Backside Stats vs Ballpark Buddy
Price, ratings, monetisation and update history for both apps, side by side — with what reviewers say about each.
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.
- Scorekeeping
- Player statistics tracking
- Season-long performance management
- Tournament data management
- Designed for coaches and players
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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/
Ballpark Buddy
This app connects little league baseball teams with local scorekeepers to manage team bookkeeping. Easily browse, book, and pay scorekeepers for your games, eliminating the need for volunteers or paid staff.
- Connect with local scorekeepers
- Book scorekeepers for games
- Pay scorekeepers directly
- Manage team bookkeeping
- Easy-to-use interface
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Introducing "Ballpark Buddy," the ultimate app for little league baseball teams looking for a reliable, easy-to-use solution to manage their bookkeeping needs. Say goodbye to the hassle of finding volunteers or struggling to find someone to pay to help manage your book. Ballpark Buddy connects teams with local scorekeepers who are eager to help you maintain your team's books! With just a few taps, you can browse available scorekeepers in your area, book them for your games and pay them for their services!
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Verdict
The clearest difference is monetization model: Backside Stats at free against Ballpark Buddy's free with in-app purchases. Backside Stats also leads on ratings volume (78 vs 3). Ballpark Buddy's advantage is rating (5.0 vs 4.7) and update cadence (every 8 days vs monthly). On price, ads, in-app purchases 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
Both are free to download. Backside Stats sells 1 in-app purchase, starting at $49.99 per year and Ballpark Buddy sells 5 one-off in-app purchases. Whichever you choose, the download price is not the number that matters.
Ballpark Buddy 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 3, so its average is the more settled of the two.
Backside Stats ships an update monthly, Ballpark Buddy every 8 days. Both last shipped on October 24, 2026.
| Parameter | Backside Stats | Ballpark Buddy |
|---|---|---|
| Price | Free | Free |
| Rating | 4.7 (78 ratings) | 5.0 (3 ratings) — better |
| Positive reviews | 80.0% of reviews | — |
| Number of ratings | 78 — better | 3 |
| Update frequency | Monthly | Every 8 days — better |
| Ads | No | No |
| In-app purchases | Yes | Yes |
| Monetization | Free — better | Free with in-app purchases |
| Devices | iPhone, iPad | iPhone, iPod |
| Requires iOS | 16.1 | 15.0 — better |
| Further details — not scored | ||
| Size | 18 MB | 36 MB |
| Age rating | 4+ | 4+ |
| Developer | Backside Stats LLC | Gareth Blackett |
Customer experience
Backside Stats
Ballpark Buddy
In-app purchases
Backside Stats
- Plus$49.991 Year
Ballpark Buddy
- 1 game credit$2.00
- 2 games credits$4.00
- 5 Game Credit$10.00
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- 8 game credit$16.00
- 16 game credit$32.00
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