Comparison

Scorebook vs Box Nine

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

Head to head
About

Scorebook

Easily score baseball games pitch by pitch, track live games, and save every scorecard. This app makes the tradition of scorekeeping simple and enjoyable for fans, parents, and coaches.

Highlights
  • Pitch-by-pitch scoring with real notation
  • Visual diamond for ball in play
  • Live game tracking and play-by-play
  • Save and revisit all scorecards
  • Printable traditional scorecards
  • Offline scoring for custom games
Features
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Scorebook: Baseball Scoring is a modern baseball scorecard for iPhone and iPad. Keep score pitch by pitch, follow live games, save every scorecard, and revisit the story of every inning. Whether you are scoring from the stands, following a broadcast, preserving your child’s season, or tracking a custom game, Scorebook makes the scorekeeping tradition simple and enjoyable. SCORE BASEBALL YOUR WAY • Score each plate appearance with real baseball notation • Track balls, strikes, fouls, balls in play, outs, hits, walks, errors, substitutions, and more • Use a visual diamond to record where the ball was put in play • Correct a play, undo an entry, and keep your scorecard accurate as the game unfolds • Track Ball-Strike Challenges and their outcomes FOLLOW LIVE GAMES • View games from the built-in live scoreboard • Load professional schedules, lineups, and play data from public data sources • Follow along with a broadcast or ballpark game in real time • Read a clear play-by-play account with player names, results, and out counts SCORE EVERY LEVEL • Professional and developmental baseball games • Little League, travel ball, high school, college, and other amateur games • Custom games with your own teams, rosters, lineups, and batting orders KEEP THE GAMES THAT MATTER Every scorecard becomes a game record you can return to later. • Save every game to your account • Access your saved games across your devices • Review every inning, at-bat, and play-by-play entry • Print a clean, traditional scorecard for your records, scrapbook, or team MADE FOR BASEBALL PEOPLE Scorebook is built for fans, parents, grandparents, coaches, team volunteers, and lifelong scorekeepers. It brings the detail and satisfaction of a traditional paper scorebook to iPhone and iPad—without sacrificing the joy of following a game one pitch at a time. Scoring works offline for games you create manually. An internet connection is required to load professional game information. Score the game. Keep the memory. SUBSCRIPTION Scorebook offers auto-renewing subscriptions: • Full Year Pass: $11.99 per year • Monthly Pass: $2.99 per month Payment is charged to your Apple Account at confirmation of purchase. Your subscription renews automatically unless canceled at least 24 hours before the end of the current billing period. Your account is charged for renewal within 24 hours before the end of the current period. You can manage or cancel your subscription in your Apple Account settings. Terms of Use (EULA): https://scorebook.site/scorebook_terms_of_use.html Privacy Policy: https://scorebook.site/scorebook_privacy_policy.html Scorebook is an independent app and is not affiliated with, endorsed by, or sponsored by any professional league, club, team, or players association. Professional game information is obtained from publicly available data sources and is provided for informational purposes. Availability may vary.

About

Box Nine

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Score a baseball or softball game on iPhone, correct a call, and return to the plays you saved. Box Nine keeps your game record on this device. No account required. SCORE YOUR WAY Use Quick Score for runs, half-innings, and marked plays without a lineup. Choose Full Scorebook for each batter, runner, and out, with optional balls and strikes and a traditional scorecard. CORRECT THE CALL Review runner destinations before saving a play. Use Undo and Redo for recent changes, or review a recorded play before saving a correction. REOPEN YOUR GAME Resume a saved game, revisit its recorded plays, and review the scorecard and statistics recorded in Full Scorebook. Finish a game to open Final Line or start a rematch. KEEP A USEFUL RECORD Reuse teams and batting orders. Practice scoring calls with fictional situations in Scorekeeping Lab. KNOW WHAT'S RECORDED Quick Score does not track hits, errors, or player statistics. Start Mid-Game begins with the situation you enter; earlier plays remain unrecorded. Follow your organizer's runner and eligibility rules. Re-entry and some league ending rules are not automatically enforced. Games are saved on this iPhone. Web and iPhone games do not automatically sync. Box Nine does not provide a live family feed or streaming. Box Nine is independent and is not affiliated with any league, governing body, school, club, or team.

Screenshots

Scorebook4 screens
Box Nine3 screens

Verdict

The call

The clearest difference is in-app purchases: Box Nine at none against Scorebook's 2. Scorebook's advantage is update cadence (every 4 days vs every 6 weeks) and device support (3 vs 1). On price and ads 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. Scorebook sells 2 in-app purchases, starting at $2.99 per month. Box Nine asks for nothing beyond the download.

UpkeepUpdate frequency

Scorebook ships an update every 4 days, Box Nine every 6 weeks. The most recent releases landed on October 31, 2026 and November 6, 2026 respectively.

Scorecard4 real differences · 6 level
Scorebook versus Box Nine: the parameters behind the verdict, then further details
ParameterScorebookBox Nine
PriceFreeFree
Rating5.0 (2 ratings) — better—
Positive reviews100.0% of reviews—
Number of ratings2 — better—
Update frequencyEvery 4 days — betterEvery 6 weeks
AdsNoNo
In-app purchasesYesNo — better
MonetizationFree—
DevicesiPhone, iPad, iPod — betteriPhone
Requires iOS14.0.0 — better16.4
Further details — not scored
Size65 MB36 MB
Age rating4+4+
DeveloperDaniel HallJoseph Vara

In-app purchases

2 purchases

Scorebook

Subscriptions2
  • Monthly Pass$2.991 Month
  • Annual Season Pass$11.991 Year
None

Box Nine

No in-app purchases

Questions

Is Scorebook free?
Scorebook is free to download, with in-app purchases available.
Is Box Nine free?
Box Nine is free to download, with no in-app purchases.
Do Scorebook or Box Nine have ads?
Neither Scorebook nor Box Nine shows ads.
Which is updated more often, Scorebook or Box Nine?
Scorebook ships an update every 4 days, and Box Nine every 6 weeks. Most recently, Scorebook was updated on October 31, 2026 and Box Nine on November 6, 2026.

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