Bitball Baseball vs Trail Torment
Price, ratings, monetisation and update history for both games, side by side — with what reviewers say about each.
Bitball Baseball
Build a baseball dynasty by managing your squad, progressing players, and signing free agents. Improve your stadium and facilities to boost morale and set prices to satisfy fans and owners. Enjoy fast-paced gameplay with quick games to lead your team to victory.
- Roster management (rotation, bullpen, lineup)
- Player progression with XP or currency
- Free agent signings and player re-signing
- Stadium and facility improvements
- Fast-paced gameplay (5-10 minute games)
- Custom team editor (premium feature)
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Do you have what it takes to build your franchise into a baseball dynasty? Manage your squad, progress players, sign free agents, and slug it out against the Bitball League's best. Roster Management: - Rotation, Bullpen, and Lineup management - Trades - Off-season draft - Sign Free Agents - Re-sign players - Progress players with XP earned, or with in-game currency - Edit player name and appearance (feature available with purchase of premium version of game). Franchise Management - Improve Stadium and team facilities to improve player morale - Set ticket and concession prices to make your fans, or owner, happy - Custom Team Editor (feature available with purchase of premium version of game). Gameplay - Fast paced gameplay designed to get through games quickly. Games last on average 5-10 minutes. - Slug it out over a 20 game season in an effort to make the playoffs and go for glory. - Manage your pitcher's stamina carefully to get through each game.
Trail Torment
Simulate the challenges of an ultramarathon as a pacer, guiding your runner through a treacherous 32-mile trail. Manage gear, make strategic decisions, and provide crucial encouragement to overcome physical and mental obstacles.
- Pacer role simulation
- Randomized runner conditions
- Gear management and weight system
- Strategic direction choice
- Dynamic trail events
- Runner message system
- Real ultrarunner quotes
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Trail Torment is an ultramarathon racing simulator built on New Hampshire's infamous Pemi Loop... 32 miles of White Mountain trail that has humbled faster runners than you. In this game you're not the runner. You're the pacer. The voice in their head. The one who says "you've got this" and has to mean it. Roll a random starting condition. Maybe your runner woke up feeling great. Maybe they're already on the Struggle Bus with angry GI and chafing from the drive. Play the hand you're dealt. Pack your gear. Every item costs weight. Every missing item costs more. Bring the storm shell and lose a little speed all day, or leave it behind and pray the forecast was right. The forecast is usually right. Usually. Choose your direction at the trailhead. Counter-clockwise hits the big climbs early... Osseo, Franconia Ridge, the exposed alpine ridgeline. Clockwise saves the hard stuff for later, when your legs are gone and the sun is setting. Real runners argue about this. Now you can settle it. Then the trail happens. Falls on wet rock below Bondcliff. GI emergencies that require... stopping. Blisters that turn every step into a negotiation. Wrong turns at actual junctions where actual runners actually get lost. (Below Bondcliff, checking the map doesn't always help. That's not a bug. That's the Pemi.) Send your runner messages. Encouragement works. "You've got this" restores will. Profanity doesn't. "Small steps" on a climb actually improves efficiency. "Almost there" at mile 6 makes things worse. The game knows the difference between a good pacer and someone yelling from a lawn chair. Real quotes from real ultrarunners and coaches appear at the worst possible moments. David Roche says "You're amazing" right after your runner faceplants. Bill Belichick says "Do your job" as you leave an aid station. It's fine. Everything is fine. Navigate with a topo map. Stop at viewpoints for a Will to Live boost (but the clock keeps running). Take selfies of your stick figure's worst moments and share them with your running group chat. The Pemi Loop FKT leaderboard uses real verified fastest known times. Jake Acito holds the men's record at 5:32:34. Britta Clark holds the women's at 6:31:49. Your time slots in next to theirs. Good luck with that. If you finish, you get a belt buckle. You earned it. Barely. If you don't finish, a Saint Bernard brings you a blanket. Under 10 minutes per run. Infinite replayability. Built by someone who has actually run this trail and should probably know better. Plan. Commit. Suffer. Repeat.
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Verdict
The clearest difference is rating: Trail Torment at 5.0 against Bitball Baseball's 3.4. Trail Torment also leads on in-app purchases (none vs 4). Bitball Baseball's advantage is update cadence (every 4 days vs every 4 months) and ratings volume (221 vs 3). On price, ads 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. Bitball Baseball sells 4 one-off in-app purchases. Trail Torment asks for nothing beyond the download.
Trail Torment holds the better App Store score, 5.0 against 3.4. That said, the two scores are not equally well evidenced: Bitball Baseball has 221 ratings behind it against 3, so its average is the more settled of the two.
Bitball Baseball ships an update every 4 days, Trail Torment every 4 months. The most recent releases landed on September 26, 2026 and July 9, 2026 respectively.
| Parameter | Bitball Baseball | Trail Torment |
|---|---|---|
| Price | Free | Free |
| Rating | 3.4 (221 ratings) | 5.0 (3 ratings) — better |
| Positive reviews | 49.1% of reviews | — |
| Number of ratings | 221 — better | 3 |
| Update frequency | Every 4 days — better | Every 4 months |
| Ads | No | No |
| In-app purchases | Yes | No — better |
| Monetization | Free with in-app purchases | Free — better |
| Devices | iPhone, iPod | iPhone, iPad |
| Requires iOS | 12.0 — better | 15.0 |
| Further details — not scored | ||
| Size | 232 MB | 31 MB |
| Age rating | 12+ | 12+ |
| Developer | Matthew Steill | Justin Neuman |
Customer experience
Bitball Baseball
Trail Torment
Bugs and requests
Bitball Baseball
Reported bugs
4 issues- Freezing and crashing issues
- Disappearing baserunners
- Incorrect team assignments
- Premium features not unlocking properly
Requested features
5 requests- Add pitching mode
- Implement a coach mode to watch games
- Allow more customization options for players
- Improve save/load functionality
- Expand season length and playoff options
Trail Torment
Not enough reviews yet to summarise bugs or requests.
In-app purchases
Bitball Baseball
- 16,384(16K) Bytes$0.99
- 32,768 (32K) Bytes$1.99
- Premium$2.99
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- 65536 Bytes$3.99
Trail Torment
No in-app purchases
Questions
Is Bitball Baseball free?
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