# Pocket Radar® Sports

> Your Complete Speed & Video Training System (\*Requires Smart Coach Radar Device)

Canonical page: [https://chrome-stats.com/d/com.pocketradar.android](https://chrome-stats.com/d/com.pocketradar.android)

## Overview

- **ID:** `com.pocketradar.android`
- **Platform:** Android
- **Type:** Android app
- **Status:** Available
- **Publisher:** Pocket Radar, Inc.
- **Category:** SPORTS
- **Downloads:** 342,232
- **Rating:** 3.25 / 5 (529 ratings)
- **Version:** 2.4.2
- **Last updated:** 2026-08-04
- **First published:** 2018-12-03
- **Publisher country:** US
- **Size:** 88 MB
- **Data as of:** 2026-09-12
- **Store listing:** [Google Play Store](https://play.google.com/store/apps/details?id=com.pocketradar.android)
- **Website:** [https://pocketradar.com/](https://pocketradar.com/)
- **Privacy policy:** [https://www.pocketradar.com/policies/privacy-policy](https://www.pocketradar.com/policies/privacy-policy)

## Description

The Pocket Radar® Sports App is a comprehensive performance management platform designed to enhance sports training by accurately capturing and analyzing speed data. Compatible exclusively with the Smart Coach Radar device via Bluetooth®, it allows athletes and coaches to track velocities with ±1 MPH accuracy — far surpassing typical phone radar functionalities.

Users can record videos embedded with speed data, manage multiple players, tag pitch types and locations, and share their performance videos across social media. The app integrates with popular streaming and scoring platforms like GameChanger and AthletesGoLive, providing a seamless experience for real-time game analysis. Additional features include speed display with audio announcements, detailed session history, portrait mode recording, voice annotated notes, selective export, and video organization. Designed for Android 10 and above, Pocket Radar® Sports empowers athletes and teams to monitor progress and maximize their potential effectively.

## Rankings

- #121,864 — Overall
- #168 — Sports (Gross)

## Permissions and access

### Permissions

- `android.permission.ACCESS_NETWORK_STATE`
- `android.permission.BLUETOOTH_CONNECT`
- `android.permission.BLUETOOTH_SCAN`
- `android.permission.CAMERA`
- `android.permission.FOREGROUND_SERVICE`
- `android.permission.FOREGROUND_SERVICE_CONNECTED_DEVICE`
- `android.permission.FOREGROUND_SERVICE_DATA_SYNC`
- `android.permission.INTERNET`
- `android.permission.POST_NOTIFICATIONS`
- `android.permission.RECEIVE_BOOT_COMPLETED`
- `android.permission.RECORD_AUDIO`
- `android.permission.REQUEST_IGNORE_BATTERY_OPTIMIZATIONS`
- `android.permission.WAKE_LOCK`
- `com.android.vending.BILLING`
- `com.google.android.finsky.permission.BIND_GET_INSTALL_REFERRER_SERVICE`
- `com.google.android.gms.permission.AD_ID`
- `com.pocketradar.android.DYNAMIC_RECEIVER_NOT_EXPORTED_PERMISSION`

## Review summary

The Android version is praised for ease of use, multi-athlete support, audible speeds, video analysis, and GameChanger integration, plus good support. However, reviewers repeatedly report connectivity problems, Android-specific bugs, unreliable video/session saving, and billing issues. The benefits are strong when it works, but reliability and platform compatibility dominate the feedback, especially on Android devices.

### Pros

- Easy to use; runs smoothly and supports multiple athletes
- Real-time audible speed readouts plus on-screen speed display, with video capture for analysis
- Video capture and speed data together enable effective performance review
- Strong GameChanger integration (pitch speed shown and velocity tracking)
- Responsive customer service when reaching out for help

### Cons

- Frequent connectivity/pairing issues between the radar and Android phones; devices disconnect often
- Android-specific bugs and compatibility problems (crashes/black screens, installation failures, limited features like 60fps)
- Unreliable video capture and session saving (missing footage, failed transfers, data not consistently saved)
- Subscription billing issues (difficulty canceling; ongoing charges for non-working service)
- Inconsistent GameChanger integration on Android (not reliably working across devices)

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Source: [Chrome-Stats](https://chrome-stats.com/d/com.pocketradar.android)