# SCORE vs PlayMaker Baseball

The clearest difference is price: PlayMaker Baseball at Free against SCORE's $1.99. PlayMaker Baseball also leads on update cadence (every 6 days vs every 22 months) and review sentiment (58% vs 50%). SCORE's advantage is in-app purchases (none vs 3) and ratings volume (751 vs 191). On rating, ads and device support there is nothing between them.

PlayMaker Baseball is free to download; SCORE costs $1.99 up front. PlayMaker Baseball sells 3 in-app purchases, starting at $4.99 per month. SCORE asks for nothing beyond the download.

On the App Store both sit at effectively the same score — 4.6 for SCORE against 4.5 for PlayMaker Baseball. Both are backed by a comparable volume of ratings — 751 and 191 respectively. Written reviews are what separate them: 50% of SCORE's written reviews are positive against 58% of PlayMaker Baseball's.

SCORE ships an update every 22 months, PlayMaker Baseball every 6 days. Both last shipped on October 22, 2026.

## The numbers

| Metric | SCORE | PlayMaker Baseball |
| --- | --- | --- |
| Price | $1.99 | **Free** |
| Rating | **[4.6 (751 ratings)](https://appshunter.io/ios/app/score-o-matic/id1383404748/reviews)** | [4.5 (191 ratings)](https://appshunter.io/ios/app/playmaker-baseball/id1585013998/reviews) |
| Number of ratings | **751** | 191 |
| Positive reviews | 50.0% of reviews | **58.3% of reviews** |
| In-app purchases | **No** | Yes |
| Ads | No | No |
| Update frequency | Every 22 months | **Every 6 days** |
| Monetization | **Free** | Free with in-app purchases |
| Size | 7 MB | 57 MB |
| Requires iOS | **11.3** | 14.3 |
| Devices | iPhone, iPod | **iPhone, iPad, iPod** |
| Age rating | 4+ | 4+ |
| Developer | [Five Fifteen Labs, LLC](https://appshunter.io/developer/1237618510) | [PrepBaseballRankings](https://appshunter.io/developer/1724461888) |

## What reviewers say

### SCORE

[App page](https://appshunter.io/ios/app/score-o-matic/id1383404748)

This app is a straightforward scorekeeper for baseball and softball games. It focuses on essential game metrics like the current inning, score, balls, strikes, and outs. Designed for simplicity, it automatically advances innings and outs, with no limits on game length.

**Highlights:** Track inning, score, balls, strikes, outs, Automatic inning increment, Automatic out increment, Reset for new game, No inning or score limit, Toggle increment/decrement

**Features:** macOS Compatibility, Vision Pro support

**In-app purchases:** none

**What reviewers like**

- 👍 Clean, simple design
- 👍 Easy to use interface
- 👍 Great for tracking score and innings
- 👍 User-friendly scoreboard
- 👍 Easy to read display

**What reviewers complain about**

- 🐛 App freezes and locks up phone
- 🐛 Not responsive
- 🔋 Phone goes into sleep mode during use
- ❌ Lacks user directions/documentation
- ❌ Limited customization options

**Reported bugs**

- Strikes don't clear on ball 4
- Balls don't clear on strike 3
- Balls and strikes don't clear when out is recorded
- Unable to reset balls and strikes without adding an out
- HOME and Guest team positions reversed

**Requested features**

- New batter button to reset balls and strikes without incrementing outs
- Ability to change team names
- Keep screen on option (prevent sleep mode)
- Track additional statistics (hits, strikeouts, errors, walks)
- Reset balls and strikes functionality after batter changes


### PlayMaker Baseball

[App page](https://appshunter.io/ios/app/playmaker-baseball/id1585013998)

Easily score baseball games, track player statistics, and stream live action with an intuitive interface. This app simplifies scorekeeping for coaches, parents, and scorekeepers, offering automatic stats and lineup management.

**Highlights:** Intuitive digital scorekeeping, Live game streaming, Automatic stat calculation, Lineup scanning and sharing, Real-time fan scoreboard, Advanced pitch metrics

**Features:** macOS Compatibility, Vision Pro support

**In-app purchases (3)**

| Purchase | Price | Billing |
| --- | --- | --- |
| Premium - Monthly | $4.99 | per month |
| Premium - Annual | $39.99 | per year |
| '22 Spring Kickoff | $10.99 | one-time |

**What reviewers like**

- 👍 Simple and easy to use
- 👍 Well-designed and thought out
- 🚀 Efficient for scoring
- 💡 Innovative features
- 👍 Great for stat tracking

**What reviewers complain about**

- 🐛 Limited scoring options
- 🐛 Cannot edit or delete entries
- 🐛 Issues with adding teams
- 🐛 App crashing
- 🐛 Not user-friendly

**Reported bugs**

- Only allowed to record a strike swinging in demo
- Rest of demo features ask who is batting
- Cannot add a team
- Cannot correct lineup without deleting game
- App records an error on player every time a put out is recorded

**Requested features**

- More features needed
- Track pitches
- Add another outfielder for 8u softball
- Photo option for rosters
- Ability to delete teams


## Frequently asked questions

### Is SCORE free?

SCORE costs $1.99, with no in-app purchases.

### Is PlayMaker Baseball free?

PlayMaker Baseball is free to download, with in-app purchases available.

### Which has better reviews, SCORE or PlayMaker Baseball?

SCORE is rated higher. SCORE averages 4.6 out of 5 from 751 ratings, while PlayMaker Baseball averages 4.5 from 191 ratings.

### Do SCORE or PlayMaker Baseball have ads?

Neither SCORE nor PlayMaker Baseball shows ads.

### Which is updated more often, SCORE or PlayMaker Baseball?

SCORE ships an update every 22 months, and PlayMaker Baseball every 6 days. Most recently, SCORE was updated on October 22, 2026 and PlayMaker Baseball on October 22, 2026.

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*Compared by [AppsHunter](https://appshunter.io/) from daily US App Store data. Review summaries are generated from verbatim App Store reviews.*