Comparison

Pixel Pro Baseball vs Ultimate Pro Baseball GM

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

Head to head
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
Currently charting
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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

About

Ultimate Pro Baseball GM

Manage your own professional baseball franchise in this in-depth simulation game. Sign players, draft rookies, hire coaches, and upgrade facilities to build a championship team. Compete against others online or play offline.

Highlights
  • Sign, draft, trade, and train players
  • Hire and upgrade coaches
  • Build and upgrade team facilities
  • Manage finances and sponsorships
  • Handle player demands and morale
  • Online ranked career and multiplayer modes
  • Offline simulation gameplay
Features
Currently charting
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Ultimate Pro Baseball GM is a free offline baseball manager sim game with addicting team building and in depth sport management gameplay: sign, draft, trade and train players, hire coaches, build facilities and manage club operations. As a baseball GM you have complete control on your franchise: - Assemble a baseball dream team: sign or trade superstars to your team - Draft and train rookies to help them fulfill their potential - Acquire coaches and upgrade them - Control financial activities - Sign sponsors and set ticket prices - Manage the upgrades of different facilities including arena, gym and even medical facilities. - Set seasonal goals and maintain owner and fans happiness - Handle unique GM situations such as player demands and morale events - In depth baseball coach, player, and general manager career stats - Yearly awards - Online ranked career mode: compete against other baseball GM and friends - Multiplayer leagues and ranked game modes - Portrait game simulation - Offline gm simulation Superstar players OR bargains? Spending your franchise money OR saving up? Building a squad patiently by draft OR trading up and signing elite free agents on your way to a squad of champions? Recruiting external coaches yearly or teaching yours patiently to build your dynasty? The choice is yours! Fulfill your destiny and become a legendary general manager, and build a long lasting baseball dynasty to rule the league for decades. Your franchise, Your dynasty.

Screenshots

Pixel Pro Baseball4 screens
Ultimate Pro Baseball GM4 screens

Verdict

The call

The clearest difference is ads: Ultimate Pro Baseball GM at none against Pixel Pro Baseball's shown. Ultimate Pro Baseball GM also leads on review sentiment (55% vs 43%). Pixel Pro Baseball's advantage is ratings volume (14K vs 822). On price, rating, update cadence and in-app purchases 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 and Ultimate Pro Baseball GM sells 13 one-off in-app purchases. Whichever you choose, the download price is not the number that matters.

ReceptionRating · Positive reviews · Number of ratings

On the App Store both sit at effectively the same score — 4.5 for Pixel Pro Baseball against 4.4 for Ultimate Pro Baseball GM. That said, the two scores are not equally well evidenced: Pixel Pro Baseball has 14K ratings behind it against 822, so its average is the more settled of the two. Written reviews are what separate them: 43% of Pixel Pro Baseball's written reviews are positive against 55% of Ultimate Pro Baseball GM's.

UpkeepUpdate frequency

Pixel Pro Baseball ships an update every 2 months, Ultimate Pro Baseball GM every 6 weeks. Both last shipped on September 28, 2026.

Scorecard3 real differences · 8 level
Pixel Pro Baseball versus Ultimate Pro Baseball GM: the parameters behind the verdict, then further details
ParameterPixel Pro BaseballUltimate Pro Baseball GM
PriceFreeFree
Rating4.5 (14K ratings) — better4.4 (822 ratings)
Positive reviews42.8% of reviews55.3% of reviews — better
Number of ratings14K — better822
Update frequencyEvery 2 monthsEvery 6 weeks — better
AdsYesNo — better
In-app purchasesYesYes
MonetizationFree with in-app purchasesFree with in-app purchases
Best chart rank#199#180 — better
DevicesiPhone, iPad, iPod — betteriPhone, iPod
Requires iOS13.012.0 — better
Further details — not scored
Size113 MB83 MB
Age rating4+4+
DeveloperPixamoGames2rk

Customer experience

Pixel Pro Baseball

All ratings13,922 ratings
Positive86.7%
Neutral4.9%
Negative8.4%
Written reviews442 reviews
Positive42.8%
Neutral17.9%
Negative39.4%

Ultimate Pro Baseball GM

All ratings822 ratings
Positive83.7%
Neutral5.0%
Negative11.3%
Written reviews150 reviews
Positive55.3%
Neutral20.0%
Negative24.7%

User reviews

Pixel Pro Baseball

From 14K App Store ratings

What we love

  • 🚀 Great game
  • 👍 Fun and addictive
  • 🎮 Unique gameplay
  • 💡 Potential for improvement

Room to improve

  • 🐛 Inconsistent hitting
  • 🤖 Poor AI decision making
  • 🔒 Pay-to-play features
  • 🕰️ Slow gameplay at times

Ultimate Pro Baseball GM

From 822 App Store ratings

What we love

  • 🚀 Great game
  • 👍 Addictive and fun
  • 👍 Excellent GM simulation

Room to improve

  • 🐛 Unrealistic stats and outcomes
  • 💰 Pay-to-win mechanics
  • 🔒 Difficulty progressing without paying
  • 🐛 Bugs and glitches
  • 🔒 Impossible to win without premium version

Bugs and 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

Ultimate Pro Baseball GM

Reported bugs

4 issues
  • Daily claim and win pass not working
  • Crashing after season 5
  • Gray screen issue
  • Can't claim free pass or daily rewards

Requested features

8 requests
  • More minor league teams
  • Ability to demote/promote players
  • Improved trading system
  • More realistic stats and outcomes
  • Ability to customize logos and teams
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  • Depth chart feature
  • Attribute upgrades for players
  • Scouting feature to find prospects

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
13 purchases

Ultimate Pro Baseball GM

One-time13
  • Motivate Tokens$0.99
  • Win Pass VIP$2.99
  • 150K Training Points$2.99
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  • 500m Bank Boost$2.99
  • UBBGM Premium$3.99
  • 300K Training Points$3.99
  • 1bn Bank Boost$3.99
  • Special Team Boost 2$4.99
  • 800K Training Points$6.99
  • 2.7bn Bank Boost$6.99
  • 2.2M Training Points$13.49
  • 7.5bn Bank Boost$13.49
  • 6.5M Training Points$26.99

Questions

Is Pixel Pro Baseball free?
Pixel Pro Baseball is free to download, with in-app purchases available.
Is Ultimate Pro Baseball GM free?
Ultimate Pro Baseball GM is free to download, with in-app purchases available.
Which has better reviews, Pixel Pro Baseball or Ultimate Pro Baseball GM?
Pixel Pro Baseball is rated higher. Pixel Pro Baseball averages 4.5 out of 5 from 14K ratings, while Ultimate Pro Baseball GM averages 4.4 from 822 ratings.
Do Pixel Pro Baseball or Ultimate Pro Baseball GM have ads?
Pixel Pro Baseball shows ads; Ultimate Pro Baseball GM does not.
Which is updated more often, Pixel Pro Baseball or Ultimate Pro Baseball GM?
Pixel Pro Baseball ships an update every 2 months, and Ultimate Pro Baseball GM every 6 weeks. Most recently, Pixel Pro Baseball was updated on September 28, 2026 and Ultimate Pro Baseball GM on September 28, 2026.
Which is more popular, Pixel Pro Baseball or Ultimate Pro Baseball GM?
Pixel Pro Baseball currently peaks at #199 in the App Store charts, and Ultimate Pro Baseball GM at #180. Chart position reflects recent download velocity rather than total install base.

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