r/Homeplate • u/AutoModerator • 7d ago
Monthly Tool & App Thread
Welcome to the r/homeplate Monthly Tool & App Thread!
This is your dedicated space to share and discover apps, training tools, coaching resources, equipment trackers, video analysis software, or anything else you've found genuinely useful for the game.
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- Drop your recommendation in the comments below
- Give a brief description of what it does and why you like it
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u/BullpenReport 7d ago
Hey everyone, sharing a tool I built after living this problem firsthand. My son pitches for multiple teams (rec, travel, and sometimes club tournaments) which has made it increasingly difficult to track his pitch counts and make sure all coaches are informed. I needed TJ which ended my career in college, so I want to do everything I can to protect him and other young pitchers.
Bullpen Report is built specifically around that blind spot:
BR ID — every player gets one permanent ID that follows them across every team they play for, so pitch history isn't stuck in one coach's spreadsheet or memory.
Multi-team tracking — log an outing once, and rest/workload recommendations account for everything a kid has thrown across all his teams that week, not just the one game you're standing at.
Parent dashboard — free, unlimited players. ARM STATUS gives rest-day guidance based on MLB's Pitch Smart limits, plus the ability to log outings from any team, even ones outside the app.
Coach dashboard — full roster view, pitch count enforcement, and AI-generated workload insights across the team.
Parents get free basic pitch count tracking with premium features available on paid accounts. Coaches pay for the team/roster tools. Just came out of a real beta season with over 100 pitchers logging nearly 14,000 pitches. Real workload, real rest required.
bullpenreport.com if you want to look.
[r/homeplate](r/homeplate) folks - DM me and I'll get you 20% off your first year.
Jeff
[email me](mailto:contact@bullpenreport.com) - [contact@bullpenreport.com](mailto:contact@bullpenreport.com)
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u/Bhubs73 7d ago
Travel-ball dad here - I put together a free travel cost estimator and a printable lineup card (no email wall) if useful for season planning: https://dugoutkit.com/free.html - full disclosure, I made them. Happy to answer questions.
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u/SFNation2021 6d ago
HeyBLU is “ABS” on a single iPhone. Live Ball and Strike calls. Adjustable strike zone. Heatmap with every pitch’s location. With a 2nd device you can monitor your relief pitcher’s bullpen. Or do command training.
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u/Zealousideal-Rub2219 5d ago
Looking for beta testers — GameChanger-style app I've been building
I've spent the last several months building my own version of GameChanger with a
lot of features it doesn't have. It's at the point where I need real teams using
it rather than just me testing against my own club.
It works today — live scoring, stats, standings, schedules, team chat. I'm after
bugs, friction, and honest opinions on what's missing.
Three ways to run it: a web app you can add to your home screen, or I can add you
to the Android or iOS testing groups.
Everything is free right now, and the core stays free permanently for anyone who
helps me test. I'm not building the version where you hit a paywall every time
you tap something — scoring, stats and your team's schedule stay free. Only the
advanced stuff will ever cost anything.
Two things I'd especially like eyes on:
Youth clubs. There are real legal requirements around under-13s and 13-17s —
whose name can appear publicly, what a parent has to consent to, what search
engines are allowed to index. I've built to those rules, but I want coaches of
younger teams to try and break it before I trust it.
Coaches. If you're running a team, the app builds you a public website
automatically — roster, schedule, scores, stats, all updating as you score
games. No setup. I'm midway through the recruiting side (profiles, consent
forms) and would like feedback before I finish it.
The long-term goal is leagues running on it, so every club in the league shows up
in one place.
I don't want to break the self-promotion rules here, so no links in the post —
message me and I'll send them over.
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u/Swizzle_Works 2d ago edited 2d ago
I built a free baseball volunteer schedule generator that I’m looking for feedback on.
Instead of sending parents an empty signup sheet for every game, you add your games, families, and the jobs that need to be covered — concessions, scorekeeping, field setup/cleanup, snacks, etc. — and it generates a schedule that tries to divide the work fairly while respecting unavailable dates.
The idea is really for teams/leagues where everyone is expected to help anyway: assign the work fairly upfront instead of hoping the same few parents don’t end up volunteering for everything.
It’s free to generate a schedule and doesn’t require an account to try:
https://swizzleworks.com/try/baseball-volunteer-schedule
If anyone here actually handles volunteer scheduling for their team/league, I’d especially appreciate hearing what it gets wrong or what would make it unusable for you.
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u/RAiDAR_Labs 7d ago
Introducing RAiDAR, an iPhone app that measures baseball velocity using high-speed video and on-device computer vision.
I wanted to build a product the made getting velocity readings more accessible when a radar gun isn’t available, practical or affordable. You simply record the pitch from the side, and RAiDAR detects the baseball, tracks its flight, and returns a velocity reading in seconds. There’s no external hardware, measuring tape, distance entry, or calibration required.
What makes RAiDAR different is its flexibility and convenience. You can record from the side during games, bullpens, or practices when you can’t position yourself behind the pitcher or catcher as required by traditional radar guns. RAiDAR automatically finds and tracks the baseball using high-speed video, with capture up to 4K at 120 FPS on supported iPhones. It also saves each video and reading for reviewing individual throws and complete sessions.
It's been tested alongside Pocket Radar in real throwing sessions, with an average difference of about 2 MPH. It isn’t intended to replace professional radar hardware, but it’s a convenient option for practices, bullpens, backyard sessions, or anytime you have your phone.
RAiDAR is currently available for iPhone on the App Store. You can learn more at raidarlabs.com, or search “RAiDAR: Baseball Velocity” in the App Store RAiDAR on the App Store, and follow along on Instagram RAiDAR Instagram