Pixel Pro Baseball vs Idle Baseball Manager Tycoon
Price, ratings, monetisation and update history for both games, side by side — with what reviewers say about each.
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.
- 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
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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
Idle Baseball Manager Tycoon
Build the ultimate baseball team and stadium in this idle tycoon game. Earn money, manage your players, and use special abilities to win matches and become a billionaire.
- Build and upgrade stadium
- Manage baseball team and batting order
- Collect baseball player cards
- Use special player abilities
- Earn idle cash and become a tycoon
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Can you create the world's greatest stadium and the ultimate Baseball team? Earn money and become an idle tycoon billionaire! Invest in your stadium facilities and increase capacity for your loyal fans to put on a sporting spectacle! You are the manager, the coach, the owner, the boss! Organise your team and choose who plays in which position. Set your batting order and get your heavy hitters into the game! Set up your team and idle away as they bring in the wins and the cash! Collect Baseball cards! Each card brings in a new player who can raise your game to the next level! What player will you get next? Can you collect them all? Use special abilities to give your team the edge in the match! Want to make that ball un-catchable? Use the fireball ability! Need to get rid of a tricky opposition batter? Time for the perfect pitch ability! There's an ability for every situation if you can collect all the special players that have them!
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Verdict
Pixel Pro Baseball and Idle Baseball Manager Tycoon both sit at 4.5 stars, but that hides the real split: 42% of Pixel Pro Baseball's written reviews are positive against 26% of Idle Baseball Manager Tycoon's. Pixel Pro Baseball also leads on chart position (#172 vs unranked). Idle Baseball Manager Tycoon's advantage is update cadence (every 3 weeks vs every 2 months). On price, rating, ratings volume and ads 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. Pixel Pro Baseball sells 9 one-off in-app purchases and Idle Baseball Manager Tycoon sells 10 one-off in-app purchases. Whichever you choose, the download price is not the number that matters.
On the App Store both sit at effectively the same score — 4.5 for Pixel Pro Baseball against 4.6 for Idle Baseball Manager Tycoon. Both are backed by a comparable volume of ratings — 14K and 11K respectively. Written reviews are what separate them: 42% of Pixel Pro Baseball's written reviews are positive against 26% of Idle Baseball Manager Tycoon's.
Pixel Pro Baseball ships an update every 2 months, Idle Baseball Manager Tycoon every 3 weeks. Both last shipped on October 28, 2026.
| Parameter | Pixel Pro Baseball | Idle Baseball Manager Tycoon |
|---|---|---|
| Price | Free | Free |
| Rating | 4.5 (14K ratings) | 4.6 (11K ratings) — better |
| Positive reviews | 42.4% of reviews — better | 25.6% of reviews |
| Number of ratings | 14K — better | 11K |
| Update frequency | Every 2 months | Every 3 weeks — better |
| Ads | Yes | Yes |
| In-app purchases | Yes | Yes |
| Monetization | Free with in-app purchases | Free with in-app purchases |
| Best chart rank | #172 — better | — |
| Devices | iPhone, iPad, iPod | iPhone, iPad, iPod |
| Requires iOS | 13.0 | 13.0 |
| Further details — not scored | ||
| Size | 113 MB | 246 MB |
| Age rating | 4+ | 17+ |
| Developer | Pixamo | IsCool Entertainment |
Customer experience
Pixel Pro Baseball
Idle Baseball Manager Tycoon
User reviews
Pixel Pro Baseball
From 14K App Store ratingsWhat 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
Idle Baseball Manager Tycoon
From 11K App Store ratingsWhat we love
- 🚀 Fun and addictive
- 👍 Good progression system
- 👍 Relaxing music
- 👍 Stadium and facility upgrades
Room to improve
- 🐛 Poor AI and baseball simulation
- 🐛 Unrealistic player behavior
- 🐛 Throwing and fielding issues
- 🐛 Ineffective base running
- 💰 Expensive upgrades and pay-to-win elements
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
Idle Baseball Manager Tycoon
Reported bugs
4 issues- Runners scoring after third out
- Incorrect scoreboard positioning
- Inconsistent 3x bonus when away
- Progress loss after updates
Requested features
5 requests- More control over base running and fielding
- Batting practice mode to earn resources
- Prestige system for faster progression
- More customization options for the stadium
- Better tutorial and explanation of game mechanics
In-app purchases
Pixel Pro Baseball
- 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
Idle Baseball Manager Tycoon
- Pile of Stars$0.99
- Bundle of Coins$4.99
- Big Pile of Stars$4.99
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- Piggy Bank$4.99
- No More Ads!$6.99
- Stack of Coins$9.99
- Sack of Stars$9.99
- Chest of Stars$17.99
- Crate of Coins$19.99
- Vault of Stars$44.99
Questions
Is Pixel Pro Baseball free?
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Which has better reviews, Pixel Pro Baseball or Idle Baseball Manager Tycoon?
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