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The free alternative to GameChanger — watch your kid's games without paying

If you're here because you don't want to pay to follow your own kid's season, that's the reason DiamondKeeper exists. Keeping score is free. Watching is free. There's no paywall in front of your kid.

Opens in any phone browser — add it to your home screen, no app store needed.

Why families go looking for an alternative

Youth sports apps have settled into a familiar pattern: scorekeeping is free for the coach, and the things families actually want — live video, play-by-play, the box score, season stats — sit behind a paid tier. So the parent in the stands, or the grandparent three states away, ends up paying for the privilege of following a 10-year-old's baseball season.

That's the search that usually brings people here. It's a fair thing to be annoyed about, and it's the specific thing DiamondKeeper was built to not do.

What "free" actually means here

No trial, no expiring promo, no "free for your first five games." This is the permanent arrangement for families:

Watching a game liveFree
Live scoreboard, field view & play-by-playFree
Each game's live box scoreFree
Season & career statsOptional add-on — $9.99/season
Video streamFree
Creating an account to watchNot required

Here's the honest part, because a page claiming everything is free forever with no explanation is a page you shouldn't trust: coaches and leagues can pay for optional extras — the full coaching toolkit, or the league dashboard. That's the business. Scoring a game and watching your kid play are free, and that doesn't change.

How a parent actually watches a game

Three steps, and two of them aren't really steps.

1

The coach shares a link

A share link or a QR code, sent once. Post it in the team chat and it works all season.

2

You tap it

No account to create, no password, nothing to buy. It opens in the browser already on your phone.

3

You're watching

Live scoreboard, the field with every player by name, play-by-play, box score, and video.

Grandparents can use the same link. So can the aunt who can't make it to the field. There's no per-family account and no seat to buy.

What else you get that a scorekeeping app doesn't do

The free-to-watch part is the reason people come. These are the parts built from actually coaching a team.

⚖️ Umpire assist & one-tap calls

Game clock, pitch-count compliance with required rest, a pitcher-eligibility list, call review with slow-mo — plus one-tap obstruction, interference and dropped-third-strike calls with a built-in legend. Stuck on a play? Describe it or say it out loud and the app tells you the exact button.

🗓️ Tournament pitch counts

Pool every pitcher's counts across the whole tournament weekend against your org's rules — USSSA, Perfect Game, Nations, Little League — so you know who's still eligible before the next game.

🧤 Rules-legal fielding rotations

Auto-build a fair rotation that guarantees Little League, PONY, Cal Ripken or Babe Ruth mandatory-play minimums — and flags anything that won't comply.

🎥 Streaming on your own terms

Go live from a phone in one tap, or a Mevo or OBS camera — straight through your own share link, with no YouTube or Facebook required.

To be fair about it: GameChanger is a capable, mature app with the largest footprint in youth baseball, and plenty of families are happy with it. The difference here isn't a claim that we do everything better — it's that the people watching don't pay.

Coaching a team, or running a league?

Coaches get fast scoring on any phone, auto-lineups from stats, the rotation builder, and opponent scouting. Leagues get a dashboard for teams, rosters and schedules, standings that update as coaches score, a league-wide pitch-count safety report, and a public branded league page.

See the full feature list · For leagues · Pricing · How to live stream a game free

Common questions about switching

Is DiamondKeeper really free for parents?

Yes. Following your kid's game is free — the live scoreboard, the field view, play-by-play, each game's box score and the video stream. There is no paywall, no trial that expires, and nothing to buy to watch. Full season & career stats are an optional add-on.

Do parents need an account or an app to watch?

No. The coach shares a link or a QR code, you tap it, and you're watching. There's no login to create and no app store involved — it opens in whatever browser is already on your phone.

Can we switch mid-season? What happens to our stats?

Your batting stats can come with you. Export your team's stats from GameChanger and import that file into DiamondKeeper — at-bats, hits, runs, RBIs, walks, strikeouts, doubles, triples, home runs and stolen bases come across. Pitching, pitch counts and game-by-game history don't, because GameChanger's export only covers batting. Rosters import in seconds either way. Stat import is a new feature, so keep your exported file and check the numbers once they're in. Full switching guide →

Can one team use it, or does our whole league have to switch?

A single team can use DiamondKeeper on its own — your league doesn't have to sign up first. Leagues that do come aboard get a dashboard for teams, rosters, schedules and standings, plus a league-wide pitch-count safety report.

If families watch for free, who pays?

Coaches and leagues do, and only if they want the extras — the full coaching toolkit, or the league dashboard. Keeping score and watching games stay free. We'd rather charge a coach for tools that save time than charge a parent to see their own kid play.

Comparisons on this page describe general pricing patterns in youth sports apps, based on publicly available information as of August 2026. Plans and free tiers change — check each app for current details. GameChanger is a trademark of its respective owner and is not affiliated with DiamondKeeper.

Try it this season

Open DiamondKeeper in any phone browser and add it to your home screen — or reach out about bringing it to your league.

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