Comparison

PitchZone Tracking vs Fairway Live App

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

Head to head
About

PitchZone Tracking

This app helps baseball and softball coaches and pitchers analyze performance with live pitch charting, video analysis, and AI-driven insights. Track over 50 stats, scout opponents, and monitor pitcher development with detailed reports and drills.

Highlights
  • Live pitch charting
  • Video analysis & biomechanics
  • AI-powered insights
  • Scouting tools
  • Velocity and workload tracking
  • Pitching drills
Features
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Built for baseball and softball coaches/pitchers who value development and data. PitchZone is a live charting tool made by a pitching coach — not a spreadsheet. You chart pitches, we handle the rest. Try our Video Analysis and Video Lab too! Everything you need to chart a game or bullpen, analyze mechanics, and guide a pitcher's development — all in one app. Live Pitch Charting • Interactive strikezone, velocity, and location • Quick Chart mode for fast bullpen/games • Team games with multi-pitcher support and pitching changes • Spray charts for contact quality and hit location • Bluetooth pitch calling — silent catcher cues before each pitch. Complete Game & Bullpen Stats • Over 50 stats tracked, including - Pitch mix, strike %, first-pitch strike %, whiff rate, chase rate, first-pitch strike hit % and many more • Full stat lines for every appearance • Year-over-year and month-over-month comparisons. ScoutZone • Now teams can access scouting tools for opposing pitchers • ScoutZone is found within your team folder menu • Add your opponents, scout from the stands or from the dugout, generate individual scouting reports and team scouting reports. AI Insights • Auto-generated session reports • Team-game whole-staff summaries • Insights framed around the pitcher's active development focus. Video Lab — Biomechanics Analysis • Upload a pitching video for on-device pose tracking • Milestone breakdowns: windup, balance point, stride, foot plant, release, follow-through • Measured arm slot, trunk tilt, hip-shoulder separation, stride length • Flow View skeleton animation across the full delivery • Adaptive 4-week coaching program that unlocks week by week. Velocity Trends • Track velocity by pitch type over time • Bullpen velocity sparklines and trend detection • Velocity PR milestones flagged automatically. Development Timeline • Monthly milestone feed: PRs, command jumps, whiff gains • Story-card highlights ready to share • Progress graded against each pitcher's standing focus. Workload Tracking • Age-appropriate pitch-count and rest recommendations • Tournament and back-to-back window detection • "Is he done?" answer after every outing. Recovery Routines • Arm-readiness gauge between appearances • Day-by-day recovery guidance Pitching Drills • Video Analysis uploads help determine the best pitching drills for you, based on your mechanics • Concrete, measurable practice targets • Coach cues included with each drill. Made by a pitching coach, for coaches. Chart on the field or in the stands, review in the dugout, and share a clean pitcher profile with parents, players, and recruiters — all from one app.

About

Fairway Live App

Features
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Fairway Live is a live-scoring app built for junior golf families. A scorer on the course logs every shot by tapping the map, and family back home follows along on a live, updating view — scores, shot locations, and the full scorecard as it happens. FOR SCORERS • Tap the map to log each shot's location and club • Adjust strokes, switch holes, and mark penalties in seconds • Track fairway hits, greens in regulation, and putts (Advanced Scorer) • Keep-screen-on toggle so the phone stays awake during the round • Works on any course — just set the course and start FOR SPECTATORS • Follow any public round live from anywhere • See the live scorecard, shot pins, and the player's current position • Follow multiple players at once • Auto-refresh keeps the view current without pulling to refresh ROUND HISTORY • Every round is saved with a full shot map and scorecard • Generate a shareable PDF round report • AI-written narrative recaps of each round • Filter by your rounds, players you follow, or all public rounds COURSE DATA • Search for courses or build one yourself • Enter pars, handicaps, and tee yardages • Course data is shared so every scorer benefits Fairway Live is free to download. A Pro subscription unlocks advanced stats, AI round recaps, and PDF exports. Built for junior golf families — follow every swing.

Screenshots

PitchZone Tracking4 screens
Fairway Live App4 screens

Verdict

The call

PitchZone Tracking and Fairway Live App are too close to call on the numbers: across 5 compared parameters — price, ads, in-app purchases and device support among them — neither pulls far enough ahead to decide it. What separates them is feature set and interface, not measurable difference.

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.

ScorecardNo meaningful differences
PitchZone Tracking versus Fairway Live App: the parameters behind the verdict, then further details
ParameterPitchZone TrackingFairway Live App
PriceFreeFree
Rating5.0 (12 ratings) — better—
Positive reviews100.0% of reviews—
Number of ratings12 — better—
Update frequencyEvery 5 days—
AdsNoNo
In-app purchasesNoNo
MonetizationFree—
DevicesiPhone, iPad, iPodiPhone, iPad, iPod
Requires iOS15.0 — better15.1
Further details — not scored
Size2 MB188 MB
Age rating4+4+
DeveloperPitchZone LLCJustin Hash

In-app purchases

None

PitchZone Tracking

No in-app purchases

None

Fairway Live App

No in-app purchases

Questions

Is PitchZone Tracking free?
PitchZone Tracking is free to download, with no in-app purchases.
Is Fairway Live App free?
Fairway Live App is free to download, with no in-app purchases.
Do PitchZone Tracking or Fairway Live App have ads?
Neither PitchZone Tracking nor Fairway Live App shows ads.

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