Baseball Draft News vs Trade Rumors
Price, ratings, monetisation and update history for both apps, side by side — with what reviewers say about each.
Baseball Draft News
Stay ahead of MLB Draft news with this app, aggregating blogs, videos, predictions, and rumors from all sources. Engage with a community of fans, customize your feed, and receive notifications for key updates.
- Aggregated news from all draft sources
- Customizable news feed
- Notifications for prominent stories
- Community forums and polls
- Curated draft-related videos
- Social media integration for story discussions
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Follow the MLB Draft and be the first to see updates and signing news. The app includes all draft news sources; blogs, videos, predictions, prospects, player reviews, opinions, rumors and much more brought to you in one app. Features include: * A news summary covering stories from all sources with no repeat stories - see all sources that covered any story with a simple long tap * Get Notifications for prominent stories and your favorite topics *Join an active community of baseball fans and draft pros and post surveys, ask questions and run polls, you can even earn badges! * Videos curated from draft related video channels * Your very own news feed - choose the topics you want to follow, the topics you want blocked, and the topics you want to get notifications about * Comment on any news item right from within the app. * Social summary around the stories - see what your friends from Facebook and the people you follow on Twitter had to say on the stories you read Loved it? Let us know by rating us high and share it with your friends! Use of the Sportfusion Application is governed by the Sportfusion Terms of Use (https://www.newsfusion.com/terms-privacy-policy)
Trade Rumors
Get breaking sports news faster than major outlets. This app provides real-time updates on baseball, football, basketball, and hockey, used by insiders. Stay ahead with push notifications and join discussions.
- Breaking sports news feeds
- Push notifications
- User comments and discussions
- Team and player-specific news
- Customizable news feed filters
- Swipeable article browsing
- Article sharing
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Get breaking MLB, NFL, NBA, and NHL news, rumors, trades, and free agent updates fast with the Trade Rumors app! For more than 20 years, the Trade Rumors network has been a trusted destination for fans who want to know what's happening across professional sports, and why it matters. Follow the sports, teams, and players you care about, create your own personalized news feed, and get push notifications so you never miss a major trade, signing, or breaking story. Features: - Breaking news from four major sports. Get the latest news, rumors, trades, free-agent signings, and roster moves from MLB, NFL, NBA, and NHL. - Customize the app around the sports, teams, and players you love. Follow any combination of MLB, NFL, NBA, and NHL teams and organize your feeds around what matters to you. - Follow your favorite players. Track any notable individual player and stay on top of trade rumors, free agency, injuries, roster moves, and more. - Get the alerts you want. Turn on push notifications for the sports, teams, and players you follow and get breaking news as it happens. - Expert analysis. Go beyond the headlines with reporting and analysis from the expert Trade Rumors writing team. - Join the discussion. Read and participate in conversations with other Trade Rumors users. Ditch the corporate apps. Get your breaking sports news faster with Trade Rumors!
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Verdict
The clearest difference is in-app purchases: Trade Rumors at none against Baseball Draft News's 3. Trade Rumors also leads on ratings volume (9.3K vs 7). Baseball Draft News's advantage is review sentiment (100% vs 77%) and rating (5.0 vs 4.8). On price, update cadence, ads 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. Baseball Draft News sells 3 in-app purchases, starting at $0.99 per month. Trade Rumors asks for nothing beyond the download.
Baseball Draft News holds the better App Store score, 5.0 against 4.8. That said, the two scores are not equally well evidenced: Trade Rumors has 9.3K ratings behind it against 7, so its average is the more settled of the two. Written reviews point the same way: 100% of Baseball Draft News's written reviews are positive against 77% of Trade Rumors's.
Both ship on a similar rhythm, roughly every 2 months. The most recent releases landed on October 16, 2026 and October 24, 2026 respectively.
| Parameter | Baseball Draft News | Trade Rumors |
|---|---|---|
| Price | Free | Free |
| Rating | 5.0 (7 ratings) — better | 4.8 (9.3K ratings) |
| Positive reviews | 100.0% of reviews — better | 77.1% of reviews |
| Number of ratings | 7 | 9.3K — better |
| Update frequency | Every 2 months | Every 2 months |
| Ads | Yes | Yes |
| In-app purchases | Yes | No — better |
| Monetization | Free with in-app purchases | Ad-supported — better |
| Devices | iPhone, iPad | iPhone, iPad |
| Requires iOS | 16.6 — better | 18.0 |
| Further details — not scored | ||
| Size | 99 MB | 24 MB |
| Age rating | 12+ | 4+ |
| Developer | Loyal Foundry, Inc. | Dierkes Information Services, Inc. |
Customer experience
Baseball Draft News
Trade Rumors
Bugs and requests
Baseball Draft News
Not enough reviews yet to summarise bugs or requests.
Trade Rumors
Reported bugs
3 issues- Comment box issues on mobile devices
- Delayed or missing push notifications
- Inconsistent performance across iOS and Android
Requested features
4 requests- Customizable news feeds and notifications
- Improved search and filtering options
- In-app commenting and discussion features
- Dark mode and accessibility improvements
In-app purchases
Baseball Draft News
- Remove advertising$0.991 Month
- Monthly Subscription3 Days trial$0.991 Month
- Yearly Subscription$5.991 Year
Trade Rumors
No in-app purchases
Questions
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