Pro Starter vs BreakAway Pro
Price, ratings, monetisation and update history for both apps, side by side — with what reviewers say about each.
Pro Starter
This app provides a realistic athletic start sequence for training. It guides users through "On Your Marks," "Set," and a pistol fire command, with adjustable timing and optional gun variance for inconsistent starts. An optional flash feature helps coaches time reactions.
- Simulated athletic start sequence
- Adjustable command timing
- Optional gun variance
- Flash/torch integration for timing
- Practice solo or with simultaneous starts
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Pro Starter is for athletes who want to practice race starts while training. If you are training alone or each athlete wants to start at the same time, Pro Starter will be your starter. Place it on the start line and press Start. Pro Starter will call out clear commands of a normal athletic Start Sequence. The start sequence is: “On Your Marks”, “Set”, and Pistol fire. You control the timed gaps between the commands using the stretch ribbon control in the middle of the screen. Under “Settings” you can also enable “Gun Variance”. This will vary the time between “Set” and the pistol fire. The variance will help you practice for races when starters are inconsistent at competitions. Also under "Settings", you can turn on the Flash. The phones Flash/Torch will turn on during the starting sequence and on GO! it will turn off. A coach or timekeeper can then see how you reacted and time from the finish line.
BreakAway Pro
This application is designed for professional sports organizations and elite teams to manage athlete performance data and streamline custom workflows. Access is restricted to approved partners and coaches.
- Performance data management
- Custom workflow creation
- Elite organization access
- Professional league use
- Coach data capture
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BreakAway Pro is a private application used by professional leagues and elite organizations to manage performance data and custom workflows. Availability is limited to approved partners. If you are not accessing BreakAway Pro through an approved organization or to capture data as a coach, please download the BreakAway: Athlete Performance app instead. Terms of Use: https://www.apple.com/legal/internet-services/itunes/dev/stdeula/ Privacy Policy: https://www.breakawaydata.com/privacy/
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Verdict
The clearest difference is price: BreakAway Pro at Free against Pro Starter's $0.99. BreakAway Pro also leads on review sentiment (60% vs 29%) and update cadence (every 3 weeks vs every 4 months). Pro Starter's advantage is in-app purchases (none vs 2) and rating (4.8 vs 4.4). On 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
BreakAway Pro is free to download; Pro Starter costs $0.99 up front. BreakAway Pro sells 2 in-app purchases, starting at $7.99 per month. Pro Starter asks for nothing beyond the download.
Pro Starter holds the better App Store score, 4.8 against 4.4. Both are backed by a comparable volume of ratings — 64 and 21 respectively. Written reviews complicate that: 29% of Pro Starter's written reviews are positive against 60% of BreakAway Pro's, so the app with the better star average is not the one people write more warmly about.
Pro Starter ships an update every 4 months, BreakAway Pro every 3 weeks. The most recent releases landed on September 8, 2026 and September 17, 2026 respectively.
| Parameter | Pro Starter | BreakAway Pro |
|---|---|---|
| Price | $0.99 | Free — better |
| Rating | 4.8 (64 ratings) — better | 4.4 (21 ratings) |
| Positive reviews | 28.6% of reviews | 60.0% of reviews — better |
| Number of ratings | 64 — better | 21 |
| Update frequency | Every 4 months | Every 3 weeks — better |
| Ads | No | No |
| In-app purchases | No — better | Yes |
| Monetization | Paid | Free with in-app purchases — better |
| Best chart rank | #194 — better | — |
| Devices | iPhone, iPod — better | iPhone |
| Requires iOS | 11.4 — better | 16.4 |
| Further details — not scored | ||
| Size | 1 MB | 89 MB |
| Age rating | 4+ | 4+ |
| Developer | CAN YOU HEAR ME SOFTWARE | BreakAway Data Inc. |
Customer experience
Pro Starter
BreakAway Pro
In-app purchases
Pro Starter
No in-app purchases
BreakAway Pro
- BreakAway Premium7 Days trial$7.991 Month
- BreakAway Premium7 Days trial$59.991 Year
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