Comparison

BASEBALL 9 vs Pixel Pro Baseball

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

Pixel Pro Baseball

Experience classic baseball with a retro pixel-art aesthetic. Engage in addictive batting and pitching mechanics, with modes like single-player career or full team management. Build your team, compete in seasons, and strive for championship glory.

Highlights
  • Retro pixel-art graphics
  • Skill-based batting and pitching
  • Single batter career mode
  • Full team management mode
  • Multiple leagues and seasons
  • Roster and budget management
  • Player stats and achievements
Features
Currently charting
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Pixel Pro Baseball’s unique retro-style version of America's Pastime features simple controls, realistic physics and in depth gameplay, all wrapped up in beautiful pixel-art. Play a Quick Game, Designated Hitter or Dynasty modes. Designated Hitter sees you play a single batter’s career over multiple seasons. Play practices and games, aiming to perform well and complete side-challenges. Based on performance, coaches might pick you, managers might trade you, teammates might love you, or your agent land you a huge endorsement. What will you achieve by retirement? In Dynasty Mode, you control a whole team. Pitch and bat as all players, manage the roster and budget, trade players and tweak your line up for each game. Can you manage and play your way to the Final Series? There are 4 leagues, regular & posts seasons, 120 teams, 1000s of players, custom game & season lengths, and dozens of Game Center achievements and leaderboards. GAMEPLAY FEATURES Addictive skill based batting Fun skill based pitching Automatic fielding Intelligent pitchers Custom number of innings per game Multiple difficulty settings DESIGNATED HITTER MODE Single batter career Multiple seasons until retirement Practice sessions with varying objectives Game side-challenges Detailed season and career stats Form data Career dreams Multiple relationships effecting player skills Story effects based on performance Earnings stats and endorsements DYNASTY MODE Team management 4 leagues, with regular and posts seasons 120 teams 1000s of player with varying skills Dozens of player attributes affecting their play Recruit free agents Draft players Multi-player trades Manage budgets and payroll Move teams up leagues when franchises become available Custom number of games per season Franchise targets

Screenshots

BASEBALL 94 screens
Pixel Pro Baseball4 screens

Verdict

The call

BASEBALL 9 and Pixel Pro Baseball both sit at 4.5 stars, but that hides the real split: 80% of BASEBALL 9's written reviews are positive against 43% of Pixel Pro Baseball's. BASEBALL 9 also leads on update cadence (every 3 weeks vs every 2 months) and ratings volume (136K vs 14K). On price, rating, 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 9 sells 11 one-off in-app purchases and Pixel Pro Baseball sells 9 one-off in-app purchases. Whichever you choose, the download price is not the number that matters.

ReceptionRating · Positive reviews · Number of ratings

On the App Store both sit at effectively the same score — 4.5 for BASEBALL 9 against 4.5 for Pixel Pro Baseball. That said, the two scores are not equally well evidenced: BASEBALL 9 has 136K ratings behind it against 14K, so its average is the more settled of the two. Written reviews are what separate them: 80% of BASEBALL 9's written reviews are positive against 43% of Pixel Pro Baseball's.

UpkeepUpdate frequency

BASEBALL 9 ships an update every 3 weeks, Pixel Pro Baseball every 2 months. Both last shipped on September 24, 2026.

Scorecard4 real differences · 7 level
BASEBALL 9 versus Pixel Pro Baseball: the parameters behind the verdict, then further details
ParameterBASEBALL 9Pixel Pro Baseball
PriceFreeFree
Rating4.5 (136K ratings)4.5 (14K ratings)
Positive reviews80.1% of reviews — better42.8% of reviews
Number of ratings136K — better14K
Update frequencyEvery 3 weeks — betterEvery 2 months
AdsYesYes
In-app purchasesYesYes
MonetizationFree with in-app purchasesFree with in-app purchases
Best chart rank#24 — better#193
DevicesiPhone, iPad, iPodiPhone, iPad, iPod
Requires iOS12.0 — better13.0
Further details — not scored
Size396 MB113 MB
Age rating4+4+
Developerplayus softPixamo

Customer experience

BASEBALL 9

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

Pixel Pro Baseball

All ratings13,922 ratings
Positive86.7%
Neutral4.9%
Negative8.4%
Written reviews442 reviews
Positive42.8%
Neutral17.9%
Negative39.4%

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

Pixel Pro Baseball

From 14K App Store ratings

What we love

  • 🚀 Great game
  • 👍 Fun and addictive
  • 🎮 Unique gameplay
  • 💡 Potential for improvement

Room to improve

  • 🐛 Inconsistent hitting
  • 🤖 Poor AI decision making
  • 🔒 Pay-to-play features
  • 🕰️ Slow gameplay at times

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

Pixel Pro Baseball

Reported bugs

3 issues
  • Runs not counting when runner scores
  • Fielders avoiding routine plays
  • Inconsistent ball tracking and foul balls

Requested features

4 requests
  • Ability to control baserunners
  • Pitching career mode
  • Detailed stats and leaderboards
  • Customization options for players and teams

In-app purchases

11 purchases

BASEBALL 9

One-time11
  • 200 Gems$1.99
  • 510 Gems$4.99
  • Daily Package$4.99
Show 8 more
  • 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
9 purchases

Pixel Pro Baseball

One-time9
  • Unlock All Teams$1.99
  • Unlock All Owners$1.99
  • Unlock All Season Lengths$1.99
Show 6 more
  • Unlock All Game Lengths$1.99
  • Unlock Multiple Save Slots$1.99
  • Unlock Editing$1.99
  • Remove Ads$4.99
  • Unlock Dynasty Mode$4.99
  • Unlock Everything$8.99

Questions

Is BASEBALL 9 free?
BASEBALL 9 is free to download, with in-app purchases available.
Is Pixel Pro Baseball free?
Pixel Pro Baseball is free to download, with in-app purchases available.
Which has better reviews, BASEBALL 9 or Pixel Pro Baseball?
BASEBALL 9 and Pixel Pro Baseball are both rated 4.5 out of 5 on the App Store, from 136K and 14K ratings respectively.
Do BASEBALL 9 or Pixel Pro Baseball have ads?
Both BASEBALL 9 and Pixel Pro Baseball show ads.
Which is updated more often, BASEBALL 9 or Pixel Pro Baseball?
BASEBALL 9 ships an update every 3 weeks, and Pixel Pro Baseball every 2 months. Most recently, BASEBALL 9 was updated on September 24, 2026 and Pixel Pro Baseball on September 24, 2026.
Which is more popular, BASEBALL 9 or Pixel Pro Baseball?
BASEBALL 9 currently peaks at #24 in the App Store charts, and Pixel Pro Baseball at #193. Chart position reflects recent download velocity rather than total install base.

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