USA Baseball vs Baseball Rules
Price, ratings, monetisation and update history for both apps, side by side — with what reviewers say about each.
USA Baseball
This app offers resources for baseball coaches, parents, players, and umpires to improve their game. It includes tools for practice planning, educational materials, and information on athlete safety and development programs.
- Athlete Safety Resources
- Educational Materials
- Mobile Practice Planning
- Coaching Clinics Information
- American Development Model
- Blog Access
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The USA Baseball app is a revolutionary tool that aims to provide resources for coaches, parents, players, and umpires to enhance their baseball experience. The app includes access to information and resources on: • Athlete Safety • Education • Mobile Coach practice planning tool • Blog • Coaching clinics • American Development Model • Fun at Bat • And more! The USA Baseball app is free to all users, however, membership to USA Baseball is advised to use this application. By signing into the application with a USA Baseball username, users can save course completion status, complete background checks, save certifications, and more and are able to access them on any device. Visit USABDevelops.com to create a USA Baseball account and explore the desktop component of the USA Baseball app. This is the official application for USA Baseball. For more information, please visit USABDevelops.com.
Baseball Rules
Learn baseball rules through engaging videos, examples, and bite-sized lessons. Connect with a community of fans to share experiences, celebrate the sport, and stay updated.
- Simplified visual rules
- Video explanations
- Bite-sized lessons
- Community forum
- Fan interaction
- Event sharing
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Step up your baseball game with Baseball Rules in Black and White — the ultimate app for learning and living baseball! Discover simplified, visual, and easy-to-understand rules through videos, examples, and bite-sized lessons that make learning the game fun for everyone — from beginners to seasoned players. But that’s not all — connect with fellow baseball fans in a vibrant community! Share your experiences, post status updates, give shoutouts to your team or coach, advertise your events, and celebrate your love for the sport together. Whether you’re learning, teaching, or just cheering from the stands, Baseball Rules in Black and White brings baseball knowledge and community right t your fingertips. Download now and join the ultimate baseball family! Terms of Use: https://www.apple.com/legal/internet-services/itunes/dev/stdeula/
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Verdict
The clearest difference is review sentiment: Baseball Rules at 89% against USA Baseball's 44%. Baseball Rules also leads on rating (4.4 vs 4.1) and ratings volume (50 vs 16). USA Baseball's advantage is in-app purchases (none vs 3). 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 Rules sells 3 in-app purchases, starting at $5.99 per month. USA Baseball asks for nothing beyond the download.
Baseball Rules holds the better App Store score, 4.4 against 4.1. Both are backed by a comparable volume of ratings — 16 and 50 respectively. Written reviews point the same way: 44% of USA Baseball's written reviews are positive against 89% of Baseball Rules's.
USA Baseball ships an update every 3 months, Baseball Rules every 2 months. The most recent releases landed on October 3, 2026 and October 19, 2026 respectively.
| Parameter | USA Baseball | Baseball Rules |
|---|---|---|
| Price | Free | Free |
| Rating | 4.1 (16 ratings) | 4.4 (50 ratings) — better |
| Positive reviews | 44.1% of reviews | 89.5% of reviews — better |
| Number of ratings | 16 | 50 — better |
| Update frequency | Every 3 months | Every 2 months — better |
| Ads | No | No |
| In-app purchases | No — better | Yes |
| Monetization | Free — better | Free with in-app purchases |
| Devices | iPhone, iPad, iPod | iPhone, iPad, iPod |
| Requires iOS | 15.6 | 15.6 |
| Further details — not scored | ||
| Size | 17 MB | 84 MB |
| Age rating | 4+ | 4+ |
| Developer | United States Baseball Federation | James Bettencourt |
Customer experience
USA Baseball
Baseball Rules
Bugs and requests
USA Baseball
Reported bugs
19 issues- App freezes upon opening
- Videos take several minutes to load and then freeze
- Login issues, unable to log on with website credentials
- Registration errors
- Blank screens when clicking on topics
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- App hangs constantly
- Slow video playback (5-10 mins for 1 min video)
- Sound not working for videos
- Password reset not working
- White screen error on startup
- App shuts down when trying to set up a new account
- Cannot sign in, wrong username or password
- App crashes after initial use
- Error message on login, no way to correct
- No login screen appears after error
- App doesn't open
- Cannot create user account without crashing
- Pitch Smart portion won't function without internet
- Audio trouble with videos
Requested features
5 requests- Ability to share practice plans
- Ability to share drills with players
- Create individual improvement plans for players
- Export practice plans for printing/emailing
- Forgot username/password link in app
Baseball Rules
Not enough reviews yet to summarise bugs or requests.
In-app purchases
USA Baseball
No in-app purchases
Baseball Rules
- Basic Plan$5.991 Month
- Standard Plan$7.993 Months
- Premium Plan$9.991 Year
Questions
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