InfieldHQ vs BallparkDJ
Free, and it reads your batting order.
BallparkDJ is the one with real big-league announcers, and it's worth the money if that's what you want. What it can't do is start from the lineup the coach already set, because it doesn't know your lineup.
Free to start. Runs in the app or a browser.
InfieldHQ
Free
A rec team that wants walk-ups without running a second app. The board is built from the lineup the coach already set.
BallparkDJ
$6.99 a year, plus $3.99 per player for pro voices
A team that wants a real big-league announcer saying their kid’s name, and will pay per player for it. Nobody else has those voices.
What BallparkDJ does better
Real big-league announcers
Stadium announcers from MLB, NFL, UFC, NCAA and MLS venues will record your player's name for $3.99, one time, and it doesn't expire. We have nothing like it. If a big-league voice saying your kid's name is the thing you're after, that's the app. (Want it in InfieldHQ? Tell us.)
A licensed library, included
Every user gets 50,000+ Epidemic Sound tracks with no other subscription, and it works the same on Android. We need Apple Music on the phone running the board to play a full song. (Want it in InfieldHQ? Tell us.)
More sports
Hockey, football, basketball, soccer, lacrosse, volleyball and more. We do softball and baseball. (Want it in InfieldHQ? Tell us.)
Where the two part ways
Everything both apps do the same way is on the full comparison.
Getting the board built
The part that happens on a Tuesday night, not on game day.
Where the roster and batting order come from
- InfieldHQ: Yes.
- The lineup the coach set. DJ mode reads the real batting order, and falls back to the roster in jersey order before anyone sets one.
- BallparkDJ: No.
- Type the team in, then order it separately.
Where the songs come from
- InfieldHQ: Partly.
- Apple Music catalog search. Playing a full song needs a subscription on the phone running the board.
- BallparkDJ: Yes.
- A licensed Epidemic Sound library of 50,000+ tracks included for everyone, plus Apple Music on iPhone.
Play your own audio files
- InfieldHQ: Partly.
- Sound effects yes, uploaded and played with no subscription. Imported walk-up songs are coming.
- BallparkDJ: Yes.
- External music sources and DJ Clips.
Who can run the board
Somebody has to DJ while the coach is coaching third.
A parent adds their own kid’s song
- InfieldHQ: Yes.
- They open the app and save it. No coach approval step, and it is the same editor a coach uses.
- BallparkDJ: Partly.
- Share the team to them first, then edits sync back.
Handing the board to someone mid-game
- InfieldHQ: Yes.
- Any coach or parent on the team opens it on their own phone. Same songs, same moods, no hand-off step.
- BallparkDJ: Partly.
- Send a share link ahead of time. The other person needs the app, and importing a team of four or more prompts them to buy their own unlock.
Runs in a browser, nothing to install
- InfieldHQ: Yes.
- Any phone or laptop. Useful when the one person who has the app is stuck in traffic.
- BallparkDJ: No.
- App only.
Game day
The two hours everything else was for.
Knowing which speaker it is about to play from
- InfieldHQ: Yes.
- A pill names the connected speaker, and warns you when the next tap would blast out of the handset.
- BallparkDJ: No.
- Nothing on screen says where the audio is going.
A batter whose song was never set up
- InfieldHQ: Yes.
- The row says which half is missing (song, intro, or both) and opens the editor. The order still moves past them.
- BallparkDJ: Partly.
- A grey microphone or music icon sits next to the player’s name.
Announcer voices
The one group where we are not the answer for everybody.
Professional human announcers
- InfieldHQ: No.
- No. Record your own, or use BallparkDJ for this.
- BallparkDJ: Yes.
- Real announcers from MLB, NFL, UFC, NCAA and MLS venues. $3.99 per player, one time, and it does not expire.
What it costs
Per season, for a team of twelve.
Price
- InfieldHQ: Free.
- Free. Not free to try, free.
- BallparkDJ: $6.99 a year.
- Unlimited teams and players. Free to try first.
Charges per player
- InfieldHQ: None.
- No per-player fee, ever.
- BallparkDJ: $3.99 each.
- Per player for a pro voice, or $6.98 with SuperVoice. Twelve players is $48 to $84.
Subscription
- InfieldHQ: None.
- Nothing to cancel.
- BallparkDJ: Yearly.
- Renewed by hand, and they do not auto-renew it.
What it runs on
Including the phone the backup DJ actually has.
Phones and tablets
- InfieldHQ: Coming.
- iPhone today, and any phone through the browser. The Android app lands before September.
- BallparkDJ: Yes.
- iPhone and Android.
Sports it covers
- InfieldHQ: Partly.
- Softball and baseball.
- BallparkDJ: Yes.
- Baseball, softball, hockey, football, basketball, soccer, lacrosse, volleyball and more.
Everything that is not the music
Walk-ups are one screen in InfieldHQ. They are the whole app in the other two.
Batting order and field positions
- InfieldHQ: Yes.
- Set both on a phone in about two minutes, and the DJ board reads the order you set.
- BallparkDJ: No.
- Not what it does.
Attendance, schedule, and the parent side
- InfieldHQ: Yes.
- Parents RSVP for their own kid and see the schedule. Same app, same login.
- BallparkDJ: No.
- Not what it does.
Running the whole league
- InfieldHQ: Yes.
- Registration import, team formation, divisions, and tryouts for the board that runs it.
- BallparkDJ: No.
- Not what it does.
Switching
Your BallparkDJ export drops straight in
You picked those songs once already. Hand the file over, look at what it found, and tap once. The batting order was already there, so that part you never have to redo.
- Attach the export to Ask HQ, or just paste a list of players and songs
- Every song is looked up in the Apple Music catalog before anything saves
- Clip start and length come across in whatever notation the file used
- A row it cannot read gets named and skipped, never guessed at
The short answer
Buy BallparkDJ if you want a professional announcer, or if you need a licensed library because nobody on the team has Apple Music. It's $6.99 a year plus $3.99 a player and it's good at that job.
Use InfieldHQ if the board should read the lineup the coach already set, if any parent should be able to add their own kid's song without asking anyone, and if you'd rather not pay per player. It's free, and the walk-ups are one screen in the app that already runs the rest of your game day.
Give every kid a walk-up, free.
Batting order, field positions, and the walk-up songs that follow them. One app, on the phone that's already in your pocket.
Free while you try it. No card, no setup call.
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