Comparison

Mintsuku Baseball vs Matchup Master

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

Head to head
About

Mintsuku Baseball

Features
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Mintsuku Baseball brings player profiles, baseball news, statistics, and your card and collectible collection together in one app. Explore your favorite players and teams, register the items you own, and build your personal collection with acquisition records and AI appraisal results. PLAYER DIRECTORY & BASEBALL DATA • Search players from across Major League Baseball history. • Explore player profiles and season statistics. • Check batting and pitching leaderboards. • View regular-season and Wild Card standings. CARDS & COLLECTIBLES • Register player cards, team cards, player collectibles, and team collectibles. • Manage card fronts and backs, plus additional collectible images. • Record purchase prices, shipping and fees, and acquisition dates. • Organize your collection with search, sorting, and category filters. • Register items without a daily limit after signing in, including on the free plan. AI APPRAISALS & COLLECTION VALUE • Import appraisal results created using generative AI. • Keep track of appraisal estimates and your appraisal history. • Compare acquisition costs with appraisal estimates to view estimated gains, losses, and percentage changes. • Discover items through public AI appraisal rankings. • View reference USD conversions for supported estimates when using English. AI estimates are for reference only. They do not authenticate items or guarantee actual sale prices. Gain and loss calculations require the necessary acquisition information and a compatible appraisal estimate. USD amounts are reference conversions. YOUR COLLECTOR JOURNEY • Manage your collection through Collector, Collection, and Likes tabs. • Earn points and collector ranks based on your current collection. • Unlock achievements as your collection grows. • Track your progress toward collecting historical award winners and milestone players. • Save interesting items to your Likes list. NEWS & FEATURES • Read baseball news and explore related players. • Browse newly added items and recent public AI appraisals. • Explore historical award winners, milestone players, and All-Star Game features. PUBLICATION CONTROLS • Manage website photo publication and AI appraisal publication separately. • Publish eligible appraisal history entries in the app and on the Mintsuku website only with your explicit consent for each appraisal. • Purchase information and personal comments are not published. MINTSUKU PREMIUM Premium is an auto-renewable monthly or yearly subscription. While subscribed, in-app banner ads and interstitial ads shown during detail browsing and after registration are removed. Standard U.S. storefront prices: • Monthly: US$6.99 per month. • Yearly: US$59.99 per year. Eligible subscribers can receive an introductory monthly offer of US$4.99 per month for the first 3 months. The subscription then automatically renews at the standard monthly price. Prices, currencies, and offer eligibility vary by country or region. Check the app and Apple's purchase confirmation screen before subscribing. Payment is charged to your Apple Account at confirmation of purchase. Subscriptions renew automatically unless canceled at least 24 hours before the current period ends. You can manage or cancel your subscription in your Apple Account subscription settings. Mintsuku Baseball is an unofficial fan app. It is not affiliated with, endorsed by, or sponsored by Major League Baseball (MLB), its teams, or its players. Privacy Policy: https://mintsuku.jp/privacy-policy/ Terms of Use: https://mintsuku.jp/terms-of-service/

About

Matchup Master

Easily create and manage tournament brackets for various events. Input participants, select pairing methods, and track winners automatically as matches progress. Export your final bracket in multiple formats for easy sharing and printing.

Highlights
  • Create tournament brackets quickly
  • Multiple bracket seeding options
  • Automatic winner advancement
  • Switch between card and bracket views
  • Export brackets as PDF/image
  • Round-robin format support
Features
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Create tournament brackets, draw matchups, track scores and share results as PDF or PNG. Matchup Master brings tournament planning and match management to your iPhone and iPad. BUILD A BRACKET IN THREE STEPS Enter your event details and participants, choose how to arrange the matchups, then review your bracket. Run club competitions, table tennis or tennis events, card games, esports and workplace tournaments. CHOOSE YOUR DRAW Use entry order as seed ranking, shuffle participants for a random draw, or place them manually. Byes are reflected in the bracket when needed. FOLLOW EVERY MATCH Select a winner in card view to advance them to the next knockout match. Switch to bracket view to see the full path to the final. Record scores, match notes and planned start times along the way. EXPORT FOR SHARING AND PRINTING Export brackets as PDF or PNG images. For PDFs, choose A4 or A3, portrait or landscape, and card or bracket layouts. Free exports include a watermark; watermark-free export requires Pro. KEEP YOUR TOURNAMENTS ORGANIZED Search, sort and duplicate events. Tournament data stays on your device, with backup export and import in Settings. Move data manually using backup files; there is no automatic cross-device sync. No account is required to create or manage tournaments. FREE AND PRO The free version lets you save one tournament with up to eight participants, run single-elimination events and export watermarked PDFs and images. Pro removes the saved-tournament limit and supports up to 64 participants, round-robin events and watermark-free exports. New Pro purchases are a one-time in-app purchase. Valid access from previous purchases continues to be recognized. Terms of Use (Apple Standard EULA): https://www.apple.com/legal/internet-services/itunes/dev/stdeula/

Screenshots

Mintsuku Baseball4 screens
Matchup Master4 screens

Verdict

The call

The clearest difference is update cadence: Mintsuku Baseball at every 8 days against Matchup Master's every 2 months. Matchup Master's advantage is iOS requirement (17.0 vs 26.1). On price, ads, in-app purchases 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

CostPrice · In-app purchases · Ads · Monetization

Both are free to download. Mintsuku Baseball sells 2 in-app purchases, starting at $6.99 per month and Matchup Master sells 3 in-app purchases, starting at $1.99 per month. Whichever you choose, the download price is not the number that matters.

UpkeepUpdate frequency

Mintsuku Baseball ships an update every 8 days, Matchup Master every 2 months. Both last shipped on October 31, 2026.

Scorecard2 real differences · 7 level
Mintsuku Baseball versus Matchup Master: the parameters behind the verdict, then further details
ParameterMintsuku BaseballMatchup Master
PriceFreeFree
Rating—4.0 (1 ratings) — better
Number of ratings—1 — better
Update frequencyEvery 8 days — betterEvery 2 months
AdsNoNo
In-app purchasesYesYes
Monetization—Freemium
DevicesiPhone, iPadiPhone, iPad, Mac — better
Requires iOS26.117.0 — better
Further details — not scored
Size64 MB13 MB
Age rating4+4+
DeveloperHiroyuki FujitaKojiro Fujisaka

In-app purchases

2 purchases

Mintsuku Baseball

Subscriptions2
  • Mintsuku Premium Monthly1 Month trial$6.991 Month
  • Mintsuku Premium Yearly$59.991 Year
3 purchases

Matchup Master

Subscriptions2
  • Matchup Master Pro Monthly$1.991 Month
  • Matchup Master Pro Yearly$11.991 Year
One-time1
  • Matchup Master Pro One-Time$29.99

Questions

Is Mintsuku Baseball free?
Mintsuku Baseball is free to download, with in-app purchases available.
Is Matchup Master free?
Matchup Master is free to download, with in-app purchases available.
Do Mintsuku Baseball or Matchup Master have ads?
Neither Mintsuku Baseball nor Matchup Master shows ads.
Which is updated more often, Mintsuku Baseball or Matchup Master?
Mintsuku Baseball ships an update every 8 days, and Matchup Master every 2 months. Most recently, Mintsuku Baseball was updated on October 31, 2026 and Matchup Master on October 31, 2026.

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