# ATH - Pickup Basketball App — user reviews

> 51 indexed App Store user reviews of ATH by Ronald Jones, rated 4.60/5 from 343 ratings.

- Source: https://appshunter.io/ios/app/ath-pickup-basketball-app/id1308216985/reviews
- App overview in markdown: https://appshunter.io/ios/app/ath-pickup-basketball-app/id1308216985.md
- Rating breakdown: 5★ 297 · 4★ 12 · 3★ 5 · 2★ 6 · 1★ 23

## What do users think of ATH?

Overall sentiment: mixed

**Pros**

- 🗺️ See courts on map
- 🧑‍🤝‍🧑 Find other players
- 🎶 Great music/soundtrack
- 💡 Innovative idea
- 👍 Easy to use
- 🏀 Helps find pickup games
- 📚 Trivia for basketball knowledge
- 📈 Track progress/stats
- 🌟 Community aspect
- 🚀 Smooth experience
- ✨ Creative and well-developed
- 💯 Game changer
- ✅ Useful for travel
- 🥳 Fun and engaging
- 🤝 Connect with like-minded people
- 💯 Well-rounded app
- ❤️ Safe for community

**Cons**

- 🐛 Laggy performance
- 🐛 Full of bugs
- 🐛 App crashes
- 🐛 Unresponsive links/buttons
- 🐛 Location permission issues
- 🐛 Intro video repeats
- 📉 No activity in some areas
- 🐛 Map not loading
- 🐛 Kicks user off
- 🐛 Login crashes
- 🐛 Glitches
- 💰 Points system hard to earn
- 📍 Shows gyms in different states
- 🤔 Not worth it
- 🛠️ Could use design work
- 🐞 Some bugs

**Commonly reported bugs**

- App crashes on login
- Popup asking for location even when enabled
- Links and buttons become unresponsive
- Forced to watch intro video repeatedly
- Map not loading
- App lags and glitches
- App crashes immediately on opening
- Points system (buckets) hard to come by
- Shows gyms and parks in different states
- App lags and bugs a lot
- Login with Google causes crash

**Most requested features**

- Add more features
- Improve design
- Show parks and gyms in local area

## Newest reviews (13 of 51)

### 5/5 — Smart App

*2023-08-04, version 18.6*

I like the app. Great & safe fun for the community.

### 5/5 — What an awesome idea!!

*2023-07-19*

Great job, Ron Jones, the developer of this app. It has so much cool stuff. Not only can you find a pick up game but also quiz yourself on your basketball knowledge and keep up with stats.  I love the graphics and music- very well-developed with a lot of thought and intention behind it. Way to go!!! It’s a solid app!

**Developer response:** Thank you! We appreciate your feedback and hope to improve on the all features you love

### 5/5 — I love this app!

*2023-07-19, version 18.6*

It’s been easier for me to find pickup games, meet new people, and work on my craft.

### 5/5 — Brilliant

*2023-07-18*

What a brilliant idea! My husband loves basketball and will literally play anywhere we are, even when traveling! This makes it easy, plus it’s fun to connect with like-minded people. Ron is on a great mission!

**Developer response:** Thank you! We appreciate your feedback and hope to continue to produce a product and environment that you can love

### 5/5 — Connor

*2023-07-18, version 18.6*

Smooth, simple, easy

### 5/5 — What a a great app?

*2023-06-24*

This is a great app with everything basketball! Consistent improvement on the specs is really remarkable. Can’t wait for other new and improved features to be added to the app!

**Developer response:** Thank you! Check updates frequently for new and improved features!

### 5/5 — Best app for hooping🏀

*2023-06-24*

This app is the only basketball app I use! It makes playing pick-up basketball so much more convenient

**Developer response:** Thank you! We appreciate your feedback and hope to continue making pickup fun and easy!

### 5/5 — Game changer!!!

*2021-10-08, version 15.2*

Luv the soundtrack + knowing my child is safe when he’s with his buddies 🥲❤️

**Developer response:** Safety is a top concern!

### 5/5 — this jawn fire

*2021-07-12, version 14.8*

download it rn

### 5/5 — Love this app!

*2021-07-09*

Incredibly innovative and fun to use. Can’t wait to see the future of it grow as there’s more people who hop on it and use it. It’s also really good to help you track your own stats depending on how well you play. Overall, great app!

**Developer response:** Thank you for the early support!

### 5/5 — FINALLY!!! 😭🏀

*2021-07-08, version 14.7*

I wish I had this when I was in prime but I’ll take it! The music is fye + I’m a “shoot by myself” type of hooper so this is beautiful! I know before I leave my crib!

### 4/5 — Potential

*2021-07-08*

the idea is amazing, the app is a little laggy and could use some design work but other than that the potential is there

**Developer response:** Updates are on the way but thank you!

### 5/5 — creative asl

*2021-07-07, version 14.7*

the creators are really positive. the app makes it easy to play pickup ball. use this all the time

## Most critical reviews (10 lowest-rated)

### 1/5 — horrible app

*2026-03-21, version 27.9*

makes no sense horrible dynamic

### 1/5 — Nope

*2025-11-08*

Heart at the right place, but this app is catastrophic. Very laggy and full of bugs. Popup keeps asking you to enable location even though it’s already enabled. Links and buttons sometimes become unresponsive and I’m forced to close the app and start it again. You’re forced to watch an intro video over and over again without any option of cancelling or exiting. No activity at all in the Austin area. Clearly nobody else uses the app or they did at one point and ditched it.

**Developer response:** We appreciate the feedback! Thank you for giving ATH a try and we kindly ask that you check out our latest update. We fixed the location issue, the intro video only plays once and we added 10,000 courts to the US including hundreds in Austin Texas. 

We can’t control how many people are checking in per city but YOU can by sharing the app with your friends and scheduling games!

We hope the newest update addresses your concerns and you’re willing to give it another shot

### 1/5 — Terrible

*2022-08-10, version 16.7*

The app is a great idea, but l can’t even press anything. It’s a lag in everything l touch and it glitches.

### 1/5 — Can’t get in

*2021-10-03, version 15.2*

I hit login with google and then the app crashed. Now every time I open the app it crashes right away.

### 1/5 — Not worth

*2019-08-12, version 8.3*

Terrible app doesn’t actually help you find pickup games.

### 2/5 — eh

*2021-06-29, version 14.6*

it lags and bugs a lot not really worth it

### 3/5 — Laggy

*2022-01-26, version 15.7*

I’m located in San Antonio, Tx and the map isn’t really loading the app is laggy and kicks me off sometimes would be cool if it worked where I’m at love the music though

### 3/5 — Great concept

*2021-07-30*

Love this app and can’t wait til it becomes big my issues are, that it’s laggy and it moves very weird the points system(buckets) are hard to come by and the prices are high for how hard it is to get buckets. Other than that love it

**Developer response:** Hello! We heard your feedback made it easier to earn points and level up which gives you a large bundle of buckets every time. Have you tried trivia?

### 3/5 — The app is great

*2021-07-02, version 14.6*

The app is great but they should make it where it shows parks and gyms in their area instead of showing gyms and parks in a whole different state

### 4/5 — Good for now but could be better

*2022-01-22*

This app has ALOT of potential, it’s good for right now and does what it’s supposed to do but there are various features and and components that could be added to make this a lot better.

**Developer response:** Thank you! We are working on new features and enhancements daily

## Most praised reviews (10 highest-rated)

### 5/5 — Courts

*2026-05-01*

I really enjoyed that I can see a view of the courts on the map and see whose playing as well as the trivia. It helps me learn more about basketball.

### 5/5 — Great to find local games

*2026-02-04*

I have been using this for a couple weeks now. It’s nice to be able to find a game going on at whatever random time I feel like. Love the music!

### 5/5 — I love this, it’s like a dupr for basketball

*2025-12-09, version 26.0*

The thing that makes this app awesome is the community. There are always ppl on there and it’s fun

### 5/5 — Best App!

*2024-12-23*

I love how you can see who’s hooping, find where to hoop & even schedule games with others through the app! You can also upload your own highlights and see how other people play which is unique.

### 5/5 — Is the best app for other player

*2024-12-12*

I that I can find other player with a variety of skill levels to play basketball.

### 5/5 — Love the app,super useful

*2024-11-20*

As someone who wants to get into basketball,this app is the best app to download
Not only the soundtrack keeps playing even when the app isn’t open but the music is very upbeat and motivating,making you want to listen and I have no complaints on what they play,nothing too inappropriate for others to listen to.
Using real-time maps to see what gyms or courts are in your area,which is very useful if you struggle to find a place you feel more comfortable in.

### 5/5 — I love this app!!!

*2024-07-24*

I love the way this app incorporates the whole basketball and music community and leaves no one out. Starting from the soundtrack when you first open the app including mainstream and underground artists, to the map that shows where the nearest gyms and courts are, and if the ones by you aren’t popping, you can request that they get put on there. You can also do trivia on here to test your knowledge of basketball including stats, players, and coaches and all of their known background. Lastly, you can also go live and earn money, spread your name to the viewers and potentially go viral. Overall, I believe it is a very well rounded app and should have more notoriety right now.

### 5/5 — Amazing App!

*2023-12-01*

The App is amazing!! from Signing up, being able to track your progress. All around amazing app! keep up the Great work.

### 5/5 — Great App

*2023-11-30*

Definitely excited when I seen an app for pick basketball especially during summer time!! It is getting cold now so this app helps stay in touch with ppl and where are they hooping! Extremely happy with the results thus far and the nba scores was a great touch! Love this app

### 5/5 — Amazing

*2023-08-23, version 18.9*

The app is amazing

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