Comparison

MiLB vs Smalo

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

Head to head
About

MiLB

Your official guide to Minor League Baseball, covering all 120 clubs. Access live game updates, news, highlights, and purchase tickets and merchandise. Enhance your ballpark experience with digital tickets and personalized notifications.

Highlights
  • Follow local teams and events
  • Buy tickets and merchandise
  • Digital tickets and check-ins
  • Live game updates and news
  • MiLB news, highlights, and prospect info
  • Pitch-by-pitch updates and live scores
  • Access to live games with subscription
Features
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The MiLB app is your official companion for Minor League Baseball, including all 120 clubs, from Triple-A to Single-A. • Follow your local team and never miss a game or event. • Buy tickets, browse merchandise, and find promotions from your team tab. • Enjoy a seamless ballpark experience with digital tickets and check-ins. • Personalize your app experience with live game updates and breaking news. • Explore MiLB news and highlights, catch the latest on top prospects, or search teams and players across the league. • Follow the action with pitch-by-pitch updates on Gameday, along with live scores, stats, video highlights and notifications for all 120 teams. SUBSCRIBE & GET EVEN MORE More than 7,000 live MiLB games and complete archives are available with your MLB+ subscription. Your MLB+ subscription now includes audio streams for all MLB games & other live programming, available with log-in on MLB App and MLB.com. Terms of Use: https://www.milb.com/about/terms Copyright © 2026 Minor League Baseball. Minor League Baseball trademarks and copyrights are the property of Minor League Baseball. All Rights Reserved.

About

Smalo

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Connect via Bluetooth to the Smalo App and experience a smarter ride with real-time bike status, route-based range visualization, personalized dashboard, ride history, notifications, system diagnostics, and troubleshooting guides. Embrace the next generation of tech-powered riding. Download the Smalo App today.

Screenshots

MiLB4 screens
Smalo4 screens

Verdict

The call

The clearest difference is in-app purchases: Smalo at none against MiLB's 2. Smalo also leads on ads (none vs shown). MiLB's advantage is update cadence (fortnightly vs every 2 months). On price, device support 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

CostPrice · In-app purchases · Ads · Monetization

Both are free to download. MiLB sells 2 in-app purchases, starting at $5.99 per month. Smalo asks for nothing beyond the download.

UpkeepUpdate frequency

MiLB ships an update fortnightly, Smalo every 2 months. The most recent releases landed on November 6, 2026 and October 30, 2026 respectively.

Scorecard3 real differences · 7 level
MiLB versus Smalo: the parameters behind the verdict, then further details
ParameterMiLBSmalo
PriceFreeFree
Rating4.7 (41K ratings) — better—
Positive reviews35.6% of reviews—
Number of ratings41K — better—
Update frequencyFortnightly — betterEvery 2 months
AdsYesNo — better
In-app purchasesYesNo — better
MonetizationFree with in-app purchases—
DevicesiPhone, iPadiPhone, Apple Watch
Requires iOS18.018.0
Further details — not scored
Size86 MB29 MB
Age rating4+4+
DeveloperMLBDarfon America Corp.

Bugs and requests

MiLB

Reported bugs

5 issues
  • Inability to access purchased tickets
  • Standings and scores not updating correctly
  • Gameday feature not working consistently
  • App crashing on launch for some users
  • Incompatibility with newer iOS devices

Requested features

6 requests
  • Picture-in-picture support
  • Ability to track minor league stadiums visited
  • More detailed player stats and profiles
  • Improved integration with MLB app
  • Notifications for game updates and live scores
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  • Apple TV app support

Smalo

Not enough reviews yet to summarise bugs or requests.

In-app purchases

2 purchases

MiLB

Subscriptions2
  • MLB+ Monthly$5.991 Month
  • MLB+ Yearly$59.991 Year
None

Smalo

No in-app purchases

Questions

Is MiLB free?
MiLB is free to download, with in-app purchases available.
Is Smalo free?
Smalo is free to download, with no in-app purchases.
Do MiLB or Smalo have ads?
MiLB shows ads; Smalo does not.
Which is updated more often, MiLB or Smalo?
MiLB ships an update fortnightly, and Smalo every 2 months. Most recently, MiLB was updated on November 6, 2026 and Smalo on October 30, 2026.

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