Rulebook App

UPDATED- 1/15/21
2021 Rulebook App Updates Now Available

The Little League® Rulebook App has been updated for the 2021 season. Please review the significant updates, as well as all the additional rule and regulation updates for Little League® Baseball, Softball, and Challenger within the Rulebook App.

Featured Rulebook App Enhancements

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All Three Rulebooks In One Easy-To-Use App!

The Little League® Rulebook App contains the Official Regulations, Playing Rules, and Operating Policies for all divisions of Baseball, Softball, and Challenger in one easy-to-use location. The app includes automatic updates for future seasons after a one-time download of $1.99. Download on the Apple App Store or Google Play Store.

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Version History

  • Version 1.10.0

    July 13, 2020

    New updates include:

    • Save recent search filters
    • Download diagrams
    • Opening animations
    • Video performance improvements
    • Bug fixes and optimizations
    • Little League University (LLU) content added under the “More” menu

  • Version 1.9.0

    June 6, 2020

    New Little League Brand Updates – We are excited to share the new Little League mission, logos, and look with our volunteers and hope that all embrace that we are One Team. One Little League.

    New updates include:

    • New brand launch updates: colors, fonts, logos, icons, and animations
    • Rulebook App icon
    • Splash screen update
    • Home screen update
    • Variable text size selector
    • Android video functionality update
    • Rule interpretation videos page located under the “More” menu
    • Titles on “My Bookmarks” now display the specific rule or regulation name
    • Delete bookmarks from “My Bookmarks” screen

  • Version 1.8.0

    May 5, 2020

    NEW! Users can now create notes, bookmark specific rules, and copy & paste content by pushing down on a specific rule clause.

    New updates include:

    • Ability to create notes
    • Copy and paste content
    • Added regulations and regular season rule waivers for the 2020 season
    • Improved app load time
    • Search results take users directly to a result

  • Version 1.7.0

    April 21, 2020

    NEW! Users can now bookmark specific rules by pushing down on a clause within a rule to save it directly to your bookmarks.

    New updates include:

    • Splash screen improvements
    • Bug fixes
    • Background performance update

  • Version 1.6.1

    April 7, 2020

    New updates include:

    • Back arrow to navigate to previous screen
    • Table of Contents icon
    • Persistent bookmarks after the app has been closed
    • Social sharing to specific pages
    • Rulebook App version page located under “More” menu
    • Push notification page located under “More” menu
    • Delete recent search queries
    • Highlighted search term in search results

    Note: New Approved Ruling under Regulation IV (g) – Due to the suspended/delayed season, Leagues may submit registration by May 15.

  • Version 1.5.0

    March 30, 2020

    Spanish Baseball, Softball, and Challenger PDF Downloads are now available.

    Note: The Spanish Rulebook PDF downloads are located on the “Translations” page under the “More” menu.

    Help make the Little League Rulebook App even better by completing a brief User Enhancement Survey found at the following URL https://www.littleleague.org/appsurvey.

  • Version 1.4.1

    March 27, 2020

    New updates include:

    • Patches an issue where some users saw blank text for the search field.

  • Version 1.0.4

    March 2, 2020

    New updates include:

    • Bug fixes
    • Optimizations
    • Performance enhancements

  • Version 1.0.3

    February 19, 2020

    New updates include:

    • Updated offline sync
    • Fixed issue with search terms returning no results
    • Patched bugs with UI layout
    • Fixed issues with Rulebook Table of Contents filtering and bookmark grouping

  • Version 1.0.2

    December 16, 2019

    New updates include:

    • Offline access updates
    • Bookmarking fixes

  • Version 1.0

    December 3, 2019

    Official Rulebook App release

    Features available on release:

    • Baseball, Softball, and Challenger Rulebooks
    • App-Exclusive rule interpretation videos
    • Search each individual Rulebook (or across all three Rulebooks)
    • Saved recent search terms
    • Bookmarks for quick and easy reference
    • Push notifications for important in-season updates
    • One-time download of $1.99
    • Automatic updates for future seasons
    • Fully functional offline with no data or Wi-Fi connections needed once downloaded

© Little League Baseball, Incorporated. All content found in the Rulebook app, as well as printed version of the Official Regulations, Playing Rules, and Operating Policies are Copyright of Little League Baseball, Incorporated. All rights reserved.

Printed Rulebooks available for $4.99 per book (Baseball, Softball, Challenger) at ShopLittleLeague.org. All affiliated Little League programs will receive one printed Rulebook per chartered team in their annual league supplies mailing, for free, along with a free printed copy of the Little League Tee Ball Curriculum (LittleLeague.org/TeeBall) for each chartered Tee Ball team.