Command Drill vs VELOREACT
Price, ratings, monetisation and update history for both apps, side by side — with what reviewers say about each.
Command Drill
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Command Drill is the ultimate baseball and softball training app for hitters looking to improve their swing timing, consistency, and game-ready reactions. Train anywhere without needing a coach present. Randomized audio commands simulate real game timing, forcing hitters to load and react just like they would need to in a game. Features: • One, Two, and Three Tee options. • Randomized command timing • Adjustable minimum and maximum delay • Custom time between reps • Optional video recording • Designed for baseball and softball hitters of all ages Whether you’re training in the cage, garage, or backyard, Command Drill helps you develop better timing one swing at a time. Subscription disclosure: Command Drill offers optional auto-renewable subscriptions (Monthly and Annual) to unlock premium features, including advanced timing configurations, unlimited video analysis, detailed hitting stats, and custom voice commands. Payment will be charged to your Apple ID account at confirmation of purchase. Subscriptions automatically renew unless cancelled at least 24 hours before the end of the current period. Manage or cancel your subscription anytime in your App Store Account Settings. ================================================== SUBSCRIPTION INFORMATION & TERMS OF USE (EULA) ================================================== Command Drill offers auto-renewable subscriptions to access premium features: • Title: Command Drill Pro (Monthly / Annual) • Length: 1 Month or 1 Year • Payment will be charged to your Apple ID account at confirmation of purchase. • Subscription automatically renews unless auto-renew is turned off at least 24 hours before the end of the current period. • Account will be charged for renewal within 24 hours prior to the end of the current period. • You can manage and cancel your subscriptions in your App Store Account Settings after purchase. Terms of Use (EULA): https://www.apple.com/legal/internet-services/itunes/dev/stdeula/ Privacy Policy: https://commanddrill.app/privacy
VELOREACT
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How fast does a 70 mph pitch feel from 42 feet away? Try 101 mph. We're not just guessing: VELOREACT does the math and shows you the proof. You already know that you can move a pitching machine to shorten a hitter's reaction window, VELOREACT tells you exactly how short a window becomes. Enter a pitching speed and distance from the hitter, and you get the reaction-time equivalent: the velocity a pitch would need from the regulation 60'6" mound to arrive in the same time. You do not need a pitcher who throws 100 mph to train against 100 mph. ONE SCREEN, ONE ANSWER Set the speed. Drag the release marker anywhere from the rubber at 60'6" in to 10 feet. The equivalent velocity, the flight time, and the pressure band move as you drag. Nothing scrolls. Nothing to configure. RACE IT Your pitch, and its equivalent twin, launch from different distances and land at the same instant. This is the fastest way to show a player what equivalence means without giving a lecture. WORK BACKWARDS Name the speed you want to train against and the app solves the setup. "My machine throws 70 and I want it to feel like 95". Answer: set it at 44.6 feet. Fixed distance instead? It gives you the machine speed. A CHART FOR THE CLIPBOARD The app gives you the full speed-by-distance grid, with pinned headers and every cell tappable. See graphs for equivalent velocity and reaction time. Finally, get a landscape PDF built to print" 20 to 90 mph against 20 feet to the rubber, with alternate rows shaded so you can track one speed straight across the page. INTUITIVE BREAKDOWN The app answers why training the reaction window beats chasing radar-gun numbers. The hitter's decision chain, which shows that ball-flight time, is not decision time. We put 409 milliseconds in terms anyone gets: less than half a second, about a blink. EASY TO USE No account. No sign-up. Nothing to connect and nothing to collect: no analytics, no ads, no tracking, no identifiers. Your settings stay on your device. No pitch log, no history, no database: VELOREACT is a calculator, not a record keeper. THE PART THAT MATTERS MOST Shortening the pitching distance shortens everyone's reaction time, not just the hitter's. Be sure to use a protective screen; keep an adult running every session; match the distance to the hitter in front of you; and back up the moment they cannot track the ball. The app only knows a speed and a distance, not your machine, your field, or who else is standing nearby. HOW THE MATH WORKS Flight time is distance divided by speed, in a straight line, with constant velocity. It ignores drag, movement, extension and biomechanics, and the fact that a real baseball loses roughly ten percent of its speed on the way to the plate. Treat the equivalent as a training comparison, not a measurement of how fast the ball is going, and never as a medical or injury-risk assessment. The Learn tab explains all of it. From The Bullpen Training.
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Verdict
The clearest difference is in-app purchases: VELOREACT at none against Command Drill's 2. Command Drill's advantage is iOS requirement (15.0 vs 18.0). On price, 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. Command Drill sells 2 in-app purchases, starting at $6.99 per month. VELOREACT asks for nothing beyond the download.
| Parameter | Command Drill | VELOREACT |
|---|---|---|
| Price | Free | Free |
| Update frequency | Every 4 days | — |
| Ads | No | No |
| In-app purchases | Yes | No — better |
| Devices | iPhone, iPad, iPod — better | iPhone, iPad |
| Requires iOS | 15.0 — better | 18.0 |
| Further details — not scored | ||
| Size | 74 MB | 12 MB |
| Age rating | 4+ | 4+ |
| Developer | Sandra Guy | The Bullpen Training LLC |
In-app purchases
Command Drill
- Command Drill Pro Monthly$6.991 Month
- Command Drill Pro Yearly$69.991 Year
VELOREACT
No in-app purchases









