Comparison

TotalBases vs Backside Stats

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

Head to head
About

TotalBases

Explore historical MLB data, including scores, standings, and player leaderboards. Subscribe to topics for real-time push notifications on events. Discover historical occurrences and enjoy a fun way to engage with baseball history.

Highlights
  • Historical MLB scores and standings
  • Extensive player leaderboards
  • Topic subscriptions for push notifications
  • Discover historical dates and events
  • Player comparisons
Features
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TotalBases is an app for exploration. Check out Scores and Standings from from any day in MLB history. Compare players in the extensive Leaderboards. Subscribe to Topics and receive push notifications for the events when they happen. Discover occurrences on this and other Dates in history. Have fun!

About

Backside Stats

Effortlessly track game scores and player statistics for slow-pitch softball. Designed for coaches and players to manage season-long performance and tournament data.

Highlights
  • Scorekeeping
  • Player statistics tracking
  • Season-long performance management
  • Tournament data management
  • Designed for coaches and players
Features
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Backside stats - the app that makes score keeping easy. Specially designed for slow-pitch softball and baseball. Allows coaches and players an effortless way to keep track of game scores and players stats through the season and during tournaments. Terms of use (EULA): https://www.apple.com/legal/internet-services/itunes/dev/stdeula/

Screenshots

TotalBases4 screens
Backside Stats4 screens

Verdict

The call

The clearest difference is review sentiment: Backside Stats at 80% against TotalBases's 0%. Backside Stats also leads on rating (4.7 vs 3.3) and ratings volume (76 vs 4). TotalBases's advantage is in-app purchases (none vs 1) and iOS requirement (12.3 vs 16.1). On price, update cadence, ads and monetization model 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. Backside Stats sells 1 in-app purchase, starting at $49.99 per year. TotalBases asks for nothing beyond the download.

ReceptionRating · Positive reviews · Number of ratings

Backside Stats holds the better App Store score, 4.7 against 3.3. That said, the two scores are not equally well evidenced: Backside Stats has 76 ratings behind it against 4, so its average is the more settled of the two. Written reviews point the same way: 0% of TotalBases's written reviews are positive against 80% of Backside Stats's.

UpkeepUpdate frequency

TotalBases ships an update every 6 weeks, Backside Stats monthly. The most recent releases landed on September 27, 2026 and September 28, 2026 respectively.

Scorecard5 real differences · 5 level
TotalBases versus Backside Stats: the parameters behind the verdict, then further details
ParameterTotalBasesBackside Stats
PriceFreeFree
Rating3.3 (4 ratings)4.7 (76 ratings) — better
Positive reviews0.0% of reviews80.0% of reviews — better
Number of ratings476 — better
Update frequencyEvery 6 weeksMonthly — better
AdsNoNo
In-app purchasesNo — betterYes
MonetizationFreeFree
DevicesiPhone, iPad, iPod — betteriPhone, iPad
Requires iOS12.3 — better16.1
Further details — not scored
Size12 MB18 MB
Age rating4+4+
DeveloperMartin LinenweberBackside Stats LLC

Customer experience

TotalBases

All ratings4 ratings
Positive50.0%
Neutral0.0%
Negative50.0%
Written reviews3 reviews
Positive0.0%
Neutral0.0%
Negative100.0%

Backside Stats

All ratings76 ratings
Positive92.1%
Neutral3.9%
Negative3.9%
Written reviews10 reviews
Positive80.0%
Neutral0.0%
Negative20.0%

In-app purchases

None

TotalBases

No in-app purchases

1 purchases

Backside Stats

Subscriptions1
  • Plus$49.991 Year

Questions

Is TotalBases free?
TotalBases is free to download, with no in-app purchases.
Is Backside Stats free?
Backside Stats is free to download, with in-app purchases available.
Which has better reviews, TotalBases or Backside Stats?
Backside Stats is rated higher. TotalBases averages 3.3 out of 5 from 4 ratings, while Backside Stats averages 4.7 from 76 ratings.
Do TotalBases or Backside Stats have ads?
Neither TotalBases nor Backside Stats shows ads.
Which is updated more often, TotalBases or Backside Stats?
TotalBases ships an update every 6 weeks, and Backside Stats monthly. Most recently, TotalBases was updated on September 27, 2026 and Backside Stats on September 28, 2026.

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