Judge! vs Pixel Pro Baseball
Price, ratings, monetisation and update history for both games, side by side — with what reviewers say about each.
Judge!
Step into the role of a baseball umpire and make the calls. Test your judgment and officiate the game.
- Become a baseball umpire
- Judge game plays
- Simulate umpiring experience
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Become a umpire of baseball. You can judge?
Pixel Pro Baseball
Experience classic baseball with a retro pixel-art aesthetic. Engage in addictive batting and pitching mechanics, with modes like single-player career or full team management. Build your team, compete in seasons, and strive for championship glory.
- Retro pixel-art graphics
- Skill-based batting and pitching
- Single batter career mode
- Full team management mode
- Multiple leagues and seasons
- Roster and budget management
- Player stats and achievements
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Pixel Pro Baseball’s unique retro-style version of America's Pastime features simple controls, realistic physics and in depth gameplay, all wrapped up in beautiful pixel-art. Play a Quick Game, Designated Hitter or Dynasty modes. Designated Hitter sees you play a single batter’s career over multiple seasons. Play practices and games, aiming to perform well and complete side-challenges. Based on performance, coaches might pick you, managers might trade you, teammates might love you, or your agent land you a huge endorsement. What will you achieve by retirement? In Dynasty Mode, you control a whole team. Pitch and bat as all players, manage the roster and budget, trade players and tweak your line up for each game. Can you manage and play your way to the Final Series? There are 4 leagues, regular & posts seasons, 120 teams, 1000s of players, custom game & season lengths, and dozens of Game Center achievements and leaderboards. GAMEPLAY FEATURES Addictive skill based batting Fun skill based pitching Automatic fielding Intelligent pitchers Custom number of innings per game Multiple difficulty settings DESIGNATED HITTER MODE Single batter career Multiple seasons until retirement Practice sessions with varying objectives Game side-challenges Detailed season and career stats Form data Career dreams Multiple relationships effecting player skills Story effects based on performance Earnings stats and endorsements DYNASTY MODE Team management 4 leagues, with regular and posts seasons 120 teams 1000s of player with varying skills Dozens of player attributes affecting their play Recruit free agents Draft players Multi-player trades Manage budgets and payroll Move teams up leagues when franchises become available Custom number of games per season Franchise targets
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Verdict
The clearest difference is rating: Pixel Pro Baseball at 4.5 against Judge!'s 3.0. Pixel Pro Baseball also leads on ratings volume (14K vs 410) and update cadence (every 2 months vs every 5 months). Judge!'s advantage is in-app purchases (none vs 9) and iOS requirement (9.0 vs 13.0). On price, review sentiment, ads and monetization model 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. Pixel Pro Baseball sells 9 one-off in-app purchases. Judge! asks for nothing beyond the download.
Pixel Pro Baseball holds the better App Store score, 4.5 against 3.0. That said, the two scores are not equally well evidenced: Pixel Pro Baseball has 14K ratings behind it against 410, so its average is the more settled of the two. Written reviews complicate that: 47% of Judge!'s written reviews are positive against 43% of Pixel Pro Baseball's, so the app with the better star average is not the one people write more warmly about.
Judge! ships an update every 5 months, Pixel Pro Baseball every 2 months. The most recent releases landed on October 20, 2026 and October 19, 2026 respectively.
| Parameter | Judge! | Pixel Pro Baseball |
|---|---|---|
| Price | Free | Free |
| Rating | 3.0 (410 ratings) | 4.5 (14K ratings) — better |
| Positive reviews | 46.6% of reviews — better | 42.6% of reviews |
| Number of ratings | 410 | 14K — better |
| Update frequency | Every 5 months | Every 2 months — better |
| Ads | Yes | Yes |
| In-app purchases | No — better | Yes |
| Monetization | Free with in-app purchases | Free with in-app purchases |
| Best chart rank | — | #184 — better |
| Devices | iPhone, iPad, iPod | iPhone, iPad, iPod |
| Requires iOS | 9.0 — better | 13.0 |
| Further details — not scored | ||
| Size | 32 MB | 113 MB |
| Age rating | 4+ | 4+ |
| Developer | hap Inc. | Pixamo |
Customer experience
Judge!
Pixel Pro Baseball
User reviews
Judge!
From 410 App Store ratingsWhat we love
- 🎮 Fun game concept
- 👍 Relaxing gameplay
- 🎨 Good graphics
Room to improve
- 🐛 Inaccurate call detection
- 🕰️ Gameplay gets boring quickly
- 🎨 Lack of visual variety
- 🤖 Unrealistic umpire behavior
Pixel Pro Baseball
From 14K App Store ratingsWhat we love
- 🚀 Great game
- 👍 Fun and addictive
- 🎮 Unique gameplay
- 💡 Potential for improvement
Room to improve
- 🐛 Inconsistent hitting
- 🤖 Poor AI decision making
- 🔒 Pay-to-play features
- 🕰️ Slow gameplay at times
Bugs and requests
Judge!
Reported bugs
3 issues- Foul balls sometimes registered as home runs
- Out counter not functioning properly
- App crashes on certain devices
Requested features
5 requests- Add more umpire positions to choose from
- Implement a career mode with progression
- Allow customization of umpire appearance
- Introduce more gameplay elements like base stealing, balks, etc.
- Add a pause button and option to change game speed
Pixel Pro Baseball
Reported bugs
3 issues- Runs not counting when runner scores
- Fielders avoiding routine plays
- Inconsistent ball tracking and foul balls
Requested features
4 requests- Ability to control baserunners
- Pitching career mode
- Detailed stats and leaderboards
- Customization options for players and teams
In-app purchases
Judge!
No in-app purchases
Pixel Pro Baseball
- Unlock All Teams$1.99
- Unlock All Owners$1.99
- Unlock All Season Lengths$1.99
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- Unlock All Game Lengths$1.99
- Unlock Multiple Save Slots$1.99
- Unlock Editing$1.99
- Remove Ads$4.99
- Unlock Dynasty Mode$4.99
- Unlock Everything$8.99
Questions
Is Judge! free?
Is Pixel Pro Baseball free?
Which has better reviews, Judge! or Pixel Pro Baseball?
Do Judge! or Pixel Pro Baseball have ads?
Which is updated more often, Judge! or Pixel Pro Baseball?
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