Comparison

Ballplayer vs Play Up Next

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

Play Up Next

Enhance youth baseball and softball games with professional-style player introductions and walk-up music. Easily manage rosters, select songs, and use AI-generated announcements to create a big-league atmosphere.

Highlights
  • AI player announcements
  • Customizable walk-up music
  • Fast roster building
  • Game day batting order management
  • Offline preparation
  • Playlists for warmups and breaks
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Make game day sound like the big leagues. Up Next brings walk-up music and professional-style player announcements together in one simple game-day app built for youth baseball and softball. Add your roster, choose each player’s walk-up song, pick an announcer voice, and you’re ready to go. When a player steps to the plate, Up Next puts their introduction and music right at your fingertips. BUILD YOUR ROSTER FAST Skip typing every player one by one. Add your lineup and get your team ready for game day in minutes. AI PLAYER ANNOUNCEMENTS Give every player their moment. Up Next creates personalized player introductions using natural, stadium-style announcer voices. Choose your favorite voice and fine-tune tricky name pronunciations. WALK-UP MUSIC Give every player their own walk-up song and choose exactly where it starts. Use Apple Music for full tracks, or get started with available song previews. BUILT FOR GAME DAY Run your batting order from one screen. See who's batting now, who's up next, and start the player's announcement and music with a tap. MORE THAN THE AT-BAT Keep the energy going with playlists for warmups, between innings, and after the game. READY WHEN THE FIELD ISN'T Prepare supported music and player announcements ahead of time so a weak connection at the ballpark doesn't ruin game day. MADE FOR THE WHOLE TEAM Up Next makes it easy for coaches, team parents, and game-day operators to help create a better experience for every player. TRY IT FREE Set up one team with up to 3 players and experience the core Up Next game-day features with no card required. Ready for the whole lineup? Up Next Pro unlocks unlimited players and teams for $14.99/year. No per-player fees. Just a simpler way to make game day feel bigger. Up Next Pro is an auto-renewable subscription. • Up Next Pro — $14.99/year: unlimited players and unlimited teams. (Free plan: up to 3 players.) • Payment is charged to your Apple Account at purchase confirmation. The subscription renews automatically for the same one-year term unless auto-renew is turned off at least 24 hours before the current period ends; your account is charged within 24 hours before renewal. Manage or cancel anytime in your Apple Account Settings. Terms of Use (EULA): https://playupnext.live/terms.html Privacy Policy: https://playupnext.live/privacy.html

Screenshots

Ballplayer4 screens
Play Up Next4 screens

Verdict

The call

The clearest difference is rating: Play Up Next at 5.0 against Ballplayer's 4.0. Ballplayer's advantage is in-app purchases (none vs 1) and ratings volume (60 vs 1). On price, ads, device support and iOS requirement 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. Play Up Next sells 1 in-app purchase, starting at $14.99 per year. Ballplayer asks for nothing beyond the download.

ReceptionRating · Positive reviews · Number of ratings

Play Up Next 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 1, so its average is the more settled of the two.

UpkeepUpdate frequency

Ballplayer ships an update weekly, Play Up Next every 3 weeks. The most recent releases landed on November 3, 2026 and October 31, 2026 respectively.

Scorecard5 real differences · 5 level
Ballplayer versus Play Up Next: the parameters behind the verdict, then further details
ParameterBallplayerPlay Up Next
PriceFreeFree
Rating4.0 (60 ratings)5.0 (1 ratings) — better
Positive reviews56.3% of reviews—
Number of ratings60 — better1
Update frequencyWeekly — betterEvery 3 weeks
AdsNoNo
In-app purchasesNo — betterYes
MonetizationFree — betterFreemium
DevicesiPhone, iPodiPhone, iPad, iPod — better
Requires iOS15.115.0 — better
Further details — not scored
Size73 MB26 MB
Age rating4+4+
DeveloperBaseball App LLCANDREW STEVEN BOREK

Customer experience

Ballplayer

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

Play Up Next

All ratings1 ratings
Positive100.0%
Neutral0.0%
Negative0.0%

Bugs and requests

Ballplayer

Reported bugs

5 issues
  • Slow loading times on notifications
  • App crashes or shows errors on tap
  • Username unavailable error for account creation
  • Age verification incorrectly flags users as not 13
  • Inability to press 'DONE' to complete game creation

Requested features

5 requests
  • Real-time game stats
  • Live video streaming
  • Ability for parents to create multiple player profiles
  • Ability to edit things in certain places
  • Fix 'DONE' button issue for game creation

Play Up Next

Not enough reviews yet to summarise bugs or requests.

In-app purchases

None

Ballplayer

No in-app purchases

1 purchases

Play Up Next

Subscriptions1
  • Up Next Pro$14.991 Year

Questions

Is Ballplayer free?
Ballplayer is free to download, with no in-app purchases.
Is Play Up Next free?
Play Up Next is free to download, with in-app purchases available.
Which has better reviews, Ballplayer or Play Up Next?
Play Up Next is rated higher. Ballplayer averages 4.0 out of 5 from 60 ratings, while Play Up Next averages 5.0 from 1 ratings.
Do Ballplayer or Play Up Next have ads?
Neither Ballplayer nor Play Up Next shows ads.
Which is updated more often, Ballplayer or Play Up Next?
Ballplayer ships an update weekly, and Play Up Next every 3 weeks. Most recently, Ballplayer was updated on November 3, 2026 and Play Up Next on October 31, 2026.

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