# Basketball Star Rising — user reviews > 300 indexed App Store user reviews of Basketball Star Rising by 军 赵, rated 4.90/5 from 12,217 ratings. - Source: https://appshunter.io/ios/app/basketball-star-rising/id1562071554/reviews - App overview in markdown: https://appshunter.io/ios/app/basketball-star-rising/id1562071554.md - Rating breakdown: 5★ 11,650 · 4★ 313 · 3★ 108 · 2★ 34 · 1★ 112 ## What do users think of Basketball Star Rising? Overall sentiment: mixed **Pros** - 🤩 Good game concept - 👍 Enjoyable gameplay - 🤗 Fun and engaging **Cons** - 🤬 Excessive ads - 🤕 Frequent injuries/stamina issues - 💰 Monetization issues - 🐛 Bugs and glitches - 🤔 Inconsistent gameplay mechanics **Commonly reported bugs** - Ads not working - Incorrect trainer costs - Issues with player progression and stats - Bugs in draft and all-star selection **Most requested features** - More customization options - Offline mode - Improved progression system - Expanded game modes ## Newest reviews (14 of 300) ### 3/5 — Needs more work *2026-08-25, version 1.6.9* There should be opportunities to make diamonds and also rest without having to watch an advertisement ### 4/5 — W *2026-06-17, version 1.6.3* I think it’s a good game but it needs to be updated and needs to be more realistic ### 4/5 — Very fun but… *2026-06-11, version 1.6.3* It doesn’t let you play the games But otherwise it is amazing ### 3/5 — Fun but Ads galore *2026-06-01, version 1.6.3* The game itself is fun and surprisingly well put together, March madness makes sense and the playoffs once you get to the league even have the play in. Structurally everything you want in a basketball game other than literal gameplay is there. HOWEVER; the amount of ads is insane, there’s is no durability upgrade on your player and you get injured minimum 10 times a season. The only way to skip that is either to simulate until you’re healthy (missing 10-12 game) or watch an Ad. You run out of stamina so fast when there’s is 2-3 “days” in between each game. Worst of all is you lose stamina in the offseason as well which makes no sense, to replenish you ether have to spend diamonds (which you buy with real money) or watch and Ad. A sane person would never spend money on a game like this so you’re stuck watching ads every 3 minutes, worst of all too it’s the ads that first Mae you “play them” then give a video, then sit in front of you until X pops up after 20 seconds. 3/5 stars ### 5/5 — 👍🏽 *2026-05-07, version 1.6.1* 💪🏽💪🏽💪🏽💪🏽 ### 5/5 — Fire *2026-04-13, version 1.6.1* Fun sim ball game ### 4/5 — Lowk good but could be better. *2026-04-10, version 1.6.1* This could be so much better if the teams would update via the draft so the teams change ### 5/5 — Peak *2026-04-02, version 1.6.1* Peak ### 5/5 — Good game *2026-03-31, version 1.6.1* Fun to play ### 5/5 — Sick game *2026-03-23, version 1.6.1* Game is actually so fun and easy to play! ### 4/5 — Bro I won scoring leader steal leader rebound leader assist leader AND LOSR MVP *2026-02-27, version 1.6.1* ITS A GOOD GAME BUT U GOTTA FIX THAT ### 2/5 — Current update has glitch *2026-02-20, version 1.6.1* 02/26-Update: After is current update(on 02/12/26 the upper portion of the graphics are lower, and covering over other graphics(players). That now you can't see, or NOT able to move/retrieve from just the top row of players when trying to switch to add to the 12 man roster with h another player below. Also, where are you going add other former NBA players, like Charles(Barkley) and Reggie(Miller)? To be able to get in the Trade/Auction page. ### 5/5 — It’s awesome *2026-02-16, version 1.6.1* It’s so fun and developing you can go to the worst to the best and it doesn’t take that long all you have to do is play a couple games and that’s it ### 5/5 — g *2026-02-12, version 1.6.1* g ## Most critical reviews (10 lowest-rated) ### 1/5 — Only Ads *2026-08-10, version 1.6.8* The real game is seeing how many Ads you can get through without going insane. ### 1/5 — Trash *2026-07-27, version 1.6.4* Does not let you play in it. ### 1/5 — Game does not want you to win *2026-05-31, version 1.6.3* Yes this is a little bit of a rage quit comment, but can we have difficulty modes? How am I 27 with all 100 Level stats and I’m averaging 40, with the most assist, steals, and blocks in the whole league for two consecutive years, yet I’ve never won MVP, and on-top of that never had a finals appearance, its like the game is bias for ANYONE who isnt me… ### 1/5 — Game of Ads *2026-04-01, version 1.6.1* Want to play a game? Watch an ad. Now you’re injured? Watch an ad. Now you’re fatigued? Watch an ad. Now you want to start next season? You guessed it, watch an ad. Or spend real money to skip these ads lol. Note- you cannot farm this premium currency needed. I had played 2 seasons and have 0. I remember when games were made to be fun and for people to enjoy themselves. This is clearly made to print money. It isn’t even overt. This is not a game it is an ad agency. Don’t play any of these games if you care about your brain cells. ### 1/5 — game could b so good if it wasn’t a ad fest *2026-03-27, version 1.6.1* too many ads i literally can’t even play thru the season without an ad almost every game stamina gone every game and it takes 7 hours to play another season yall too money hungry ### 1/5 — Is there actual people playing?? *2026-02-13, version 1.6.1* 02/26-Update: After is current update(on 02/12/26 the upper portion of the graphics are lower, and covering over other graphics(players). That now you can't see. This update also is just another way to add unnecessary athletic ability to existing offensive and defensive abilities that we have to pay for to upgrade the players in League, already. Why pay MORE to upgrade a player with now so many individual abilities(each one you have to pay for). And a new thing you have to pay or collect for with a combination with another pay icon, to get each one of these offensive or defensive abilities. So by the time you get a gold player from the auction/trade, build him up with each ability coach, and then with this new additional add on for more off. and def. schemes, it will cost you at least $250.-$300. for each player. Even if you don't max out all your players, it's still very costly to put a competitive team together. There are other team sports apps that do the same but not as expensive as this one is. You lost my interest now in this game. Will just play it out now, and not spend anymore. Plus, this game app has issues with it. For one, in the auction/trade section, there are no names I recognize. Like they're all AI. It's all very fishy. 09/25-Update: There was someone bidding the other day on a player, named Female?? There is this team in this week’s League Mode play, and their in the top 20 in League win(3 month increments), but now this same team player is in the top 10 with an additional win. My question is, how can you win a League at the sametime your currently playing in a League? You can only play one league at a time. No one that is associated to this game app via a email address, or a support page that I’m not if it’s legitimate. Because no one responds back to you. They don’t even respond on to other people’s reviews on here! Will have to contact Apple Apps support. 08/25-This basketball game app has been out for a year. It shows a 4.9 on the App Store. But can’t find any useful information on this game, no blogs, nothing on any social platform on this game. Is it just a bot game of filler teams that really don’t exist? Because you can’t chat on the game with anyone, or find anybody talking about it if you Google searching. They have a automated bugs, comment, or suggestion site. But no one responds back to you. There really good at making sure your money purchases go through. It really sounds like a one person operation ripping you off without you knowing it, because there is no connecting with anyone at all in the game, or again on an social platform or sites. NBA players that you can bid for with others?? But those other that so-called putting in bid, are bots? Eighty percent of the bids have are girl usernames(first names of girls), and avatars that I don’t recognize or see in the League Mode, where you can only bid on these players. It like an episode of the Twilight Zone. So is this a real game app, or someone clever enough to fool Apple to have it in the App Store? ### 1/5 — Insane Amount of Ads… *2026-01-04, version 1.5.8* This game is good and has a great concept but holy cow, they literally spam you with like 50 ads through one season just to achieve what you want to succeed in the game. I’d truthfully be willing to pay a bit of money to remove ads but guess what… they don’t even have that option, they are fully committed to ad spamming for money ### 1/5 — Ne marche pas *2025-12-05* Les pubs bloquent le jeu et empêchent d avancer ### 1/5 — Ads for everything *2025-11-04, version 1.5.8* Ads did stamina, to improve player, and get equipment. Overall bad game ### 1/5 — Was great till got a bad ad *2025-11-02, version 1.5.8* I got a ad with p*rn in it and I’m a minor ## Most praised reviews (10 highest-rated) ### 5/5 — Awesome *2026-08-26, version 1.6.9* Awesome game. Can’t put it down ### 5/5 — Good game *2026-08-20, version 1.6.8* i love this game ### 5/5 — Great Game *2026-08-19, version 1.6.8* This is the best game I’ve ever seen in my life ### 5/5 — Eso ta duro *2026-08-03, version 1.6.8* Goku ego ya bueno ### 5/5 — Dang *2026-07-18, version 1.6.3* It’s actually really fun ### 5/5 — He *2026-07-01, version 1.6.3* Great game ### 5/5 — .. *2026-06-20, version 1.6.3* Great ### 5/5 — Cool *2026-06-09, version 1.6.3* It’s gud ### 5/5 — Idek *2026-05-27, version 1.6.3* I liked it a whole lot it one of my favorite games (but I hated the parts where I had to wait a season cool out they go all the way to 8 hours) other than that the game is vary relaxing and fun! ### 5/5 — This is fire *2026-05-22, version 1.6.3* I feel like I am playing my career but similar --- *Data collected daily from the US App Store and indexed by [AppsHunter](https://appshunter.io/). User reviews are verbatim App Store reviews. 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