Comparison

HobbyMonitor vs Prospect Ping

Price, ratings, monetisation and update history for both apps, side by side — with what reviewers say about each.

Head to head
About

HobbyMonitor

Manage your card collection with tools for tracking, market insights, and grading estimates. Organize your cards, understand their value, and make informed decisions about your collection. Features include collection building, price tracking, and pre-grading assessments.

Highlights
  • Build and manage multiple card collections
  • Add card details manually or via scans
  • Optional price tracking for value
  • Pre-grading estimates from card photos
  • Market Pulse for research
  • Product checklists for releases
Features
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Stay on Top of the Hobby COLLECTION TRACKING: Know what you own and organize it your way. - Build and manage multiple collections - Add card details manually or with a quick scan - View and share your collection - Optional price tracking to follow value over time BUY AND SELL: Turn your collection into a marketplace. - List your cards for sale on eBay right from your collection - See at a glance which of your cards are currently listed - Check recent sales and comparable prices before you buy or sell - Shop for the cards you want with quick links to eBay ALERTS: Get alerted when it matters. - Set price targets on any prospect and get notified when their card hits - Get an ending-soon alert on auction deals while the price is still under your number - Follow upcoming products and get preorder and release-day reminders - Start a scan, put your phone away, and get pinged when results are ready PRE-GRADING ESTIMATES: Make smarter grading decisions. - Snap or upload any trading card photo - Get a grading estimate in about 30 seconds - Free centering tool for quicker decisions INSIGHTS: Understand the market, not just the card. - Bowman prospect ratings, watchlists, and Value Scores - Perf+, our performance metric for Bowman prospects - Market Pulse for on-demand card market research - Product checklists for upcoming baseball, football, basketball, and more Whether you collect casually or invest seriously, HobbyMonitor gives you the tools to make confident decisions. Join thousands of collectors using HobbyMonitor to collect smarter. Download now and add your first card for free. Learn more at HobbyMonitor.com Terms of Use (EULA): https://www.hobbymonitor.com/terms Privacy Policy: https://www.hobbymonitor.com/privacy

About

Prospect Ping

Get instant push notifications for your favorite minor league baseball prospects. Track players across all affiliated leagues, receive alerts for lineup changes, at-bats, pitching appearances, and significant career moves. Sync your fantasy league roster for seamless player management.

Highlights
  • Live push alerts for followed prospects
  • Lineup, at-bat, and pitching notifications
  • Trade, call-up, and demotion alerts
  • Fantasy league roster sync (Fantrax, ESPN, Yahoo)
  • Player stat tracking (last 5 games, full season)
  • Per-player alert customization
  • Dark mode
Features
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Live push alerts for the MiLB and MLB prospects you follow. ProspectPing watches every minor league baseball game for you and pings you the instant your prospect steps up — in the lineup, on deck, pitching, or on the move. Follow players across every level of affiliated baseball and stop refreshing box scores. WHY PROSPECT PING Baseball games are long, and when you're tracking one player that's just 1/18th of the action. We surface the moments that matter: first-pitch alert, pitching appearances, post-game stat lines, call-ups, trades, and demotions — delivered as push notifications you can tune per player. PERFECT FOR • Dynasty and prospect fantasy managers • Families and friends of minor league players • Scouts and player-development evaluators • Prospect enthusiasts following the next wave of MLB stars NEW: FANTASY SYNC (BETA) Connect your Fantrax, ESPN, or Yahoo fantasy baseball league and pull your roster into ProspectPing in one tap. Public Fantrax and ESPN leagues; Yahoo works with public AND private leagues via official sign-in. Re-sync any time after a trade or waiver claim. WHAT YOU GET • Starting lineup alerts ~1 hour before first pitch • On-deck and at-bat result notifications during live games • Pitching alerts with per-inning stat summaries • Post-game stat lines after every appearance • Trade, call-up, demotion, and signing alerts • Last 5 games and full season stats on every player page • Sortable roster stat view with season selector back to 2019 • Per-player customization — pick exactly which alerts you want • Quiet hours and global mute • Drag-to-reorder your roster • Dark mode COVERAGE Every level of affiliated professional baseball — MLB, Triple-A, Double-A, High-A, Single-A, and Rookie leagues — plus the World Baseball Classic. Search any player, follow them, and we handle the rest. Have feedback or want a feature? support@prospectping.com

Screenshots

HobbyMonitor4 screens
Prospect Ping4 screens

Verdict

The call

The clearest difference is in-app purchases: Prospect Ping at none against HobbyMonitor's 4. HobbyMonitor's advantage is review sentiment (100% vs 67%) and rating (5.0 vs 4.7). On price, ratings volume, update cadence and ads 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

CostPrice · In-app purchases · Ads · Monetization

Both are free to download. HobbyMonitor sells 4 in-app purchases, starting at $5.99 per month. Prospect Ping asks for nothing beyond the download.

ReceptionRating · Positive reviews · Number of ratings

HobbyMonitor holds the better App Store score, 5.0 against 4.7. Both are backed by a comparable volume of ratings — 15 and 35 respectively. Written reviews point the same way: 100% of HobbyMonitor's written reviews are positive against 67% of Prospect Ping's.

UpkeepUpdate frequency

Both ship on a similar rhythm, roughly every 3 weeks. The most recent releases landed on September 30, 2026 and September 14, 2026 respectively.

Scorecard4 real differences · 6 level
HobbyMonitor versus Prospect Ping: the parameters behind the verdict, then further details
ParameterHobbyMonitorProspect Ping
PriceFreeFree
Rating5.0 (15 ratings) — better4.7 (35 ratings)
Positive reviews100.0% of reviews — better66.7% of reviews
Number of ratings1535 — better
Update frequencyEvery 3 weeksEvery 3 weeks
AdsNoNo
In-app purchasesYesNo — better
MonetizationFreemiumFree — better
DevicesiPhone, iPodiPhone, iPad, iPod — better
Requires iOS15.115.0 — better
Further details — not scored
Size67 MB3 MB
Age rating4+4+
DeveloperHobbyMonitor LLCSeven Agent Studios LLC

Customer experience

HobbyMonitor

All ratings15 ratings
Positive100.0%
Neutral0.0%
Negative0.0%
Written reviews2 reviews
Positive100.0%
Neutral0.0%
Negative0.0%

Prospect Ping

All ratings35 ratings
Positive91.4%
Neutral8.6%
Negative0.0%
Written reviews3 reviews
Positive66.7%
Neutral33.3%
Negative0.0%

In-app purchases

4 purchases

HobbyMonitor

Subscriptions4
  • Premium Monthly7 Days trial$5.991 Month
  • Pro Monthly v27 Days trial$12.991 Month
  • Premium Annual v27 Days trial$59.991 Year
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  • Pro Annual v27 Days trial$124.991 Year
None

Prospect Ping

No in-app purchases

Questions

Is HobbyMonitor free?
HobbyMonitor is free to download, with in-app purchases available.
Is Prospect Ping free?
Prospect Ping is free to download, with no in-app purchases.
Which has better reviews, HobbyMonitor or Prospect Ping?
HobbyMonitor is rated higher. HobbyMonitor averages 5.0 out of 5 from 15 ratings, while Prospect Ping averages 4.7 from 35 ratings.
Do HobbyMonitor or Prospect Ping have ads?
Neither HobbyMonitor nor Prospect Ping shows ads.
Which is updated more often, HobbyMonitor or Prospect Ping?
HobbyMonitor ships an update every 3 weeks, and Prospect Ping every 3 weeks. Most recently, HobbyMonitor was updated on September 30, 2026 and Prospect Ping on September 14, 2026.

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