Comparison

H2G vs Based

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

Head to head
About

H2G

This interactive sports app transforms game viewing into an engaging experience. Track live player movements on a virtual field with a digital jumbotron and visual stats, making every match more exciting.

Highlights
  • Interactive virtual field
  • Live player movement tracking
  • Digital jumbotron
  • Visual statistics
  • Player profiles
  • Customizable teams
  • Real-time scoring
Features
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Hip2Game is an interactive baseball scoring app that turns watching a game into a fun, immersive experience. Instead of using boring paper scorecards, users track the game on a virtual field with live player movement, a digital jumbotron, and visual stats. With player profiles, fun facts, customizable teams, and real-time scoring, Hip2Game makes every game feel more exciting; whether you’re in the stands or at home. Feels like a game. Scores like a professional

About

Based

This app provides a real-time baseball scorecard experience, mimicking the feel of traditional paper scorekeeping with a hand-drawn pencil style. It meticulously tracks every pitch, play, and at-bat, offering detailed breakdowns and player statistics.

Highlights
  • Live pitch and play tracking
  • Detailed at-bat diamonds
  • Play-by-play timeline
  • Pitch strike zone plot
  • Player statistics
  • Stadium cellular optimization
  • Low data and battery modes
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Based is a live baseball scorecard for MLB and WPBL games that tracks every pitch, play, and at-bat in real time, rendered in a hand-drawn pencil style that feels like keeping score on paper. Live Scorecard Watch your scorecard fill in as the game unfolds. Every at-bat gets its own diamond showing the result, base paths, outs, stolen bases, errors, and more. The grid expands automatically when the lineup bats around. Tap any cell to see the full at-bat detail with a pitch-by-pitch breakdown and strike zone plot. Play-by-Play Timeline Follow the game as a scrolling timeline grouped by half-inning. Every play shows the result, count, and runners. Pitch Tracking See where every pitch landed in the strike zone, color-coded by type and result. Available in the live view and in historical at-bat detail. Player Stats Tap any batter or pitcher to see their game line and season numbers. Built for the Ballpark Based is designed to work on stadium cellular. Smart polling adapts to your connection, backs off when signal drops, and catches up instantly when you unlock your phone. Low Data Mode is respected automatically. Check your work without draining your battery. Personalize It Pick your favorite teams for quick access on the schedule. Choose a team accent color to tint your scorecard. Light and dark mode supported.

Screenshots

H2G4 screens
Based4 screens

Verdict

The call

The clearest difference is update cadence: Based at weekly against H2G's every 2 months. Based also leads on ratings volume (18 vs 1). H2G's advantage is iOS requirement (17.0 vs 26.2). On price, rating, 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

CostPrice · In-app purchases · Ads · Monetization

Both are free to download. Neither carries in-app purchases, so what you see is what you pay.

ReceptionRating · Positive reviews · Number of ratings

H2G holds the better App Store score, 5.0 against 4.8. That said, the two scores are not equally well evidenced: Based has 18 ratings behind it against 1, so its average is the more settled of the two.

UpkeepUpdate frequency

H2G ships an update every 2 months, Based weekly. The most recent releases landed on October 31, 2026 and November 5, 2026 respectively.

Scorecard3 real differences · 7 level
H2G versus Based: the parameters behind the verdict, then further details
ParameterH2GBased
PriceFreeFree
Rating5.0 (1 ratings) — better4.8 (18 ratings)
Positive reviews—100.0% of reviews
Number of ratings118 — better
Update frequencyEvery 2 monthsWeekly — better
AdsNoNo
In-app purchasesNoNo
MonetizationFreeFree
DevicesiPhone, iPad — betteriPhone
Requires iOS17.0 — better26.2
Further details — not scored
Size32 MB25 MB
Age rating4+4+
DeveloperKortni HinesColin Weir

In-app purchases

None

H2G

No in-app purchases

None

Based

No in-app purchases

Questions

Is H2G free?
H2G is free to download, with no in-app purchases.
Is Based free?
Based is free to download, with no in-app purchases.
Which has better reviews, H2G or Based?
H2G is rated higher. H2G averages 5.0 out of 5 from 1 ratings, while Based averages 4.8 from 18 ratings.
Do H2G or Based have ads?
Neither H2G nor Based shows ads.
Which is updated more often, H2G or Based?
H2G ships an update every 2 months, and Based weekly. Most recently, H2G was updated on October 31, 2026 and Based on November 5, 2026.

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