# Seam Reader

> Mobile Batting Practice Game

Canonical page: [https://chrome-stats.com/d/id1502833772](https://chrome-stats.com/d/id1502833772)

## Overview

- **ID:** `id1502833772`
- **Platform:** Apple
- **Type:** Apple app
- **Status:** Available
- **Publisher:** Jared Tiefenthaler
- **Category:** Sports
- **Rating:** 3.80 / 5 (65 ratings)
- **Version:** 1.18
- **Last updated:** 2024-06-19
- **First published:** 2020-04-05
- **Size:** 164 MB
- **Data as of:** 2026-09-14
- **Store listing:** [Apple App Store](https://apps.apple.com/us/app/seam-reader/id1502833772)
- **Website:** [https://seamreaders.com/](https://seamreaders.com/)
- **Privacy policy:** [https://seamreaders.com/privacy-policy/](https://seamreaders.com/privacy-policy/)

## Description

Seam Reader is the mobile batting practice game designed to help players get better at hitting by reading pitches on a phone. Seam Reading is the ability to recognize a pitch by how it looks, with each pitch having a unique 'face' created by spin.

Explore Learn Mode with six baseball pitches and six softball pitches, Batting Cage for diverse speeds—from youth leagues to major league levels—and Career Mode with increasingly realistic pitches. All pitches include real RPM and MPH analytics to mirror real-game feel and help you master the hardest thing in sports: hitting.

## Rankings

- #170,747 — Overall
- #83 — pitch shift

## Review summary

Seam Reader is praised as a beginner-friendly tool with practice utility, good animations/ballers, and an easy interface that supports on-the-go batting practice and batter development. The standout positives: ballers/animations, simplicity, and practical training value. The most common drawbacks are pitch/spin accuracy and realism: curveball and changeup spins are off, pitch types aren’t clearly differentiated, and the overall experience isn’t fully comparable to facing real pitchers. Despite these issues, many users keep using it for quick practice and skill development.

### Pros

- Ballers and animations add realism and personalization
- Useful for practicing and improving batting and game sense
- Simple and easy-to-use interface
- Supports on-the-go batting practice (mobile training)
- Platform helps develop new batters

### Cons

- Pitch/spin accuracy issues across multiple pitches (curveball spin, slider spin, and 0% spin on some curves)
- Changeups indistinguishable from fastballs; limited differentiation between pitch types
- Not as realistic as facing real pitchers

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Source: [Chrome-Stats](https://chrome-stats.com/d/id1502833772)