Guess the Ballplayer vs Snicko
Price, ratings, monetisation and update history for both games, side by side — with what reviewers say about each.
Guess the Ballplayer
A daily baseball puzzle game where you guess a mystery player using clues. Earn better scores with fewer guesses and faster times to climb the leaderboard. Features daily challenges, global leaderboards, and cross-device saving.
- Daily mystery player puzzles
- Clues for team, league, position, and stats
- Global daily leaderboard
- Personal stats tracking
- Cross-device streak saving
- Light and dark mode options
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Guess the Ballplayer is a daily baseball puzzle. Every day, there's a new mystery player from professional baseball, and you've got 8 guesses to identify them. How to play • Each guess reveals how close you are: team, league, position, age, debut year, career hits, and more • Green cells mean an exact match. Yellow cells mean you're within range • Solve in fewer guesses and faster time to climb the leaderboard • A new puzzle drops at midnight, every day Features • Daily puzzles featuring 400+ active and retired baseball stars • Global daily leaderboard and personal stats • Sign in with Apple or Google to save your streak across devices • Light and dark mode • Unlock Pro for unlimited random puzzles and an ad-free experience Whether you're a casual fan or a dedicated stathead, Guess the Ballplayer is the daily challenge for anyone who loves the game. Play ball.
Snicko
Test your cricket knowledge daily with this guessing game. Identify a mystery cricketer across four formats using attribute clues and limited guesses. Compete globally and track your stats.
- Daily cricket player guessing
- Four game formats (ODI, T20I, Tests, IPL)
- Attribute-based clues
- Seven guesses per puzzle
- Personal stats tracking
- Global leaderboard
- Archive mode for past puzzles
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Snicko is the daily cricket player guessing game for cricket fans worldwide. Each day, a mystery cricketer is selected across four formats: ODI, T20I, Tests, and IPL. You get seven guesses to figure out who it is. Every guess reveals clues about the player's attributes, helping you narrow it down. FREE to play: daily ODI puzzle, every day Snicko Edge: unlock all four formats daily and archive mode HOW TO PLAY - Type a player's name and submit your guess - Colour-coded tiles reveal how close you are - Green means correct, blue means close, grey means no match - Use the clues to crack the puzzle in as few guesses as possible FEATURES - Four formats: ODI, T20I, Tests, and IPL - Daily puzzles, a new mystery player every day - Personal stats, track your streak and win rate - Leaderboard, compete with players worldwide - Archive mode, replay past puzzles (Snicko Edge) A new puzzle every day. Who's the mystery player?
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Verdict
The clearest difference is in-app purchases: Guess the Ballplayer at none against Snicko's 1. Snicko's advantage is ads (none vs shown) and update cadence (every 6 days vs every 3 weeks). On price, review sentiment, monetization model 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. Snicko sells 1 one-off in-app purchase. Guess the Ballplayer asks for nothing beyond the download.
Guess the Ballplayer ships an update every 3 weeks, Snicko every 6 days. Both last shipped on October 31, 2026.
| Parameter | Guess the Ballplayer | Snicko |
|---|---|---|
| Price | Free | Free |
| Rating | 5.0 (1 ratings) — better | — |
| Positive reviews | 100.0% of reviews | 100.0% of reviews |
| Number of ratings | 1 — better | — |
| Update frequency | Every 3 weeks | Every 6 days — better |
| Ads | Yes | No — better |
| In-app purchases | No — better | Yes |
| Monetization | Free with in-app purchases | Freemium |
| Devices | iPhone, iPad, iPod | iPhone, iPad, iPod |
| Requires iOS | 15.1 | 15.0 — better |
| Further details — not scored | ||
| Size | 34 MB | 53 MB |
| Age rating | 4+ | 4+ |
| Developer | Matthew Infante | Suraj Vadhul Sivakumar |
Customer experience
Guess the Ballplayer
Snicko
In-app purchases
Guess the Ballplayer
No in-app purchases
Snicko
- Unlock All Formats$3.99
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