In short
When you freeze a frame, the lines of the pitch are read and the frame is calibrated by itself — no corners to tap; the badge at the top says when the pitch is set. That calibration is why every passing lane and every gap comes with its real length in metres, not a guess from the camera angle, and why the grid, the mini map, Voronoi and the formation detection all sit on the same calibrated pitch. Everything stays on your device. iPhone and iPad.
Step by step
Calibrated at the freeze
When you freeze a frame, the lines of the pitch are read and the frame is calibrated by itself. There are no corners to tap: the badge at the top says when the pitch is set.
On screen: Freeze reads the pitch lines and calibrates the frame by itself. No corners to tap.
Distances in metres
That calibration is why every passing lane and every gap comes with its real length in metres. Eight metres is eight metres, not a guess from the camera angle.
On screen: Every lane and gap comes with its real length. Eight metres is eight metres.
Grid, map and shapes
The grid, the mini map, the player areas and the formation detection all sit on that same calibrated pitch, so what you draw from above matches what the camera saw.
On screen: Grid, mini map, Voronoi and formation all sit on the calibrated pitch.
What you need
- An iPhone or iPad with iOS 17 or later (or a Mac).
- TacticalSnap from the App Store. It is free to download and every analysis tool is free.
- A match video in Photos or Files. Any camera works, even a phone on the touchline.
Try it on your own footage
TacticalSnap runs the whole loop on an iPhone or iPad, on the device. Analysing is free and unlimited; exporting video is the only paid step.
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