Comparison

Sandlot vs Backside Stats

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

Head to head
About

Sandlot

Easily share youth baseball and softball game scores with friends and family. This app allows casual fans to keep score and share updates while staying focused on the game action.

Highlights
  • Share game scores
  • Youth baseball and softball focus
  • Simple interface
  • Keep score
  • Casual fan design
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In the days of old, concerned fans had to rely on the town crier for the daily sports scores. Lucky for you, you can use Sandlot to shout out the scores of your youth baseball and softball games to friends and family. Sandlot helps you easily share your child's success with close friends and family. Designed for the casual fan, Sandlot's simple interface lets you keep score and share the game while keeping your eyes on the action.

About

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.

Highlights
  • Scorekeeping
  • Player statistics tracking
  • Season-long performance management
  • Tournament data management
  • Designed for coaches and players
Features
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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/

Screenshots

Sandlot3 screens
Backside Stats4 screens

Verdict

The call

The clearest difference is in-app purchases: Sandlot at none against Backside Stats's 1. Sandlot also leads on rating (5.0 vs 4.7) and iOS requirement (13.5 vs 16.1). Backside Stats's advantage is update cadence (monthly vs every 6 months) and ratings volume (78 vs 1). On price, ads, 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. Backside Stats sells 1 in-app purchase, starting at $49.99 per year. Sandlot asks for nothing beyond the download.

ReceptionRating · Positive reviews · Number of ratings

Sandlot holds the better App Store score, 5.0 against 4.7. That said, the two scores are not equally well evidenced: Backside Stats has 78 ratings behind it against 1, so its average is the more settled of the two.

UpkeepUpdate frequency

Sandlot ships an update every 6 months, Backside Stats monthly. The most recent releases landed on October 3, 2026 and October 21, 2026 respectively.

Scorecard5 real differences · 5 level
Sandlot versus Backside Stats: the parameters behind the verdict, then further details
ParameterSandlotBackside Stats
PriceFreeFree
Rating5.0 (1 ratings) — better4.7 (78 ratings)
Positive reviews—80.0% of reviews
Number of ratings178 — better
Update frequencyEvery 6 monthsMonthly — better
AdsNoNo
In-app purchasesNo — betterYes
MonetizationFreeFree
DevicesiPhone, iPodiPhone, iPad
Requires iOS13.5 — better16.1
Further details — not scored
Size5 MB18 MB
Age rating4+4+
DeveloperSandlot Software, LLC.Backside Stats LLC

Customer experience

Sandlot

All ratings1 ratings
Positive100.0%
Neutral0.0%
Negative0.0%

Backside Stats

All ratings76 ratings
Positive92.1%
Neutral3.9%
Negative3.9%
Written reviews10 reviews
Positive80.0%
Neutral0.0%
Negative20.0%

In-app purchases

None

Sandlot

No in-app purchases

1 purchases

Backside Stats

Subscriptions1
  • Plus$49.991 Year

Questions

Is Sandlot free?
Sandlot is free to download, with no in-app purchases.
Is Backside Stats free?
Backside Stats is free to download, with in-app purchases available.
Which has better reviews, Sandlot or Backside Stats?
Sandlot is rated higher. Sandlot averages 5.0 out of 5 from 1 ratings, while Backside Stats averages 4.7 from 78 ratings.
Do Sandlot or Backside Stats have ads?
Neither Sandlot nor Backside Stats shows ads.
Which is updated more often, Sandlot or Backside Stats?
Sandlot ships an update every 6 months, and Backside Stats monthly. Most recently, Sandlot was updated on October 3, 2026 and Backside Stats on October 21, 2026.

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