Comparison

Portbound vs Baseball Scout Notes

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

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About

Portbound

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Portbound is a shipping company management simulation set in global trade. Read prices that shift by city, buy and sell cargo, acquire and upgrade ships, create routes, and grow your company. Operations continue even while you’re away. Use market changes and rival activity to build a larger shipping empire.

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Baseball Scout Notes

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Were you right about him? The next three games will tell. Baseball Scout Notes is a pixel-art baseball management sim where you run a scouting agency, not a team. Take requests from clubs, watch league games, size up players and recommend them in a scout report. Then the league grades your call by how he actually plays for his new team. ■ Request → Scout → Report Clubs set the brief: position (pitcher, catcher, infielder or outfielder), age, a key attribute such as "Power 65+", and a target game rating. Each round, send your scouts to watch league games. Contact, power, speed, fielding and pitching are revealed as far as each scout's accuracy allows; anything still unknown shows as ??. File your report with a predicted game rating and a grade from C to S. ■ Three games to prove it Once the club signs your player, your report is graded on his average rating over his next 3 games for his new team. Hits raise your reputation, and hit streaks build it faster. Misses cost you, and the higher the grade you gave, the more it hurts. When your pick performs, a bonus lands on top. ■ A living baseball world Three fictional leagues (regional, continental and global) play nine-inning games every round, with live standings by wins and a champion crowned each season. Replay every scoring play, extra-inning walk-offs included, on the game screen. Offseason and in-season trade windows bring a rush of requests. Three rival scouting agencies bid for the same jobs, and the better your reputation, the better your odds. In season 4, a data giant raises its license fees. ■ Grow your agency Hire and train scouts. Expand your office through levels 1 to 4 for more desks, more requests and sharper accuracy. Buy public data licenses or research your own metrics: public data leads everyone to the same conclusions, so your proprietary metrics are your edge. Sign young prospects to agency contracts and earn commission every round and on every transfer. ■ Your pixel office Your scouts sit at their desks while the wall TV shows the latest game, and the office changes as your company grows. If you like baseball games and tycoon games, this is a management sim built around one skill: judging talent. ■ Before you start · 5-season campaign, 3 save slots · Playable without an internet connection · No in-app purchases · No account or login — your saves stay on your device · Korean and English · All leagues, clubs and players are fictional Privacy policy: https://baseballscoutnotes.sanglimsoft.com/privacy/ Support: https://baseballscoutnotes.sanglimsoft.com/support/

Screenshots

Portbound4 screens
Baseball Scout Notes4 screens

Verdict

The call

The clearest difference is ads: Baseball Scout Notes at none against Portbound's shown. Baseball Scout Notes also leads on update cadence (daily vs every 4 days) and device support (3 vs 1). On price and in-app purchases 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. Neither carries in-app purchases, so what you see is what you pay.

UpkeepUpdate frequency

Portbound ships an update every 4 days, Baseball Scout Notes daily. The most recent releases landed on October 9, 2026 and October 10, 2026 respectively.

Scorecard4 real differences · 2 level
Portbound versus Baseball Scout Notes: the parameters behind the verdict, then further details
ParameterPortboundBaseball Scout Notes
PriceFreeFree
Update frequencyEvery 4 daysDaily — better
AdsYesNo — better
In-app purchasesNoNo
DevicesiPhoneiPhone, iPad, iPod — better
Requires iOS17.015.0 — better
Further details — not scored
Size39 MB31 MB
Age rating9+4+
DeveloperYongjae KwonSanglimSoft

In-app purchases

None

Portbound

No in-app purchases

None

Baseball Scout Notes

No in-app purchases

Questions

Is Portbound free?
Portbound is free to download, with no in-app purchases.
Is Baseball Scout Notes free?
Baseball Scout Notes is free to download, with no in-app purchases.
Do Portbound or Baseball Scout Notes have ads?
Portbound shows ads; Baseball Scout Notes does not.
Which is updated more often, Portbound or Baseball Scout Notes?
Portbound ships an update every 4 days, and Baseball Scout Notes daily. Most recently, Portbound was updated on October 9, 2026 and Baseball Scout Notes on October 10, 2026.

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