FanGraphs vs SB Nation
Price, ratings, monetisation and update history for both apps, side by side — with what reviewers say about each.
FanGraphs
Access comprehensive baseball statistics, articles, and analysis on the go. Track player performance, view leaderboards, and stay updated with live scores and playoff odds. This app brings key features from the FanGraphs website to a mobile-friendly interface.
- Baseball articles
- Player statistics
- Major League leaderboards
- Playoff odds
- Live scores
- Win probability
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Welcome to the FanGraphs App! We put some of the best parts of FanGraphs website into a mobile-friendly app. We have articles, player pages, Major League leaderboards, RosterResource tools, playoff odds, WAR leaders, live scores, win probability, and standings. Search players and find their up-to-date stats. End-User License Agreement URL: https://www.apple.com/legal/internet-services/itunes/dev/stdeula/
SB Nation
Connect with fellow fans in dedicated communities for over 200 sports teams. Engage in live game chats, read articles from expert writers, and join discussions that continue long after the game ends.
- Personalized team and sport feeds
- Live threaded game-day conversation
- Full community pages with articles
- Discover new communities and leagues
- Push notifications for activity
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SB Nation. 200+ fan communities in one app. Writers who have covered your team for years, live game threads all season long, and the community you already know: the same people arguing with you in the comments before kickoff and long after the final whistle. Game Chat brings the game thread, an SB Nation staple for decades, into a first-class, real-time destination. Pre-game buildup, live reactions, and post-game breakdown all in one place. Your team's Community page has the full picture: articles from people who cover the team, posts from fans who know it just as well, and conversation that doesn't stop when the article does. Want more? Discover surfaces other teams and leagues worth checking out. Features: - Personalized feed for your favorite teams and sports - Game Chat: live & threaded game-day conversation - Full Community pages with articles and community posts - Discover new communities and leagues - Push notifications for replies and activity you care about
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Verdict
The clearest difference is in-app purchases: SB Nation at none against FanGraphs's 2. SB Nation also leads on review sentiment (85% vs 69%) and update cadence (every 5 days vs every 2 weeks). FanGraphs's advantage is ratings volume (407 vs 43). On price, rating, 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
Both are free to download. FanGraphs sells 2 in-app purchases, starting at $14.99 per month. SB Nation asks for nothing beyond the download.
On the App Store both sit at effectively the same score — 4.8 for FanGraphs against 4.7 for SB Nation. That said, the two scores are not equally well evidenced: FanGraphs has 407 ratings behind it against 43, so its average is the more settled of the two. Written reviews are what separate them: 69% of FanGraphs's written reviews are positive against 85% of SB Nation's.
FanGraphs ships an update every 2 weeks, SB Nation every 5 days. The most recent releases landed on November 7, 2026 and November 5, 2026 respectively.
| Parameter | FanGraphs | SB Nation |
|---|---|---|
| Price | Free | Free |
| Rating | 4.8 (407 ratings) — better | 4.7 (43 ratings) |
| Positive reviews | 69.4% of reviews | 84.6% of reviews — better |
| Number of ratings | 407 — better | 43 |
| Update frequency | Every 2 weeks | Every 5 days — better |
| Ads | Yes | Yes |
| In-app purchases | Yes | No — better |
| Monetization | Free with in-app purchases | Ad-supported — better |
| Devices | iPhone, iPad — better | iPhone |
| Requires iOS | 16.0 — better | 16.4 |
| Further details — not scored | ||
| Size | 63 MB | 99 MB |
| Age rating | 9+ | 17+ |
| Developer | FanGraphs Inc | Vox Media, Inc. |
Customer experience
FanGraphs
SB Nation
In-app purchases
FanGraphs
- Monthly Membership$14.991 Month
- Yearly Membership$79.991 Year
SB Nation
No in-app purchases
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