Baseball Numbers vs FanGraphs
Price, ratings, monetisation and update history for both apps, side by side — with what reviewers say about each.
Baseball Numbers
Explore a comprehensive database of over 20,000 US Major League baseball players and teams since 1871. Access player vitals, birth and death details, physical attributes, and historical team information. Unlock advanced features like daily stat updates and detailed season statistics through optional in-app purchases.
- 20k+ US Major League players and teams
- Player vitals and biographical data
- Historical team information
- Daily stat updates (in-app purchase)
- Complete batting and pitching stats (in-app purchase)
- Player awards and Hall of Fame data (in-app purchase)
- Favorites feature (in-app purchase)
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Embrace baseball history. Complete reference of 20k+ US Major League professional baseball players and teams since 1871. Includes: *player vitals, date of birth/death, birth/death places, height, weight With in-app purchase: *daily stat updates *complete regular season and post-season batting stats. *complete regular season and post-season pitching stats. *map or table views of all player birthplaces. *complete record of player awards. *Hall of Fame inductees *All-stars *a Favorites feature to keep track of your favorite players. *season standings *season awards *...and more. A must have for true baseball fans.
FanGraphs
Access comprehensive baseball statistics, player pages, and team roster tools on the go. Stay updated with live scores, win probabilities, and league standings. Quickly search for players and view their latest performance data.
- Baseball articles
- Player pages with stats
- RosterResource tools
- Quick leaders and WAR leaders
- Live scores
- Win probability
- Standings
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Welcome to the FanGraphs App! We put some of the best parts of FanGraphs website into a mobile-friendly app. We have articles, player pages, Major League leaderboards, RosterResource tools, playoff odds, WAR leaders, live scores, win probability, and standings. Search players and find their up-to-date stats. End-User License Agreement URL: https://www.apple.com/legal/internet-services/itunes/dev/stdeula/
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Verdict
The clearest difference is rating: FanGraphs at 4.8 against Baseball Numbers's 3.0. FanGraphs also leads on ratings volume (393 vs 20) and update cadence (every 2 weeks vs every 5 weeks). Baseball Numbers's advantage is in-app purchases (none vs 2) and ads (none vs shown). On price, monetization model 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. FanGraphs sells 2 in-app purchases, starting at $14.99 per month. Baseball Numbers asks for nothing beyond the download.
FanGraphs holds the better App Store score, 4.8 against 3.0. That said, the two scores are not equally well evidenced: FanGraphs has 393 ratings behind it against 20, so its average is the more settled of the two. Written reviews point the same way: 56% of Baseball Numbers's written reviews are positive against 69% of FanGraphs's.
Baseball Numbers ships an update every 5 weeks, FanGraphs every 2 weeks. The most recent releases landed on October 23, 2026 and October 25, 2026 respectively.
| Parameter | Baseball Numbers | FanGraphs |
|---|---|---|
| Price | Free | Free |
| Rating | 3.0 (20 ratings) | 4.8 (393 ratings) — better |
| Positive reviews | 55.6% of reviews | 69.4% of reviews — better |
| Number of ratings | 20 | 393 — better |
| Update frequency | Every 5 weeks | Every 2 weeks — better |
| Ads | No — better | Yes |
| In-app purchases | No — better | Yes |
| Monetization | Free with in-app purchases | Free with in-app purchases |
| Devices | iPhone, iPad, iPod — better | iPhone, iPad |
| Requires iOS | 13.2 — better | 16.0 |
| Further details — not scored | ||
| Size | 71 MB | 51 MB |
| Age rating | 4+ | 9+ |
| Developer | Kevin Zimmerman | FanGraphs Inc |
Customer experience
Baseball Numbers
FanGraphs
In-app purchases
Baseball Numbers
No in-app purchases
FanGraphs
- Monthly Membership$14.991 Month
- Yearly Membership$79.991 Year
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