Comparison

My Olympic Coach vs Backyard Baseball '97

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

Head to head
About

My Olympic Coach

Guide your athlete through intense training for triathlon competitions. Strategize your training actions for running, cycling, and canoeing. Experience the challenge of coaching your athlete to victory.

Highlights
  • Athlete training simulation
  • Triathlon competition events
  • Strategic training decisions
  • Running, cycling, and canoeing disciplines
  • Coaching gameplay
Features
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Train your athlete for the challenging triathlon competitions. You will have great fun making your strategy while deciding your training actions. There will be running, bike racing and canoe racing competitions which sounds hard but luckily you are the coach!

About

Backyard Baseball '97

Relive the classic baseball game with iconic characters, fun power-ups, and intuitive controls. Play quick games, practice batting, or manage a full season with unique game modes and simplified rules.

Highlights
  • Iconic character roster
  • Power-ups and special pitches
  • Pick-up and single game modes
  • Full season management
  • Batting practice mode
  • Simplified T-ball mode
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Rediscover the joy of the original Backyard Baseball 1997! Build your roster from the iconic cast of 30 characters stacked with charming personalities and witty banter, and get the edge on the competition with power-ups, fireball pitches, super strength, and Pablo Sanchez! Play pick-up games, practice batting, and compete in single games or a whole season with simple, intuitive controls that anyone can master! Game Modes: 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 to choose players from a random pool of characters. Season: You create a team and manage it 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). The winner advances to the championship series which consists of the Super Entire Nation Tournament (best of 3) and then the Ultra Grand Championship of the Universe Series (best of 5)! Batting Practice: 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 that ball! T-ball - Select T-ball mode for more accessible game play. Simply click to hit, run, and field! BACKYARD BASEBALL RULES The rules for Backyard Baseball are a hybrid of Pro and Little League rules: No leading off No Injuries Bunting is allowed Tagging up is allowed Stealing is allowed 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. Backyard Baseball '97 runs buttery smooth for iOS devices, looks better than ever, 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 title that started it all.

Screenshots

My Olympic Coach4 screens
Backyard Baseball '974 screens

Verdict

The call

The clearest difference is review sentiment: Backyard Baseball '97 at 65% against My Olympic Coach's 0%. Backyard Baseball '97 also leads on rating (4.0 vs 3.0) and ads (none vs shown). My Olympic Coach's advantage is price (Free vs $4.99) and iOS requirement (11.0 vs 16.6). On in-app purchases and device support 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

My Olympic Coach is free to download; Backyard Baseball '97 costs $4.99 up front. Neither carries in-app purchases, so what you see is what you pay.

ReceptionRating · Positive reviews · Number of ratings

Backyard Baseball '97 holds the better App Store score, 4.0 against 3.0. That said, the two scores are not equally well evidenced: Backyard Baseball '97 has 1.6K ratings behind it against 2, so its average is the more settled of the two. Written reviews point the same way: 0% of My Olympic Coach's written reviews are positive against 65% of Backyard Baseball '97's.

Scorecard8 real differences · 3 level
My Olympic Coach versus Backyard Baseball '97: the parameters behind the verdict, then further details
ParameterMy Olympic CoachBackyard Baseball '97
PriceFree — better$4.99
Rating3.0 (2 ratings)4.0 (1.6K ratings) — better
Positive reviews0.0% of reviews65.4% of reviews — better
Number of ratings21.6K — better
Update frequency—Every 10 days
AdsYesNo — better
In-app purchasesNoNo
MonetizationAd-supported — betterPaid
Best chart rank—#9 — better
DevicesiPhone, iPad, iPod — betteriPhone, iPad
Requires iOS11.0 — better16.6
Further details — not scored
Size87 MB326 MB
Age rating4+4+
DeveloperYasir YaziciPlayground Productions LLC

Customer experience

My Olympic Coach

All ratings2 ratings
Positive0.0%
Neutral100.0%
Negative0.0%
Written reviews4 reviews
Positive0.0%
Neutral50.0%
Negative50.0%

Backyard Baseball '97

All ratings1,548 ratings
Positive72.5%
Neutral8.9%
Negative18.6%
Written reviews266 reviews
Positive65.4%
Neutral13.5%
Negative21.1%

Bugs and requests

My Olympic Coach

Not enough reviews yet to summarise bugs or requests.

Backyard Baseball '97

Reported bugs

4 issues
  • Gameplay freezes and crashes
  • Inconsistent fielding and throwing mechanics
  • Hitting mechanics feel unresponsive
  • Inability to save progress after crashes

Requested features

5 requests
  • Full-screen mode
  • Improved controls and input responsiveness
  • New game modes (e.g., home run derby, playoffs)
  • Ability to select home field
  • Option to mute all sounds

In-app purchases

None

My Olympic Coach

No in-app purchases

None

Backyard Baseball '97

No in-app purchases

Questions

Is My Olympic Coach free?
My Olympic Coach is free to download, with no in-app purchases.
Is Backyard Baseball '97 free?
Backyard Baseball '97 costs $4.99, with no in-app purchases.
Which has better reviews, My Olympic Coach or Backyard Baseball '97?
Backyard Baseball '97 is rated higher. My Olympic Coach averages 3.0 out of 5 from 2 ratings, while Backyard Baseball '97 averages 4.0 from 1.6K ratings.
Do My Olympic Coach or Backyard Baseball '97 have ads?
My Olympic Coach shows ads; Backyard Baseball '97 does not.

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