Baseball Numbers vs Baseball Live
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.
Baseball Live
Stay updated with your favorite MLB team through live play-by-play, standings, and schedules. Get real-time game updates directly on your Lock Screen with Live Activities and notifications.
- Live play-by-play
- Team standings
- Game schedules
- Sortable stats
- Lock Screen Live Activities
- Notifications
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Follow your favorite MLB team with live play-by-play, standings, schedules, sortable stats and much more. Plus, follow the game on your Lock Screen with Live Activities and Notifications.
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Verdict
The clearest difference is review sentiment: Baseball Live at 100% against Baseball Numbers's 56%. Baseball Live also leads on rating (5.0 vs 3.1) and update cadence (fortnightly vs every 5 weeks). Baseball Numbers's advantage is in-app purchases (none vs 5) and device support (3 vs 1). On price, ads and monetization model 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. Baseball Live sells 5 one-off in-app purchases. Baseball Numbers asks for nothing beyond the download.
Baseball Live holds the better App Store score, 5.0 against 3.1. Both are backed by a comparable volume of ratings — 18 and 64 respectively. Written reviews point the same way: 56% of Baseball Numbers's written reviews are positive against 100% of Baseball Live's.
Baseball Numbers ships an update every 5 weeks, Baseball Live fortnightly. The most recent releases landed on October 10, 2026 and October 15, 2026 respectively.
| Parameter | Baseball Numbers | Baseball Live |
|---|---|---|
| Price | Free | Free |
| Rating | 3.1 (18 ratings) | 5.0 (64 ratings) — better |
| Positive reviews | 55.6% of reviews | 100.0% of reviews — better |
| Number of ratings | 18 | 64 — better |
| Update frequency | Every 5 weeks | Fortnightly — better |
| Ads | No | No |
| In-app purchases | No — better | Yes |
| Monetization | Free with in-app purchases | Free with in-app purchases |
| Devices | iPhone, iPad, iPod — better | iPhone |
| Requires iOS | 13.2 — better | 26.0 |
| Further details — not scored | ||
| Size | 71 MB | 66 MB |
| Age rating | 4+ | +17 |
| Developer | Kevin Zimmerman | Chris Schlitt |
Customer experience
Baseball Numbers
Baseball Live
Bugs and requests
Baseball Numbers
Not enough reviews yet to summarise bugs or requests.
Baseball Live
Reported bugs
5 issues- Player birthdays incorrect
- Player birthplace data incorrect
- Notification settings not loading/working
- Schedule not available on Apple Watch
- Finished games not displaying info on Apple Watch
Requested features
8 requests- Add at bat notifications for pitchers
- Make Apple Watch app for other sports (NFL, NBA, NHL)
- Reword notifications to focus on leading team
- Ability to change theme separate from system settings
- See notifications for pitching changes
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- Team logos as app icon
- Dark mode for widget
- Favorite multiple teams
In-app purchases
Baseball Numbers
No in-app purchases
Baseball Live
- Base-Hit Donation$0.99
- RBI Double Donation$4.99
- Complete-Game Shutout Donation$9.99
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- No-Hitter Donation$49.99
- Walk-Off Grand Slam Donation$99.99
Questions
Is Baseball Numbers free?
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