Based vs Chalk & Pixels Baseball
Price, ratings, monetisation and update history for both apps, side by side — with what reviewers say about each.
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.
Chalk & Pixels Baseball
This app allows you to follow live and completed baseball games, create detailed digital scorecards, and replay games play-by-play. You can also save your scoring history, track ballpark visits, and receive game alerts for your favorite teams.
- Detailed inning-by-inning scorecards
- Animated game replays
- Digital scorekeeping for live games
- Personal season history and notes
- Team following with alerts
- Ballpark visit tracking
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Follow the game. Keep the scorecard. Build your season. Chalk & Pixels is a baseball scorebook companion from Chalk & Ink Baseball. Browse live and completed games, study detailed scorecards, and keep a personal record of the baseball you follow. DETAILED SCORECARDS Explore inning-by-inning scorecards with at-bats, pitches, runner advances, and pitching lines. Choose the detail level that works for you, or use a blank practice scorecard to learn the notation. REPLAY THE GAME Step through a completed game one play at a time, or let the animated replay unfold at your pace. KEEP YOUR OWN SCORE Start a digital scorecard for a professional game or an ad hoc matchup. Record your scoring as the game unfolds. YOUR SEASON Create an account to save games to My Season, add notes about how you followed them, track ballpark visits, and collect baseball achievements. FOLLOW YOUR TEAMS Choose teams and opt in to first-pitch reminders, game-start alerts, and final scores. OPTIONAL ANNUAL SUPPORT Bronze, Silver, and Gold subscriptions unlock app color themes in your favorite team's colors and a tier-specific supporter badge. Your support helps keep scorecards free for everyone. Subscriptions renew automatically until canceled and can be managed in your Apple Account settings. Privacy Policy: https://www.chalkandinkbaseball.com/privacy-policy/ Terms of Use: https://www.apple.com/legal/internet-services/itunes/dev/stdeula/
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Verdict
The clearest difference is in-app purchases: Based at none against Chalk & Pixels Baseball's 3. Based also leads on ratings volume (13 vs 1). Chalk & Pixels Baseball's advantage is update cadence (daily vs weekly) and rating (5.0 vs 4.8). On price, ads 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. Chalk & Pixels Baseball sells 3 in-app purchases, starting at $9.99 per year. Based asks for nothing beyond the download.
Chalk & Pixels Baseball holds the better App Store score, 5.0 against 4.8. That said, the two scores are not equally well evidenced: Based has 13 ratings behind it against 1, so its average is the more settled of the two.
Based ships an update weekly, Chalk & Pixels Baseball daily. The most recent releases landed on October 7, 2026 and October 10, 2026 respectively.
| Parameter | Based | Chalk & Pixels Baseball |
|---|---|---|
| Price | Free | Free |
| Rating | 4.8 (13 ratings) | 5.0 (1 ratings) — better |
| Positive reviews | 100.0% of reviews | — |
| Number of ratings | 13 — better | 1 |
| Update frequency | Weekly | Daily — better |
| Ads | No | No |
| In-app purchases | No — better | Yes |
| Monetization | Free — better | Freemium |
| Devices | iPhone | iPhone |
| Requires iOS | 26.2 | 17.0 — better |
| Further details — not scored | ||
| Size | 25 MB | 12 MB |
| Age rating | 4+ | 4+ |
| Developer | Colin Weir | Kevin Fairdosi |
Customer experience
Based
Chalk & Pixels Baseball
In-app purchases
Based
No in-app purchases
Chalk & Pixels Baseball
- Bronze Supporter$9.991 Year
- Silver All-Star$19.991 Year
- Gold Hall of Famer$49.991 Year
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