Comparison

Baseball Boy! vs Optimal Nine

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

Head to head
About

Baseball Boy!

Hit baseballs as far as you can and upgrade your equipment and stats. Unlock new bats and enjoy endless baseball fun. A premium subscription offers exclusive items, daily rewards, and ad removal.

Highlights
  • Hit baseballs hard
  • Upgrade stats
  • Unlock new bats
  • Daily diamond rewards
  • Permanent double earnings
  • Ad removal
Features
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Hit hard or go home! Hit your baseball as hard as possible and upgrade your stats! Improve your best distance and unlock even better baseball bats! Prepare for some endless baseball fun! SUBSCRIPTION PRICING AND TERMS Subscription options In our game we have the following subscription offer: Weekly All-star Subscription offers weekly subscription for $7.99 after 3-day free trial which unlocks 3 Premium Boys, Balls and Bats, 75 Free Diamonds Daily, Permanent Double Earnings and Removes All Ads. End of trial period and subscription renewal This price is established for United States customers. Pricing in other countries may vary and actual charges may be converted to your local currency depending on the country of residence. Payment will be charged to your iTunes Account at confirmation of purchase. Subscription automatically renews unless auto-renew is turned off at least 24-hours before the end of the current period. Account will be charged for renewal within 24-hours prior to the end of the current period, and identify the cost of the renewal. Subscriptions may be managed by the user and auto-renewal may be turned off by going to the user’s Account Settings after purchase. Any unused portion of a free trial period, if offered, will be forfeited when the user purchases a subscription to that publication, where applicable. Canceling trial period or subscription You can turn off the auto-renew for the subscription whenever you want in the settings if your iTunes account. Check https://support.apple.com/HT202039. When your current trial/subscription period expires, you will be unsubscribed. The current active subscription period cannot be canceled. Terms of use: https://www.voodoo.io/?open=terms-and-conditions

About

Optimal Nine

Features
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Fill nine slots. Beat the number. Every day, Optimal Nine deals one board: a franchise, a stat, and an era. Name players who appeared for that team inside the era — one per slot — and build the highest-scoring lineup you can. One season with the club unlocks a player's whole career: Lou Brock was a Cub for three years, and all 3,023 of his hits count on a Cubs board. THREE MEDALS ON EVERY BOARD Bronze, silver, and gold targets give beginners something to clear and experts something to chase. Take the one you can. HOW IT PLAYS • Search all of MLB history since 1871 • Values reveal when you lock a pick • Every board opens with four players' initials. Stuck? Hints reveal two players' career years or one name • Hard mode hides the opening initials. Same medals, no head start • Give up any time: the board scores as it stands and the optimal nine is revealed DAILY, ARCHIVE, AND FREE PLAY Everyone gets the same Daily, resetting at midnight UTC. Free Play deals a random franchise, stat, and era — three boards a day, or watch a short ad for one more. Some boards are a batting lineup, some a pitching staff. MISSED A DAY? PLAY IT BACK The Archive is a calendar of every past Daily. Medal dots mark the ones you've cleared; tap any day you missed and play it. Unlock the Archive once and you also get no ads, free hints, and unlimited Free Play. SHARE THE GRID, SPOIL NOTHING Your result shares as a nine-square grid with your medal and score — no player names, so nothing gets ruined for friends. Statistics from the Lahman Baseball Database, maintained by SABR. Career totals through 2025. Not affiliated with or endorsed by Major League Baseball or any MLB club.

Screenshots

Baseball Boy!4 screens
Optimal Nine4 screens

Verdict

The call

The clearest difference is update cadence: Optimal Nine at every 2 weeks against Baseball Boy!'s every 3 months. Baseball Boy!'s advantage is chart position (#109 vs unranked) and device support (3 vs 1). On price, 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

CostPrice · In-app purchases · Ads · Monetization

Both are free to download. Baseball Boy! sells 5 in-app purchases, starting at $7.99 per 7 days and Optimal Nine sells 1 one-off in-app purchase. Whichever you choose, the download price is not the number that matters.

UpkeepUpdate frequency

Baseball Boy! ships an update every 3 months, Optimal Nine every 2 weeks. The most recent releases landed on November 6, 2026 and October 31, 2026 respectively.

Scorecard4 real differences · 7 level
Baseball Boy! versus Optimal Nine: the parameters behind the verdict, then further details
ParameterBaseball Boy!Optimal Nine
PriceFreeFree
Rating4.5 (535K ratings) — better—
Positive reviews23.5% of reviews—
Number of ratings535K — better—
Update frequencyEvery 3 monthsEvery 2 weeks — better
AdsYesYes
In-app purchasesYesYes
MonetizationFreemium—
Best chart rank#109 — better—
DevicesiPhone, iPad, iPod — betteriPhone
Requires iOS14.0 — better17.0
Further details — not scored
Size275 MB36 MB
Age rating4+4+
DeveloperVoodooSalvatore Aparo

Bugs and requests

Baseball Boy!

Reported bugs

4 issues
  • Ball randomly bouncing backwards or disappearing
  • Frequent game freezes and crashes
  • Progression and stat resets after updates
  • Terrain not loading properly at higher distances

Requested features

4 requests
  • Add sound effects and background music
  • Introduce more varied obstacles and environmental interactions
  • Implement a speed control option to adjust gameplay pace
  • Add more customization options for the player character

Optimal Nine

Not enough reviews yet to summarise bugs or requests.

In-app purchases

5 purchases

Baseball Boy!

Subscriptions1
  • All-star Subscription3 Days trial$7.997 Days
One-time4
  • Diamond Pack 1$0.99
  • Remove Ads$2.99
  • Diamond Pack 2$4.99
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  • Diamond Pack 3$9.99
1 purchases

Optimal Nine

One-time1
  • Unlock the Archive$2.99

Questions

Is Baseball Boy! free?
Baseball Boy! is free to download, with in-app purchases available.
Is Optimal Nine free?
Optimal Nine is free to download, with in-app purchases available.
Do Baseball Boy! or Optimal Nine have ads?
Both Baseball Boy! and Optimal Nine show ads.
Which is updated more often, Baseball Boy! or Optimal Nine?
Baseball Boy! ships an update every 3 months, and Optimal Nine every 2 weeks. Most recently, Baseball Boy! was updated on November 6, 2026 and Optimal Nine on October 31, 2026.

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