Mintsuku Baseball vs CupMaker
Price, ratings, monetisation and update history for both apps, side by side — with what reviewers say about each.
Mintsuku Baseball
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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/
CupMaker
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CupMaker is a tournament bracket app that lets you generate a complete bracket just by entering participant names. Supports three formats: Single Elimination, Double Elimination, and Round Robin (league play). Perfect for school clubs, community sports leagues, esports tournaments, and more. ■ Key Features ・Generate a bracket instantly — just enter participant names ・Single Elimination, Double Elimination, and Round Robin all supported ・Byes are automatically distributed fairly across the bracket ・Manual seeding is also available ・Tap any match to enter results on the spot ・Round Robin rankings use wins, point difference, points for/against — plus your own custom tiebreaker criteria ・Swap opponents or edit participants at any time ・Save or share brackets and standings as an image ・Regenerate the whole bracket whenever you need to ■ Great For ・Running a tournament for your school club or team ・Organizing a company event or recreational tournament ・Hosting an esports or board game tournament ・Anyone tired of building brackets by hand in Excel ■ No Server, No Sign-Up No account needed — everything is stored on your device. Create and run your tournament anytime, even without an internet connection. ■ Supported Languages 日本語・English・简体中文・繁體中文 Stop wrestling with bracket-making and focus on running your event. Try CupMaker today.
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Verdict
The clearest difference is in-app purchases: CupMaker at none against Mintsuku Baseball's 2. CupMaker also leads on iOS requirement (13.0 vs 26.1). Mintsuku Baseball's advantage is ads (none vs shown). On price, update cadence 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
Both are free to download. Mintsuku Baseball sells 2 in-app purchases, starting at $6.99 per month. CupMaker asks for nothing beyond the download.
Mintsuku Baseball ships an update every 8 days, CupMaker every 6 days. Both last shipped on October 31, 2026.
| Parameter | Mintsuku Baseball | CupMaker |
|---|---|---|
| Price | Free | Free |
| Update frequency | Every 8 days | Every 6 days — better |
| Ads | No — better | Yes |
| In-app purchases | Yes | No — better |
| Devices | iPhone, iPad | iPhone, iPad, iPod — better |
| Requires iOS | 26.1 | 13.0 — better |
| Further details — not scored | ||
| Size | 64 MB | 27 MB |
| Age rating | 4+ | 4+ |
| Developer | Hiroyuki Fujita | KAIYOKAN, Y.K. |
In-app purchases
Mintsuku Baseball
- Mintsuku Premium Monthly1 Month trial$6.991 Month
- Mintsuku Premium Yearly$59.991 Year
CupMaker
No in-app purchases








