Pro Starter vs APEX Athlete Official
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.
APEX Athlete Official
This app transforms raw athletic ability into a single APEX Score across seven events measuring speed, power, strength, and endurance. Train with a free program, log your progress, and compete to earn an official score and unlock your Super Score.
- Calculate APEX Score and category breakdown
- Free training program (APEX Ready)
- Log event results and track progress
- Register for competitions
- View real-time leaderboards
- Connect with coaches and community
- Integrate with Apple Health
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Track your APEX Score. Train for the sport of athleticism. APEX turns your raw athletic ability into a single number. Across seven events, we measure the four categories of athleticism : Speed, Power, Strength, and Endurance - then combine your results into one APEX Score. The events: - Speed: the Fast Forty - Power: the Toss, the Vert, the Broad - Strength: the Pull, the Push - Endurance: the Mile No specialty carries you. To put up a real number, you have to be able to do all of it. WHAT YOU CAN DO IN THE APP - Calculate your APEX Score and see your breakdown across all four categories - Train for it with APEX Ready, a free program built to get you competition-ready - Log every event and watch your numbers climb - Register for a competition and earn an official score - Follow real-time leaderboards and watch records fall on competition day - Ask coaches, join the community of athletes chasing the same thing - Unlock your Super Score after competing in official events - Connect Apple Health to bring your training into one place Whether you’re chasing a personal best or a podium, APEX gives every athlete one score to train against. We didn’t invent athleticism, we just built a way to measure it. Finally. Something to train for.
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Verdict
The clearest difference is review sentiment: APEX Athlete Official at 100% against Pro Starter's 29%. APEX Athlete Official also leads on price (Free vs $0.99) and update cadence (fortnightly vs every 4 months). Pro Starter's advantage is ratings volume (64 vs 9) and iOS requirement (11.4 vs 15.0). On ads, in-app purchases 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
APEX Athlete Official is free to download; Pro Starter costs $0.99 up front. Neither carries in-app purchases, so what you see is what you pay.
APEX Athlete Official holds the better App Store score, 5.0 against 4.8. That said, the two scores are not equally well evidenced: Pro Starter has 64 ratings behind it against 9, so its average is the more settled of the two. Written reviews point the same way: 29% of Pro Starter's written reviews are positive against 100% of APEX Athlete Official's.
Pro Starter ships an update every 4 months, APEX Athlete Official fortnightly. Both last shipped on October 23, 2026.
| Parameter | Pro Starter | APEX Athlete Official |
|---|---|---|
| Price | $0.99 | Free — better |
| Rating | 4.8 (64 ratings) | 5.0 (9 ratings) — better |
| Positive reviews | 28.6% of reviews | 100.0% of reviews — better |
| Number of ratings | 64 — better | 9 |
| Update frequency | Every 4 months | Fortnightly — better |
| Ads | No | No |
| In-app purchases | No | No |
| Monetization | Paid | Free — better |
| Devices | iPhone, iPod | iPhone, iPod |
| Requires iOS | 11.4 — better | 15.0 |
| Further details — not scored | ||
| Size | 1 MB | 7 MB |
| Age rating | 4+ | 12+ |
| Developer | CAN YOU HEAR ME SOFTWARE | Apex, LLC |
Customer experience
Pro Starter
APEX Athlete Official
In-app purchases
Pro Starter
No in-app purchases
APEX Athlete Official
No in-app purchases
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