BlockStart vs Sprints Athlete
Price, ratings, monetisation and update history for both apps, side by side — with what reviewers say about each.
BlockStart
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BlockStart es la app todo en uno para atletas y entrenadores de atletismo. SALIDAS DE REACCIÓN Entrena tu salida con una secuencia realista — "a sus puestos", "listos" y el disparo — con tiempo aleatorio o fijo, detección de salida nula y tu tiempo de reacción medido al milisegundo, con el sensor de movimiento o la cámara. CRONÓMETRO DE META Cronometra la llegada con la cámara. Con dos iPhones, uno dispara y el otro mide el cruce — con los relojes sincronizados para un cronometraje más fiable. Con un Apple Watch obtienes aún más fiabilidad y también tu tiempo de reacción. MARCAS Y MEJORES MARCAS Registra cada marca y consulta tus MMP y mejores del año, gráficas en el tiempo, equivalencias de viento/altitud/edad y tus récords por prueba. CALCULADORA DE COMBINADAS Tablas oficiales de World Athletics: marcas ↔ puntos, totales de decatlón/heptatlón/pentatlón y un análisis en radar de tus puntos fuertes y débiles. Incluye además récords del mundo, un mini-reglamento, logros y objetivos, tu propia voz grabada para las señales, 8 idiomas y app para Apple Watch. Sin cuenta ni registro — tus datos se quedan en tu dispositivo.
Sprints Athlete
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Sprints Athlete is a professional analysis tool for sprint training and performance. Session Library Browse 44 ready-made training sessions covering the full sprint training spectrum — from technical drills and acceleration to max velocity, speed endurance, special endurance, tempo, time trials, and hill work. Filter by type and event, tap to start, or save your own sessions for reuse. Performance Analysis Record your times, track your progress, and get instant insights — age- and sex-graded performance levels across six sprint distances from 60m to 400m. Global Leaderboards See how your times stack up against athletes worldwide — dedicated boards for the 60m, 100m, 150m, 200m, 300m and 400m. Filter by sex, age group and country; show your flag; earn your rank. After saving a race you'll be asked to post your best rep in one tap. Browsing is free for everyone — Pro members submit their best marks. AI Technique Analysis Point the camera at a rep and let on-device pose detection do the work — a skeleton overlay tracks your form while the app measures cadence, ground-contact time, flight time and joint angles. Everything runs on your phone; nothing is uploaded. iCloud Sync Your sessions now sync automatically across iPhone & iPad. • Session library with 44 preset workouts across every sprint distance • Save your own custom sessions to the library • Age- & sex-graded performance analysis — 60m, 100m, 150m, 200m, 300m & 400m • Track personal bests • Global leaderboards — six sprint distances, 60m to 400m • Division & country filters — find a board you can top • AI technique analysis — cadence, contact time, joint angles • Sessions sync across devices via iCloud • Share reports with your team or coach
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Verdict
The clearest difference is in-app purchases: BlockStart at none against Sprints Athlete's 2. On price, update cadence, ads and device support 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. Sprints Athlete sells 2 in-app purchases, starting at $1.99 per month. BlockStart asks for nothing beyond the download.
BlockStart ships an update every 8 days, Sprints Athlete every 6 days. Both last shipped on November 13, 2026.
| Parameter | BlockStart | Sprints Athlete |
|---|---|---|
| Price | Free | Free |
| Update frequency | Every 8 days | Every 6 days — better |
| Ads | No | No |
| In-app purchases | No — better | Yes |
| Devices | iPhone, iPad, Apple Watch — better | iPhone, iPad |
| Requires iOS | 16.0 — better | 17.0 |
| Further details — not scored | ||
| Size | 15 MB | 16 MB |
| Age rating | 4+ | 4+ |
| Developer | FERRAN BOSCH I CABALLERO | David O'Connell |
In-app purchases
BlockStart
No in-app purchases
Sprints Athlete
- SC Analysis Pro7 Days trial$1.991 Month
- Sprint Coach Analysis Yearly7 Days trial$19.991 Year









