MLB vs Diamond Manager
Price, ratings, monetisation and update history for both apps, side by side — with what reviewers say about each.
MLB
This app provides live baseball video and audio, offering personalized programming and on-demand content. Subscribers gain access to out-of-market games, MLB Network, and extensive minor league coverage. Enjoy real-time highlights and game updates directly on your device.
- Live game video and audio streaming
- Real-time highlights and alerts
- Customizable news feed
- Player position and batted ball tracking
- Minor League Baseball game streaming
- MLB Film Room video library
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The MLB App is the #1 destination for live baseball video and audio, directly on your iOS device. Watch and listen live or on-demand! -- Jump directly into your favorite team's live game from your home tab -- Customize and filter your News content for the headlines that interest you most -- Get real-time highlights and on-deck alerts for your followed players -- Follow the action of the game with real-time player positions and batted balls -- Live Activities support for game updates right on your lock screen WATCH & LISTEN, FREE -- The Watch experience has 24/7 personalized programming, curated content collections and the deepest baseball-on-demand video library anywhere -- Watch free in-game, real-time highlights for every game -- Watch select Minor League Baseball games -- MLB Film Room: Search millions of videos -- Picture-in-Picture streaming for live video and highlights -- Watch MLB Network programming (pay TV authentication required) SUBSCRIBERS GET MORE -- Access your The Official Site of Major League Baseball subscription to watch every out-of-market game -- Stream MLB Network 24/7 on the MLB app -- Listen to Home, Away and Spanish-language (where available) radio broadcasts live and on demand with MLB At Bat -- Watch 7,000+ Minor League Baseball games with MLB At Bat -- Universal audio support for MLB+ subscribers, accessible on iPhone, iPad and other supported smartphones and tablets Privacy Policy: MLB Privacy Policy | MLB.com Terms of Use: MLB.com Terms of Use | MLB.com © 2026 MLB Advanced Media, L.P. All Major League Baseball trademarks and copyrights used herein are the property of the applicable MLB entity. All rights reserved.
Diamond Manager
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Diamond Manager does the three jobs a youth baseball coach still does on a clipboard: tracking who is legal to pitch, building a lineup that is fair, and running practice. It is built for the dugout. Big controls, one hand, readable in direct sun, and everything works with no signal at all. WHO CAN PITCH Count pitches with a button you can hit without looking. The app applies the published daily maximums and rest-day tables for each player's league age, and tells you what a decision costs before you make it: "3 more pitches reaches 21 — that becomes 1 day of rest." It knows the rules that catch coaches out. The finish-the-batter exception. The three-day consecutive block. Catching four innings ending a kid's day on the mound. Pitching then catching. When a pitcher is not eligible, it says so in plain words and tells you the day they come back. The eligibility calendar answers the weekday question — who is legal on Saturday — before you are standing on the field trying to work it out. FAIR LINEUPS Continuous batting order or nine-player, drag to reorder, and a fair-start rotation so the same kids do not always lead off. A field diagram for each inning with auto-rotation you can undo. The mandatory-play board tracks six defensive outs and one at-bat per player, and carries a shortfall into the next game so nobody quietly sits two weeks running. PRACTICE YOU CAN RUN FROM YOUR PHONE 32 ready-made session plans across Tee Ball, Coach Pitch, Minors and Majors — 168 timed blocks with coaching cues, stations and diagrams. Search by drill. Start the timer and run the session from your pocket, with a two-minute warning chime and the screen kept awake. PAPERWORK THAT HOLDS UP Print or share a pitching eligibility log with signature lines, a lineup card, a playing-time recap, and CSV exports. Designed to be legible in black and white, because that is how a board reads them. BUILT TO BE TRUSTED Every pitch is saved on your device the instant you tap, before anything else happens. No network call is ever in the way. iCloud backup is optional and runs in the background, so a new phone can restore a whole season. No account. No ads. No analytics. No player contact information, no location, no child accounts. Player names stay on your devices and in your own private iCloud. PRICING The roster and the practice catalogue are always free. When you create your first team, the live pitch counter, the lineup builder and the exports are unlocked for 14 days at no charge. That is built into the app rather than an App Store introductory offer, so there is no payment method to enter and nothing to cancel — it simply ends. After that those features need a subscription: 2.99 USD per month or 14.99 USD per year. Family Sharing is supported. Diamond Manager is an independent app. It is not affiliated with, endorsed by or sponsored by Little League Baseball, Incorporated, or any league or association. It is a companion to your official scorebook, not a replacement, and every document it produces says so. Always confirm eligibility against your league's official book and rules. SUBSCRIPTION DETAILS Diamond Manager Monthly — 2.99 USD per month. Diamond Manager Annual — 14.99 USD per year. Payment is charged to your Apple Account at confirmation of purchase. A subscription renews automatically unless it is cancelled at least 24 hours before the end of the current period, and your account is charged for renewal within 24 hours of the end of that period. Manage or cancel any time in Settings > Apple Account > Subscriptions. Terms of Use (EULA): https://www.apple.com/legal/internet-services/itunes/dev/stdeula/ Privacy Policy: https://pocketfetch.com/privacy
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Verdict
The clearest difference is ads: Diamond Manager at none against MLB's shown. MLB's advantage is chart position (#5 vs unranked) and device support (5 vs 2). On price, in-app purchases and iOS requirement 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. MLB sells 12 in-app purchases, starting at $5.99 per month and Diamond Manager sells 2 in-app purchases, starting at $2.99 per month. Whichever you choose, the download price is not the number that matters.
| Parameter | MLB | Diamond Manager |
|---|---|---|
| Price | Free | Free |
| Rating | 4.7 (955K ratings) — better | — |
| Positive reviews | 40.4% of reviews | — |
| Number of ratings | 955K — better | — |
| Update frequency | Every 9 days | — |
| Ads | Yes | No — better |
| In-app purchases | Yes | Yes |
| Monetization | Free with in-app purchases | — |
| Best chart rank | #5 — better | — |
| Devices | iPhone, iPad, Apple TV, Apple Watch, Vision Pro — better | iPhone, iPad |
| Requires iOS | 18.0 | 17.0 — better |
| Further details — not scored | ||
| Size | 488 MB | 7 MB |
| Age rating | 4+ | 4+ |
| Developer | MLB | Chris Carcerano |
Bugs and requests
MLB
Reported bugs
4 issues- App freezes and crashes
- Incorrect game dates and times
- Audio playback issues and delays
- Unreliable video streaming
Requested features
4 requests- Option to hide scores for spoiler-free viewing
- Improved navigation and UI
- Resume watching functionality for archived games
- Better support for older devices and iOS versions
Diamond Manager
Not enough reviews yet to summarise bugs or requests.
In-app purchases
MLB
- MLB+$5.991 Month
- MLB+ with Trial7 Days trial$5.991 Month
- MLB+ Monthly$5.991 Month
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- MLB.TV Monthly$29.991 Month
- MLB.TV Monthly Trial7 Days trial$29.991 Month
- MLB+ Annual$59.991 Year
- 2021 MLB.TV for T-MobileFree
- 2023 MLB.TV Yearly2 variantsFree
- 2024 MLB.TV YearlyFree
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- 2026 MLB.TV SeasonalFree
- MLB.TV for T-Mobile CustomersFree
- 2025 MLB.TV YearlyFree
Diamond Manager
- US English$2.991 Month
- US English$14.991 Year









