Comparison

Slug Stats vs SaberSwing

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

Head to head
About

Slug Stats

Effortlessly log every baseball or softball at-bat by tapping where the ball landed. Automatically generates spray charts and real-time stat lines. Track team performance and organize stats by season.

Highlights
  • Tap to log at-bats
  • Automatic spray charts
  • Real-time stat calculation
  • Team stat tracking
  • Season organization
  • Dark mode support
Features
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Track every at-bat in seconds. Tap the field where the ball landed and Slug Stats logs your hit, builds your spray chart, and updates your stat line — automatically. Free. No ads. No subscriptions. TAP THE FIELD. THAT'S IT. Recording an at-bat takes seconds. Pick the outcome, tap where it landed on the field, and you're done. No complicated scorekeeping. No learning curve. SPRAY CHARTS THAT TELL YOUR STORY See exactly where you hit. Your spray chart builds automatically from every at-bat, showing your tendencies and hot zones across games and seasons. YOUR FULL STAT LINE Batting average, OBP, SLG, OPS — all computed in real time. Filter by season, opponent, or game. Track hit streaks, recent form, and career totals. TEAMS Create a team, share an invite code, and track stats together. See a side-by-side stats table for every teammate. View per-game breakdowns and know who's hot. ORGANIZE BY SEASON Group your games into seasons — spring, summer, fall, tournament, or custom. Compare how you're hitting across different leagues and times of year. DARK MODE & DESIGNED FOR MOBILE Clean, fast, and built for one-handed use. Looks great in light or dark mode. Free to use. No ads. No subscriptions.

About

SaberSwing

Track your baseball, fastpitch, or slow pitch batting performance with advanced sabermetrics and visual data. Log at-bats quickly, analyze pitch locations, and review spray charts, all offline and without an account. Supports multiple players and leagues, with optional iCloud sync.

Highlights
  • One-tap quick entry for at-bats
  • Pitch-by-pitch tracking with visual strike zone
  • Advanced sabermetric calculations
  • Interactive spray charts
  • Multi-player and multi-league support
  • Fully offline functionality
  • Export stats to CSV
Features
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Your batting stats. No account. No paywall. Just baseball. SaberSwing is the offline batting tracker built for serious players — from youth leagues to rec softball to competitive baseball. Log at-bats in one tap, track every pitch on a visual strike zone, and review your performance with advanced sabermetrics. Everything stays on your device. ONE-TAP QUICK ENTRY In Quick Entry mode, record any result — single, walk, strikeout, ground out — in a single tap. No fumbling during games. PITCH-BY-PITCH TRACKING Switch to Pitch-by-Pitch mode to log every pitch with its location on a visual strike zone. See your weaknesses and strengths rendered as a heat map. ADVANCED SABERMETRICS SaberSwing calculates the stats that matter: BA, OBP, SLG, OPS, wOBA, wRC+, BABIP, ISO, K%, BB%, and situational splits like RISP and count-based performance — all computed from your actual at-bats. SPRAY CHARTS Plot every contact point on an interactive field view. Identify pull tendencies, gap-to-gap patterns, and how your spray chart shifts by count or pitch location. MULTI-PLAYER & MULTI-LEAGUE Track multiple players on one device. Assign games to leagues, tournaments, or pick-up play. Filter stats and history by any context. FULLY OFFLINE All data lives on your device. No account required. Optional iCloud Sync keeps your stats in step across your devices. EXPORT YOUR STATS Share a CSV of your stats to any app — spreadsheets, email, or AirDrop. BASEBALL, FASTPITCH & SLOW PITCH Each sport adjusts the default strike zone and rules. Slow pitch defaults to a mat strike zone, with an optional standard zone. REMOVE ADS The app is free and ad-supported. A yearly Remove Ads subscription removes banner ads — all stats and features remain free forever. ——— SaberSwing is not affiliated with MLB, any sports league, or organization. Terms of Use: https://www.apple.com/legal/internet-services/itunes/dev/stdeula/

Screenshots

Slug Stats4 screens
SaberSwing4 screens

Verdict

The call

The clearest difference is ads: Slug Stats at none against SaberSwing's shown. Slug Stats also leads on ratings volume (72 vs 4) and monetization model (free vs ad-supported). On price, rating, review sentiment and update cadence 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. Neither carries in-app purchases, so what you see is what you pay.

ReceptionRating · Positive reviews · Number of ratings

On the App Store both sit at effectively the same score — 5.0 for Slug Stats against 5.0 for SaberSwing. That said, the two scores are not equally well evidenced: Slug Stats has 72 ratings behind it against 4, so its average is the more settled of the two. Written reviews split almost evenly too, at 100% and 100% positive.

UpkeepUpdate frequency

Slug Stats ships an update every 8 days, SaberSwing weekly. The most recent releases landed on November 5, 2026 and October 31, 2026 respectively.

Scorecard4 real differences · 6 level
Slug Stats versus SaberSwing: the parameters behind the verdict, then further details
ParameterSlug StatsSaberSwing
PriceFreeFree
Rating5.0 (72 ratings)5.0 (4 ratings) — better
Positive reviews100.0% of reviews100.0% of reviews
Number of ratings72 — better4
Update frequencyEvery 8 daysWeekly — better
AdsNo — betterYes
In-app purchasesNoNo
MonetizationFree — betterAd-supported
DevicesiPhone, iPad, iPod — betteriPhone, iPad
Requires iOS15.1 — better17.0
Further details — not scored
Size40 MB13 MB
Age rating4+4+
DeveloperSTEPHEN WISEMANMatthew Masters

Customer experience

Slug Stats

All ratings58 ratings
Positive100.0%
Neutral0.0%
Negative0.0%
Written reviews8 reviews
Positive100.0%
Neutral0.0%
Negative0.0%

SaberSwing

All ratings3 ratings
Positive100.0%
Neutral0.0%
Negative0.0%
Written reviews2 reviews
Positive100.0%
Neutral0.0%
Negative0.0%

In-app purchases

None

Slug Stats

No in-app purchases

None

SaberSwing

No in-app purchases

Questions

Is Slug Stats free?
Slug Stats is free to download, with no in-app purchases.
Is SaberSwing free?
SaberSwing is free to download, with no in-app purchases.
Which has better reviews, Slug Stats or SaberSwing?
SaberSwing is rated higher. Slug Stats averages 5.0 out of 5 from 72 ratings, while SaberSwing averages 5.0 from 4 ratings.
Do Slug Stats or SaberSwing have ads?
SaberSwing shows ads; Slug Stats does not.
Which is updated more often, Slug Stats or SaberSwing?
Slug Stats ships an update every 8 days, and SaberSwing weekly. Most recently, Slug Stats was updated on November 5, 2026 and SaberSwing on October 31, 2026.

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