D vs On Deck Academy
Price, ratings, monetisation and update history for both apps, side by side — with what reviewers say about each.
D
Manage your D-BAT baseball and softball academy account from anywhere. Purchase memberships, lessons, and rentals, schedule training, and receive notifications. Communicate with staff and customers, and update your billing information.
- Purchase memberships, lessons, and rentals
- Manage training schedules
- Receive event notifications
- Update account and billing info
- Cancel/change attendance
- Communicate with staff and customers
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D-BAT Baseball & Softball Academies are premier baseball and softball training facilities located throughout the country. This application provides D-BAT staff & customers access to their account from anywhere, enabling you to... -Purchase Memberships, Private Lessons, Camps & Clinics, Cage Rentals and Retail Products. -Manage your schedule for any training events straight from the D-BAT Hub Calendar. -Receive notifications and training confirmations. -Update account settings and billing information. -Cancel events and/or change attendance status. -Communicate with D-BAT Staff & Customers.
On Deck Academy
Access personalized workout programs and track your fitness journey, including nutrition, habits, and measurements, with guidance from your coach. Engage with digital communities and earn badges for achievements.
- Personalized workout programs
- Workout and exercise video tracking
- Meal and habit tracking
- Goal setting and progress monitoring
- Real-time coach messaging
- Digital community engagement
- Body measurement tracking
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With the On Deck App, you will have access to workout programs designed specifically to help you reach your fitness and baseball goals! You can follow & track your workouts, your nutrition, your lifestyle habits, measurements and results–all with the help of your coach. FEATURES: - Access training plans and track workouts - Follow along to exercise and workout videos - Track your meals and make better food choices - Stay on top of your daily habits - Set health and fitness goals and track progress towards your goals - Gain milestone badges for achieving new personal bests and maintaining habit streaks - Message your coach in real-time - Be part of digital communities to meet people with similar health goals and stay motivated - Track body measurements and take progress photos - Get push notification reminders for scheduled workouts and activities - Connect your Apple Watch to track workouts, steps, habits, and more right from your wrist - Connect to other wearable devices and apps like the Apple Health App, Garmin, Fitbit, MyFitnessPal, and Withings devices to track workouts, sleep, nutrition, and body stats and composition Download the app today!
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Verdict
The clearest difference is review sentiment: On Deck Academy at 100% against D's 47%. On Deck Academy also leads on rating (5.0 vs 2.8). D's advantage is ratings volume (67 vs 11) and iOS requirement (13.0 vs 15.5). On price, update cadence, 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
Both are free to download. Neither carries in-app purchases, so what you see is what you pay.
On Deck Academy holds the better App Store score, 5.0 against 2.8. That said, the two scores are not equally well evidenced: D has 67 ratings behind it against 11, so its average is the more settled of the two. Written reviews point the same way: 47% of D's written reviews are positive against 100% of On Deck Academy's.
D ships an update every 6 weeks, On Deck Academy every 5 weeks. The most recent releases landed on October 21, 2026 and October 13, 2026 respectively.
| Parameter | D | On Deck Academy |
|---|---|---|
| Price | Free | Free |
| Rating | 2.8 (67 ratings) | 5.0 (11 ratings) — better |
| Positive reviews | 47.1% of reviews | 100.0% of reviews — better |
| Number of ratings | 67 — better | 11 |
| Update frequency | Every 6 weeks | Every 5 weeks — better |
| Ads | No | No |
| In-app purchases | No | No |
| Monetization | Free | Free |
| Devices | iPhone, iPad, iPod | iPhone, iPad, iPod, Apple Watch — better |
| Requires iOS | 13.0 — better | 15.5 |
| Further details — not scored | ||
| Size | 25 MB | 162 MB |
| Age rating | 4+ | 4+ |
| Developer | Upper Hand, Inc. | Baseball Development Academy, LLC |
Customer experience
D
On Deck Academy
In-app purchases
D
No in-app purchases
On Deck Academy
No in-app purchases
