Comparison

Retro Baseball 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

Retro Baseball

Tap to throw a baseball and bounce it off the bat to hit green bars. Avoid red bars to keep your lives, and earn extra lives by hitting home runs. Compete for the top spot on the leaderboard and unlock achievements.

Highlights
  • Tap-to-throw gameplay
  • Bounce ball off bat
  • Hit green bars for points
  • Avoid red bars to lose lives
  • Earn extra lives with home runs
  • Leaderboard and achievements
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This game is intended to be played when bored and want to just burn through some time. Simple game where by you need to click on the baseball glove to throw the ball. Bounce the ball off the bat in such a way that it hits the green bars. Beware hitting the red bars will cost you a life. Every five home runs will give you an additional life.... how far can you get? Can you top the leaderboard? Unlock all the achievements? Prove to all that you are the best pitcher in all of Retro Baseball

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
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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

Retro Baseball4 screens
Pixel Pro Baseball4 screens

Verdict

The call

The clearest difference is review sentiment: Pixel Pro Baseball at 43% against Retro Baseball's 0%. Pixel Pro Baseball also leads on rating (4.5 vs 2.7) and update cadence (every 2 months vs every 17 months). Retro Baseball's advantage is in-app purchases (none vs 9). On price, ads, 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

Both are free to download. Pixel Pro Baseball sells 9 one-off in-app purchases. Retro Baseball asks for nothing beyond the download.

ReceptionRating · Positive reviews · Number of ratings

Pixel Pro Baseball holds the better App Store score, 4.5 against 2.7. That said, the two scores are not equally well evidenced: Pixel Pro Baseball has 14K ratings behind it against 7, so its average is the more settled of the two. Written reviews point the same way: 0% of Retro Baseball's written reviews are positive against 43% of Pixel Pro Baseball's.

UpkeepUpdate frequency

Retro Baseball ships an update every 17 months, Pixel Pro Baseball every 2 months. The most recent releases landed on September 28, 2026 and October 16, 2026 respectively.

Scorecard7 real differences · 4 level
Retro Baseball versus Pixel Pro Baseball: the parameters behind the verdict, then further details
ParameterRetro BaseballPixel Pro Baseball
PriceFreeFree
Rating2.7 (7 ratings)4.5 (14K ratings) — better
Positive reviews0.0% of reviews42.6% of reviews — better
Number of ratings714K — better
Update frequencyEvery 17 monthsEvery 2 months — better
AdsYesYes
In-app purchasesNo — betterYes
MonetizationAd-supported — betterFree with in-app purchases
Best chart rank—#184 — better
DevicesiPhone, iPad, iPodiPhone, iPad, iPod
Requires iOS12.0 — better13.0
Further details — not scored
Size84 MB113 MB
Age rating4+4+
DeveloperTrevor HansenPixamo

Customer experience

Retro Baseball

All ratings7 ratings
Positive42.9%
Neutral0.0%
Negative57.1%
Written reviews2 reviews
Positive0.0%
Neutral0.0%
Negative100.0%

Pixel Pro Baseball

All ratings13,922 ratings
Positive86.7%
Neutral4.9%
Negative8.4%
Written reviews448 reviews
Positive42.6%
Neutral17.6%
Negative39.7%

Bugs and requests

Retro Baseball

Not enough reviews yet to summarise bugs or requests.

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

None

Retro Baseball

No in-app purchases

9 purchases

Pixel Pro Baseball

One-time9
  • Unlock All Teams$1.99
  • Unlock All Owners$1.99
  • Unlock All Season Lengths$1.99
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  • 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 Retro Baseball free?
Retro Baseball is free to download, with no in-app purchases.
Is Pixel Pro Baseball free?
Pixel Pro Baseball is free to download, with in-app purchases available.
Which has better reviews, Retro Baseball or Pixel Pro Baseball?
Pixel Pro Baseball is rated higher. Retro Baseball averages 2.7 out of 5 from 7 ratings, while Pixel Pro Baseball averages 4.5 from 14K ratings.
Do Retro Baseball or Pixel Pro Baseball have ads?
Both Retro Baseball and Pixel Pro Baseball show ads.
Which is updated more often, Retro Baseball or Pixel Pro Baseball?
Retro Baseball ships an update every 17 months, and Pixel Pro Baseball every 2 months. Most recently, Retro Baseball was updated on September 28, 2026 and Pixel Pro Baseball on October 16, 2026.

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