NextPitch Analytics vs Game Face Bullpen
Price, ratings, monetisation and update history for both apps, side by side — with what reviewers say about each.
NextPitch Analytics
This app provides instant pitch grading and detailed analytics for baseball and softball programs. It offers live charting, performance trend analysis, hitter tracking, and opponent scouting, delivering insights previously only available to professional teams.
- Live pitch charting
- Instant pitch grading
- Full analytics history
- Hitter analytics
- Opponent scouting
- Automatic email reports
- Web portal access
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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/
Game Face Bullpen
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Game Face Bullpen — Track. Analyze. Protect. Game Face Bullpen is the pitching tracker built for baseball and softball families and coaches. Log every pitch from the stands or the dugout, see what’s working, and keep young arms healthy. GAME MODE Track a live game pitch by pitch: balls, strikes, outs, runners and score. Record strikeouts (swinging or looking), walks, hit by pitch, intentional walks, hits with location, errors, stolen bases, pickoffs, wild pitches, passed balls and dropped third strikes. Bring in a reliever mid-inning and the app follows official scoring rules, charging inherited runners to the right pitcher and separating earned from unearned runs. GAME SUMMARY When the final out is recorded, get a full recap for every pitcher: strikeouts, strike %, pitches per batter, innings, runs and a hit heat map. Share a game-day recap image with family in one tap. LESSON MODE Log bullpen and lesson sessions with pitch type, location and velocity. Zone heat maps show where every pitch is landing. STATS & TRENDS Season strikeouts, game strike % and innings pitched, always in view. Dig into ERA, K rate, first-pitch strikes, WHIP, strike % trends, location by pitch type and the running game. Share a pitching report with one tap. SEASON GOALS Parents and coaches can set goals, like 40 strikeouts or a 65% strike rate, for a team’s season or any date range. Track progress and pace all season. Goals close automatically when the season ends. PROTECT THE ARM Daily pitch counts are checked against age-based guidelines, with required rest days, so you know when it’s time to stop. BUILT FOR THE WHOLE TEAM Coaches, parents and athletes each get the right view. Invite family and coaches to follow an athlete, manage team rosters, and keep everyone on the same page. Whether it’s a Saturday tournament or a Tuesday lesson, Game Face Bullpen turns every pitch into progress.
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Verdict
The clearest difference is in-app purchases: Game Face Bullpen at none against NextPitch Analytics's 7. NextPitch Analytics's advantage is update cadence (weekly vs every 2 months) and device support (3 vs 1). On price 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
Both are free to download. NextPitch Analytics sells 7 in-app purchases, starting at $2.99 per month. Game Face Bullpen asks for nothing beyond the download.
NextPitch Analytics ships an update weekly, Game Face Bullpen every 2 months. The most recent releases landed on October 30, 2026 and October 31, 2026 respectively.
| Parameter | NextPitch Analytics | Game Face Bullpen |
|---|---|---|
| Price | Free | Free |
| Rating | 5.0 (8 ratings) — better | — |
| Number of ratings | 8 — better | — |
| Update frequency | Weekly — better | Every 2 months |
| Ads | No | No |
| In-app purchases | Yes | No — better |
| Monetization | Free with in-app purchases | — |
| Devices | iPhone, iPad, iPod — better | iPhone |
| Requires iOS | 15.1 — better | 17.6 |
| Further details — not scored | ||
| Size | 56 MB | 27 MB |
| Age rating | 4+ | 4+ |
| Developer | NextPitch Analytics, Inc. | Nick Holmes |
In-app purchases
NextPitch Analytics
- Player Monthly$2.991 Month
- Player Monthly$4.991 Month
- Team Monthly$17.991 Month
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- Team Monthly$19.991 Month
- Player Annual$29.991 Year
- Player Annual$49.991 Year
- Team Annual$299.991 Year
Game Face Bullpen
No in-app purchases
Questions
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