The honest answer: as of April 2026, only a handful of tennis video analysis apps actually work on Android, and SwingVision still isn't one of them (SwingVision Android update). The working list — apps you can install on a Pixel, Samsung Galaxy, or OnePlus and get a real per-shot breakdown out of — is short. This post ranks them on accuracy, price, court compatibility, and what each is genuinely best for. I run AceSense, so I have a horse in this race; I've tried to keep the comparisons honest, with sources for every claim.

Bottom line up front

Best overall on Android: AceSense — full pipeline (ball, court, pose, classifier), PDF report, free tier.
Best for Android-only purists who want a different vendor: BaselineTennisAI / aibaseline.app.
Best for European pricing: TennisAI.net (€15/mo, €150/yr).
Best generic video tool with coach annotation: OnForm.
Don't bother sideloading SwingVision. No official Android build exists.

How I evaluated these apps

Four axes — the same four most amateur players actually care about:

Accuracy. Does it correctly detect shots, ball position, and bounces? Bonus points if the company publishes its accuracy numbers.
Price clarity. No hidden tier surprises (the SwingVision $400 problem).
Court compatibility. Hard, clay, indoor — does it work on the courts you actually play on?
Workflow fit. Solo recording on a fence-mounted phone, or do I need extra gear?

Apple Watch features and paddle-sport depth are excluded — both are SwingVision's home turf and irrelevant for an Android comparison.

Summary table

App	Android	Price	Shot detection	Court heatmap	Free tier	Best for
AceSense	Yes	Free / Pro (EU-friendly)	Yes (CatBoost + pose)	Yes	Yes	Most amateur players
BaselineTennisAI	Yes	Mid-range	Yes	Yes	Limited	Vendor-diversity buyers
TennisAI.net	Yes	€15/mo, €150/yr	Yes	Limited	Limited	EU price-sensitive
OnForm	Yes	$9.99–$59.99/mo (OnForm)	Manual / generic	No	Limited	Coach-led video review
SwingVision	No (iOS-only)	$14.99–$39.99/mo	–	–	–	iPhone owners only

1. AceSense — best overall for Android

I'll cover this one first and shortest, since I built it.

What it is. A phone-recorded video goes in. A per-shot coaching report comes out: shot type (forehand, backhand, serve, volley), ball trajectory, bounce locations, court heatmap, stroke quality scoring, AI coaching tips. The pipeline is TrackNet ball detection → court keypoint detection → FasterRCNN player detection → MediaPipe pose → CatBoost bounce/shot classification → stroke-quality scoring → PDF.

Why it's first on this list. Three reasons.

Built mobile-first for both iOS and Android. Not a port. Not a "we'll get there" promise.
Published accuracy methodology. Per-shot F1 scores, ball-speed error vs radar, regression suite (compare_events.py) we run on every release. Nobody else on this list publishes this.
Free tier that's actually usable. Capped session length, but full pipeline output. Enough to decide whether to upgrade.

Where it falls short. No real-time on-court overlays. No Apple Watch line calling (we don't ship an Apple Watch app at all). The UI is younger than SwingVision's — fewer iPad-style review chrome flourishes.

Best for. Android amateur players, NTRP 3.0–4.5, who want a per-shot diagnostic loop without buying iOS.

2. BaselineTennisAI (aibaseline.app) — Android-native vendor-diversity option

What it is. Android-first tennis AI app. Less SEO presence than the bigger names, but a real working build. Shot detection, ball tracking, basic charting.

Strengths. Android-native team, so the build feels like Android instead of an iOS port. Reasonable price. Works on Pixel and Galaxy without setup friction.

Weaknesses. Smaller engineering team means slower model improvements. No published accuracy methodology. The court detection has known issues on clay (this is shared with most tennis AI; clay is hard for everyone — see our note on clay courts).

Best for. Android players who want a vendor that isn't AceSense and isn't an iOS-port.

3. TennisAI.net — best EU pricing

What it is. EU-based tennis AI subscription, €15/mo or €150/yr. Closest direct competitor to AceSense on pricing structure.

Strengths. Transparent EUR pricing, EU GDPR posture, working Android app. Solid for the European amateur who doesn't want USD billing.

Weaknesses. Smaller feature surface than the top of the list. Stroke-quality output is shallower than AceSense's pose-feature breakdown. No published accuracy methodology.

Best for. EU amateurs whose primary axis is "transparent EUR pricing."

4. OnForm — best generic coach-led video tool

What it is. Multi-sport video annotation platform. Not tennis-specific AI — coaches manually annotate, draw on, and comment on video. Pricing (per OnForm): Coach plans $19.99–$59.99/mo, Athlete plans $9.99–$14.99/mo.

Strengths. Mature platform. Used by real coaches across multiple sports. Strong commenting and side-by-side review tools. Works on Android.

Weaknesses. No tennis-specific AI. No automatic shot detection, no ball tracking, no stroke classification. You or your coach do the analysis manually. We've written more on this in AceSense vs OnForm.

Best for. Players who already work with a coach who annotates video, and want a shared workspace rather than an AI report.

5. SwingVision — iOS-only (skip on Android)

I want to be explicit because it keeps coming up: SwingVision does not run on Android. Their own newsletter acknowledges the team is exploring Android but has not announced a build. The Talk Tennis thread asking "Will SwingVision still work with an Android" (forum link) has had the same answer for years: no. There is no official APK. Any APK file labeled "SwingVision Android" is unofficial, unsafe, and unaffiliated with the company.

If you'd genuinely consider buying an iPhone just for SwingVision (a real Reddit thread made this exact case), read this first.

How to record on Android (the part most people get wrong)

Even the best Android tennis AI app fails if your video is bad. Three rules:

Camera height: chest level. Not on the ground, not above your head. Court keypoint detection lives or dies on this.
Position: behind the baseline, centred. Not side-of-court (you'll get parallax). A fence clip works fine on most public courts.
Resolution: 1080p at 30fps minimum. 4K helps but costs storage. 720p is the floor.

Full setup walkthrough: how to film a tennis match.

Example scenario: weekend club player on a Pixel 8

Sara plays at her club on Saturday mornings. She has a Pixel 8 and a $25 phone-fence clip from Amazon. She doesn't own an iPhone, an Apple Watch, or a tripod.

60-minute match recorded at 1080p.
Upload over the club wifi: ~5 minutes.
AceSense report ready in under 5 minutes after upload.
184 shots tagged, court heatmap shows her forehand is landing 60cm shorter cross-court than she thinks.
She forwards the PDF to her coach for Tuesday's lesson.

Total cost: free tier. Total extra hardware: $25 fence clip. Total iOS devices: zero.

When each app is the right choice

I want to be fair — AceSense is not always the answer.

OnForm wins when your coach already runs an OnForm workspace and you want shared annotations rather than automated analysis.
TennisAI.net wins when EUR billing and EU data hosting are non-negotiable and you're price-comparing in euros.
BaselineTennisAI wins when you want vendor diversity for whatever reason — Android is small enough that competition between two well-built apps is healthy.
AceSense wins when you want the deepest analysis pipeline, published accuracy, and a free tier you can actually use.

FAQ

What is the best tennis video analysis app for Android in 2026? AceSense is the most complete option. Others (BaselineTennisAI, TennisAI.net, OnForm) cover narrower slices.

Does SwingVision work on Android? No. SwingVision is iOS-only. The team has acknowledged Android interest but not committed to a release.

Is there a free tennis video analysis app for Android? AceSense has a free tier with the full pipeline at capped session length. OnForm has an Athlete plan starting at $9.99/mo but isn't tennis-specific.

What is the most accurate Android tennis app for shot detection? AceSense publishes per-shot F1 scores and methodology. No other Android tool publishes equivalent numbers — which is itself a signal.