Comparison

Mormon Trail vs Backyard Baseball '01

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

Head to head
About

Mormon Trail

Experience the historical journey of LDS settlers on the original Mormon Trail. Manage health, hunt, trade, and navigate random events on your way to founding Utah. This is a straightforward, ad-free game.

Highlights
  • Historical simulation
  • Hunting mechanics
  • Trading system
  • Random events
  • Health management
Features
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Travel on the original Mormon Trail that the Latter Day Saint (LDS) settlers traveled on to found Utah. Includes hunting, trading, random events, and health management. No ads, no in app purchases, just a simple game.

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

Mormon Trail4 screens
Backyard Baseball '014 screens

Verdict

The call

The clearest difference is rating: Mormon Trail at 4.2 against Backyard Baseball '01's 3.9. Mormon Trail also leads on price ($1.99 vs $4.99) and iOS requirement (12.0 vs 15.0). Backyard Baseball '01's advantage is ratings volume (649 vs 26) and chart position (#3 vs unranked). On review sentiment, ads, in-app purchases and monetization model 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

Mormon Trail costs $1.99 and Backyard Baseball '01 $4.99 up front. Neither carries in-app purchases, so what you see is what you pay.

ReceptionRating · Positive reviews · Number of ratings

Mormon Trail holds the better App Store score, 4.2 against 3.9. That said, the two scores are not equally well evidenced: Backyard Baseball '01 has 649 ratings behind it against 26, so its average is the more settled of the two. Written reviews point the same way: 57% of Mormon Trail's written reviews are positive against 56% of Backyard Baseball '01's.

Scorecard5 real differences · 6 level
Mormon Trail versus Backyard Baseball '01: the parameters behind the verdict, then further details
ParameterMormon TrailBackyard Baseball '01
Price$1.99 — better$4.99
Rating4.2 (26 ratings) — better3.9 (649 ratings)
Positive reviews57.1% of reviews — better55.6% of reviews
Number of ratings26649 — better
Update frequency—Every 2 days
AdsNoNo
In-app purchasesNoNo
MonetizationPaidPaid
Best chart rank—#3 — better
DevicesiPhone, iPodiPhone, iPad, iPod — better
Requires iOS12.0 — better15.0
Further details — not scored
Size78 MB359 MB
Age rating4+4+
DeveloperJoshua LowePlayground Productions LLC

Customer experience

Mormon Trail

All ratings26 ratings
Positive69.2%
Neutral19.2%
Negative11.5%
Written reviews14 reviews
Positive57.1%
Neutral28.6%
Negative14.3%

Backyard Baseball '01

All ratings649 ratings
Positive68.7%
Neutral8.8%
Negative22.5%
Written reviews216 reviews
Positive55.6%
Neutral18.1%
Negative26.4%

Bugs and requests

Mormon Trail

Not enough reviews yet to summarise bugs or requests.

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

None

Mormon Trail

No in-app purchases

None

Backyard Baseball '01

No in-app purchases

Questions

Is Mormon Trail free?
Mormon Trail costs $1.99, with no in-app purchases.
Is Backyard Baseball '01 free?
Backyard Baseball '01 costs $4.99, with no in-app purchases.
Which has better reviews, Mormon Trail or Backyard Baseball '01?
Mormon Trail is rated higher. Mormon Trail averages 4.2 out of 5 from 26 ratings, while Backyard Baseball '01 averages 3.9 from 649 ratings.
Do Mormon Trail or Backyard Baseball '01 have ads?
Neither Mormon Trail nor Backyard Baseball '01 shows ads.

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