Comparison

Baseball Stats 2026 Edition vs FanGraphs

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

Head to head
About

Baseball Stats 2026 Edition

Access comprehensive historical baseball player and team statistics from 1871 to 2025 instantly. Search by player, team, or year, view career or season leaders, and explore franchise history. Rotate your device for a unique "baseball card view" of any player.

Highlights
  • Historical player & team stats (1871-2025)
  • Search by player, team, or year
  • Career and season leaderboards
  • Franchise history and transactions
  • Baseball card view
  • Dark Mode support
Features
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Imagine all historical baseball player statistics immediately accessible on your iPhone! Major league stats from 1871 to 2025 are included, with no waiting for web access. This app is great for resolving arguments at the ballpark, at the bar, or in front of your TV. Look for a player by team and year, search for player name or team, or get career stats or season or career leaders. Rotate your device to see a "baseball card view" for any player. This Baseball Stats app has been updated each year since the Apple App Store was introduced in 2007. App features: - Search by player/team/year. Player tabs for batting, pitching, fielding, managing and personal. Season and career views. - Includes all original MLB seasons from 1871 to 2025, and Negro Leagues from 1903 to 1950. - Franchise history view. - Team stat totals - Trades and transactions - Rotate device on any player for "Baseball Card" view - Select Current year or All for Teams and Players lists. - Sort Years in forward or reverse order. - Tap through on nearly any stat to get rankings. - Tap through to all-star game from player personal stat all-star row. - Leaders view allows season or career queries for highest or lowest, top 10, 20 or 50 for many stats. - In Leaders results, press and hold on the table, then press the Copy button - you can then copy the table into an email etc. - Leaders pages include many batting, pitching, fielding and managing stats. - Years tabs gives standings, post-season series results and all-star game stats. - Postseason/Regular season control above player stat view - Dark Mode and up-to-date iOS 27 support - And many more ***Please send comments, questions or problem reports to me from the About/Info screen. -Mark

About

FanGraphs

Access comprehensive baseball statistics, articles, and analysis on the go. Track player performance, view leaderboards, and stay updated with live scores and playoff odds. This app brings key features from the FanGraphs website to a mobile-friendly interface.

Highlights
  • Baseball articles
  • Player statistics
  • Major League leaderboards
  • Playoff odds
  • Live scores
  • Win probability
Features
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Welcome to the FanGraphs App! We put some of the best parts of FanGraphs website into a mobile-friendly app. We have articles, player pages, Major League leaderboards, RosterResource tools, playoff odds, WAR leaders, live scores, win probability, and standings. Search players and find their up-to-date stats. End-User License Agreement URL: https://www.apple.com/legal/internet-services/itunes/dev/stdeula/

Screenshots

Baseball Stats 2026 Edition3 screens
FanGraphs4 screens

Verdict

The call

The clearest difference is rating: FanGraphs at 4.8 against Baseball Stats 2026 Edition's 4.0. FanGraphs also leads on ratings volume (407 vs 34). Baseball Stats 2026 Edition's advantage is ads (none vs shown). On price, review sentiment, update cadence and in-app purchases 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 Stats 2026 Edition sells 10 one-off in-app purchases and FanGraphs sells 2 in-app purchases, starting at $14.99 per month. Whichever you choose, the download price is not the number that matters.

ReceptionRating · Positive reviews · Number of ratings

FanGraphs holds the better App Store score, 4.8 against 4.0. That said, the two scores are not equally well evidenced: FanGraphs has 407 ratings behind it against 34, so its average is the more settled of the two. Written reviews split almost evenly too, at 70% and 69% positive.

UpkeepUpdate frequency

Baseball Stats 2026 Edition ships an update every 11 days, FanGraphs every 2 weeks. The most recent releases landed on November 6, 2026 and November 7, 2026 respectively.

Scorecard3 real differences · 7 level
Baseball Stats 2026 Edition versus FanGraphs: the parameters behind the verdict, then further details
ParameterBaseball Stats 2026 EditionFanGraphs
PriceFreeFree
Rating4.0 (34 ratings)4.8 (407 ratings) — better
Positive reviews69.6% of reviews — better69.4% of reviews
Number of ratings34407 — better
Update frequencyEvery 11 days — betterEvery 2 weeks
AdsNo — betterYes
In-app purchasesYesYes
MonetizationFree with in-app purchasesFree with in-app purchases
DevicesiPhone, iPadiPhone, iPad
Requires iOS17.616.0 — better
Further details — not scored
Size64 MB63 MB
Age rating4+9+
DeveloperBulbous Ventures LLCFanGraphs Inc

Customer experience

Baseball Stats 2026 Edition

All ratings34 ratings
Positive73.5%
Neutral11.8%
Negative14.7%
Written reviews46 reviews
Positive69.6%
Neutral4.3%
Negative26.1%

FanGraphs

All ratings401 ratings
Positive94.5%
Neutral1.7%
Negative3.7%
Written reviews36 reviews
Positive69.4%
Neutral11.1%
Negative19.4%

In-app purchases

10 purchases

Baseball Stats 2026 Edition

One-time10
  • 2012 Stats v2Free
  • 2015 StatisticsFree
  • 2014 Statistics$0.99
Show 7 more
  • 2020 Statistics$0.99
  • 2010 Stats$2.99
  • 2011 Stats$2.99
  • 2017 Statistics$2.99
  • 2018 Statistics$2.99
  • 2019 Statistics$2.99
  • 2022 Statistics$3.99
2 purchases

FanGraphs

Subscriptions2
  • Monthly Membership$14.991 Month
  • Yearly Membership$79.991 Year

Questions

Is Baseball Stats 2026 Edition free?
Baseball Stats 2026 Edition is free to download, with in-app purchases available.
Is FanGraphs free?
FanGraphs is free to download, with in-app purchases available.
Which has better reviews, Baseball Stats 2026 Edition or FanGraphs?
FanGraphs is rated higher. Baseball Stats 2026 Edition averages 4.0 out of 5 from 34 ratings, while FanGraphs averages 4.8 from 407 ratings.
Do Baseball Stats 2026 Edition or FanGraphs have ads?
FanGraphs shows ads; Baseball Stats 2026 Edition does not.
Which is updated more often, Baseball Stats 2026 Edition or FanGraphs?
Baseball Stats 2026 Edition ships an update every 11 days, and FanGraphs every 2 weeks. Most recently, Baseball Stats 2026 Edition was updated on November 6, 2026 and FanGraphs on November 7, 2026.

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