# Blast Baseball

> Sports

Canonical page: [https://chrome-stats.com/d/id696974849](https://chrome-stats.com/d/id696974849)

## Overview

- **ID:** `id696974849`
- **Platform:** Apple
- **Type:** Apple app
- **Status:** Available
- **Publisher:** Blast Motion, Inc.
- **Category:** Sports
- **Rating:** 3.40 / 5 (396 ratings)
- **Version:** 5.19.0
- **Last updated:** 2026-09-09
- **First published:** 2014-03-09
- **Size:** 363 MB
- **Data as of:** 2026-09-18
- **Store listing:** [Apple App Store](https://apps.apple.com/us/app/blast-baseball/id696974849)
- **Website:** [http://www.blastmotion.com/products/baseball/](http://www.blastmotion.com/products/baseball/)
- **Privacy policy:** [https://blastmotion.com/privacy-policy](https://blastmotion.com/privacy-policy)

## Description

Blast Baseball combines a bat-attached sensor system with the Blast Baseball app to deliver real-time swing analytics. The Swing Analyzer or Personal Swing Trainer attaches to any standard bat, using Bluetooth to capture 3D motion, automatically clip videos, and overlay metrics at impact (bat speed, time to contact, attack angle). The 3D Swing Tracer lets you replay your swing path instantly, and Live mode provides immediate visual feedback to guide adjustments.

With a membership or free trial, players and coaches receive automatic swing-quality assessments focused on plane, connection, and rotation. Coaching tools include mobile video analysis with voice-over and annotations, data trending, and actionable drills. Packages include the Swing Analyzer, charger, and bat attachment; advanced features require Blast Connect and Premium Services.

## Rankings

- #90,506 — Overall
- #4 — Level Up Your Game

## Review summary

Users praise Blast Baseball for real-time swing metrics and immediate feedback, helpful for training and establishing baselines, easy sensor attachment, quick phone connectivity, and useful video review. However, recurring criticisms focus on subscription-driven access, with many noting that essential data and features are locked behind expensive plans or after a low swing limit. The app's UI is described as convoluted, making raw data hard to reach, and data/export options are inconsistent between the app and Blast Connect. Trust issues arise from perceived misrepresentation and shifting policies.

### Pros

- Real-time, multi-metric swing data (bat speed, attack angle, hand speed) with immediate app feedback.
- Valuable for training and progress tracking; helps establish baselines and measure improvement.
- Sensor attaches easily to the bat and connects quickly to a smartphone.
- Impressive video capture that slows near contact and syncs with metrics for easy review.
- Wide range of metrics and drills that support players, parents, and coaches.

### Cons

- Mandatory, expensive subscription to access most data and features.
- Convoluted front-end UI that hides raw data behind Plane Score, Connection Score, and Rotation Score.
- Data export and Blast Connect features are not consistently accessible from the app, leading to mismatched expectations.
- Paywall gating basic metrics, including limits like 10 swings per day, which many users find unfair.
- Perceived misrepresentation and poor customer support, with some reviewers calling the company untrustworthy.

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Source: [Chrome-Stats](https://chrome-stats.com/d/id696974849)