Backyard Baseball '01 vs Pocket Build

Backyard Baseball '01

Playground Productions LLC
App Store
$3.6K/mo
~$43.7K/yr · 27K installs
VS

Pocket Build

MoonBear LTD
App Store
$78.2K/mo
~$937.9K/yr · 3.0M installs
Revenue winner Pocket Build wins +2044% vs other
Installs winner Pocket Build wins +10708% vs other
MAU winner Pocket Build wins +7356% vs other
Rating winner Pocket Build wins +21% vs other

Why Pocket Build is winning

Top 4 reasons - backed by the public App Store / Play Store numbers.

  1. Pocket Build earns roughly 21× more per month than Backyard Baseball '01 - $78.2K vs $3.6K.
  2. Subscription model. Pocket Build runs a $2.99/mo subscription that compounds; Backyard Baseball '01 relies on one-shot IAP or ads.
  3. Bigger install base. Pocket Build has ~3.0M lifetime installs vs Backyard Baseball '01's ~27K - 108.1× the funnel top.
  4. More monetization surfaces. Pocket Build runs 10 IAP tiers vs 0 - more chances to convert users at the right price.

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Side-by-side metrics

Bars scale to whichever app is bigger on that row. Green = winner.

Backyard Baseball '01
vs
Pocket Build
Monthly revenue (est.)?
$3.6K
$78.2K
Annual revenue (est.)
$43.7K
$937.9K
Lifetime installs (est.)
27K
3.0M
Monthly active users (est.)?
5K
382K
App Store rating
3.83★
4.63★
Total ratings
498
27K
US grossing rank
-
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-
Cheapest monthly sub
No sub
$2.99
IAP tiers detected
0 tiers
10 tiers

Backyard Baseball '01

Playground Productions LLC
App Store
Category
Games
Price
USD4.99
Released
Jul 8, 2025
Last updated
Sep 26, 2025
File size
358.7 MB
Content rating
4+
Version
1.4.31
Languages
English
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Pocket Build

MoonBear LTD
App Store
Category
Games
Price
USD0.99
Released
Nov 1, 2017
Last updated
Apr 11, 2024
File size
615.3 MB
Content rating
9+
Version
4.11
Languages
English, French, German, Italian, Japanese, Korean +5 more
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FAQ

Which makes more money, Backyard Baseball '01 or Pocket Build? v
Pocket Build earns about $78.2K per month, while Backyard Baseball '01 earns about $3.6K. That is a 21.4× revenue gap (~$74.5K more per month for Pocket Build). Annual revenue: Backyard Baseball '01 ≈ $43.7K/year, Pocket Build ≈ $937.9K/year. Estimates are derived from public App Store signals - grossing rank, scraped IAP tiers, ratings and category benchmarks.
Which has more downloads, Backyard Baseball '01 or Pocket Build? v
Pocket Build leads with about 3.0M estimated downloads vs 27K for Backyard Baseball '01 - a 108.1× gap. Backyard Baseball '01's App Store downloads are estimated from 496 ratings × the standard 1:75 ratio. Pocket Build's App Store downloads are estimated from 27K ratings.
Are Backyard Baseball '01 and Pocket Build in the same App Store category and competing for the same money? v
Yes - both apps sit in the Games category, which means they compete directly for the same paying users and category-level wallet share. Direct competitors, head-to-head.
What in-app purchases and subscription pricing do Backyard Baseball '01 and Pocket Build offer? v
Backyard Baseball '01: no IAP detected on the public listing. Pocket Build: IAP range 10 tiers detected. Backyard Baseball '01 runs a "Paid app ($4.99)" monetization model; Pocket Build runs "Paid app ($0.99)". Scraped tier prices and detected subscription pricing drive the bulk of the per-app revenue estimate above.
Which has better ratings, Backyard Baseball '01 or Pocket Build? v
Pocket Build edges ahead with ★ 4.6 vs ★ 3.8 (gap of 0.8 stars). Rating volume: Backyard Baseball '01 496 ratings, Pocket Build 27K ratings. Higher rating volume = stronger ASO signal even when star averages are close.
How accurate are these Backyard Baseball '01 vs Pocket Build revenue estimates? v
Directional - typically within 2-3× of actual money earned for popular apps. The $3.6K for Backyard Baseball '01 and $78.2K for Pocket Build are derived from App Store grossing rank, scraped IAP tiers, ratings volume and category benchmarks (Games) - net of the 15-30% Apple/Google store cut. Real revenue depends on country mix, retention, refunds and ad fill rate, none of which Apple or Google publish.
How do I compare Backyard Baseball '01 or Pocket Build to a different App Store app? v
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