ThinkingBaseball vs AppliedVisionBaseball
Price, ratings, monetisation and update history for both apps, side by side — with what reviewers say about each.
ThinkingBaseball
Experience baseball like never before with interactive play-by-play scenarios. Hear legendary commentary and make strategic decisions to improve your game knowledge. This multi-sensory app offers thousands of situational questions for a unique learning experience.
- Interactive play-by-play scenarios
- Legendary announcer commentary
- Multi-sensory learning (see, hear, touch)
- Thousands of situational questions
- Develop game knowledge
- Free account with limited access
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Thinking Baseball puts you right in the game. Legendary baseball announcer Pat Hughes calls the play; you decide what to do next. The only multi-sensory, educational app that allows you to see, hear and touch the plays. Start a free account to gain access to 10 of our 8,000+ situational questions to develop your game knowledge. For subscriptions payment will be charged to your Apple ID account at the confirmation of purchase. Subscriptions automatically renew unless the user cancels at least 24 hours before the end of the current period. You will be charged for the renewal within 24 hours before the end of the current period. You can manage and cancel subscriptions in your account settings on the App Store. Our full terms of use are available at https://app.thinkingbaseball.com/terms
AppliedVisionBaseball
Enhance your baseball vision skills with a comprehensive library of elite pitching drills. Train effectively in both virtual reality and non-VR environments to improve your reaction time and accuracy.
- VR vision training
- Non-VR vision training
- Elite pitching drills
- Reaction time improvement
- Accuracy enhancement
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Train in both VR and non-VR vision training drills with our library of elite-level pitching.
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Verdict
The clearest difference is rating: ThinkingBaseball at 4.7 against AppliedVisionBaseball's 3.4. ThinkingBaseball also leads on ratings volume (7.1K vs 36) and review sentiment (65% vs 52%). AppliedVisionBaseball's advantage is iOS requirement (12.0 vs 15.1). On price, update cadence, ads and in-app purchases 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. ThinkingBaseball sells 21 in-app purchases, starting at $4.99 per month and AppliedVisionBaseball sells 2 in-app purchases, starting at $499.99 per year. Whichever you choose, the download price is not the number that matters.
ThinkingBaseball holds the better App Store score, 4.7 against 3.4. That said, the two scores are not equally well evidenced: ThinkingBaseball has 7.1K ratings behind it against 36, so its average is the more settled of the two. Written reviews point the same way: 65% of ThinkingBaseball's written reviews are positive against 52% of AppliedVisionBaseball's.
ThinkingBaseball ships an update every 6 weeks, AppliedVisionBaseball every 5 weeks. Both last shipped on September 22, 2026.
| Parameter | ThinkingBaseball | AppliedVisionBaseball |
|---|---|---|
| Price | Free | Free |
| Rating | 4.7 (7.1K ratings) — better | 3.4 (36 ratings) |
| Positive reviews | 64.8% of reviews — better | 52.2% of reviews |
| Number of ratings | 7.1K — better | 36 |
| Update frequency | Every 6 weeks | Every 5 weeks — better |
| Ads | No | No |
| In-app purchases | Yes | Yes |
| Monetization | Free with in-app purchases | Free with in-app purchases |
| Devices | iPhone, iPad, iPod | iPhone, iPad, iPod |
| Requires iOS | 15.1 | 12.0 — better |
| Further details — not scored | ||
| Size | 165 MB | 99 MB |
| Age rating | 4+ | 12+ |
| Developer | Thinking Baseball | Art of Baseball Productions |
Customer experience
ThinkingBaseball
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Bugs and requests
ThinkingBaseball
Reported bugs
5 issues- App crashes frequently
- Inability to select correct play options
- Inconsistent or inaccurate feedback on answers
- Team management features not working as expected
- Syncing issues between devices
Requested features
5 requests- Add more advanced scenarios and options
- Improve responsiveness when selecting plays
- Provide more detailed explanations for incorrect answers
- Implement a desktop version for easier use
- Add a referral program or lifetime subscription option
AppliedVisionBaseball
Not enough reviews yet to summarise bugs or requests.
In-app purchases
ThinkingBaseball
- Player$4.991 Month
- Coach$7.991 Month
- Parent$11.991 Month
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- Player Subscription$19.991 Year
- Coach$24.991 Year
- Parent$42.991 Year
- Coach + 12 Players$60.991 Month
- Coach + 1 Asst + 12 Players$68.991 Month
- Coach + 2 Asst + 12 Players$75.991 Month
- Team: Coach + 10$209.991 Year
- Coach + 12 Players$239.991 Year
- Team: 2 Coaches + 12$264.991 Year
- Team: 3 Coaches + 10$264.991 Year
- Team: 3 Coaches + 12$284.991 Year
- Coach + 20 Players$349.991 Year
- Team: 3 Coaches + 20$404.991 Year
- Coach + 25 Players$449.991 Year
- Coach + 35 Players$599.991 Year
- Team: 3 Coaches + 35$659.991 Year
- Coach + 40 Players$699.991 Year
- Team: 3 Coaches + 40$749.991 Year
AppliedVisionBaseball
- Yearly for 5 Players$499.991 Year
- Yearly for 10 Players$999.991 Year
Questions
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