H2G vs Based
Price, ratings, monetisation and update history for both apps, side by side — with what reviewers say about each.
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.
- Interactive virtual field
- Live player movement tracking
- Digital jumbotron
- Visual statistics
- Player profiles
- Customizable teams
- Real-time scoring
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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
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.
- 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.
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Verdict
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
Both are free to download. Neither carries in-app purchases, so what you see is what you pay.
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.
H2G ships an update every 2 months, Based weekly. The most recent releases landed on October 31, 2026 and November 5, 2026 respectively.
| Parameter | H2G | Based |
|---|---|---|
| Price | Free | Free |
| Rating | 5.0 (1 ratings) — better | 4.8 (18 ratings) |
| Positive reviews | — | 100.0% of reviews |
| Number of ratings | 1 | 18 — better |
| Update frequency | Every 2 months | Weekly — better |
| Ads | No | No |
| In-app purchases | No | No |
| Monetization | Free | Free |
| Devices | iPhone, iPad — better | iPhone |
| Requires iOS | 17.0 — better | 26.2 |
| Further details — not scored | ||
| Size | 32 MB | 25 MB |
| Age rating | 4+ | 4+ |
| Developer | Kortni Hines | Colin Weir |
In-app purchases
H2G
No in-app purchases
Based
No in-app purchases









