Comparison

BASEBALL 9 vs Baseball Heroes

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

Head to head
About

BASEBALL 9

Experience a fast-paced, realistic baseball simulation with streamlined gameplay. Build, customize, and manage your own team of players, then compete to become the Legend League Champion. Enjoy both manual and automated play options, with comprehensive player stats and team management.

Highlights
  • Fast-paced gameplay
  • Realistic baseball mechanics
  • Player customization
  • Team management
  • Offline mode
  • Comprehensive player stats
Features
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Enjoy fast-paced, realistic baseball game, featuring compact gameplay and informative stats. Play BASEBALL NINE to become the Legend League Champion! * Game Features - Lean and fast gameplay! - Casual characters and serious game mechanics! - Pitching and fielding as fun as batting! - You can play base running manually! - Comprehensive player stats! - Improved Autoplay with selective automation of player, inning, watching, and quick result. - Rename, gear up, and customize your players! - Offline mode available! * Fast, compact gameplay! - Enjoy a speedy, streamlined playing experience. - Hit massive dingers and get thrilling strikeouts. - Specialized auto functions by game, by inning, and by player are a given! * Enjoy realistic baseball! - Experience gameplay with realistic baseball rules. - Simulated results based on actual game stats. * Recruit and develop your roster! - Recruit players and develop them by raising stats of your choice - Equip and upgrade skills to develop them into specialists. - Raise the player tiers to turn them into hall of famers. * Customize your players! - Rename them and set them as left-handed or right-handed batters or pitchers. - Change their faces, pick body types, and choose different batting and pitching motions. - Try equipping a range of bats, gloves, cleats, guards, and glasses to customize your players in unique ways. * Manage your team and get promoted to higher leagues! - Rename your team and change its emblem and uniform. - Expand into new stadiums and manage the team’s cumulative stats. - Advance to the postseason and win for promotion to a higher league. * Supports tablets. Indonesia Rating: This game has been rated IGRS 3+ by the Indonesia Games Rating System (IGRS).

About

Baseball Heroes

Experience the thrill of baseball with this game. Master your throws and hits by tapping at the right moment to achieve higher speeds and scores. Collect coins by dragging left or right to enhance your gameplay.

Highlights
  • Tap for faster throws
  • Tap for faster hits
  • Drag to collect coins
  • Reach high scores
  • Compete with legends
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Welcome to Baseball Heroes! - Tap the right time and throw baseball faster - Tap the right time and hit baseball faster - Drag left or right and collect coins - Go long and reach high scores

Screenshots

BASEBALL 94 screens
Baseball Heroes4 screens

Verdict

The call

The clearest difference is review sentiment: BASEBALL 9 at 80% against Baseball Heroes's 38%. BASEBALL 9 also leads on chart position (#16 vs unranked) and ratings volume (136K vs 23K). Baseball Heroes's advantage is in-app purchases (none vs 11) and rating (4.7 vs 4.5). On price, update cadence, 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. BASEBALL 9 sells 11 one-off in-app purchases. Baseball Heroes asks for nothing beyond the download.

ReceptionRating · Positive reviews · Number of ratings

Baseball Heroes holds the better App Store score, 4.7 against 4.5. That said, the two scores are not equally well evidenced: BASEBALL 9 has 136K ratings behind it against 23K, so its average is the more settled of the two. Written reviews complicate that: 80% of BASEBALL 9's written reviews are positive against 38% of Baseball Heroes's, so the app with the better star average is not the one people write more warmly about.

UpkeepUpdate frequency

BASEBALL 9 ships an update every 3 weeks, Baseball Heroes every 2 weeks. The most recent releases landed on September 27, 2026 and September 26, 2026 respectively.

Scorecard7 real differences · 4 level
BASEBALL 9 versus Baseball Heroes: the parameters behind the verdict, then further details
ParameterBASEBALL 9Baseball Heroes
PriceFreeFree
Rating4.5 (136K ratings)4.7 (23K ratings) — better
Positive reviews80.1% of reviews — better37.7% of reviews
Number of ratings136K — better23K
Update frequencyEvery 3 weeksEvery 2 weeks — better
AdsYesYes
In-app purchasesYesNo — better
MonetizationFree with in-app purchasesAd-supported — better
Best chart rank#16 — better—
DevicesiPhone, iPad, iPodiPhone, iPad, iPod
Requires iOS12.010.0 — better
Further details — not scored
Size396 MB136 MB
Age rating4+4+
Developerplayus softRollic Games

Customer experience

BASEBALL 9

All ratings135,677 ratings
Positive89.1%
Neutral2.5%
Negative8.3%
Written reviews3,639 reviews
Positive80.1%
Neutral5.2%
Negative14.6%

Baseball Heroes

All ratings22,503 ratings
Positive93.4%
Neutral3.7%
Negative2.9%
Written reviews106 reviews
Positive37.7%
Neutral11.3%
Negative50.9%

User reviews

BASEBALL 9

From 136K App Store ratings

What we love

  • ⭐ Great game, fun and addictive
  • 🎨 Vibrant graphics and smooth gameplay
  • 📊 Detailed statistics and team management
  • ⏱️ Ability to skip innings or games

Room to improve

  • 🤖 Unbalanced AI and auto-play mode
  • 💰 Expensive in-app purchases and grindy progression
  • 🔁 Repetitive gameplay and lack of variety
  • 🏃‍♂️ Issues with baserunning and fielding

Baseball Heroes

From 23K App Store ratings

What we love

  • 🚀 Addictive gameplay
  • 👍 Great for killing time
  • 🎨 Fun and kid-friendly atmosphere

Room to improve

  • 🔍 Excessive ads and monetization
  • 🐛 Glitches and bugs
  • 🔁 Repetitive gameplay

Bugs and requests

BASEBALL 9

Reported bugs

3 issues
  • Inconsistent batting and pitching outcomes
  • Glitches with player substitutions and dugout
  • Issues with base running and tagging up

Requested features

5 requests
  • Online multiplayer mode
  • More customization options for players and teams
  • Improved reward system and easier progression
  • Adjustable difficulty settings
  • Career mode or story-driven gameplay

Baseball Heroes

Reported bugs

3 issues
  • Game freezes on stadium screen
  • Inconsistent ball trajectory
  • Rewards not loading properly

Requested features

3 requests
  • Option to pay for ad-free experience
  • More varied gameplay and challenges
  • Improved progression and rewards system

In-app purchases

11 purchases

BASEBALL 9

One-time11
  • 200 Gems$1.99
  • 510 Gems$4.99
  • Daily Package$4.99
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  • New User Package$4.99
  • [Event] Accessory Package$4.99
  • 1,050 Gems$9.99
  • Trial Player Package$9.99
  • Premium Daily Package$29.99
  • 3,300 Gems$29.99
  • 5,700 Gems$49.99
  • 13,000 Gems$99.99
None

Baseball Heroes

No in-app purchases

Questions

Is BASEBALL 9 free?
BASEBALL 9 is free to download, with in-app purchases available.
Is Baseball Heroes free?
Baseball Heroes is free to download, with no in-app purchases.
Which has better reviews, BASEBALL 9 or Baseball Heroes?
Baseball Heroes is rated higher. BASEBALL 9 averages 4.5 out of 5 from 136K ratings, while Baseball Heroes averages 4.7 from 23K ratings.
Do BASEBALL 9 or Baseball Heroes have ads?
Both BASEBALL 9 and Baseball Heroes show ads.
Which is updated more often, BASEBALL 9 or Baseball Heroes?
BASEBALL 9 ships an update every 3 weeks, and Baseball Heroes every 2 weeks. Most recently, BASEBALL 9 was updated on September 27, 2026 and Baseball Heroes on September 26, 2026.

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