Comparison

Glover's Scorebook vs NextStrike

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

Head to head
About

Glover's Scorebook

This app allows coaches to manage teams, schedules, and track detailed game statistics. Players and fans can follow their favorite teams, receive updates, and even live stream games directly from their mobile device.

Highlights
  • Team and staff management
  • Game scheduling
  • Detailed game statistics tracking
  • Live game streaming
  • Fan management system
  • Real-time scoring updates
Features
Read full description

Since 1975 Glover's Scorebooks has been the most trusted name in tracking baseball and softball scores with their official scorebooks. Now, with the new Glover's Scorebooks App, coaches, players, and fans can connect to the game in a whole new way. The Glover's Scorebooks app is an powerful tool for coaches, providing them with comprehensive team management and scoring capabilities. With this app, coaches can efficiently handle tasks like managing team members, game schedules, and easily message players or fans. The Glover's Scorebooks app also allows coaches to keep track of game statistics, including pitch count, pitch type, pitch speed, batting roster, and many more essential statistics. With the Glover's Scorebooks app, players can stay up-to-date on their team's game schedule, locations, and receive real-time notifications from their coaches. Fans can follow their favorite teams to view their game schedules and even live stream games directly from their mobile device! Glovers Scorebook is the ultimate app for managing and keeping track of multiple game scorebooks while offering live streaming capabilities. Whether you're a coach, team manager, or a passionate fan, Glovers Scorebook provides a comprehensive platform for all your game-related needs. With Glovers Scorebook, coaches can effortlessly create and manage teams, allowing them to easily assign players and staff to their respective positions. The app also enables coaches to organize match events for leagues, ensuring a smooth scheduling process. Gone are the days of manual scorekeeping as Glovers Scorebook offers an intuitive scoring system, making it simple for staff members to update scores and track game progress in real-time. One of the standout features of Glovers Scorebook is its seamless integration with live streaming. Staff members can now capture the excitement of the game by live streaming matches directly from the app. This enables fans to watch the action unfold in real-time, no matter where they are. Additionally, the live streaming feature allows staff members to engage with the audience, providing text commentary , further enhancing the viewing experience. Glovers Scorebook also caters to fans by offering a dedicated fan management system. Fans can join teams and receive updates, and match notifications. The app allows fans to watch matches live and provides live scoring updates, ensuring they never miss a moment of the game. With the ability to interact with fellow fans and share their thoughts, Glovers Scorebook creates a vibrant community around the sport. Key Features: Effortlessly manage game scorebooks Create and manage teams and staff Organize match events for leagues Real-time scoring updates for live matches Live streaming capability for staff members Fan management system for easy communication and updates Experience the convenience and excitement of managing game scorebooks and live streaming with Glovers Scorebook. Download now and take your sports experience to the next level! EULA - https://www.apple.com/legal/internet-services/itunes/dev/stdeula/

About

NextStrike

This app provides a digital system for coaches to call pitches and communicate with their catchers during baseball games. It allows for private, real-time audio calls and stores detailed pitch logs for analysis. Designed for coaches from youth leagues to college.

Highlights
  • Digital pitch calling
  • Private audio communication
  • Pitcher's arsenal management
  • Outcome tagging and logging
  • Offline functionality
  • Coach collaboration
Features
Read full description

Call every pitch. Win every count. NextStrike turns your phone into a easy to use pitch-calling system. Tap the pitch, tap the zone, and your catcher hears the call in his earpiece — "Slider, up and away" — before the batter digs into the box. No hand signals. No touch signs. No wristband. Built for coaches from 9U to college. WHY COACHES SWITCH - Tap your phone not your face or arm. send calls in under a second, every time. - Private by design. Audio routes only to the connected Bluetooth earpiece — never the phone speaker. The dugout doesn't hear it. The other bench doesn't hear it. - No hardware to buy. Works with any Bluetooth earbuds you or your catcher already owns. - Speak directly to your catcher. Tap and hold on the app catcher hear what you say in his headphone. "3 hole is on deck" "lets try and steal an out here with a back pick" - Built for baseball. Stores your Pitchers arsenal, outcome tagging — not a just a one way walkie-talkie. EVERY PITCHER'S ARSENAL Set your pitchers whole arsenal for every arm in your bullpen — Fastball (4-seam and 2-seam), Slider, Cutter, Sinker, Changeup, Splitter, Curveball, or any pitch your player actually throws. Toggle between the numbered 9-zone grid and the advanced 9-zone strike zone when you want to paint corners. SEE WHAT WORKED. PITCH BY PITCH. - Full pitch log per pitcher, searchable by game and inning - Outcome tagging — Strike, Ball, Foul, Hit, Pick-off, Shake - Auto inning tracking and pitch counts - Game summaries you can pull up between starts TALK TO YOUR CATCHER Hold-to-Talk sends your voice straight to his earpiece between pitches — adjustments, scouting reads, anything you'd normally shout from the dugout. Quick-replay the last three calls when a sign gets crossed. ONE ROSTER. EVERY COACH IN SYNC. Invite your assistants and pitching coach at no extra charge. The owner pays; the staff runs the same book from every angle. Multi-team rosters cover programs running JV and Varsity, or travel orgs running multiple age groups. WORKS NO MATTER WHAT FIELD YOUR ON Pitch calling runs offline. No bars at the ball field? No problem. The text-to-speech is local to the device. PLANS - Free — 1 team, 3 players, basic calling, last-10-call history. Free forever. - Pro — $99.99 per year, or $14.99 per month. 3 teams, 30 players, 3 coaching licenses, full history, offline calling, Hold-to-Talk. - Organization — Custom plans for programs with multiple teams. Contact us through the support link. REQUIREMENTS Any Bluetooth earbuds for the catcher. iPhone for the coach. Call it. Coach it. Win it. Terms of Use (EULA): https://nextstrike.app/terms Privacy Policy: https://nextstrike.app/privacy

Screenshots

Glover's Scorebook4 screens
NextStrike4 screens

Verdict

The call

The clearest difference is review sentiment: NextStrike at 100% against Glover's Scorebook's 0%. NextStrike also leads on rating (5.0 vs 3.0) and in-app purchases (none vs 10). Glover's Scorebook's advantage is iOS requirement (15.0 vs 17.0). On price, ratings volume, 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. Glover's Scorebook sells 8 in-app purchases, starting at $4.99 per month. NextStrike asks for nothing beyond the download.

ReceptionRating · Positive reviews · Number of ratings

NextStrike holds the better App Store score, 5.0 against 3.0. Both are backed by a comparable volume of ratings — 2 and 2 respectively. Written reviews point the same way: 0% of Glover's Scorebook's written reviews are positive against 100% of NextStrike's.

UpkeepUpdate frequency

Glover's Scorebook ships an update monthly, NextStrike every 3 days. The most recent releases landed on October 2, 2026 and October 7, 2026 respectively.

Scorecard6 real differences · 4 level
Glover's Scorebook versus NextStrike: the parameters behind the verdict, then further details
ParameterGlover's ScorebookNextStrike
PriceFreeFree
Rating3.0 (2 ratings)5.0 (2 ratings) — better
Positive reviews0.0% of reviews100.0% of reviews — better
Number of ratings22
Update frequencyMonthlyEvery 3 days — better
AdsNoNo
In-app purchasesYesNo — better
MonetizationFree with in-app purchasesFree — better
DevicesiPhone, iPad, iPod — betteriPhone, iPad
Requires iOS15.0 — better17.0
Further details — not scored
Size108 MB87 MB
Age rating4+12+
DeveloperE.C. Frazier & Associates, Inc.Carpe Astra Systems LLC

Customer experience

Glover's Scorebook

All ratings2 ratings
Positive50.0%
Neutral0.0%
Negative50.0%
Written reviews1 reviews
Positive0.0%
Neutral0.0%
Negative100.0%

NextStrike

All ratings2 ratings
Positive100.0%
Neutral0.0%
Negative0.0%
Written reviews1 reviews
Positive100.0%
Neutral0.0%
Negative0.0%

In-app purchases

8 purchases

Glover's Scorebook

Subscriptions6
  • Fan Monthly Pass$4.991 Month
  • Fan Season Pass2 variants$9.993 Months
  • Coach Monthly Pass$19.991 Month
Show 3 more
  • Fan Yearly Pass$19.991 Year
  • Coach Season Pass2 variants$99.996 Months
  • Coach Yearly Pass$159.991 Year
One-time2
  • Extra Staff Addon$1.99
  • Extra Player Addon$1.99
None

NextStrike

No in-app purchases

Questions

Is Glover's Scorebook free?
Glover's Scorebook is free to download, with in-app purchases available.
Is NextStrike free?
NextStrike is free to download, with no in-app purchases.
Which has better reviews, Glover's Scorebook or NextStrike?
NextStrike is rated higher. Glover's Scorebook averages 3.0 out of 5 from 2 ratings, while NextStrike averages 5.0 from 2 ratings.
Do Glover's Scorebook or NextStrike have ads?
Neither Glover's Scorebook nor NextStrike shows ads.
Which is updated more often, Glover's Scorebook or NextStrike?
Glover's Scorebook ships an update monthly, and NextStrike every 3 days. Most recently, Glover's Scorebook was updated on October 2, 2026 and NextStrike on October 7, 2026.

Other comparisons