Pitch Planner Pro: A Comprehensive Guide to Youth Pitcher Workload Management

Overview

Pitch Planner Pro is a specialized workload and schedule planning application designed for coaches and parents to manage youth baseball pitchers. Developed by Duck Snort Labs LLC, the app focuses on preventing arm injuries by adhering to official pitch count rest recommendations. It automates the creation of pre-game and post-game throwing schedules, ensuring young arms remain healthy throughout the season.

Benefits

The app offers several key advantages for managing young athletes. It allows users to build and manage their team roster with detailed player profiles, including age, jersey number, and throwing hand. Pitch count limits are automatically set based on age brackets covering ages 7 to 22. The system tracks cumulative season pitch totals for every player to ensure no one exceeds safe limits.

Game scheduling is streamlined with tools to create a full season schedule including opponents, dates, and game times. A visual calendar view displays games organized by week or month for easy reference. Users can assign one starter and multiple relievers to each game. The app provides dynamic scheduling based on actual game performance by allowing users to set projected pitch counts for each specific assignment. It offers full schedule visibility including rest days, light throwing, long toss, and bullpen sessions. Real-time logging lets users log actual pitch counts after games, and the app recalculates rest requirements instantly. The system flags any conflicts with upcoming starts and warns users before scheduling a pitcher too soon.

Individual pitcher schedules can be monitored with complete history of each pitcher's throwing schedule from start to start. Schedules can be shared directly via text or email from within the app. Data can be reset per player when a new season begins. To ensure safety, the app includes educational resources and routines such as step-by-step guidance for post-throwing recovery, instructions for pre-throwing warm-ups, and general arm health tips for keeping young pitchers safe.

Use Cases

Coaches can use Pitch Planner Pro to organize their entire season and manage player workloads effectively. Parents can monitor their child's progress and ensure they are not overworked. The app is particularly useful for teams looking to prevent arm injuries by following official pitch count rest recommendations. It is designed primarily for iPad but offers broad compatibility across Apple devices including iPhones, iPod touches, Macs with Apple M1 chips or later, and Apple Vision devices. The app requires iOS 15.6 or later, iPadOS 15.6 or later, and macOS 12.5 or later. It is available in English and is rated for ages 4 and up.

Pricing

The app is free to download but includes in-app purchases. The Pitch Planner Pro upgrade costs $3.99, which unlocks unlimited rostered players. The free version includes full features for one rostered player.

Vibes

The app has received positive feedback from users, with a 5.0 out of 5 rating based on 4 ratings. Users have praised it as a perfect solution for managing players' arms that takes the guesswork out of workload management and protects players from injury. Another user noted its effectiveness in providing insight into pitching development for 13U teams, highlighting its ease of use.

Additional Information

The developer, Duck Snort Labs LLC, states that the app does not collect any data from users. The app size is 2.3 MB. The copyright belongs to Duck Snort Labs as of 2026.