Comparison

MLB Ballpark vs GameDay Echo

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

Head to head
About

MLB Ballpark

Your official mobile guide for attending Major League Baseball games. Access digital tickets, manage your account, explore ballpark amenities with interactive maps, and earn rewards through check-ins and social engagement.

Highlights
  • Digital ticketing
  • Mobile check-in
  • Offers and rewards
  • Interactive ballpark map
  • Team schedule
  • Exclusive content
Features
Currently charting
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The MLB Ballpark app is your mobile companion when visiting your favorite Major League Baseball ballparks. The official MLB Ballpark application perfectly complements and personalizes your trip with digital ticketing functionality, mobile check-in, offers, rewards and exclusive content. **** Ballpark Features (iPhone) **** • Access and manage your tickets (MLB account required; select clubs) • Team schedule, ticket information and sales and promotional event listings • Interactive map with directory of food, beverage, merchandise and other amenities • Check In for offers and rewards • View scores and photos from all your ballpark visits • Social media clubhouse, including social rewards for select clubs • Directions and parking information © 2022 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.

About

GameDay Echo

Create collaborative highlight reels from your live sports viewing parties. Capture fan reactions, vote for MVPs, and share memorable moments with friends, all without accounts or ads.

Highlights
  • Create or join watch party rooms
  • Record fan reaction clips
  • Host approves clips for highlight reel
  • Tag standout moments
  • Vote for party MVP
  • Auto-assembled highlight reels
  • Share to social media or save locally
Features
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Every great match deserves a highlight reel made by the fans who lived it. GameDay Echo turns your soccer watch party into a shareable memory. Whether it's a last-minute stunner or a disbelieving groan at a missed chance, your crew's real reactions become the story — captured, approved, and stitched into a highlight reel you'll want to replay all week. HOW IT WORKS Create or join a room for your match in seconds. No account, no sign-up — just share a party code and your friends are in. When the moment strikes, anyone in the room can record a short reaction clip right from their device. Recording starts only when the user chooses, keeping everyone in control. The host stays in charge of the reel. Every clip gets reviewed before it goes anywhere. Approve the reactions that captured the room, skip the ones that didn't, and feature the moments worth immortalizing. The highlight reel builds itself as the match unfolds, so by the final whistle you already have something worth sharing. BUILT FOR THE WATCH PARTY Tag standout moments as they happen and let your crew vote for the party MVP. The in-app leaderboard keeps the banter alive from kickoff to the final whistle and crowns the fan who brought the best energy all match. When the dust settles, your auto-assembled highlight reel is ready to post. Share straight to your favorite social apps, save clips to your camera roll, or just hit replay and relive the chaos with the people who were there. YOUR CLIPS STAY ON YOUR DEVICE GameDay Echo is built local-first. Video content lives on your device, not on a remote server. No account is required — ever. No subscription, no ads, no data harvesting. The app gets out of the way and lets you enjoy the game. REAL SAFETY TOOLS, BUILT IN Safety is not an afterthought. Any guest can report a clip instantly. The host can remove and block abusive guests on the spot. A zero-tolerance moderation system means your watch party stays welcoming for everyone — your family group chat, your supporters' table, or anything in between. COMPLETELY FREE. ALWAYS. No in-app purchases. No premium tiers. No surprise paywalls after the download. GameDay Echo is free today, free tomorrow, and free for every match after that. Gather your crew, pick your match, and make the memories worth keeping. Download GameDay Echo — free, no account needed, ready for kickoff.

Screenshots

MLB Ballpark4 screens
GameDay Echo4 screens

Verdict

The call

The clearest difference is ads: GameDay Echo at none against MLB Ballpark's shown. GameDay Echo also leads on rating (5.0 vs 4.6) and monetization model (free vs free with in-app purchases). MLB Ballpark's advantage is ratings volume (1.4M vs 1) and chart position (#102 vs unranked). On price, in-app purchases, 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. Neither carries in-app purchases, so what you see is what you pay.

ReceptionRating · Positive reviews · Number of ratings

GameDay Echo holds the better App Store score, 5.0 against 4.6. That said, the two scores are not equally well evidenced: MLB Ballpark has 1.4M ratings behind it against 1, so its average is the more settled of the two.

UpkeepUpdate frequency

MLB Ballpark ships an update every 2 weeks, GameDay Echo every 4 days. The most recent releases landed on October 31, 2026 and September 30, 2026 respectively.

Scorecard6 real differences · 5 level
MLB Ballpark versus GameDay Echo: the parameters behind the verdict, then further details
ParameterMLB BallparkGameDay Echo
PriceFreeFree
Rating4.6 (1.4M ratings)5.0 (1 ratings) — better
Positive reviews16.4% of reviews—
Number of ratings1.4M — better1
Update frequencyEvery 2 weeksEvery 4 days — better
AdsYesNo — better
In-app purchasesNoNo
MonetizationFree with in-app purchasesFree — better
Best chart rank#102 — better—
DevicesiPhoneiPhone, iPad — better
Requires iOS18.018.0
Further details — not scored
Size179 MB6 MB
Age rating12+4+
DeveloperMLBBILLY HARMAN

Customer experience

MLB Ballpark

All ratings1,352,287 ratings
Positive91.1%
Neutral1.8%
Negative7.1%
Written reviews2,585 reviews
Positive16.4%
Neutral2.9%
Negative80.8%

GameDay Echo

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

Bugs and requests

MLB Ballpark

Reported bugs

3 issues
  • Tickets not appearing in app after purchase
  • Login and password reset issues
  • Inability to access tickets on older devices

Requested features

4 requests
  • Allow printing or emailing of tickets
  • Provide backup options if app fails
  • Improve stadium maps and information
  • Enable adding past game attendance manually

GameDay Echo

Not enough reviews yet to summarise bugs or requests.

In-app purchases

None

MLB Ballpark

No in-app purchases

None

GameDay Echo

No in-app purchases

Questions

Is MLB Ballpark free?
MLB Ballpark is free to download, with no in-app purchases.
Is GameDay Echo free?
GameDay Echo is free to download, with no in-app purchases.
Which has better reviews, MLB Ballpark or GameDay Echo?
GameDay Echo is rated higher. MLB Ballpark averages 4.6 out of 5 from 1.4M ratings, while GameDay Echo averages 5.0 from 1 ratings.
Do MLB Ballpark or GameDay Echo have ads?
MLB Ballpark shows ads; GameDay Echo does not.
Which is updated more often, MLB Ballpark or GameDay Echo?
MLB Ballpark ships an update every 2 weeks, and GameDay Echo every 4 days. Most recently, MLB Ballpark was updated on October 31, 2026 and GameDay Echo on September 30, 2026.

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