Comparison

FINAL FANTASY Ⅸ vs Bat Madness

Price, ratings, monetisation and update history for both games, side by side — with what reviewers say about each.

Head to head
About

FINAL FANTASY Ⅸ

Relive a classic JRPG adventure on your mobile device. Explore a rich story with memorable characters, master unique abilities, and engage in strategic turn-based battles. Discover hidden secrets and enjoy various minigames.

Highlights
  • Learn and master abilities by equipping items
  • Enter Trance mode for powerful new skills in battle
  • Combine items and equipment through synthesis
  • Engage in various minigames like Chocobo Hot and Cold
  • Utilize game boosters like high speed and no encounter modes
  • Enjoy high-definition movies and character models
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-------------------------------------------------- Due to the size of the application, the download may take a considerable amount of time to complete. The app uses 3.9GB of space. When downloading the game for the first time, you must have more than 4GB of space available on your device. Version updates for the app will use more than 4GB of space. Please ensure that there is plenty of space available on your device before downloading. -------------------------------------------------- ■Description Selling over 5.5million copies since its release in 2000, FINAL FANTASY IX proudly returns on iOS! Now you can relive the adventures of Zidane and his crew in the palm of your hands! Enjoy this classic FINAL FANTASY experience with no additional fees or purchases. ■Story Zidane and the Tantalus Theater Troupe have kidnapped Princess Garnet, the heir of Alexandria. To their surprise, however, the princess herself yearned to escape the castle. Through a series of unusual circumstances, she and her personal guard, Steiner, fall in with Zidane and set out on an incredible journey. Meeting unforgettable characters like Vivi and Quina along the way, they learn about themselves, the secrets of the Crystal, and a malevolent force that threatens to destroy their world. ■Gameplay Features ・Abilities Learn new abilities by equipping items. When fully mastered, these abilities can be used even without equipping items, allowing for nearly endless customization options. ・Trance Fill your Trance gauge as you sustain hits in battle. When fully charged, your characters will enter Trance mode, granting them powerful new skills! ・Synthesis Never let items go to waste. Combine two items or pieces of equipment together and make better, stronger items! ・Minigames Whether it's Chocobo Hot and Cold, Jump Rope, or Tetra Master, there are plenty of minigames to enjoy when you're not off saving the world. You can even earn special item rewards! ■Additional Features ・Achievements ・7 game boosters including high speed and no encounter modes. ・Autosave ・High-definition movies and character models. ーーーーーーー Operating System iOS 15.6 or later Recommended Devices iPhone 7, iPhone 11 Pro Max, iPhone 12, iPhone 14, iPhone 15 Pro, iPhone 16 Pro Max, iPhone 16e iPad Pro (3rd Generation), iPad Pro (4th Generation), iPad Air 5 We cannot guarantee proper performance on devices other than those listed above. Please confirm your device model before downloading this app.

About

Bat Madness

Embark on a summer-long baseball trading adventure. Buy and sell gear across different parks, play pickup games for stakes, and hunt for legendary bats. Collect trading cards of baseball legends to boost your lineup and create your own rookie card at the end of the season.

Highlights
  • Summer-long baseball trading adventure
  • Buy and sell gear across 8 parks
  • Play pickup games for stakes
  • Hunt for legendary bats
  • Collect baseball legend trading cards
  • Create a shareable rookie card
  • Retro pixel art and chiptune soundtrack
Features
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It's summer, you've got a bike, and every park in town has its own scene — its own prices, its own pickup games, its own rumors. Legendary bats exist. You've heard about them your whole life. This is the summer you find one. Bat Madness is a baseball trading adventure. Buy gear low at one park, sell it high at another, and turn a hand-me-down bat into a collection worth bragging about. Play pickup games for sunflower seeds — or stake your gear and play for keeps. Pay off your cousin's loan before the interest eats your summer. And hunt the four legendary bats hidden across town: behind THE fence, in a lightning-struck oak, at a card-show auction, and in the hands of a kid they call The Prospect. Then there's the one nobody believes is real. Every park has a story about it. Collect every legend, win it all, and you might get to point at the fence and call your shot — and the bat that answers hits a home run every single time. Rip open wax packs to pull trading cards of all-time greats. Slot a hero as your lineup card and feel the difference. Watch the sky drift from morning blue to August gold as the days run down — and when summer ends, the game prints your own rookie card to show off. FEATURES • A whole summer to play: trade, travel, train, and battle across 8 parks • Pickup games — friendly wagers or for-keeps showdowns • Four legendary bats hidden in quest lines — plus one mythical bat that must be earned • Season goals to chase and leaderboards to climb • Trading cards of baseball legends with real lineup bonuses • A shareable rookie card when your summer ends • Retro pixel art and an original chiptune soundtrack FOR PARENTS • Free. No ads. No in-app purchases. • No chat, no free text, no photos, no personal info — ever. • Solo play needs no account, works offline, and collects nothing. • Online team play asks a neutral age question first. Players under 13 need a parent's verified permission before anything is collected. • The only "money" is sunflower seeds. It's the summer you remember, in game form.

Screenshots

FINAL FANTASY Ⅸ4 screens
Bat Madness4 screens

Verdict

The call

The clearest difference is review sentiment: Bat Madness at 100% against FINAL FANTASY Ⅸ's 40%. Bat Madness also leads on price (Free vs $20.99) and rating (5.0 vs 3.2). FINAL FANTASY Ⅸ's advantage is ratings volume (1.4K vs 3) and chart position (#98 vs unranked). On ads, in-app purchases, device support and iOS requirement there is nothing between them.

Scored on Price · Rating · Positive reviews · Number of ratings · Update frequency · Ads · In-app purchases · Monetization · Best chart rank · Devices · Requires iOS

CostPrice · In-app purchases · Ads · Monetization

Bat Madness is free to download; FINAL FANTASY Ⅸ costs $20.99 up front. Neither carries in-app purchases, so what you see is what you pay.

ReceptionRating · Positive reviews · Number of ratings

Bat Madness holds the better App Store score, 5.0 against 3.2. That said, the two scores are not equally well evidenced: FINAL FANTASY Ⅸ has 1.4K ratings behind it against 3, so its average is the more settled of the two. Written reviews point the same way: 40% of FINAL FANTASY Ⅸ's written reviews are positive against 100% of Bat Madness's.

UpkeepUpdate frequency

FINAL FANTASY Ⅸ ships an update monthly, Bat Madness every 2 weeks. The most recent releases landed on October 29, 2026 and October 7, 2026 respectively.

Scorecard7 real differences · 4 level
FINAL FANTASY Ⅸ versus Bat Madness: the parameters behind the verdict, then further details
ParameterFINAL FANTASY ⅨBat Madness
Price$20.99Free — better
Rating3.2 (1.4K ratings)5.0 (3 ratings) — better
Positive reviews40.1% of reviews100.0% of reviews — better
Number of ratings1.4K — better3
Update frequencyMonthlyEvery 2 weeks — better
AdsNoNo
In-app purchasesNoNo
MonetizationPaidFree — better
Best chart rank#98 — better—
DevicesiPhone, iPad, iPodiPhone, iPad, iPod
Requires iOS15.615.0 — better
Further details — not scored
Size2.9 GB4 MB
Age rating12+12+
DeveloperSQUARE ENIX Co., Ltd.TIMOTHY THOMAS DOLAN

Customer experience

FINAL FANTASY Ⅸ

All ratings1,400 ratings
Positive54.6%
Neutral3.6%
Negative41.8%
Written reviews429 reviews
Positive40.1%
Neutral6.1%
Negative53.8%

Bat Madness

All ratings3 ratings
Positive100.0%
Neutral0.0%
Negative0.0%
Written reviews1 reviews
Positive100.0%
Neutral0.0%
Negative0.0%

In-app purchases

None

FINAL FANTASY Ⅸ

No in-app purchases

None

Bat Madness

No in-app purchases

Questions

Is FINAL FANTASY Ⅸ free?
FINAL FANTASY Ⅸ costs $20.99, with no in-app purchases.
Is Bat Madness free?
Bat Madness is free to download, with no in-app purchases.
Which has better reviews, FINAL FANTASY Ⅸ or Bat Madness?
Bat Madness is rated higher. FINAL FANTASY Ⅸ averages 3.2 out of 5 from 1.4K ratings, while Bat Madness averages 5.0 from 3 ratings.
Do FINAL FANTASY Ⅸ or Bat Madness have ads?
Neither FINAL FANTASY Ⅸ nor Bat Madness shows ads.
Which is updated more often, FINAL FANTASY Ⅸ or Bat Madness?
FINAL FANTASY Ⅸ ships an update monthly, and Bat Madness every 2 weeks. Most recently, FINAL FANTASY Ⅸ was updated on October 29, 2026 and Bat Madness on October 7, 2026.

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