PlayBallRadio vs Baseball Live
Price, ratings, monetisation and update history for both apps, side by side — with what reviewers say about each.
PlayBallRadio
Listen to live radio streams for your favorite sports teams' affiliate stations. Easily navigate through available stations, save your preferred ones to favorites, and stay updated with real-time scores. Get notified of game start times with customizable alerts.
- List of affiliate radio station streams
- Station navigation (next/prev)
- Add stations to favorites
- Up-to-the-minute scores
- Game start notifications
- Customizable alerts
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This app lists streams for a team’s affiliate radio stations. Start by selecting one from the list. Scroll through by using the next/prev buttons until you find one you like. Add to your favorites and see up-to-the-minute scores. Set alerts to receive game start notifications. Happy listening!
Baseball Live
Stay updated with your favorite MLB team through live play-by-play, standings, and schedules. Get real-time game updates directly on your Lock Screen with Live Activities and notifications.
- Live play-by-play
- Team standings
- Game schedules
- Sortable stats
- Lock Screen Live Activities
- Notifications
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Follow your favorite MLB team with live play-by-play, standings, schedules, sortable stats and much more. Plus, follow the game on your Lock Screen with Live Activities and Notifications.
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Verdict
The clearest difference is rating: Baseball Live at 5.0 against PlayBallRadio's 3.6. Baseball Live also leads on review sentiment (100% vs 73%) and update cadence (fortnightly vs monthly). PlayBallRadio's advantage is in-app purchases (none vs 5) and device support (3 vs 1). On price and ads 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
Both are free to download. Baseball Live sells 5 one-off in-app purchases. PlayBallRadio asks for nothing beyond the download.
Baseball Live holds the better App Store score, 5.0 against 3.6. That said, the two scores are not equally well evidenced: Baseball Live has 64 ratings behind it against 11, so its average is the more settled of the two. Written reviews point the same way: 73% of PlayBallRadio's written reviews are positive against 100% of Baseball Live's.
PlayBallRadio ships an update monthly, Baseball Live fortnightly. The most recent releases landed on November 2, 2026 and November 3, 2026 respectively.
| Parameter | PlayBallRadio | Baseball Live |
|---|---|---|
| Price | Free | Free |
| Rating | 3.6 (11 ratings) | 5.0 (64 ratings) — better |
| Positive reviews | 72.7% of reviews | 100.0% of reviews — better |
| Number of ratings | 11 | 64 — better |
| Update frequency | Monthly | Fortnightly — better |
| Ads | No | No |
| In-app purchases | No — better | Yes |
| Monetization | Free — better | Free with in-app purchases |
| Devices | iPhone, iPad, iPod — better | iPhone |
| Requires iOS | 12.3 — better | 26.0 |
| Further details — not scored | ||
| Size | 26 MB | 66 MB |
| Age rating | 4+ | +17 |
| Developer | Martin Linenweber | Chris Schlitt |
Customer experience
PlayBallRadio
Baseball Live
Bugs and requests
PlayBallRadio
Not enough reviews yet to summarise bugs or requests.
Baseball Live
Reported bugs
5 issues- Player birthdays incorrect
- Player birthplace data incorrect
- Notification settings not loading/working
- Schedule not available on Apple Watch
- Finished games not displaying info on Apple Watch
Requested features
8 requests- Add at bat notifications for pitchers
- Make Apple Watch app for other sports (NFL, NBA, NHL)
- Reword notifications to focus on leading team
- Ability to change theme separate from system settings
- See notifications for pitching changes
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- Team logos as app icon
- Dark mode for widget
- Favorite multiple teams
In-app purchases
PlayBallRadio
No in-app purchases
Baseball Live
- Base-Hit Donation$0.99
- RBI Double Donation$4.99
- Complete-Game Shutout Donation$9.99
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- No-Hitter Donation$49.99
- Walk-Off Grand Slam Donation$99.99
Questions
Is PlayBallRadio free?
Is Baseball Live free?
Which has better reviews, PlayBallRadio or Baseball Live?
Do PlayBallRadio or Baseball Live have ads?
Which is updated more often, PlayBallRadio or Baseball Live?
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