Comparison

BaseballScorer vs Boxscore9

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

Head to head
About

BaseballScorer

Easily score baseball games pitch-by-pitch or by outcome. Features real scoring notation, MLB integration, and a practice mode to learn as you go. Adapts to your scoring detail level.

Highlights
  • Pitch-by-pitch or outcome scoring
  • Real baseball scoring notation
  • MLB live feed integration
  • Practice mode for learning
  • Traditional grid scorecard view
  • Full game event scoring
Features
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BaseballScorer is a free, complete baseball scorecard for your iPad or iPhone. No ads. No paywall. No in-app purchases required. Just open the app and start scoring. Whether you're keeping score for the first time or you've filled a shelf with scorebooks, BaseballScorer meets you where you are. Missed a few pitches while grabbing a hot dog? No problem — catch up from the MLB live feed, or just skip ahead and keep going. Made a mistake? Tap any at-bat to go back and fix it. The app never blocks you, never nags you, and never makes you feel like you're doing it wrong. **Free scoring guide** — Pair the app with our companion site at scoring.theyawns.com: in-depth explanations of every scoring situation, from dropped third strikes to fielder's choices, written for scorers of every level. **Learn by doing** — A built-in practice mode walks you through a real MLB game play by play. It tells you exactly what to tap, rejects wrong inputs so you can't get lost, and teaches you real scoring notation as you go. By the end you'll be reading 6-4-3 double plays like a pro. **Score at your own pace** — Track every pitch with Ball, Called, Swinging, and Foul buttons, or turn pitch tracking off and just record outcomes. The app adapts to how much detail you want. Walks and strikeouts record automatically when the count is full. **Real scoring notation** — Tap fielder positions on the diamond to build standard notation: 6-3 groundouts, F8 fly balls, 6-4-3 double plays, SF9 sac flies. Long-press for variants like bunt singles, ground-rule doubles, and fielder's choices. Your scorecard reads just like the real thing. **Traditional scorecard** — Rotate to landscape for a classic grid: lineup slots down the side, innings across the top. Fielding notation, pitch dots, runner paths, and RBI markers — everything a paper scorecard has, but you never have to erase. **The full game** — Pinch hitters, pinch runners, pitching changes, defensive substitutions, stolen bases, wild pitches, passed balls, balks, and replay challenges — both ABS pitch challenges and Manager challenges of on-field calls (safe/out, fair/foul, catch/trap, HR boundary). If it happens in a baseball game, you can score it. **MLB integration** — Pick today's game and lineups load automatically. Player stats (AVG, OBP, ERA) appear alongside each at-bat. Start from the first pitch, or use "Catch me up" to auto-score everything that's happened so far and pick up live. **Features:** - Pitch-by-pitch tracking or direct outcome entry - Full fielding notation including mid-chain errors (6-3, F8, 5-4-3 DP, SF9, E5, FC, 6-E4-3, K 2-E3) - Diamond visualization with runner tracking - All substitution types: PH, PR, defensive changes, pitching changes - Pitch count tracking per pitcher - ABS pitch challenges + Manager Challenge for on-field calls - Saved lineup favorites — switch between Vs LHP / Vs RHP / tournament lineups per team - Batter and pitcher stats (AVG, OBP, OPS, ERA) - Line score with R/H/E totals - Landscape scorecard grid - Save and resume games anytime - Works offline for non-MLB games - Interactive practice tutorial - iPad and iPhone optimized

About

Boxscore9

This app digitizes the traditional paper scorecard for sports games. It allows users to manually record game details, from pitch-by-pitch actions to simple outcomes, with options for freehand sketching or structured data entry. Results can be exported as PDFs.

Highlights
  • Team roster management
  • Detailed scorecards
  • Inning-by-inning entry
  • Freehand and structured entry
  • Automatic stat calculation
  • PDF export
  • iPhone and iPad support
Features
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Boxscore9 brings the paper scorecard into the digital age — score a full game by hand, without losing the feel of a real scorebook. Every box, every diamond, every inning is right where you expect it. Whether you're tracking pitch-by-pitch detail or just jotting the outcome with your finger or Apple Pencil, Boxscore9 keeps up with the game as it happens. FEATURES - Team Rosters — build your roster once, then reuse it across every game for faster scorecard setup - Scorecards — capture all the gameday essentials: lineup, pitchers, position chart, and game summary - Inning-by-Inning Entry — record every at-bat on a dense, landscape scorebook grid built for touch and stylus - Freehand or Structured — sketch plays your way with freehand ink, or use structured entry when you want the data to count toward stats - Full-Game Stats — batting and pitching lines calculated automatically from structured entries (freehand entry is not entered into the stats) - Export to PDF - export the results to PDF to share with your friends or team - iPhone and iPad — a dense grid that scales from a quick in-pocket game to a full iPad view from the stands No account, no sign-in. Your scorecards stay on your device. Free to download. A one-time purchase unlocks Pro and removes ads.

Screenshots

BaseballScorer4 screens
Boxscore94 screens

Verdict

The call

The clearest difference is ads: BaseballScorer at none against Boxscore9's shown. BaseballScorer also leads on monetization model (free vs free with in-app purchases) and ratings volume (15 vs 1). Boxscore9's advantage is update cadence (every 6 days vs every 3 weeks). On price, rating, 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. BaseballScorer sells 1 one-off in-app purchase and Boxscore9 sells 1 one-off in-app purchase. Whichever you choose, the download price is not the number that matters.

ReceptionRating · Positive reviews · Number of ratings

On the App Store both sit at effectively the same score — 4.9 for BaseballScorer against 5.0 for Boxscore9. That said, the two scores are not equally well evidenced: BaseballScorer has 15 ratings behind it against 1, so its average is the more settled of the two.

UpkeepUpdate frequency

BaseballScorer ships an update every 3 weeks, Boxscore9 every 6 days. The most recent releases landed on October 8, 2026 and October 22, 2026 respectively.

Scorecard4 real differences · 6 level
BaseballScorer versus Boxscore9: the parameters behind the verdict, then further details
ParameterBaseballScorerBoxscore9
PriceFreeFree
Rating4.9 (15 ratings)5.0 (1 ratings) — better
Positive reviews100.0% of reviews—
Number of ratings15 — better1
Update frequencyEvery 3 weeksEvery 6 days — better
AdsNo — betterYes
In-app purchasesYesYes
MonetizationFree — betterFree with in-app purchases
DevicesiPhone, iPadiPhone, iPad
Requires iOS17.617.0 — better
Further details — not scored
Size110 MB6 MB
Age rating4+9+
DeveloperMike YawnPaul Monday

Customer experience

BaseballScorer

All ratings15 ratings
Positive100.0%
Neutral0.0%
Negative0.0%
Written reviews1 reviews
Positive100.0%
Neutral0.0%
Negative0.0%

Boxscore9

All ratings1 ratings
Positive100.0%
Neutral0.0%
Negative0.0%

In-app purchases

1 purchases

BaseballScorer

One-time1
  • Buy the developer a hot dog.$1.99
1 purchases

Boxscore9

One-time1
  • Boxscore9$2.99

Questions

Is BaseballScorer free?
BaseballScorer is free to download, with in-app purchases available.
Is Boxscore9 free?
Boxscore9 is free to download, with in-app purchases available.
Which has better reviews, BaseballScorer or Boxscore9?
Boxscore9 is rated higher. BaseballScorer averages 4.9 out of 5 from 15 ratings, while Boxscore9 averages 5.0 from 1 ratings.
Do BaseballScorer or Boxscore9 have ads?
Boxscore9 shows ads; BaseballScorer does not.
Which is updated more often, BaseballScorer or Boxscore9?
BaseballScorer ships an update every 3 weeks, and Boxscore9 every 6 days. Most recently, BaseballScorer was updated on October 8, 2026 and Boxscore9 on October 22, 2026.

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