Comparison

MONOPOLY vs Backyard Baseball '01

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

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About

MONOPOLY

Experience the classic board game digitally with this official mobile version. Play against AI or friends online and offline, featuring exclusive boards, tokens, and dice. Enjoy smooth animations and a catchy soundtrack without in-game ads.

Highlights
  • Play online with friends and family
  • Compete against AI opponents offline
  • Pass & Play mode for local multiplayer
  • Exclusive game boards
  • New tokens and dice designs
  • Smooth animations and catchy soundtrack
Features
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Play MONOPOLY on the go without distractions – no ads, no fuss! Challenge friends, family and fans from around the globe in the digital version of the official MONOPOLY board game, licensed by Hasbro. Head online to play your favourite board game with anyone, anywhere, at any time, or compete against state-of-the-art AI opponents offline. Plus, with the seamless PASS & PLAY mode, you can play the classic MONOPOLY board game with your friends with just one device! The classic MONOPOLY board game takes a bold leap into a new format, arriving on mobile with amazing graphics, smooth animations and a catchy soundtrack! HOW TO PLAY MONOPOLY 1. Download the official MONOPOLY app 2. Press “PLAY” 3. Pick a mode, board, dice and token 4. Roll the dice and move around the board 5. If you land on a property tile, you can buy it 6. Collect rent when other players land on it 7. Continue around the board, drawing cards when instructed – will you be hit with a surprise tax? Sent to jail? Or get a little bonus money? 8. If you run out of money, you’ll be bankrupt and out of the game 9. The last player left with a profit wins! FEATURES - MONOPOLY ON THE GO – No connection? No problem. Our roster of AI opponents are ready to challenge you! Or play with your friends offline with Pass & Play! - MULTIPLE MODES – Take on AI opponents in Single Player or compete against friends and family in Pass & Play or Online With Friends. Try out Online Multiplayer and face off against fellow tycoons from around the world! - EXCLUSIVE BOARDS – Experience the iconic board game like never before with exclusive boards and more! - AWESOME NEW TOKENS AND DICE – Whatever your style, MONOPOLY has a set of dice fit for a future tycoon! Pick from nostalgic classic tokens or brand-new designs exclusive to the mobile game. Get the most authentic MONOPOLY experience with the official MONOPOLY mobile game! The PARKER BROTHER and MONOPOLY names and logo, the distinctive design of the gameboard, the four corner squares, the MR. MONOPOLY name and character, as well as each of the distinctive elements of the board and playing pieces are trademarks of Hasbro for its property trading game and game equipment. © 1935, 2025 Hasbro. All Rights Reserved.

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

MONOPOLY4 screens
Backyard Baseball '014 screens

Verdict

The call

The clearest difference is rating: MONOPOLY at 4.7 against Backyard Baseball '01's 3.9. MONOPOLY also leads on ratings volume (186K vs 691) and chart position (#1 vs #3). Backyard Baseball '01's advantage is in-app purchases (none vs 10) and update cadence (every 2 days vs every 3 weeks). 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

MONOPOLY costs $4.99 and Backyard Baseball '01 $4.99 up front. MONOPOLY sells 10 one-off in-app purchases. Backyard Baseball '01 asks for nothing beyond the download.

ReceptionRating · Positive reviews · Number of ratings

MONOPOLY holds the better App Store score, 4.7 against 3.9. That said, the two scores are not equally well evidenced: MONOPOLY has 186K ratings behind it against 691, so its average is the more settled of the two. Written reviews complicate that: 39% of MONOPOLY's written reviews are positive against 56% of Backyard Baseball '01's, so the app with the better star average is not the one people write more warmly about.

UpkeepUpdate frequency

MONOPOLY ships an update every 3 weeks, Backyard Baseball '01 every 2 days. The most recent releases landed on November 13, 2026 and November 12, 2026 respectively.

Scorecard7 real differences · 4 level
MONOPOLY versus Backyard Baseball '01: the parameters behind the verdict, then further details
ParameterMONOPOLYBackyard Baseball '01
Price$4.99$4.99
Rating4.7 (186K ratings) — better3.9 (691 ratings)
Positive reviews39.4% of reviews55.8% of reviews — better
Number of ratings186K — better691
Update frequencyEvery 3 weeksEvery 2 days — better
AdsNoNo
In-app purchasesYesNo — better
MonetizationFree with in-app purchases — betterPaid
Best chart rank#1 — better#3
DevicesiPhone, iPad, iPodiPhone, iPad, iPod
Requires iOS15.215.0 — better
Further details — not scored
Size943 MB359 MB
Age rating4+4+
DeveloperMarmalade Game Studio LimitedPlayground Productions LLC

Customer experience

MONOPOLY

All ratings185,799 ratings
Positive91.8%
Neutral2.8%
Negative5.4%
Written reviews1,826 reviews
Positive39.4%
Neutral15.0%
Negative45.7%

Backyard Baseball '01

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

User reviews

MONOPOLY

From 186K App Store ratings

What we love

  • 🚀 Smooth gameplay
  • 👍 Faithful to the board game
  • 🎨 Great visuals and animations
  • ⚡️ Fast-paced gameplay
  • 💰 Automatic money transfers

Room to improve

  • 🐛 Frequent game freezes and crashes
  • 🤖 Unfair AI behavior
  • 🔒 Lack of customization options
  • 🕹️ Unresponsive controls
  • 🕰️ Slow reconnection after disconnects

Backyard Baseball '01

From 691 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

MONOPOLY

Reported bugs

5 issues
  • Incorrect rent calculations
  • Disappearing buttons and unresponsive UI
  • Inability to rejoin disconnected games
  • Stuck players preventing game progress
  • Dice rolls not following probability distribution

Requested features

5 requests
  • Leaderboards and progression system
  • In-game chat functionality
  • Customizable house rules
  • Ability to pause and resume games
  • More board and token options

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

MONOPOLY

One-time10
  • Snowdrop Valley Board$6.99
  • 1935 Atlantic City Board$6.99
  • Monstropolis Board$6.99
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  • New York 2121 Board$6.99
  • Explorer Pack$10.99
  • Snowdrop Valley$14.99
  • 1935 Atlantic City$14.99
  • L.A. Monstropolis$14.99
  • New York 2121$14.99
  • The Complete Collection$34.99
None

Backyard Baseball '01

No in-app purchases

Questions

Is MONOPOLY free?
MONOPOLY costs $4.99, and also offers in-app purchases.
Is Backyard Baseball '01 free?
Backyard Baseball '01 costs $4.99, with no in-app purchases.
Which has better reviews, MONOPOLY or Backyard Baseball '01?
MONOPOLY is rated higher. MONOPOLY averages 4.7 out of 5 from 186K ratings, while Backyard Baseball '01 averages 3.9 from 691 ratings.
Do MONOPOLY or Backyard Baseball '01 have ads?
Neither MONOPOLY nor Backyard Baseball '01 shows ads.
Which is updated more often, MONOPOLY or Backyard Baseball '01?
MONOPOLY ships an update every 3 weeks, and Backyard Baseball '01 every 2 days. Most recently, MONOPOLY was updated on November 13, 2026 and Backyard Baseball '01 on November 12, 2026.
Which is more popular, MONOPOLY or Backyard Baseball '01?
MONOPOLY currently peaks at #1 in the App Store charts, and Backyard Baseball '01 at #3. Chart position reflects recent download velocity rather than total install base.

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