Squad Blitz vs Home Run Empire
Price, ratings, monetisation and update history for both apps, side by side — with what reviewers say about each.
Squad Blitz
Draft college football teams instead of individual players to compete in weekly matchups with friends. This app offers a unique fantasy sports experience tailored for college football fans, simplifying the process of managing rosters and engaging in competitive play.
- Draft college football teams
- Compete in weekly matchups
- Play against friends
- College football focus
- Simplified fantasy sports
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Conventional fantasy football just doesn't work for college football. We are college football fans, but we are tired of trying to keep up with obscure players on teams that we have never heard of. So, we decided to do something about it by creating Squad Blitz! Instead of drafting players, you will draft teams and compete in weekly matchups against your friends! It is traditional fantasy sports built the right way for college football fans!
Home Run Empire
Manage a college baseball program as the General Manager. Recruit players, develop talent, and lead your team to championships. Experience every pitch and manage your coaching staff to build a lasting dynasty.
- Recruit and develop players
- Manage coaching staff
- Live pitch simulation
- Advanced player metrics
- Chase conference and tournament championships
- Deep dynasty mode
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You are the GM. You recruit. You develop. You chase Omaha — or you get fired trying. Home Run Empire is the best college baseball dynasty sim on iOS. Pick any of the programs and build your empire from the ground up. FEEL EVERY AT-BAT Gameday-style live pitch sim. Every count. Every call. Every consequence is yours. RUN THE PROGRAM Manage coaching staff, job security, prestige, and program trajectory. One bad season and the AD comes calling. BUILD YOUR ROSTER Scout high school phenoms, work the transfer portal, develop your depth chart. Every player has a story. KNOW EVERY PLAYER Advanced metrics for every guy on your roster. OPS, BABIP, K%, contact rate. You'll know who's ready before they do. CHASE OMAHA Conference championships. Tournament runs. Dynasty records that span decades. Build something that lasts. Built by a solo college developer. His last game hit number one in App Store Sports. This time it's baseball. Deep dynasty mode. Free to play. No paywalls on the dynasty. No shortcuts to Omaha.
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Verdict
The clearest difference is in-app purchases: Squad Blitz at none against Home Run Empire's 2. Squad Blitz also leads on ads (none vs shown) and review sentiment (100% vs 69%). Home Run Empire's advantage is update cadence (every 2 days vs every 6 weeks) and ratings volume (65 vs 17). On price, rating 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. Home Run Empire sells 2 one-off in-app purchases. Squad Blitz asks for nothing beyond the download.
On the App Store both sit at effectively the same score — 4.5 for Squad Blitz against 4.6 for Home Run Empire. Both are backed by a comparable volume of ratings — 17 and 65 respectively. Written reviews are what separate them: 100% of Squad Blitz's written reviews are positive against 69% of Home Run Empire's.
Squad Blitz ships an update every 6 weeks, Home Run Empire every 2 days. The most recent releases landed on October 30, 2026 and October 22, 2026 respectively.
| Parameter | Squad Blitz | Home Run Empire |
|---|---|---|
| Price | Free | Free |
| Rating | 4.5 (17 ratings) | 4.6 (65 ratings) — better |
| Positive reviews | 100.0% of reviews — better | 68.8% of reviews |
| Number of ratings | 17 | 65 — better |
| Update frequency | Every 6 weeks | Every 2 days — better |
| Ads | No — better | Yes |
| In-app purchases | No — better | Yes |
| Monetization | Free — better | Free with in-app purchases |
| Devices | iPhone, iPad, iPod | iPhone, iPad, iPod |
| Requires iOS | 15.1 | 13.0 — better |
| Further details — not scored | ||
| Size | 54 MB | 74 MB |
| Age rating | 17+ | 4+ |
| Developer | Squad Blitz | Finn keating |
Customer experience
Squad Blitz
Home Run Empire
In-app purchases
Squad Blitz
No in-app purchases
Home Run Empire
- Remove Ads$3.99
- God Mode$4.99
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