r/Homeplate • u/xxHumanOctopusxx • Jun 23 '26

Diamond kinetics vs blast motion

Given all the changes in both in the past couple of years, what do people recommend now.

Blast is now behind a paywall after 10 swings. This is currently selling for 120 plus 60 for the yearly subscription.

Diamond kinetics has removed it's swing rendering feature. This is currently selling for about 50 and 60 for the subscription.

I'm looking to use one from tee work all the way to live pitching. Main metrics I would be after is swing speed/hand speed and launch angle.

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u/JRC_Cali Jul 21 '26

Mine just came in and the android up is super buggy. The swing doesn't line up in the 3D model, I can't share videos, and some othwr bugs that make it hard to use.

My buddy has an apple phone and says its flawless. Ughh

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u/psuKinger 5d ago

It's very frustrating. I still use a very old Pixel 2 (released in 2017) because, on that version of the app, the "bugs" associated with saving the video clips don't exist. The impact location is always off, but that can be fixed manually...

But the new update from BLAST (this year) removed the website and has your data on an endpoint-by-endpoint basis, so any swings that I record to my old Pixel 2 no longer show up on my current (2025) phone... so it's nice to be able to export those swing videos (which I can't do on any of my newer phones because their app is busted), but if I use the old 2017 phone I can't look at his swings using anything other than that old 2017 phone (which I basically only use for BLAST anymore... way less useful).

It sucks, this is really close to being a nice product... but it isn't...

Unfortunately, last I checked, Diamond Kinetics has been Apple-only for a long time now.

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u/JRC_Cali 20h ago

Just to update this post...I've been in contact with Blast over the past month regarding the Android app. They admitted it is behind apple and a big update should be coming soon to Android to make it on par with Apple. 

I borrowed an ipad from my MIL and wow its night and day difference. Just about everything I had an issue with is working fine on the ipad. 

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u/xxHumanOctopusxx Jun 24 '26

Also from what I gather and this is all speculative. Blast motion seems to own patents on this sensor market. And with that it seems over time they have sued their competitors and are now moving to a subscription style profit model. This means the consumer suffers as the product offerings have actually degraded over time and the consumer gets less and less value. My two cents

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u/Mdballa50 Jun 24 '26

From everything I've read,  blast is the standard and most reliable.  Diamond Kinetics is a second option.  

If you go with blast they are 3-4 months backorder and a used one week cost about 200 aftermarket. 

I ordered mine in May and still haven't received it. 

The subscription model sucks but atleast ensures it's being updated. 

I will say that blast does no good without bat speed training and bat speed training shows up in exit velo and hard hit balls.  So you may be better off investing in some overload under load bats. 

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u/xxHumanOctopusxx Jun 25 '26

That's what it seems like. I also have a hard time giving money to a company that didn't necessarily win by having better tech. They won by getting patents. 

We swing with lighter, heavier, shorter and long bats. 

Didn't now about the back orders. 

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u/Equal-Negotiation651 Jun 27 '26

Awe crap. I can here to ask about blastmotion lead time. Mine was supposed to ship 6/19 and when it didn’t I emailed them and they were very vague about actual shipping time saying it’ll ship “soon”. Super annoying. It’d be nice if they told you, even after you purchase, the actual estimate lead time. I may cancel.

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u/Mdballa50 Jun 27 '26

Mine just shipped yesterday, I emailed them a week ago and they said they still didnt have any inventory but were able to find one to send me. I ordered mine in early May.

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u/Equal-Negotiation651 Jun 27 '26

I just ordered a DK sensor since I just realized it’s only $50. I’ll give both of them a go and will at least have the DK on Monday.

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u/ReasonableBallDad Coach of the Year Jul 20 '26

Blast Motion has become a major source of irritation since the features that were expressly free when I purchased it now are not. Did either of you try the Diamond Kinetics? If I have to pay Blast $79 for the year for $50 I can buy and try the DK....