Backside Stats vs Relay
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/
Relay
This app provides competitive coaches with a silent and instant pitch communication system. It allows for seamless relay of pitch calls to the catcher while meticulously tracking every pitch outcome and game statistics. Enhance your coaching strategy with detailed game analysis and custom team management tools.
- Silent pitch calling via earbuds
- Complete game and pitch outcome tracking
- Detailed at-bat and session history
- Customizable pitch library
- Roster and opponent management
- Export game data to CSV
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Relay-9 is a complete pitch communication system designed for competitive coaches. Stop worrying about missed signs or stolen signals and start focusing on strategy. Our intuitive interface allows you to silently and instantly relay pitch calls while tracking the outcome. Key Features in This Version: • Silent Pitch Calling: Select a pitch type and location, and instantly relay the call to your catcher via audio through any standard earbuds. • Complete Game Tracking: ○ Log every pitch outcome: Ball, Strike, Foul, Hit, Out, or HBP. ○ Automatically tracks the current at-bat count (balls, strikes) and the inning's outs. ○ Maintains a running total of all pitches, balls, and strikes for the entire session. • Full At-Bat History: View a detailed pitch-by-pitch sequence for the current batter, including type, location, and outcome. • Custom Team Management: ○ Create and manage your roster of pitchers. ○ Maintain a list of opponents. ○ Fully customize your pitch library—add, edit, or delete pitch types to match your team's terminology. • Comprehensive Session History: ○ Automatically save every game session with detailed stats. ○ Review past games with a full pitch-by-pitch log. ○ Select specific sessions to delete or export. • Powerful Data Export: ○ Select one or more saved sessions and export them to a CSV file. ○ Analyze your game data in Excel or other spreadsheet software with detailed columns for Pitcher, Opponent, Date, Pitch #, Type, Location, and Outcome. Relay-9 gives you the data and communication tools you need to take your coaching to the next level. Welcome to the future of the dugout. Terms of Use: https://www.apple.com/legal/internet-services/itunes/dev/stdeula/
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Verdict
The clearest difference is monetization model: Backside Stats at free against Relay's freemium. Backside Stats also leads on ratings volume (76 vs 2). Relay's advantage is rating (5.0 vs 4.7) and review sentiment (100% vs 80%). On price, update cadence, ads and in-app purchases 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 Relay sells 4 in-app purchases, starting at $9.99 per month. Whichever you choose, the download price is not the number that matters.
Relay holds the better App Store score, 5.0 against 4.7. That said, the two scores are not equally well evidenced: Backside Stats has 76 ratings behind it against 2, so its average is the more settled of the two. Written reviews point the same way: 80% of Backside Stats's written reviews are positive against 100% of Relay's.
Backside Stats ships an update monthly, Relay every 3 weeks. The most recent releases landed on September 28, 2026 and September 21, 2026 respectively.
| Parameter | Backside Stats | Relay |
|---|---|---|
| Price | Free | Free |
| Rating | 4.7 (76 ratings) | 5.0 (2 ratings) — better |
| Positive reviews | 80.0% of reviews | 100.0% of reviews — better |
| Number of ratings | 76 — better | 2 |
| Update frequency | Monthly | Every 3 weeks — better |
| Ads | No | No |
| In-app purchases | Yes | Yes |
| Monetization | Free — better | Freemium |
| Devices | iPhone, iPad | iPhone, iPad, iPod — better |
| Requires iOS | 16.1 | 15.1 — better |
| Further details — not scored | ||
| Size | 18 MB | 43 MB |
| Age rating | 4+ | 4+ |
| Developer | Backside Stats LLC | EightyOne18 |
Customer experience
Backside Stats
Relay
In-app purchases
Backside Stats
- Plus$49.991 Year
Relay
- Monthly Plan3 Days trial$9.991 Month
- Pro Plus Monthly Plan3 Days trial$19.991 Month
- Annual Plan3 Days trial$99.991 Year
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- Pro Plus Annual Plan3 Days trial$199.991 Year









