Backyard Baseball '97 vs Crossy Road

How do Backyard Baseball '97 and Crossy Road compare on difficulty, ad pressure, in-app-purchase pressure and what real reviewers say? A side-by-side look, grounded in App Store data.

	Backyard Baseball '97	Crossy Road
Genre	Family	Family
Price	Paid	Free
Difficulty	easy	medium
Ad intensity	none	high
In-app-purchase pressure	none	medium
Typical session	variable	short
Rating	4.0 / 5	4.7 / 5
Ratings count	1,545	734,126
Reviews say	What players like 30 iconic characters with personality Multiple game modes including season and playoffs Simple, intuitive controls Common complaints No reviews available to assess player feedback Unclear modernization vs. fidelity to original Limited information on gameplay depth	What players like Highly addictive and entertaining gameplay Large character collection (300+ skins to unlock) Works offline without WiFi requirement Common complaints Excessive ads after just 2 runs; many ads even with optional viewing Difficulty spikes sharply for new players with too many cars No character preference switching; locked into random unlocks

Backyard Baseball '97 — A charming remake of the 1997 classic where you build a roster of 30 quirky characters and compete in pick-up games, seasons, and tournaments with arcade-style power-ups. (rated easy difficulty, none ad pressure) Crossy Road — An endless arcade hopper where you guide quirky retro characters across roads, trains, and rivers while collecting 300+ unlockable characters. (rated medium difficulty, high ad pressure)

Data: Apple App Store, as of 2026-08-24. Last updated 2026-08-24.