Comparison

Prospect Ping vs ProspectPulse

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

Head to head
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

About

ProspectPulse

This app helps baseball card collectors track prospect prices and market trends. It offers live auction monitoring, historical sales data, and tools to manage your collection's value. Stay informed about player markets and your portfolio's worth.

Highlights
  • Live auction tracking
  • Real-time countdowns
  • Comparable sale price histories
  • Current market values
  • Portfolio and collection tools
  • Modern prospect release checklists
Features
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ProspectPulse is the market companion for baseball prospect card collectors: live auction tracking with real-time countdowns, comparable-sale price histories, current market values, portfolio and collection tools, checklists across modern prospect releases, and analytics covering hundreds of thousands of completed sales. Follow your favorite prospects, watch live auctions as they close, check any player's market at a glance, and track what your collection is worth as prices move. ProspectPulse is an independent product. It is not affiliated with, endorsed by, or sponsored by MLB, MiLB, the MLBPA, Topps/Fanatics, or eBay. Listing data links out to the originating marketplace; purchases happen there. Terms of Use: https://prospectpulsev1.com/terms Privacy Policy: https://prospectpulsev1.com/privacy

Screenshots

Prospect Ping4 screens
ProspectPulse4 screens

Verdict

The call

The clearest difference is in-app purchases: Prospect Ping at none against ProspectPulse's 2. Prospect Ping also leads on rating (4.7 vs 4.3) and ratings volume (35 vs 6). ProspectPulse's advantage is review sentiment (100% vs 67%) and update cadence (daily vs every 3 weeks). On price, ads, device support and iOS requirement 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. ProspectPulse sells 2 in-app purchases, starting at $14.99 per month. Prospect Ping asks for nothing beyond the download.

ReceptionRating · Positive reviews · Number of ratings

Prospect Ping holds the better App Store score, 4.7 against 4.3. That said, the two scores are not equally well evidenced: Prospect Ping has 35 ratings behind it against 6, so its average is the more settled of the two. Written reviews complicate that: 67% of Prospect Ping's written reviews are positive against 100% of ProspectPulse's, so the app with the better star average is not the one people write more warmly about.

UpkeepUpdate frequency

Prospect Ping ships an update every 3 weeks, ProspectPulse daily. The most recent releases landed on October 2, 2026 and October 10, 2026 respectively.

Scorecard6 real differences · 4 level
Prospect Ping versus ProspectPulse: the parameters behind the verdict, then further details
ParameterProspect PingProspectPulse
PriceFreeFree
Rating4.7 (35 ratings) — better4.3 (6 ratings)
Positive reviews66.7% of reviews100.0% of reviews — better
Number of ratings35 — better6
Update frequencyEvery 3 weeksDaily — better
AdsNoNo
In-app purchasesNo — betterYes
MonetizationFree — betterFreemium
DevicesiPhone, iPad, iPod — betteriPhone, iPod
Requires iOS15.015.0
Further details — not scored
Size3 MB12 MB
Age rating4+4+
DeveloperSeven Agent Studios LLCAndrew Dahl

Customer experience

Prospect Ping

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

ProspectPulse

All ratings6 ratings
Positive83.3%
Neutral0.0%
Negative16.7%
Written reviews3 reviews
Positive100.0%
Neutral0.0%
Negative0.0%

In-app purchases

None

Prospect Ping

No in-app purchases

2 purchases

ProspectPulse

Subscriptions2
  • Pro Monthly7 Days trial$14.991 Month
  • Pro Yearly7 Days trial$149.991 Year

Questions

Is Prospect Ping free?
Prospect Ping is free to download, with no in-app purchases.
Is ProspectPulse free?
ProspectPulse is free to download, with in-app purchases available.
Which has better reviews, Prospect Ping or ProspectPulse?
Prospect Ping is rated higher. Prospect Ping averages 4.7 out of 5 from 35 ratings, while ProspectPulse averages 4.3 from 6 ratings.
Do Prospect Ping or ProspectPulse have ads?
Neither Prospect Ping nor ProspectPulse shows ads.
Which is updated more often, Prospect Ping or ProspectPulse?
Prospect Ping ships an update every 3 weeks, and ProspectPulse daily. Most recently, Prospect Ping was updated on October 2, 2026 and ProspectPulse on October 10, 2026.

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