For iPhone + Apple Watch
Know your next move before the ball arrives.
Elite players scan the pitch constantly — research shows it's what separates them. ScanBeat taps your wrist during real training until checking your shoulder becomes instinct.
Free to start. No account required.
How it works
Three steps. One habit.
Pick a pattern
Choose a cue pattern on your iPhone and start a session on your watch before training begins.
Feel the tap — scan
Every tap on your wrist during training is your cue to check your shoulder and take a fresh picture of the pitch.
Earn faster patterns
Train enough minutes and 5-second cues become 1-second cues — until scanning is automatic, even without the watch.
Why it works
Built for the pitch, not the couch
See it before it happens
When you scan before the ball arrives, you receive with a plan. Beat the press, play forward, keep the ball.
Invisible in play
No screen to look at, no drill to explain. It's a watch on your wrist — nobody watches you train with a gadget.
A habit that outgrows the app
The taps come faster as you earn each pattern — Beginner to Legendary. In the end you scan without being told.
The science
Scanning is measured. And it matters.
0.6/sec
In Professor Geir Jordet's Premier League study, top scanners like Frank Lampard and Steven Gerrard averaged around 0.6 scans per second in the seconds before receiving.
<0.7s
A scan is brief — typically under 0.7 seconds. A glance over the shoulder, not a stare. That's why it fits inside real play.
More passes
The research links higher scan frequency to higher pass completion — especially forward passes, the ones that break lines.
The research is settled: elite players scan constantly, and scanning is trainable. ScanBeat is how you practice it in real training.
Read: What Is Scanning in Football?Pricing
Start free. Upgrade when the taps feel slow.
The Beginner pattern is free. Premium opens every pattern on the way to Legendary.
Free
Get the habit started
- Beginner pattern (5-second cues)
- 15 minutes of watch training
- Free Learn articles
Monthly
Full access, month by month
About 40% less per year than weekly billing
- All patterns: Random, Pro and Legendary
- Custom intervals
- Stronger vibration options
- Subscriber-only articles
Yearly
A full season of training
About 15% less than paying monthly
- All patterns: Random, Pro and Legendary
- Custom intervals
- Stronger vibration options
- Subscriber-only articles
Prefer weekly? 19 kr/week available in the app.
Billed through Apple. Cancel anytime in Settings.
For parents & coaches
The questions you'd ask first
Is it legit?
ScanBeat is habit training built on published research into scanning. It's not a game — there's nothing to play, only a cue to act on.
Will they use it?
It runs inside normal training. No extra sessions to schedule, no homework — the watch taps, the player scans, the session ends when practice does.
Is it safe?
No social features, no ads, no account. Health and training data stays on the device.
Coaching a team? Get in touch
FAQ
Quick answers
What is scanning in football?
Scanning is the quick glance away from the ball before you receive it — checking your shoulder to see where teammates, opponents and space are. Research by Professor Geir Jordet and colleagues shows elite players scan far more often than average players, and that scanning is a trainable skill.
Do I need an Apple Watch?
Yes. ScanBeat's cues are haptic taps on your wrist, so training happens on the Apple Watch. Your iPhone is where you set up patterns and sessions; the watch delivers the taps while you train.
Is ScanBeat free?
The free tier gives you the Beginner pattern with 5-second cues, 15 minutes of watch training, and the free Learn articles. Premium unlocks every pattern, custom intervals, stronger vibrations and subscriber-only articles: 19 kr/week, 49 kr/month or 499 kr/year, billed through Apple.
What ages is ScanBeat for?
Any player old enough to train with an Apple Watch on. Habits are easiest to build early, so youth players get the most out of starting now — but the taps work the same whether you are 12 or 35.
Does ScanBeat collect health data?
No. There is no account to create, and your training data stays on your device. ScanBeat has no ads and no social features.
Blog
Latest posts
What Is Scanning in Football?
What scanning in football means, why Premier League research links frequent scanning to better passes and decisions, and how any player can train it.
Read more
Haptic Training Explained
How haptic feedback works: why vibration cues from an Apple Watch help footballers internalise a scanning rhythm, and how ScanBeat uses them.
Read more
From Beginner to Pro
An eight-week plan for building a scanning habit with ScanBeat, progressing from relaxed 5-second intervals to the 1-second Legendary tempo.
Read moreYour next session is a chance to scan.
Put the watch on, pick the Beginner pattern, and let the first tap do the coaching. Free to start.
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