Comparison

NextPitch Analytics vs PitchWise

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

PitchWise

This app helps baseball coaches and athletes track pitching performance with detailed pitch-by-pitch analysis and strike zone heatmaps. It allows for the creation and tracking of practice plans, providing team overviews and automatic alerts for performance changes.

Highlights
  • Pitch-by-pitch bullpen tracking
  • Strike zone heatmaps
  • Team analytics dashboard
  • Automatic attention signals
  • Practice plan builder
  • Live game pitch tracking
  • Offline-capable
Features
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PitchWise is the smart bullpen tracking app built for baseball coaches and athletes. Track every pitch, analyze command patterns, and develop elite pitchers with real data. FOR COACHES: Log bullpen sessions pitch-by-pitch with tap-to-track strike zone placement. See exactly where your pitchers are commanding the ball and where they need work. Build and assign daily practice plans from a curated catalog of warmups, bullpen drills, conditioning, and arm care routines. Track athlete completion with a real-time compliance dashboard so you always know who's putting in the work. Your coach dashboard gives you a full team overview — strike percentage trends, session volume, roster activity, and automatic attention signals that flag when a pitcher's command drops or they've gone quiet. FOR ATHLETES: Join your team for free with a simple invite code. Log your own bullpen sessions, track your strike percentage over time, and see your personal heatmaps and progress. Complete practice plans assigned by your coach and build consistent habits. KEY FEATURES: Pitch-by-pitch bullpen tracking with 5×5 strike zone Strike zone heatmaps showing command patterns Team analytics dashboard with trends and leaderboards Attention signals — automatic alerts for command drops Practice plan builder with assignment and compliance tracking Live game pitch tracking Multi-team support for travel ball coaches Offline-capable with automatic background sync Free for athletes, forever PitchWise is perfect for youth baseball coaches, travel ball teams, high school programs, and any coach who wants to develop their pitchers with real data instead of guesswork. Start with a free demo team to explore every feature, then subscribe to Coach Basic or Coach+ to manage your own teams. Terms of Use: https://pitchwiseapp.com/terms Privacy Policy: https://pitchwiseapp.com/privacy

Screenshots

NextPitch Analytics4 screens
PitchWise4 screens

Verdict

The call

The clearest difference is ratings volume: NextPitch Analytics at 8 against PitchWise's 1. NextPitch Analytics also leads on iOS requirement (15.1 vs 18.0). On price, rating, update cadence and ads 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 PitchWise sells 4 in-app purchases, starting at $4.99 per month. Whichever you choose, the download price is not the number that matters.

ReceptionRating · Positive reviews · Number of ratings

On the App Store both sit at effectively the same score — 5.0 for NextPitch Analytics against 5.0 for PitchWise. That said, the two scores are not equally well evidenced: NextPitch Analytics has 8 ratings behind it against 1, so its average is the more settled of the two.

UpkeepUpdate frequency

NextPitch Analytics ships an update weekly, PitchWise every 5 days. The most recent releases landed on October 10, 2026 and October 15, 2026 respectively.

Scorecard2 real differences · 7 level
NextPitch Analytics versus PitchWise: the parameters behind the verdict, then further details
ParameterNextPitch AnalyticsPitchWise
PriceFreeFree
Rating5.0 (8 ratings)5.0 (1 ratings)
Number of ratings8 — better1
Update frequencyWeeklyEvery 5 days — better
AdsNoNo
In-app purchasesYesYes
MonetizationFreemiumFreemium
DevicesiPhone, iPad, iPod — betteriPhone, iPad
Requires iOS15.1 — better18.0
Further details — not scored
Size56 MB13 MB
Age rating4+4+
DeveloperNextPitch Analytics, Inc.JOHN M GLADDEN

Customer experience

NextPitch Analytics

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

PitchWise

All ratings1 ratings
Positive100.0%
Neutral0.0%
Negative0.0%

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
4 purchases

PitchWise

Subscriptions4
  • Coach Basic7 Days trial$4.991 Month
  • Coach+7 Days trial$12.991 Month
  • Coach Basic (Annual)7 Days trial$39.991 Year
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  • Coach+ (Annual)7 Days trial$99.991 Year

Questions

Is NextPitch Analytics free?
NextPitch Analytics is free to download, with in-app purchases available.
Is PitchWise free?
PitchWise is free to download, with in-app purchases available.
Which has better reviews, NextPitch Analytics or PitchWise?
NextPitch Analytics and PitchWise are both rated 5.0 out of 5 on the App Store, from 8 and 1 ratings respectively.
Do NextPitch Analytics or PitchWise have ads?
Neither NextPitch Analytics nor PitchWise shows ads.
Which is updated more often, NextPitch Analytics or PitchWise?
NextPitch Analytics ships an update weekly, and PitchWise every 5 days. Most recently, NextPitch Analytics was updated on October 10, 2026 and PitchWise on October 15, 2026.

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