $2.99 per month and Athlete Lab Platform sells 3 in-app purchases, starting at $9.99 per month. Whichever you choose, the download price is not the number that matters.
| Parameter | NextPitch Analytics | Athlete Lab Platform |
|---|---|---|
| Price | Free | Free |
| Rating | 5.0 (8 ratings) — better | — |
| Number of ratings | 8 — better | — |
| Update frequency | Weekly | — |
| Ads | No — better | Yes |
| In-app purchases | Yes | Yes |
| Monetization | Freemium | — |
| Devices | iPhone, iPad, iPod — better | iPhone, iPod |
| Requires iOS | 15.1 | 14.0 — better |
| Further details — not scored | ||
| Size | 56 MB | 31 MB |
| Age rating | 4+ | 4+ |
| Developer | NextPitch Analytics, Inc. | Athlete Lab LLC |
In-app purchases
NextPitch Analytics
- 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
Athlete Lab Platform
- Showcase$9.991 Month
- Social$19.991 Month
- Certificate$99.991 Month
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