iScore Baseball and Softball vs Backside Stats
Price, ratings, monetisation and update history for both apps, side by side — with what reviewers say about each.
iScore Baseball and Softball
Easily score and track detailed statistics for baseball and softball games. This app allows coaches, parents, and fans to record every play, manage rosters, and generate comprehensive scorebooks and player reports. Share data and review games pitch-by-pitch.
- 500+ player statistics tracked
- Team and roster management
- Detailed pitch tracking with spray charts
- Real-time game casting (iScoreCast/TwitterCast)
- Automatic scorebook generation
- Intuitive play scoring with undo/redo
- Data sharing and export (Excel, CSV, HTML)
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iScore Baseball and Softball Scorekeeper is the easiest and most intuitive way to track a baseball or softball game. The #1 Baseball Scoring App for iOS devices allows you to score youth baseball/softball, high school games, college games, and even professional games just like the pros. "Summer Must List - Best Summer iPad Apps" - Entertainment Weekly "iScore makes the iPad a dream device for scorekeepers." - 148apps.com "This is the best baseball scoring application in terms of ease of use and data output." - Boston Herald "iScore Baseball Scorekeeper is about as close to perfection as we’ve seen in a digital scorecard" - appolicious.com iScore Baseball allows coaches, parents, and fans to keep a detailed record of the progress of the game. iScore has everything you need to score, track and review a game and your stats. APP FEATURES: • Complete Statistics - 500+ Statistics tracked for every player • Team Manager - Manage teams, team rosters and lineup at game time. • Quick Roster - Generate teams with any number of players. • Scorebook Output - Record even the most complex plays. Every stolen base, pick-off and passed ball is tracked. • Pitch Tracker - Tracks pitch locations, type (including softball types), speed and includes a speckle chart. • Batting Spray Chart - Track hit locations as well as strength and type giving you an edge over the competition • Built in iScoreCast and TwitterCast - Allows friends and family who are unable to attend the game to "watch" in real time from anywhere in the world. The entire game can even be replayed at a later date. (No Video, additional charges apply for iScorecast viewing) • Complete Scorebook Output - Beautiful traditional scorebook is automatically generated, even for people that don't know how to keep a scorebook. Invaluable for leagues that require it. • Intuitive Interview Scorekeeping - No need to learn cryptic ways of tracking a game. Even the most complex plays are scored with ease. Full base runner control means that every stolen base, pick-off and passed ball is tracked. • Multilevel Undo/Redo - Return to any point in game, from first play to last • Data Sharing - Transfer games / teams between devices to save time entering data or to share statistics with others on your team or in your league All stats and scorebook can be emailed in EXCEL, CSV, and HTML formats. Coaches will never again have to spend hours trying to extract data from paper records just to see how their players performed. OTHER FEATURES INCLUDE: -Courtesy Runners -DP/Flex support -Support for 10 fielders -International Tie Breaker (any configuration) -Swinging vs Called strike tracking -Intentional Ball tracking -Individual Player Cards both in-game and out -League support (players, teams and games can belong to any number of user defined leagues) -Pitcher Win, Lose, Save tracking -Pitch by Pitch game review -Skip At Bats (assign out or not) -End Inning at any time -End Game at any time -Assign Error at any time to any defensive player (e.g. dropped foul ball for ERA calculations) -Swap Teams -No limit to the number of players or batters in a lineup -ERA based on innings in game -Export and Import to protect your data -Player/Team merging - combine players or teams if accidentally entered duplicates -so much more SPORTSENGINE TERMS OF USE: https://www.sportsengine.com/solutions/legal/terms_of_use/ SPORTSENGINE PRIVACY POLICY: https://www.sportsengine.com/solutions/legal/privacy_policy/
Backside Stats
Effortlessly track game scores and player statistics for slow-pitch softball. Designed for coaches and players to manage season-long performance and tournament data.
- Scorekeeping
- Player statistics tracking
- Season-long performance management
- Tournament data management
- Designed for coaches and players
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Backside stats - the app that makes score keeping easy. Specially designed for slow-pitch softball and baseball. Allows coaches and players an effortless way to keep track of game scores and players stats through the season and during tournaments. Terms of use (EULA): https://www.apple.com/legal/internet-services/itunes/dev/stdeula/
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Verdict
The clearest difference is rating: Backside Stats at 4.7 against iScore Baseball and Softball's 4.2. Backside Stats also leads on monetization model (free vs free with in-app purchases). iScore Baseball and Softball's advantage is ratings volume (1.4K vs 76). On price, review sentiment, update cadence and ads 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. iScore Baseball and Softball sells 10 one-off in-app purchases and Backside Stats sells 1 in-app purchase, starting at $49.99 per year. Whichever you choose, the download price is not the number that matters.
Backside Stats holds the better App Store score, 4.7 against 4.2. That said, the two scores are not equally well evidenced: iScore Baseball and Softball has 1.4K ratings behind it against 76, so its average is the more settled of the two. Written reviews point the same way: 74% of iScore Baseball and Softball's written reviews are positive against 80% of Backside Stats's.
iScore Baseball and Softball ships an update fortnightly, Backside Stats monthly. The most recent releases landed on September 22, 2026 and August 28, 2026 respectively.
| Parameter | iScore Baseball and Softball | Backside Stats |
|---|---|---|
| Price | Free | Free |
| Rating | 4.2 (1.4K ratings) | 4.7 (76 ratings) — better |
| Positive reviews | 74.4% of reviews | 80.0% of reviews — better |
| Number of ratings | 1.4K — better | 76 |
| Update frequency | Fortnightly — better | Monthly |
| Ads | No | No |
| In-app purchases | Yes | Yes |
| Monetization | Free with in-app purchases | Free — better |
| Devices | iPhone, iPad, iPod — better | iPhone, iPad |
| Requires iOS | 15.0 — better | 16.1 |
| Further details — not scored | ||
| Size | 86 MB | 18 MB |
| Age rating | 4+ | 4+ |
| Developer | Faster Than Monkeys | Backside Stats LLC |
Customer experience
iScore Baseball and Softball
Backside Stats
Bugs and requests
iScore Baseball and Softball
Reported bugs
4 issues- Unable to edit plays after the fact
- Roster and stats not syncing properly
- Date/time selector not working
- Compatibility issues with newer iOS versions
Requested features
4 requests- Add ability to track strikes (called vs swinging)
- Integrate with live video streams or broadcasts
- Improve lineup management and player substitutions
- Provide league-level stats and standings
Backside Stats
Not enough reviews yet to summarise bugs or requests.
In-app purchases
iScore Baseball and Softball
- 2020 Major League Daily Roster$9.99
- Team Website$19.99
- 2018 Major League Daily Roster$19.99
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- 2019 Major League Daily Roster$19.99
- 2021 Major League Daily Roster$19.99
- 2022 Major League Daily Roster$19.99
- 2023 Major League Daily Roster$19.99
- 2024 Major League Daily Roster$19.99
- 2026 Major League Daily Roster$19.99
- 2025 Major League Daily Roster$19.99
Backside Stats
- Plus$49.991 Year
Questions
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