Incredibox vs Backyard Baseball '97
Price, ratings, monetisation and update history for both games, side by side — with what reviewers say about each.
Incredibox
Create your own music by dragging and dropping icons onto animated characters to make them sing and beatbox. Explore various musical styles, unlock new sounds, and share your compositions with a global community. It's a fun and interactive audio-visual experience for all ages.
- Create music with beatboxers
- Drag and drop interface
- Multiple musical styles
- Unlock animated choruses
- Save and share mixes
- Community mods
- MP3 download
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Incredibox lets you create your own music with the help of a merry crew of beatboxers. Choose your musical style to start laying down, recording and sharing your mix. Get your groove on with hip-hop beats, electro waves, pop voices, jazzy swing, Brazilian rhythms and much more. As well, discover a selection of mods created by the community. Plenty to keep you mixing for hours, with no ads or microtransactions. Part game, part tool, Incredibox is above all an audio and visual experience that has quickly become a hit with people of all ages. The right mix of music, graphics, animation and interactivity makes Incredibox ideal for everyone. And because it makes learning fun and entertaining, Incredibox is now being used by schools all over the world. How to play? Easy! Drag and drop icons onto the avatars to make them sing and start to compose your own music. Find the right sound combos to unlock animated choruses that will enhance your tune. Once your composition sounds great, just save it and share it to get as many votes as possible. If you get enough votes, you may go down in Incredibox history by joining the Top 50 chart! Ready to show your stuff? You can also download your mix as an MP3 from the app and listen to it over and over again! Too lazy to create your own mix? No problem, just let the automatic mode play for you! Pump it up and chill ;) **************** Incredibox, the brainchild of Lyon, France-based studio So Far So Good, was created in 2009. Starting out as a webpage, it was then released as a mobile and tablet app and became an instant hit. It has won several awards and appeared in various international media, including: BBC, Adobe, FWA, Gizmodo, Slate, Konbini, Softonic, Kotaku, Cosmopolitan, PocketGamer, AppAdvice, AppSpy, Vice, Ultralinx and many others. The online demo has attracted more than 100 million visitors since its creation.
Backyard Baseball '97
Relive the classic baseball game with iconic characters, fun power-ups, and intuitive controls. Play quick games, practice batting, or manage a full season with unique game modes and simplified rules.
- Iconic character roster
- Power-ups and special pitches
- Pick-up and single game modes
- Full season management
- Batting practice mode
- Simplified T-ball mode
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Rediscover the joy of the original Backyard Baseball 1997! Build your roster from the iconic cast of 30 characters stacked with charming personalities and witty banter, and get the edge on the competition with power-ups, fireball pitches, super strength, and Pablo Sanchez! Play pick-up games, practice batting, and compete in single games or a whole season with simple, intuitive controls that anyone can master! Game Modes: Random Pick-up: A quick way to jump right in! The computer chooses a random team for you and itself, and the game starts immediately. Single Game: You take turns with the computer to choose players from a random pool of characters. Season: You create a team and manage it through a 14 game series. The opposing teams are computer generated. At the end of the season the best two teams advance to the BBL playoffs (best of 3). The winner advances to the championship series which consists of the Super Entire Nation Tournament (best of 3) and then the Ultra Grand Championship of the Universe Series (best of 5)! Batting Practice: Choose a batter and face Mr. Clanky for some batting practice. This is where you’ll learn just when to click to make your chosen batter hit that ball! T-ball - Select T-ball mode for more accessible game play. Simply click to hit, run, and field! BACKYARD BASEBALL RULES The rules for Backyard Baseball are a hybrid of Pro and Little League rules: No leading off No Injuries Bunting is allowed Tagging up is allowed Stealing is allowed At our core, we are fans first–not just of video games but of the Backyard Sports franchise. Fans have asked for accessible and legal ways to play their original Backyard titles for years, and we are excited to deliver. Without having access to the source code, there are hard limitations on the experience we can create. Backyard Baseball '97 runs buttery smooth for iOS devices, looks better than ever, and creates a new installation for digital preservation within the Backyard Sports catalog that allows the next generation of fans to fall in love with the title that started it all.
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Verdict
The clearest difference is rating: Incredibox at 4.9 against Backyard Baseball '97's 4.0. Incredibox also leads on monetization model (free vs paid) and review sentiment (96% vs 65%). Backyard Baseball '97's advantage is update cadence (every 10 days vs every 2 months). On price, ads, in-app purchases and device support 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
Incredibox costs $4.99 and Backyard Baseball '97 $4.99 up front. Neither carries in-app purchases, so what you see is what you pay.
Incredibox holds the better App Store score, 4.9 against 4.0. That said, the two scores are not equally well evidenced: Incredibox has 51K ratings behind it against 1.6K, so its average is the more settled of the two. Written reviews point the same way: 96% of Incredibox's written reviews are positive against 65% of Backyard Baseball '97's.
Incredibox ships an update every 2 months, Backyard Baseball '97 every 10 days. The most recent releases landed on October 27, 2026 and October 25, 2026 respectively.
| Parameter | Incredibox | Backyard Baseball '97 |
|---|---|---|
| Price | $4.99 | $4.99 |
| Rating | 4.9 (51K ratings) — better | 4.0 (1.6K ratings) |
| Positive reviews | 95.6% of reviews — better | 65.4% of reviews |
| Number of ratings | 51K — better | 1.6K |
| Update frequency | Every 2 months | Every 10 days — better |
| Ads | No | No |
| In-app purchases | No | No |
| Monetization | Free — better | Paid |
| Best chart rank | #2 — better | #6 |
| Devices | iPhone, iPad, iPod — better | iPhone, iPad |
| Requires iOS | 15.6 — better | 16.6 |
| Further details — not scored | ||
| Size | 146 MB | 326 MB |
| Age rating | 4+ | 4+ |
| Developer | So Far So Good | Playground Productions LLC |
Customer experience
Incredibox
Backyard Baseball '97
User reviews
Incredibox
From 51K App Store ratingsWhat we love
- 👍 Easy to use
- 🎨 Creative music creation
- 🎶 High-quality sounds
- 🎮 Fun and addictive
- 💡 Unique concept
Room to improve
- 🐛 Occasional bugs and glitches
- 🔌 Drains device battery
- 🔍 Limited customization options
- 💰 Expensive for some users
Backyard Baseball '97
From 1.6K App Store ratingsWhat we love
- 🚀 Nostalgia and great memories
- 👍 Faithful recreation of the original game
- 💡 Potential for future updates and expansions
- 👍 Seamless mobile experience
Room to improve
- 🐛 Frequent crashes and bugs
- 👎 Difficult controls and input issues
- 👎 Limited screen size and visibility
- 👎 Lack of new features or modes
Bugs and requests
Incredibox
Reported bugs
3 issues- Freezing or crashing when switching between versions
- Recording issues causing loss of progress
- Compatibility problems on certain devices
Requested features
5 requests- More music genres and styles
- Ability to create custom characters and sounds
- Option to adjust volume/complexity of individual elements
- Offline playback of created songs
- Improved sharing and collaboration features
Backyard Baseball '97
Reported bugs
4 issues- Gameplay freezes and crashes
- Inconsistent fielding and throwing mechanics
- Hitting mechanics feel unresponsive
- Inability to save progress after crashes
Requested features
5 requests- Full-screen mode
- Improved controls and input responsiveness
- New game modes (e.g., home run derby, playoffs)
- Ability to select home field
- Option to mute all sounds
In-app purchases
Incredibox
No in-app purchases
Backyard Baseball '97
No in-app purchases
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