Blast Baseball vs Bullpen Pro
Price, ratings, monetisation and update history for both apps, side by side — with what reviewers say about each.
Blast Baseball
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.
- 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
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Train smarter and get better with the bat sensor technology used by nearly all the MLB teams. Simply attach the Blast Baseball Swing Analyzer or Personal Swing Trainer*** to any standard bat and your iPad or iPhone will do the rest. Record video of your swings in the Blast Baseball app* and the patented Smart Video Capture ™ technology will automatically identify your swings, clip your video, and overlay your swing metrics, synchronized at impact. (Bat Speed, Time to Contact, Attack Angle, etc.) With the 3D Swing Tracer, you can replay and analyze your swing path instantly. Live mode provides real-time feedback, allowing you to visualize your swing, make adjustments, and see the results. Compare your swing videos side-by-side or send them to a coach for further analysis. Players and coaches with a membership or free trial can utilize the app’s advanced functionality to automatically assess every swing for swing quality, providing insights in three areas that all great hitters possess: plane, connection, and rotation. Insights make it simple for coaches to evaluate players for recruitment and player development, with recommendations and drills for improvement. Coaches can also streamline coaching feedback through Mobile Video Analysis with voice-over recording and video markup tools. The Blast Baseball Swing Analyzer and Personal Swing Trainer*** are highly accurate, advanced 3D motion capture systems that record your swings. They use Bluetooth® Smart technology to connect to your iPhone or iPad. There’s no need to alter your natural swing. The Swing Analyzer / Personal Swing Trainer know when to dynamically power-up the patented motion detection algorithms to capture your metrics in real-time. They even store data on the Swing Analyzer / Personal Swing Trainer when your mobile device is out of range and download your actions to the Blast app as soon as you reconnect. With the Blast Baseball app* coaches, parents, and players of all ages can gain the insights they need to improve their swing and gain the competitive edge. * The Blast Baseball app requires the Blast Baseball Swing Analyzer or Personal Swing Trainer and the Blast bat attachment to collect data. The app currently supports English language and Imperial measurements. ** Requires a Blast Connect and Premium Services account and Swing Analyzer to provide advanced app, player, and coaching functionality. Blast Connect is an information and player management platform that features data trending, advanced reporting, roster management, mobile video analysis, and more. *** The Blast Baseball Swing Analyzer / Personal Swing Trainer, charger, and bat attachment are sold as packages. Separate purchase required – available from blastmotion.com. Privacy Policy: https://blastmotion.com/privacy-policy/ Terms of Service: https://blastmotion.com/terms-of-service/ Terms of Use: https://www.apple.com/legal/internet-services/itunes/dev/stdeula/
Bullpen Pro
This app serves as a digital pitching coach's clipboard, allowing coaches and parents to meticulously track every pitch thrown during bullpen sessions. It provides detailed metrics, heat maps, and progress reports to offer actionable insights into a pitcher's performance and command.
- Roster and bullpen building
- Pitch tracking with strike zone grid
- Heat maps and command scores
- Progress charts over time
- Shareable session reports
- Leaderboards for staff ranking
- Multiple team support
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Bullpen Pro is the pitching coach's clipboard, reimagined. Track every pitch in every bullpen with the precision of a pro organization — and finally have the data to back up what your eyes are telling you. Whether you coach high school ball, run a travel program, teach private lessons, or just want a better way to track your own kid's progress, Bullpen Pro turns each bullpen into actionable insight. HOW IT WORKS Build your roster. Pick a preset or build your own bullpen with any sequence of pitch types and target locations. Record alongside your pitchers in the pen, or assign bullpens for them to throw at home. Tap where each pitch actually went on a 5x5 strike zone grid — the zone flips automatically for lefties. Get heat maps, command scores and per-pitch metrics the moment you finish, and share a report card with one tap. FOR COACHES - Progress charts: strike %, spot % and Command Score over time, by pitch type - Suggested Pens: a bullpen built automatically from each pitcher's recent misses - Presets ready to throw (Standard 30, Quick 15, Fastball Command 20, Off-Speed Mix 24), or build, edit and duplicate your own - Assign bullpens with instructions, repeat them weekly, and see when they're overdue - Live in-session tracking with strike percentage, plus a Lock Screen and Dynamic Island Live Activity - Correct a mis-tapped pitch after the session - Color-coded heat maps and shareable session reports - Leaderboards ranking your staff by Command Score, strike %, spot %, miss distance, consistency and trend - Each pitcher's best pitch, miss direction and improvement trend - Multiple teams, and assistant coaches who can record and view your team - Free for one roster player; the Coach subscription unlocks unlimited players and teams FOR PARENTS - Free, forever — no subscription required - Sign up with the email your coach uses, and your players appear automatically - See assigned bullpens with your coach's instructions, and get a reminder when one is due - Record assigned or extra bullpens at home — results and your notes flow straight back to the coach - Follow your player's progress charts PITCH TYPES SUPPORTED 4-Seam Fastball, 2-Seam Fastball, Cutter, Slider, Curveball, Changeup, Splitter, Sinker — color-coded throughout the app. THE METRICS Command Score is our composite rating — a single 0-100 number that weights spot percentage and strike percentage. Beyond that you get per-pitch-type breakdowns, average miss distance in strike zone cells, miss direction bias (which way a pitcher tends to miss), session-to-session consistency, and improvement trend across recent sessions. COACH SUBSCRIPTION Free for your first roster player. Unlock unlimited players, multiple teams, assigned bullpens and custom templates with the Coach subscription for $1.99 per month. Cancel anytime through your device's subscription settings. Subscription auto-renews monthly unless cancelled at least 24 hours before the end of the current period. Payment is charged to your Apple ID account at confirmation of purchase, and again each month unless auto-renewal is turned off in your Account Settings. Terms of Use: https://ducksnortlabs.com/terms-bullpen-pro Privacy Policy: https://ducksnortlabs.com/privacy-bullpen-pro Built by Duck Snort Labs. Questions? Email support@ducksnortlabs.com.
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Verdict
The clearest difference is review sentiment: Bullpen Pro at 100% against Blast Baseball's 29%. Bullpen Pro also leads on rating (5.0 vs 4.0) and ads (none vs shown). Blast Baseball's advantage is ratings volume (652 vs 1) and chart position (#139 vs unranked). On price, in-app purchases, monetization model 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. Blast Baseball sells 2 in-app purchases, starting at $9.99 per month and Bullpen Pro sells 1 in-app purchase, starting at $1.99 per month. Whichever you choose, the download price is not the number that matters.
Bullpen Pro holds the better App Store score, 5.0 against 4.0. That said, the two scores are not equally well evidenced: Blast Baseball has 652 ratings behind it against 1, so its average is the more settled of the two. Written reviews point the same way: 29% of Blast Baseball's written reviews are positive against 100% of Bullpen Pro's.
Blast Baseball ships an update every 4 weeks, Bullpen Pro every 5 days. The most recent releases landed on November 1, 2026 and October 31, 2026 respectively.
| Parameter | Blast Baseball | Bullpen Pro |
|---|---|---|
| Price | Free | Free |
| Rating | 4.0 (652 ratings) | 5.0 (1 ratings) — better |
| Positive reviews | 29.0% of reviews | 100.0% of reviews — better |
| Number of ratings | 652 — better | 1 |
| Update frequency | Every 4 weeks | Every 5 days — better |
| Ads | Yes | No — better |
| In-app purchases | Yes | Yes |
| Monetization | Free with in-app purchases | Freemium |
| Best chart rank | #139 — better | — |
| Devices | iPhone, iPad, iPod — better | iPhone, iPad |
| Requires iOS | 15.0 — better | 16.6 |
| Further details — not scored | ||
| Size | 363 MB | 18 MB |
| Age rating | 4+ | 4+ |
| Developer | Blast Motion, Inc. | Duck Snort Labs LLC |
Customer experience
Blast Baseball
Bullpen Pro
Bugs and requests
Blast Baseball
Reported bugs
17 issues- 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
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- Offline swings fail to download
- Ball flight data tracking inconsistent (50-60% failure rate)
- Video export loses metrics and slow-motion features
- App force closes and requires reinstall
- Disk space not freed after deleting videos
- App incompatible with certain iPad models
- Audio only works intermittently
- Sensor connection unstable and requires repeated reconnection
- Sensor stuck on red light and won't connect
- Data loss when app crashes mid-session
- Excessive pop-up notifications
- App performance degradation over time
Requested features
14 requests- 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
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- In-app infographics explaining metrics and mechanics
- Ball flight data integrated into main app (not separate paid app)
- CSV data export functionality
- Ability to bookmark videos
- Better bat database with more current models
- Simplified free tier with basic metrics
- Grandfather clause for existing device owners
- Exit velocity and swing decision timing tracking
- Comparison tools between practice and in-game swings
Bullpen Pro
Not enough reviews yet to summarise bugs or requests.
In-app purchases
Blast Baseball
- BlastMotion Monthly1 Month trial$9.991 Month
- BlastMotion Annual1 Month trial$74.901 Year
Bullpen Pro
- Coach - Unlimited Roster$1.991 Month









