Boston.com vs Boston Baseball 24h
Price, ratings, monetisation and update history for both apps, side by side — with what reviewers say about each.
Boston.com
Access curated news alerts, weather updates, and sports scores. Stay informed about local and national news, lifestyle, and entertainment from a team of journalists.
- Curated news alerts
- Weather updates
- Sports scores
- Local and national news
- Lifestyle and entertainment coverage
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Boston.com is the essential digital destination for quick, award-winning local coverage across news, sports, weather, lifestyle, and community. No one knows Boston like we do, and no one delivers what the city cares about right now in a format this fast. Stay up to date on what’s happening in Boston and beyond when you download the app today. And make sure to turn on push notifications so you're always first to know what the city's talking about.
Boston Baseball 24h
Aggregates news from various sources for Boston Red Sox fans. Features live scores, schedules, and a dedicated video section with content from their YouTube channel. Stay updated on your team and others.
- Aggregated news from multiple sources
- Live scores
- Schedules
- Video section
- YouTube channel integration
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Simply the best! Boston Red Sox 24h mashes up news from newspapers and web portals in a single app! All the news from all newspapers at the same time to keep you updated on your team and on all the others! In this app you will find live scores and schedules. On top of that, the youtube channel is providing you a whole video section! (Unofficial app)
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Verdict
The clearest difference is review sentiment: Boston Baseball 24h at 100% against Boston.com's 34%. Boston Baseball 24h also leads on ads (none vs shown) and monetization model (free vs ad-supported). Boston.com's advantage is ratings volume (7.5K vs 3) and rating (4.6 vs 4.3). On price, update cadence, in-app purchases 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. Neither carries in-app purchases, so what you see is what you pay.
Boston.com holds the better App Store score, 4.6 against 4.3. That said, the two scores are not equally well evidenced: Boston.com has 7.5K ratings behind it against 3, so its average is the more settled of the two. Written reviews complicate that: 34% of Boston.com's written reviews are positive against 100% of Boston Baseball 24h's, so the app with the better star average is not the one people write more warmly about.
Boston.com ships an update every 4 months, Boston Baseball 24h every 6 months. The most recent releases landed on October 23, 2026 and October 21, 2026 respectively.
| Parameter | Boston.com | Boston Baseball 24h |
|---|---|---|
| Price | Free | Free |
| Rating | 4.6 (7.5K ratings) — better | 4.3 (3 ratings) |
| Positive reviews | 34.3% of reviews | 100.0% of reviews — better |
| Number of ratings | 7.5K — better | 3 |
| Update frequency | Every 4 months — better | Every 6 months |
| Ads | Yes | No — better |
| In-app purchases | No | No |
| Monetization | Ad-supported | Free — better |
| Devices | iPhone, iPad | iPhone, iPad, iPod — better |
| Requires iOS | 16.4 | 8.0 — better |
| Further details — not scored | ||
| Size | 97 MB | 14 MB |
| Age rating | 4+ | 4+ |
| Developer | BOSTON GLOBE MEDIA PARTNERS, LLC | SMART INDUSTRIES S.R.L.s |
Customer experience
Boston.com
Boston Baseball 24h
Bugs and requests
Boston.com
Reported bugs
2 issues- Login screen freezes
- Incompatible with older devices
Requested features
2 requests- Dark mode option
- Advanced analytics dashboard
Boston Baseball 24h
Not enough reviews yet to summarise bugs or requests.
In-app purchases
Boston.com
No in-app purchases
Boston Baseball 24h
No in-app purchases
Questions
Is Boston.com free?
Is Boston Baseball 24h free?
Which has better reviews, Boston.com or Boston Baseball 24h?
Do Boston.com or Boston Baseball 24h have ads?
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