Retro Baseball vs Diamond Duel
Price, ratings, monetisation and update history for both games, side by side — with what reviewers say about each.
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.
- 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
Diamond Duel
Experience classic arcade baseball with a retro, pixel art aesthetic. Focus on hitting home runs with simple controls and fast-paced action. Compete for high scores in this addictive, nostalgic baseball challenge.
- Retro pixel art graphics
- Simple controls
- Fast-paced action
- Home run focused gameplay
- Nostalgic soundtrack
- Endless challenge
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A retro-inspired, pixel art baseball game where your only goal is to hit as many home runs as possible! Step up to the plate and relive the glory of old-school arcade baseball with simple controls and fast-paced action. Perfect for casual gamers and sports fans alike, this addicting game challenges your reflexes and timing as you aim for the perfect swing. Featuring nostalgic 8-bit graphics and a throwback soundtrack, you'll feel like you're playing a classic arcade machine. Compete with yourself or friends to see who can score the most homers in this endless baseball challenge. Whether you're a fan of retro sports games or just love a good challenge, this game will keep you hooked for hours. Swing for the fences and become a home run legend!
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Verdict
The clearest difference is review sentiment: Diamond Duel at 85% against Retro Baseball's 0%. Diamond Duel also leads on rating (4.4 vs 2.7) and ads (none vs shown). On price, in-app purchases, 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
Both are free to download. Neither carries in-app purchases, so what you see is what you pay.
Diamond Duel holds the better App Store score, 4.4 against 2.7. That said, the two scores are not equally well evidenced: Diamond Duel has 48 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 85% of Diamond Duel's.
Retro Baseball ships an update every 17 months, Diamond Duel every 3 weeks. The most recent releases landed on October 24, 2026 and October 27, 2026 respectively.
| Parameter | Retro Baseball | Diamond Duel |
|---|---|---|
| Price | Free | Free |
| Rating | 2.7 (7 ratings) | 4.4 (48 ratings) — better |
| Positive reviews | 0.0% of reviews | 84.6% of reviews — better |
| Number of ratings | 7 | 48 — better |
| Update frequency | Every 17 months | Every 3 weeks — better |
| Ads | Yes | No — better |
| In-app purchases | No | No |
| Monetization | Ad-supported | Free — better |
| Devices | iPhone, iPad, iPod | iPhone, iPad, iPod |
| Requires iOS | 12.0 | 11.0 — better |
| Further details — not scored | ||
| Size | 84 MB | 26 MB |
| Age rating | 4+ | 4+ |
| Developer | Trevor Hansen | Poiul LLC |
Customer experience
Retro Baseball
Diamond Duel
In-app purchases
Retro Baseball
No in-app purchases
Diamond Duel
No in-app purchases
Questions
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