Comparison

USFA vs Call Home

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

Head to head
About

USFA

Access event schedules, standings, game scores, and real-time notifications. Directors and scorekeepers can easily update scores to keep participants informed. Track your teams and get instant score updates.

Highlights
  • Event schedules
  • Standings and brackets
  • Real-time game scores
  • Push notifications
  • Interactive maps
  • Score entry for directors
Features
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The USFA app will give you schedules, standings, game scores, notifications, maps and brackets for our events. Directors and score keepers can use the app to easily enter game scores throughout each event to keep participants informed. Use our app to track your teams, get score updates as soon as they're entered and check out the competition!

About

Call Home

This app provides a simple and affordable way for coaches to communicate pitch calls to players during baseball and softball games. It utilizes iPhones and Apple Watches, eliminating the need for expensive hardware. Players receive calls visually, audibly, or through haptic feedback.

Highlights
  • Coach-to-player pitch calls
  • Baseball and softball interfaces
  • Apple Watch integration
  • Private team connection via Watch Code
  • Customizable pitch selections
  • No specialized hardware required
  • Visual, audible, and haptic call reception
Features
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Every other pitch-calling option either didn’t work reliably, required expensive hardware or cost too much. Call Home was created to give teams a simpler, more affordable alternative using an iPhone and Apple Watch. TRY IT FREE Coaches receive their first 50 live-game pitch calls free, providing an opportunity to try Call Home during actual game action. After the first 50 calls, the coach app is just $9.99 per month. Only the coach needs a subscription. The Apple Watch player app is always free; players pay nothing to receive calls. BUILT FOR BASEBALL AND SOFTBALL Call Home includes separate baseball and softball interfaces designed around the way each sport calls pitches. Choose Baseball or Softball in Settings, and the app immediately displays the appropriate interface and sport-specific default pitch choices. The dedicated softball interface features softball pitch defaults—including rise, drop and screwball options—and bright softball-yellow styling. Pitch selections can be customized for each individual pitcher in either sport. NO SPECIALIZED HARDWARE TO BUY There is no need to purchase expensive pitch-calling transmitters, receivers, wristbands or proprietary hardware. The Call Home player app for Apple Watch is free. Players pay nothing to receive calls. THREE WAYS TO RECEIVE EACH CALL Every team can decide how its players receive calls: • Visually on Apple Watch • Verbally through AirPods paired with Apple Watch • Privately through Apple Watch haptic feedback A pitcher or catcher can view the call on the Watch, hear it through an AirPod or rely on haptic feedback. How the call is received is completely up to the player, coach and team. PRIVATE TEAM CONNECTION The coach chooses a private Watch Code in the iPhone app. The code can be a team name, secret word or anything the coach chooses. Players enter the same code in the Call Home Watch app to connect with the coach. The code remains hidden while pitch calls are displayed, helping protect the team’s communication during the game. BUILT FOR GAME DAY • Send pitch and location calls in seconds • Receive confirmation when the player gets the call • Run a three-call pregame test before taking the field • Switch instantly between baseball and softball • Customize six pitch choices for each pitcher • Save individual profiles for as many as 10 pitchers • Quickly select the active pitcher during the game • Change pitch names to match your team’s terminology • Use baseball and softball default pitch selections • Communicate without expensive specialized hardware DESIGNED FOR ONE-WAY COMMUNICATION Call Home is designed for coach-to-player communication under rules that permit one-way electronic communication during baseball and softball games. Rules can vary by organization, age division, tournament and location. Coaches are responsible for confirming the rules that apply to each competition. Call Home is not affiliated with or endorsed by any baseball or softball governing organization. REQUIREMENTS • Call Home coach app on iPhone • Call Home player app on Apple Watch • AirPods are optional and must be paired with the player’s Apple Watch LEARN MORE Baseball: callhomebaseball.com Softball: callhomesoftball.com QUESTIONS admin@callhomebaseball.com Terms of Use: https://www.apple.com/legal/internet-services/itunes/dev/stdeula/

Screenshots

USFA4 screens
Call Home3 screens

Verdict

The call

The clearest difference is review sentiment: Call Home at 100% against USFA's 30%. Call Home also leads on update cadence (every 2 weeks vs every 32 months) and rating (5.0 vs 4.8). USFA's advantage is in-app purchases (none vs 1) and ratings volume (3K vs 1). On price, ads 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

CostPrice · In-app purchases · Ads · Monetization

Both are free to download. Call Home sells 1 in-app purchase, starting at $9.99 per month. USFA asks for nothing beyond the download.

ReceptionRating · Positive reviews · Number of ratings

Call Home holds the better App Store score, 5.0 against 4.8. That said, the two scores are not equally well evidenced: USFA has 3K ratings behind it against 1, so its average is the more settled of the two. Written reviews point the same way: 30% of USFA's written reviews are positive against 100% of Call Home's.

UpkeepUpdate frequency

USFA ships an update every 32 months, Call Home every 2 weeks. The most recent releases landed on November 6, 2026 and October 31, 2026 respectively.

Scorecard7 real differences · 3 level
USFA versus Call Home: the parameters behind the verdict, then further details
ParameterUSFACall Home
PriceFreeFree
Rating4.8 (3K ratings)5.0 (1 ratings) — better
Positive reviews29.6% of reviews100.0% of reviews — better
Number of ratings3K — better1
Update frequencyEvery 32 monthsEvery 2 weeks — better
AdsNoNo
In-app purchasesNo — betterYes
MonetizationFree — betterFreemium
DevicesiPhone, iPad, iPod — betteriPhone, Apple Watch
Requires iOS15.6 — better18.0
Further details — not scored
Size41 MB12 MB
Age rating4+4+
DeveloperSincSports.comGREGORY BLAIN COLLINS

Customer experience

USFA

All ratings2,832 ratings
Positive94.5%
Neutral2.8%
Negative2.8%
Written reviews27 reviews
Positive29.6%
Neutral7.4%
Negative63.0%

Call Home

All ratings1 ratings
Positive100.0%
Neutral0.0%
Negative0.0%
Written reviews1 reviews
Positive100.0%
Neutral0.0%
Negative0.0%

Bugs and requests

USFA

Reported bugs

4 issues
  • Unable to create account
  • Freezing issues
  • Blank/invisible text
  • Lack of refresh/update functionality

Requested features

3 requests
  • Updated bracket schedule
  • Dark mode support
  • Improved team/tournament details display

Call Home

Not enough reviews yet to summarise bugs or requests.

In-app purchases

None

USFA

No in-app purchases

1 purchases

Call Home

Subscriptions1
  • Call Home Monthly$9.991 Month

Questions

Is USFA free?
USFA is free to download, with no in-app purchases.
Is Call Home free?
Call Home is free to download, with in-app purchases available.
Which has better reviews, USFA or Call Home?
Call Home is rated higher. USFA averages 4.8 out of 5 from 3K ratings, while Call Home averages 5.0 from 1 ratings.
Do USFA or Call Home have ads?
Neither USFA nor Call Home shows ads.
Which is updated more often, USFA or Call Home?
USFA ships an update every 32 months, and Call Home every 2 weeks. Most recently, USFA was updated on November 6, 2026 and Call Home on October 31, 2026.

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