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1st Touch vs CatapultCatapult measures your load. 1st Touch measures your football.

A Catapult pod tells you distance, top speed and sprints. 1st Touch tells you about every pass, duel and touch of your match, with the clip for each one.

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1st Touch

Your personal match analyst. A trained analyst tags every action of your match live, and your stats, a clip of every action and a report land on your phone after full-time.

  • Human analyst, live
  • Every action clipped
  • Checked by a second person
  • Private by default
  • No filming needed

Choose 1st Touch when you want to know what you did on the ball, not only how hard you worked.

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Catapult

Athlete-monitoring company whose Vector GPS and sensor system is used by elite clubs to measure physical load. Catapult One is the version for individual athletes: a pod and vest that track distance, top speed and sprint distance in an app, with a membership.

  • GPS pod and vest
  • Distance, speed, sprints
  • Vector for clubs
  • Membership

Choose Catapult One to track your running load the way pro clubs track theirs.

//First look

What you see when you land.

1sttouch.ai
The 1st Touch homepage
1st Touch, built for the player
Catapult homepage, captured 28 October 2026Visit catapult.com

//What decides it

Four things that matter to a player.

01

Live analysis

1st Touch
An analyst tags your match while it is played. Your stats are ready as the match ends, and on live plans the full analysis is with you within the hour.
Catapult
Catapult One data arrives when you sync the pod after the session. Vector gives club staff live readings during it.
02

Accurate data

1st Touch
Every pass, duel and touch is tagged by a person who watched it happen, then checked by a second person before it reaches you.
Catapult
Precise on movement: 10Hz GPS and motion sensors. It can't see a pass, a duel or a decision.
03

Player first, not club

1st Touch
Bought by you and built around you. Your record stays yours when you change club, and nobody sees it unless you share it.
Catapult
Catapult One is yours. Vector belongs to the club, and its staff read the data.
04

Vertical AI

1st Touch
Built for one sport and one player. Automation finds the broadcast and cuts every action into its own clip; a trained analyst makes every call about what you did.
Catapult
Sensor analytics built for many sports: it knows where you ran, not what you did with the ball.

//Side by side

1st Touch vs Catapult, feature by feature

What it is1st TouchA personal match analyst for professional playersCatapultGPS and sensor wearables for physical data
Built for1st TouchOne professional player at a timeCatapultElite clubs (Vector) and individual athletes (Catapult One)
Who produces the data1st TouchA trained analyst, tagging every action by handCatapultThe pod you wear
When you get it1st TouchStats as the match ends; on live plans, the full analysis within the hourCatapultAfter you sync the pod
Video1st TouchA clip of every action you make, plus stories and highlightsCatapultNone in Catapult One; clubs buy video tools separately
Accuracy check1st TouchA second person checks every match before you see itCatapultHardware accuracy; no review of your actions
Who sees your data1st TouchYou. Nothing goes to clubs, agents or scouts unless you send itCatapultCatapult One: your account. Vector: the club's
Filming and setup1st TouchNone. We find the broadcastCatapultWear the vest and pod every session
Price1st TouchFrom 70 € a matchCatapultCatapult One $179.99 a year in the US store, kit included
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Choose Catapult if

  • You want to monitor running load in training as well as matches
  • You want physical numbers like top speed and sprint distance
  • You want to compare your output on leaderboards with other Catapult One users
  • You are a club that needs to track a whole squad

Choose 1st Touch if

  • You want to know what you did on the ball
  • You want clips of your passes, duels and shots
  • You want a match report to share with a club or agent
  • You want analysis without wearing anything
  • You want your record to stay with you when you change club

//More comparisons

All comparisons

//vs Catapult

Questions, answered.

Something else? Write to us and a person replies.

  • If you want physical numbers like distance, top speed and sprint distance, it gives you those with technology built on what pro clubs use. It won't tell you how many passes you completed or duels you won. Many players use a GPS tracker for load and 1st Touch for what happens on the ball.

  • Catapult's US store lists the annual membership at $179.99, including the pod and vest, and the pod needs an active membership to track. Vector, the club system, is quote-based. 1st Touch prices per player and shows its prices: match packs from 70 € a match, or a membership for the whole season.

  • Both make GPS trackers that measure your running: distance, speed and sprints. Neither sees what you do with the ball. That needs someone watching the match, which at 1st Touch is a trained analyst, live, with a second person checking the result.

  • Request an invite. We check we can cover your league before you pay anything, and once you're in, your next match is analysed live.