Comparison

Ballplayer vs FieldHype

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

Head to head
About

Ballplayer

Track and share baseball and softball game statistics in real-time. This app allows players to record every hit, catch, walk, and stolen base, and share live stats with friends and family. Features in-app messaging and live activity feeds for a social game-day experience.

Highlights
  • Real-time stat tracking
  • Share stats with friends and family
  • In-app messaging
  • Live activity feeds
  • Comprehensive stat recording
Features
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Ballplayer is a scorekeeping app designed to stay with you from the little leagues to the big leagues. Share your stats with your friends and family – every hit, every catch, every walk, every stolen base. Ballplayer is the social app for ballplayers to share and compare LIVE stats during their game, featuring in-app messaging and LIVE activity feeds.

About

FieldHype

Elevate youth sports with a platform that transforms game days into stadium experiences. Create team identities, personalize player introductions with music and announcements, and manage the game day atmosphere from a single control screen. Share the excitement with families and make every athlete feel like a star.

Highlights
  • Custom team anthems and logos
  • Team merch store creation
  • Player walk-up music and announcements
  • Game day DJ and audio control
  • Parent Mode for family engagement
  • Collectible player HypeCards
Features
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Turn Every Game Into a Stadium Experience FieldHype gives youth sports teams the tools to create a professional, personalized game day from one platform. Build your roster, logo, jersey and merch store (automatic build), choose each athlete's walk-up music, create stadium-style introductions, and run the action from a simple game day control screen. BUILD A TEAM IDENTITY Create a complete team experience: • Generate a custom team anthem • Create team logos, banners, and jerseys • Launch a Team Merch store with team apparel and gear • Turn player photos into collectible HypeCards (Trading Cards) • Share the team experience with families through Parent Mode MAKE EVERY PLAYER FEEL LIKE A STAR Give each athlete a custom entrance with: • Apple Music walk-up songs • Original custom walk-up songs generated for the player • Professional player announcements • Personalized names, numbers, positions, nicknames, and pronunciation guidance CONTROL THE ENERGY Use Game Day DJ to keep the crowd engaged with FieldHype Exclusive Songs, Curated Apple Music Playlists, and custom stingers for key moments. Trigger the right audio quickly without digging through playlists between plays. TEAM AND PARENT EXPERIENCES Team Mode gives coaches, team managers, and organizers control of the roster, team identity, and game day experience. Parent Mode gives families a dedicated way to manage their athlete, review permissions, create approved content, access HypeCards, and connect with their team. BUILT FOR REAL GAME DAYS FieldHype is designed for fast, one-tap control when the game is moving. Preloaded audio, clear player cards, and simple playback controls help coaches, team managers, and game day volunteers stay ready. From the first introduction to the final out, whistle, or buzzer, FieldHype helps teams create the kind of moments players remember! End User License Agreement/Terms of Use: https://fieldhype.com/terms Privacy Policy: https://fieldhype.com/privacy

Screenshots

Ballplayer4 screens
FieldHype4 screens

Verdict

The call

The clearest difference is review sentiment: FieldHype at 100% against Ballplayer's 56%. FieldHype also leads on rating (5.0 vs 4.0). Ballplayer's advantage is in-app purchases (none vs 11) and ratings volume (60 vs 6). On price, update cadence, ads 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

Both are free to download. FieldHype sells 11 in-app purchases, starting at $1.99 per month. Ballplayer asks for nothing beyond the download.

ReceptionRating · Positive reviews · Number of ratings

FieldHype holds the better App Store score, 5.0 against 4.0. That said, the two scores are not equally well evidenced: Ballplayer has 60 ratings behind it against 6, so its average is the more settled of the two. Written reviews point the same way: 56% of Ballplayer's written reviews are positive against 100% of FieldHype's.

UpkeepUpdate frequency

Ballplayer ships an update weekly, FieldHype every 5 days. The most recent releases landed on October 21, 2026 and October 28, 2026 respectively.

Scorecard5 real differences · 5 level
Ballplayer versus FieldHype: the parameters behind the verdict, then further details
ParameterBallplayerFieldHype
PriceFreeFree
Rating4.0 (60 ratings)5.0 (6 ratings) — better
Positive reviews56.3% of reviews100.0% of reviews — better
Number of ratings60 — better6
Update frequencyWeeklyEvery 5 days — better
AdsNoNo
In-app purchasesNo — betterYes
MonetizationFree — betterFree with in-app purchases
DevicesiPhone, iPodiPhone, iPad
Requires iOS15.1 — better16.0
Further details — not scored
Size73 MB52 MB
Age rating4+12+
DeveloperBaseball App LLCFieldHype, LLC

Customer experience

Ballplayer

All ratings60 ratings
Positive73.3%
Neutral3.3%
Negative23.3%
Written reviews32 reviews
Positive56.3%
Neutral6.3%
Negative37.5%

FieldHype

All ratings6 ratings
Positive100.0%
Neutral0.0%
Negative0.0%
Written reviews4 reviews
Positive100.0%
Neutral0.0%
Negative0.0%

In-app purchases

None

Ballplayer

No in-app purchases

11 purchases

FieldHype

Subscriptions1
  • FieldHype Rookie7 Days trial$1.991 Month
One-time10
  • 50 Announcement Credits$1.99
  • 150 Announcement Credits$4.99
  • 10 Image Generation Credits$4.99
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  • All-Star Upgrade$5.00
  • 20 Image Generation Credits$8.99
  • 10 Music Generation Credits$9.99
  • All-Star Full Subscription$11.99
  • 30 Image Generation Credits$12.99
  • 20 Music Generation Credits$17.99
  • 30 Music Generation Credits$24.99

Questions

Is Ballplayer free?
Ballplayer is free to download, with no in-app purchases.
Is FieldHype free?
FieldHype is free to download, with in-app purchases available.
Which has better reviews, Ballplayer or FieldHype?
FieldHype is rated higher. Ballplayer averages 4.0 out of 5 from 60 ratings, while FieldHype averages 5.0 from 6 ratings.
Do Ballplayer or FieldHype have ads?
Neither Ballplayer nor FieldHype shows ads.
Which is updated more often, Ballplayer or FieldHype?
Ballplayer ships an update weekly, and FieldHype every 5 days. Most recently, Ballplayer was updated on October 21, 2026 and FieldHype on October 28, 2026.

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