Comparison

Pennant Chase vs Baseball General Manager

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

Head to head
About

Pennant Chase

Engage in a free baseball simulation experience with this app, mirroring the full website's functionality. Compete in leagues using historical stats, manage your team deeply, and interact with a passionate community.

Highlights
  • Join new leagues
  • Submit trade offers
  • Edit lineups
  • Manage farm system
  • Change team strategy
  • View standings and stats
Features
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PennantChase is the world's best free baseball simulation site (with other sports too!), and this new version of the iOS mobile app allows you all the functionality you get on the full-blown website. This app is a companion to the website (which is also FREE). There are currently over 1,800 leagues and 25,000 registered users at pennantchase.com! Unlike many sims, all stats matter here. Neglecting any facet of the game - defense, hitting, pitching, speed - can have consequences. Come join the passionate baseball community at PennantChase, where there is no shortage of sports dialogue and friendly debate! The site is built and maintained by a single webmaster who grew up inspired by the great simulation games of the past. Compete against other fans using real historic baseball stats, or build a creative league of your own using deep and flexible commissioner tools. If you've ever wanted to be baseball manager or general manager, this game is for you. Join up to 25 leagues at a time, featuring players from every era of baseball's history. It's fantasy baseball on a whole new level! - Join new leagues - Submit trade offers - Edit lineups - Pick Slump Busters - Manage farm system - Change team strategy - View standings, power rankings, award leaders, all-star leaders, league history, and more! Have you always wanted to draft and manage your own baseball team? Love being a baseball manager or GM? Follow your free baseball simulation teams with this app! Whether you already have an account at pennantchase.com, or plan to get one, this app will give you fast, easy access to all your leagues and teams. Manage your team from start to finish - edit lineups, pick slump busters, change strategy, manage your farm system, and more. PennantChase.com is a free site where you can join leagues featuring historical stats from a variety of eras. Auto Leagues play two to three games a day, lasting a couple months. Other creative leagues run by individual commissioners are also available.

About

Baseball General Manager

Manage a professional baseball team, from drafting players and setting lineups to making trades and coaching. Enjoy quick sessions or deep strategic play in this mobile sports simulation.

Highlights
  • Team management
  • Player drafting
  • Free agent signings
  • Trades
  • Lineup setting
  • Coaching duties
  • Achievements
Features
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Manage your team to a Championship! Build through the draft, or through free agent signings and trades as your team competes in a 30-team league. Set your lineup as you take control of coaching duties in addition to managerial duties. The goal of this game was to create a baseball management simulator for mobile devices that is fun to play, yet can be enjoyed for minutes at a time, or hours. The settings are simple enough so you can get started in seconds, simulate an entire season including off-season tasks in less than a minute, or take longer as you carefully manage your team's progress. One in-app purchase activates all features. Features: - Pick from one of 30 random teams. - Use the randomized team rosters, or start with a league-wide draft. - Set your rotation, add/drop players, trade players, and draft rookies. - Get achievements for successful seasons, award wins, finals appearances, and championships. - Edit team and player names. - And more! http://www.makeitsostudios.com

Screenshots

Pennant Chase4 screens
Baseball General Manager3 screens

Verdict

The call

The clearest difference is rating: Pennant Chase at 5.0 against Baseball General Manager's 3.5. Pennant Chase also leads on review sentiment (79% vs 44%) and in-app purchases (none vs 3). Baseball General Manager's advantage is ads (none vs shown) and ratings volume (45 vs 1). On price, monetization model 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. Baseball General Manager sells 3 one-off in-app purchases. Pennant Chase asks for nothing beyond the download.

ReceptionRating · Positive reviews · Number of ratings

Pennant Chase holds the better App Store score, 5.0 against 3.5. That said, the two scores are not equally well evidenced: Baseball General Manager has 45 ratings behind it against 1, so its average is the more settled of the two. Written reviews point the same way: 79% of Pennant Chase's written reviews are positive against 44% of Baseball General Manager's.

UpkeepUpdate frequency

Pennant Chase ships an update every 20 months, Baseball General Manager every 6 months. The most recent releases landed on October 23, 2026 and October 24, 2026 respectively.

Scorecard7 real differences · 3 level
Pennant Chase versus Baseball General Manager: the parameters behind the verdict, then further details
ParameterPennant ChaseBaseball General Manager
PriceFreeFree
Rating5.0 (1 ratings) — better3.5 (45 ratings)
Positive reviews78.9% of reviews — better43.8% of reviews
Number of ratings145 — better
Update frequencyEvery 20 monthsEvery 6 months — better
AdsYesNo — better
In-app purchasesNo — betterYes
MonetizationFree with in-app purchasesFree with in-app purchases
DevicesiPhone, iPad, iPodiPhone, iPad, iPod
Requires iOS15.18.0 — better
Further details — not scored
Size37 MB23 MB
Age rating17+4+
DeveloperBacci MediaMake It So Studios

Customer experience

Pennant Chase

Written reviews38 reviews
Positive78.9%
Neutral0.0%
Negative21.1%

Baseball General Manager

All ratings44 ratings
Positive50.0%
Neutral18.2%
Negative31.8%
Written reviews16 reviews
Positive43.8%
Neutral31.3%
Negative25.0%

In-app purchases

None

Pennant Chase

No in-app purchases

3 purchases

Baseball General Manager

One-time3
  • +15 Coins$1.99
  • +60 Coins$4.99
  • Full Version$9.99

Questions

Is Pennant Chase free?
Pennant Chase is free to download, with no in-app purchases.
Is Baseball General Manager free?
Baseball General Manager is free to download, with in-app purchases available.
Which has better reviews, Pennant Chase or Baseball General Manager?
Pennant Chase is rated higher. Pennant Chase averages 5.0 out of 5 from 1 ratings, while Baseball General Manager averages 3.5 from 45 ratings.
Do Pennant Chase or Baseball General Manager have ads?
Pennant Chase shows ads; Baseball General Manager does not.
Which is updated more often, Pennant Chase or Baseball General Manager?
Pennant Chase ships an update every 20 months, and Baseball General Manager every 6 months. Most recently, Pennant Chase was updated on October 23, 2026 and Baseball General Manager on October 24, 2026.

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