Comparison

Fantasy Baseball News vs NextName

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

Head to head
About

Fantasy Baseball News

Stay updated on all fantasy baseball news, rumors, scores, and highlights. Join a community of fans, customize your feed, and receive push notifications for important events. Remove ads with an affordable subscription.

Highlights
  • All relevant fantasy baseball news feed
  • Live scoreboard and highlights
  • Active fan community with polls and articles
  • Customizable feed and push notifications
  • View news outlets covering a story
  • Comment on stories and engage with fans
Features
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Your one stop shop for Fantasy Baseball news. Keep track of all players in the Majors in one app. All the news, rumors, scores and highlights, see who will be traded and where they are going. Features: * A news feed covering all relevant news about Fantasy Baseball from all prominent news sites and blogs with no configuration required *Live scoreboard and highlights *Join an active fan community and post polls, questions and articles, and earn badges! * Push notifications for prominent events, stories and your choice of topics * See all news outlets that covered any story with a single tap * Customize your feed - choose your favorite topics, the topics you want to block from your feed, and the topics you want to get notifications about * Removing ads with an affordable subscription * Easily comment on any story, engage with other fans and post polls in the community section Love the app? Give us a five star rating, write a review and share the app with your friends! Need Help? Let us know here: https://loyalfoundry.atlassian.net/servicedesk/customer/portal/1 Privacy Policy and Terms of Use: https://www.loyal.app/privacy-policy

About

NextName

Features
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NextName is where college sports fans connect around the athletes, teams, and schools they follow. Join your school's fan community, meet other fans in groups, and keep up with everything happening on game day. Follow the athletes and teams you care about, share your own game-day moments, and see who is showing up for your school. WHAT YOU CAN DO - Join fan communities for your school and find other fans like you - Create and join groups around teams, rivalries, and game-day plans - RSVP to events and tailgates, and see who else is going - Follow athletes, teams, and schools to see their latest posts - Share photos and videos from games, watch parties, and campus life - Climb your school's fan leaderboard by showing up and joining in BROWSE FIRST, JOIN WHEN YOU ARE READY Look around without an account. When you want to post, join a group, or RSVP, create a free account with email or Sign in with Apple. NextName is built for the fans who make college sports what it is. Find your people, show up for your school, and be part of the crowd. Questions or feedback? Email support@nextname.io.

Screenshots

Fantasy Baseball News4 screens
NextName4 screens

Verdict

The call

The clearest difference is ads: NextName at none against Fantasy Baseball News's shown. NextName also leads on update cadence (every 3 weeks vs every 2 months). On price, in-app purchases, device support and iOS requirement 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. Fantasy Baseball News sells 3 in-app purchases, starting at $0.99 per month and NextName sells 4 in-app purchases, starting at $1.39 per month. Whichever you choose, the download price is not the number that matters.

UpkeepUpdate frequency

Fantasy Baseball News ships an update every 2 months, NextName every 3 weeks. The most recent releases landed on October 26, 2026 and October 30, 2026 respectively.

Scorecard2 real differences · 8 level
Fantasy Baseball News versus NextName: the parameters behind the verdict, then further details
ParameterFantasy Baseball NewsNextName
PriceFreeFree
Rating3.3 (3 ratings) — better—
Positive reviews0.0% of reviews—
Number of ratings3 — better—
Update frequencyEvery 2 monthsEvery 3 weeks — better
AdsYesNo — better
In-app purchasesYesYes
MonetizationFree with in-app purchases—
DevicesiPhone, iPadiPhone, iPad, iPod — better
Requires iOS16.615.1 — better
Further details — not scored
Size106 MB57 MB
Age rating4+12+
DeveloperLoyal Foundry, Inc.NextName

In-app purchases

3 purchases

Fantasy Baseball News

Subscriptions3
  • Monthly Subscription3 Days trial$0.991 Month
  • Remove advertising$0.991 Month
  • Yearly Subscription$5.991 Year
4 purchases

NextName

Subscriptions3
  • #throwing-tips Sub$1.391 Month
  • #attack-tips Sub$1.391 Month
  • #striking-tips Sub$1.391 Month
One-time1
  • #vip-experience Unlock7 variants$64.99

Questions

Is Fantasy Baseball News free?
Fantasy Baseball News is free to download, with in-app purchases available.
Is NextName free?
NextName is free to download, with in-app purchases available.
Do Fantasy Baseball News or NextName have ads?
Fantasy Baseball News shows ads; NextName does not.
Which is updated more often, Fantasy Baseball News or NextName?
Fantasy Baseball News ships an update every 2 months, and NextName every 3 weeks. Most recently, Fantasy Baseball News was updated on October 26, 2026 and NextName on October 30, 2026.

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