Comparison

Snood Original vs Backyard Baseball '01

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

Head to head
About

Snood Original

This classic puzzle game challenges you to rescue trapped creatures by launching colored Snoods to match three or more. It offers authentic 90's gameplay with strategic depth and increasingly difficult levels. Compete with others and enjoy endless puzzles on your mobile device.

Highlights
  • Authentic 90's gameplay
  • Match 3 puzzle mechanics
  • Rescue trapped creatures
  • Strategic depth
  • Leaderboard competition
  • Endless puzzle levels
Features
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Rediscover Snood, the original puzzle classic that has challenged and entertained players since 1996. Whether you played Snood on the family computer, in a school computer lab, or are meeting the Snoods for the first time, the classic gameplay is back on iPhone and iPad. SAVE THE SNOODS Launch colorful Snoods into the playing field and connect three or more matching characters to make them disappear. Any Snoods left unattached from the top of the board will fall to safety. Every shot raises the danger level, so aim carefully and plan ahead. Snood rewards strategy, accuracy, and clever angles, not just quick reflexes. NEW REASONS TO PLAY EVERY DAY Take on a new Daily Challenge, build your streak, track your win rate, and see how consistently you can save the Snoods. FEATURES • Classic Snood gameplay from the 90s • Strategic match-3 bubble-shooter puzzles • Daily Challenges with streak and win-rate tracking • Multiple difficulty levels • Increasingly challenging Puzzle Mode boards • The original precision aimer for tricky shots and tight spaces • Helpful boosters to enhance gameplay • Customizable backgrounds • Leaderboards for comparing scores Snood is free to download and play. Optional in-game purchases are available. Questions, feedback, or suggestions? Contact snood@snood.com. Forget Life. Play SNOOD!

About

Backyard Baseball '01

Relive a classic baseball game enhanced for modern devices. Assemble your dream team with quirky kids and legendary MLB players, then compete in pick-up games or full seasons with fun power-ups and lively commentary.

Highlights
  • Assemble dream teams
  • Play pick-up games or full seasons
  • Customize uniforms
  • Utilize pitching and batting power-ups
  • Features legendary MLB players
  • Includes hilarious bloopers
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STEP UP TO THE PLATE Relive the second baseball game in the Backyard Sports franchise, now enhanced to run on iOS. Whether you're picking your dream team, playing a pick-up game, or diving into a full season, step up to the plate and experience the game that made baseball fun for everyone! Backyard Baseball ‘01 teams up the Backyard kids with Backyardified MLB legends. Create your own Backyard team, customize your uniforms, and strategize to win the Championship. Play a single pick-up game or play through an entire season. Backyard Baseball ‘01 features intuitive controls for all ages! SWING BACK INTO BASEBALL Enjoy baseball like it’s 2001! 30 Charming Backyard kids Legendary MLB Players MLB Team Marks Hilarious Bloopers 8 Classic Ballparks 9 Pitching Power-ups and 4 batting Power-ups Lively commentary from Sunny Day and Vinnie To get into the swing of things, choose a batter and face Mr. Clanky for some batting practice. This is where you’ll learn just when to click to make your chosen batter hit the ball! THE GOAT RETURNS Play with the legend himself, Pablo Sanchez. Build a roster from a cast of 30 hilarious child athletes and 28 legendary pros that made Backyard Baseball ‘01 a sports classic. Returning MLB players include Derek Jeter, Alex Rodriguez, Cal Ripken Jr., Sammy Sosa, Mike Piazza, Randy Johnson, Nomar Garciaparra, Jeff Bagwell, Jason Giambi, Chipper Jones, Jeromy Burnitz, Mark McGwire, Shawn Green, Vladimir Guerrero, Kenny Lofton, Jason Kendall, Barry Larkin, Marty Cordova, Mo Vaughn, Raul Mondesi, Curt Schilling, Alex Gonzalez, Juan Gonzalez, Larry Walker, Carlos Beltran, Tony Gwynn, Ivan Rodriguez, and Jose Canseco. Game Modes include: Choose from three modes of play (Easy Mode, Medium Mode, Hard Mode) Random Pick-up: A quick way to jump right in! The computer chooses a random team for you and itself and the game starts immediately. Single Game: You take turns with the computer choosing players from a random pool of characters. Season: You pick your home field, create a team, and manage the team through a 14 game series. The opposing teams are computer generated. At the end of the season, the best two teams advance to the BBL playoffs (best of 3). If you keep winning, you’ll compete in the Super Entire Nation Tournament and Ultra Grand Championship of the Universe Series! ADDITIONAL INFORMATION At our core, we are fans first – not just of video games, but of the Backyard Sports franchise. Fans have asked for accessible and legal ways to play their original Backyard titles for years, and we are excited to deliver. Without having access to the source code, there are hard limitations on the experience we can create. As an example, we can’t use the original 32bit code to support modern macOS, as even with an incredibly clever wrapper, macOS can’t execute the binaries. Backyard Baseball ‘01 runs well, looks better than ever, includes new bonus features to test your mettle, and creates a new installation for digital preservation within the Backyard Sports catalog that allows the next generation of fans to fall in love with the game.

Screenshots

Snood Original4 screens
Backyard Baseball '014 screens

Verdict

The call

The clearest difference is price: Snood Original at Free against Backyard Baseball '01's $4.99. Snood Original also leads on rating (4.8 vs 3.9) and review sentiment (78% vs 56%). Backyard Baseball '01's advantage is in-app purchases (none vs 10) and ads (none vs shown). On device support and iOS requirement 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

Snood Original is free to download; Backyard Baseball '01 costs $4.99 up front. Snood Original sells 10 one-off in-app purchases. Backyard Baseball '01 asks for nothing beyond the download.

ReceptionRating · Positive reviews · Number of ratings

Snood Original holds the better App Store score, 4.8 against 3.9. That said, the two scores are not equally well evidenced: Snood Original has 31K ratings behind it against 689, so its average is the more settled of the two. Written reviews point the same way: 78% of Snood Original's written reviews are positive against 56% of Backyard Baseball '01's.

UpkeepUpdate frequency

Snood Original ships an update fortnightly, Backyard Baseball '01 every 2 days. Both last shipped on October 30, 2026.

Scorecard9 real differences · 2 level
Snood Original versus Backyard Baseball '01: the parameters behind the verdict, then further details
ParameterSnood OriginalBackyard Baseball '01
PriceFree — better$4.99
Rating4.8 (31K ratings) — better3.9 (689 ratings)
Positive reviews78.1% of reviews — better55.8% of reviews
Number of ratings31K — better689
Update frequencyFortnightlyEvery 2 days — better
AdsYesNo — better
In-app purchasesYesNo — better
MonetizationFree with in-app purchases — betterPaid
Best chart rank—#3 — better
DevicesiPhone, iPad, iPodiPhone, iPad, iPod
Requires iOS15.015.0
Further details — not scored
Size229 MB359 MB
Age rating4+4+
DeveloperSnood, LLCPlayground Productions LLC

Customer experience

Snood Original

All ratings30,456 ratings
Positive96.2%
Neutral2.8%
Negative1.0%
Written reviews279 reviews
Positive78.1%
Neutral8.6%
Negative13.3%

Backyard Baseball '01

All ratings649 ratings
Positive68.7%
Neutral8.8%
Negative22.5%
Written reviews217 reviews
Positive55.8%
Neutral18.0%
Negative26.3%

User reviews

Snood Original

From 31K App Store ratings

What we love

  • 👍 Faithful recreation of the classic game
  • 🎮 Nostalgic gameplay and visuals
  • ⏱️ Great time-waster and stress reliever
  • 🕹️ Challenging yet addictive gameplay

Room to improve

  • 💰 Excessive in-app purchases and ads
  • 🔍 Imprecise controls and sensitivity issues
  • 🔀 Buggy and crashes frequently
  • 🔍 Small screen size makes it hard to play

Backyard Baseball '01

From 689 App Store ratings

What we love

  • 🎮 Nostalgic gameplay
  • 👍 Faithful recreation of the original
  • 🎯 Satisfying gameplay mechanics
  • 🎨 Charming visuals and characters
  • 🏆 Childhood classic

Room to improve

  • 🐛 Crashes and bugs (out of array pointers)
  • 🔒 Missing licensed players (Bonds, Griffey Jr., etc.)

Bugs and requests

Snood Original

Reported bugs

4 issues
  • Coins disappearing after updates
  • Shooter getting stuck and firing multiple shots
  • Screen rotation issues with certain UI elements
  • Inconsistent performance across devices

Requested features

4 requests
  • Add option to disable vibration
  • Implement puzzle mode and level selection
  • Improve overall UI and visual design
  • Optimize controls for mobile devices

Backyard Baseball '01

Reported bugs

2 issues
  • Soft-lock in Season mode
  • Inconsistent player abilities (e.g., Pablo Sanchez)

Requested features

3 requests
  • Online multiplayer
  • Full-screen mode on mobile
  • Faster game pace

In-app purchases

10 purchases

Snood Original

One-time10
  • Remove Ads$0.99
  • Gold pack 1$0.99
  • Gold pack 2$1.99
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  • Beginners pack$1.99
  • Gold pack 3$2.99
  • Register$4.99
  • Silver Registration$5.99
  • Sunny's Special$6.99
  • Jake's Favorite$15.99
  • Gold Registration$19.99
None

Backyard Baseball '01

No in-app purchases

Questions

Is Snood Original free?
Snood Original is free to download, with in-app purchases available.
Is Backyard Baseball '01 free?
Backyard Baseball '01 costs $4.99, with no in-app purchases.
Which has better reviews, Snood Original or Backyard Baseball '01?
Snood Original is rated higher. Snood Original averages 4.8 out of 5 from 31K ratings, while Backyard Baseball '01 averages 3.9 from 689 ratings.
Do Snood Original or Backyard Baseball '01 have ads?
Snood Original shows ads; Backyard Baseball '01 does not.
Which is updated more often, Snood Original or Backyard Baseball '01?
Snood Original ships an update fortnightly, and Backyard Baseball '01 every 2 days. Most recently, Snood Original was updated on October 30, 2026 and Backyard Baseball '01 on October 30, 2026.

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