# Blast Baseball vs POPTime

Blast Baseball and POPTime both sit at 4.0 stars, but that hides the real split: 74% of POPTime's written reviews are positive against 29% of Blast Baseball's. POPTime also leads on ads (none vs shown). Blast Baseball's advantage is chart position (#77 vs unranked) and ratings volume (630 vs 109). On price, rating, update cadence and in-app purchases there is nothing between them.

Both are free to download. Blast Baseball sells 2 in-app purchases, starting at $9.99 per month and POPTime sells 3 in-app purchases, starting at $2.99 per month. Whichever you choose, the download price is not the number that matters.

On the App Store both sit at effectively the same score — 4.0 for Blast Baseball against 3.9 for POPTime. That said, the two scores are not equally well evidenced: Blast Baseball has 630 ratings behind it against 109, so its average is the more settled of the two. Written reviews are what separate them: 29% of Blast Baseball's written reviews are positive against 74% of POPTime's.

Blast Baseball ships an update every 4 weeks, POPTime every 3 weeks. The most recent releases landed on October 26, 2026 and October 25, 2026 respectively.

## The numbers

| Metric | Blast Baseball | POPTime |
| --- | --- | --- |
| Price | Free | Free |
| Rating | **[4.0 (630 ratings)](https://appshunter.io/ios/app/blast-baseball/id696974849/reviews)** | [3.9 (109 ratings)](https://appshunter.io/ios/app/poptime-catcher-pop-time/id1592738186/reviews) |
| Number of ratings | **630** | 109 |
| Positive reviews | 29.0% of reviews | **73.9% of reviews** |
| In-app purchases | Yes | Yes |
| Ads | Yes | **No** |
| Update frequency | Every 4 weeks | **Every 3 weeks** |
| Monetization | Free with in-app purchases | Free with in-app purchases |
| Best chart rank | **#77** | — |
| Size | 363 MB | 2 MB |
| Requires iOS | 15.0 | 15.0 |
| Devices | iPhone, iPad, iPod | iPhone, iPad, iPod |
| Age rating | 4+ | 4+ |
| Developer | [Blast Motion, Inc.](https://appshunter.io/developer/696974852) | [Gerard Meyers](https://appshunter.io/developer/1592738188) |

## What reviewers say

### Blast Baseball

[App page](https://appshunter.io/ios/app/blast-baseball/id696974849)

**Currently charting:** #77 Top Grossing · Sports (US App Store)

This app uses bat sensor technology to analyze baseball swings. It records video, overlays swing metrics, and provides 3D swing analysis. Coaches can use it for player development and recruitment.

**Highlights:** Bat sensor integration, Automatic swing detection and video clipping, Overlay of swing metrics (Bat Speed, Time to Contact, etc.), 3D swing path analysis, Live mode for real-time feedback, Side-by-side swing comparison, Mobile video analysis with voice-over

**Features:** Vision Pro support

**In-app purchases (2)**

| Purchase | Price | Billing |
| --- | --- | --- |
| BlastMotion Monthly | $9.99 | per month |
| BlastMotion Annual | $74.90 | per year |

**What reviewers like**

- 📊 Immediate feedback on swing metrics
- 🎯 Accurate bat speed and attack angle measurements
- 📱 Quick data delivery to app after contact
- 🏆 Helpful for tracking progress over time
- 👨‍🏫 Useful for coaches to set baselines and track team progress

**What reviewers complain about**

- 💰 Aggressive subscription paywall for previously free features
- 🔐 Data held hostage behind subscription walls
- 🧩 Convoluted app interface and navigation
- 📊 Overwhelming number of metrics for casual users
- 🐛 Frequent app crashes and freezes

**Reported bugs**

- App crashes on startup or during use
- Bluetooth connectivity drops frequently
- Swings fail to record or sync to cloud
- Video upload and processing failures
- App freezes during live capture sessions

**Requested features**

- User-selectable difficulty levels (novice, intermediate, expert)
- Ability to overlay biometrics on video
- Separate tracking for multiple children
- iPad landscape mode support
- Integration with GoPro for video capture


### POPTime

[App page](https://appshunter.io/ios/app/poptime-catcher-pop-time/id1592738186)

Easily mark and analyze specific moments in your sports videos. Precisely identify catch and release points, even when the action is obscured, to calculate pop times. Save and share your marked videos with coaches and friends.

**Highlights:** Load videos from device, Mark catch and release points, Scroll across video frames, Mark obscured reception points, Calculate exchange times, Save and share marked videos

**Features:** macOS Compatibility, Vision Pro support

**In-app purchases (3)**

| Purchase | Price | Billing |
| --- | --- | --- |
| POPtime pro features | $2.99 | per month |
| coach subscription | $7.99 | per month |
| POPtime pro features | $14.99 | per year |


## Frequently asked questions

### Is Blast Baseball free?

Blast Baseball is free to download, with in-app purchases available.

### Is POPTime free?

POPTime is free to download, with in-app purchases available.

### Which has better reviews, Blast Baseball or POPTime?

Blast Baseball is rated higher. Blast Baseball averages 4.0 out of 5 from 630 ratings, while POPTime averages 3.9 from 109 ratings.

### Do Blast Baseball or POPTime have ads?

Blast Baseball shows ads; POPTime does not.

### Which is updated more often, Blast Baseball or POPTime?

Blast Baseball ships an update every 4 weeks, and POPTime every 3 weeks. Most recently, Blast Baseball was updated on October 26, 2026 and POPTime on October 25, 2026.

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*Compared by [AppsHunter](https://appshunter.io/) from daily US App Store data. Review summaries are generated from verbatim App Store reviews.*