# Bball Sim - Dynasty Basketball — Manage. Draft. Win.

> Basketball franchise simulator with dynasty management, drafting, and realistic gameplay. (iPhone/iPad app by ROSS MICHAEL GRIFFUS.)

- Source: https://appshunter.io/ios/app/bball-sim-dynasty-basketball/id6774754906 (this page in markdown: same URL + `.md`)
- Developer: [ROSS MICHAEL GRIFFUS](https://appshunter.io/developer/6774754908)
- Category: Games, Sports, Simulation, Sports
- Price: Free with in-app purchases
- Rating: 4.20/5 from 19 App Store ratings · 12 written reviews indexed
- Age rating: 4+
- Requires: iOS 15.0 · 40 MB
- Languages: American English
- Released: 2026-06-05
- Data updated: 2026-09-01
- Monetization: free with in-app purchases
- User reviews in markdown: https://appshunter.io/ios/app/bball-sim-dynasty-basketball/id6774754906/reviews.md

## What is Bball Sim?

BBALL SIM — Dynasty Basketball
  
Take the GM seat and build a basketball dynasty. Draft prospects, work trades, develop your roster, and chase championships across multiple seasons.

KICK OFF YOUR WAY
 Start a regular campaign with a real-world inspired league — or jump into Fantasy Draft mode and assemble your roster from the entire player pool before tip-off.
  
A REAL SIM ENGINE
 Possession-by-possession gameplay with ratings, coaching schemes, badges, and on-court synergies all shaping the result. Watch games play out live, or sim straight to the final score.
  
FULL GM CONTROL
 • Draft prospects and develop them into stars
 • Negotiate trades and navigate cap space
 • Sign free agents and re-sign your own talent
 • Hire coaches, scouts, and trainers
 • Upgrade facilities to speed development

DEEP DEVELOPMENT
 Every player evolves season by season. Minutes, morale, work ethic, and trainer perks shape who breaks out — and who fades. Pair the right badges for chemistry-changing synergies on the floor.
  
CROSS-DEVICE SYNC
 Your campaigns and balance live in the cloud. Pick up where you left off on any device.

 Build the roster. Make the moves. Chase the ring.

## Key features

- Draft prospects and develop stars
- Negotiate trades and manage cap space
- Sign free agents and re-sign talent
- Hire coaches, scouts, and trainers
- Upgrade facilities for faster development
- Realistic possession-by-possession simulation
- Cross-device cloud sync

## Pricing and in-app purchases

Base price: Free.

**One-time purchases**

| Purchase | Price | Type |
| --- | --- | --- |
| Roster Editor Unlock | $8.99 | one-time |
| 1,000 Tokens | $0.99 | one-time |
| 6,500 Tokens | $4.99 | one-time |
| Headshot Editor Unlock | $3.99 | one-time |


## Recent user reviews (10 of 12)

All indexed reviews: https://appshunter.io/ios/app/bball-sim-dynasty-basketball/id6774754906/reviews.md

### 3/5 — Bug when trying to hire and upgrade.

*2026-08-28*

This game is amazing outside the fact that I have more than enough tokens to hire staff but it will tell me I do not have enough. And this goes for upgrading badges and upgrading the facility levels. If that bug is fixed then it’s 5⭐️in my opinion!

### 3/5 — Fun Grind

*2026-08-13*

Pay to win style game, has fun moments, but over shadowed by the constant downgrade of facilities. Feels like a never ending cycle of barely scrapping by, growth is slow, albeit not overly rewarding. 3rd season made it to the finals, lost 3-4, facilities all downgraded. Didn’t get past the next season.

**Developer response:** Thanks for the feedback. Im going to be adding a new change to the lifecycle of facilities in my next update -- if you have an active staff member signed, facilities will not downgrade that season and you will get a slight boost from the owner...going to keep working on that progression system altogether to make it less grindy and more rewarding...Thanks for playing!

### 5/5 — Developer Listens

*2026-08-08*

I made some suggestions to the developer and he implemented some and considered others, nice to see feedback be used!

**Developer response:** Thanks man! Yup, always open to feedback and feature requests :)

### 5/5 — Makes Fun :)

*2026-08-02*

Really fun

**Developer response:** really appreciate the support! ✌🏻

### 3/5 — Bug with Roster Editor

*2026-08-01*

Wont let me purchase roster editor. Lets me purchase everything else though. Definitely a great foundation for a GM game

**Developer response:** sorry about that, apple approved my new code but not the new purchasable yet -- it should be available in the next few days for sure..Thanks for playing ✌🏻

### 5/5 — awesome game

*2026-07-20*

just got this game a few days ago but i been hooked literally im writing this review from work but this job won’t stop me from making my dynasty 😭 shoutout the creator

**Developer response:** thanks for the support ✌🏻

### 2/5 — Solid framework but many issues

*2026-07-15*

Solid interface and has a lot of potential but a lot of issues that hold it back 

CPU teams quickly become powerhouses - 3+ All Stars and records like 101-9 whereas your rebuild is much tougher 

Re-signing players to contracts often doesn’t register. In my last season, I re-signed my roster TWICE and still lost all 7 guys in free agency 

The owner goals are a nice touch but are often unrealistic to your team and the current situation 

Lack of a search feature makes trades very difficult and doesn’t help you identify any current needs easily

The coins system is OK but owner goals often ask for a hired scout, physician, HC, and trainer which all run 2000 coins each and it is impossible to get 8,000 coins within 4 seasons. Feels like a trap to get you to buy them

**Developer response:** I really appreciate feedback...I've been working on addressing each of these issues the last few days and I'll be rolling out a new version that fixes the bugs and updates those mechanics in just a few days. Thanks for playing!

### 1/5 — No Tokens when Purchased

*2026-07-07*

I went to get tokens twice and they never showed up !!

**Developer response:** So sorry for the inconvenience! We investigated the issue, located the specific bug, and have successfully credited the tokens to your account. A permanent fix has also been pushed in our latest app update. If anyone else experiences any transactional issues, please reach out directly to our customer support at https://bball-sim.com/support or join our community at https://www.reddit.com/r/Bball_Sim/ so we can verify your account details.

### 4/5 — Age for Rookies

*2026-07-04*

Love the game it’s been fun and amazing since I’ve started. The biggest flaw I have is why do I have a 27yr old rookie. Can we please change that to make these guys young to build around and not where after 5yrs later they retire

**Developer response:** Thanks for playing! I will look into this and fix it in my next update.

### 5/5 — Such an amazing game

*2026-07-04*

This is definitely the best basketball sim game I've played so far keeps me entertained 👍

**Developer response:** Thanks for the support!!

## Frequently asked questions about Bball Sim

### What is Bball Sim?

Bball Sim is a basketball franchise simulator where you act as the General Manager. You can draft players, manage trades, develop your roster, and compete for championships over multiple seasons.

### Does Bball Sim have ads?

No, Bball Sim does not contain advertisements, offering an uninterrupted simulation experience.

### What game modes are available in Bball Sim?

Bball Sim offers a regular campaign mode with a real-world inspired league and a Fantasy Draft mode where you assemble your roster from the entire player pool.

### How does the simulation engine work in Bball Sim?

The simulation engine is possession-by-possession, taking into account player ratings, coaching schemes, badges, and on-court synergies to determine game outcomes. You can watch games live or sim to the final score.

### Can I play Bball Sim on multiple devices?

Yes, Bball Sim supports cross-device sync, allowing you to pick up your campaigns and progress on any device where you have it installed.

### What is the age rating for Bball Sim?

Bball Sim is rated 4+ and is suitable for a wide audience of players.

### How often is Bball Sim updated?

The latest version, 2.3, was released on June 19, 2026, indicating active development and updates.

### What are the in-app purchases in Bball Sim?

While the app is free to download and play, it offers in-app purchases that can enhance your gameplay experience, though specific details are not provided.

## Version history (last 5 releases)

### 2.3.6 — 2026-08-26

NEW(!): SPEAK YOUR LANGUAGE

- The entire game is now playable in Spanish, Portuguese, French, German, Italian, and Romanian — every screen, play-by-play call, news story, and owner conversation.
- Your device's language is detected automatically on first launch, or pick your own anytime from the Profile page.

NEW(!): YOUR STAFF RUN THE BUILDING

- Facilities no longer degrade in the offseason while the matching staff member is on payroll — keep your trainer, physician, scout, and analyst hired and they'll maintain the building. Your owner will notice, too.
- Every facility level now delivers a real, visible upgrade: faster coach training sessions, quicker injury recovery, injury prevention at the top medical tiers, and a full ladder of coaching analytics — from rough scheme fit ratings to exact Fit %, season play analytics, per-play efficiency, and a "Season Proven" scheme tag.
- Staff moved in with their facilities: hire and manage each specialist right on their facility's tab, with clear warnings when a hired staffer's perks are locked behind a low facility level. The old Personnel tab is now a focused Coach tab.
- New Franchise Staff card on your campaign home — a quick pulse on all four hires that flags locked perks and vacant roles, one tap from fixing either.

NEW(!): FULLY PLAYABLE OFFLINE

- No connection? No problem. Play games, run seasons, make trades, earn and spend tokens — everything works offline and syncs safely when you're back online. Only login, account creation, and store purchases need a connection.
- No more "sync failed" popups while offline — your progress saves on your device and backs up automatically the moment you reconnect.

POLISH & FIXES

- Fixed playoff brackets sometimes showing stale first-round series scores.
- Simulating the whole offseason now runs a real free-agency market — star free agents sign for market value across the league instead of bargain minimum deals.
- Trade block cleanup: retired players and recently signed free agents no longer linger on it.
- Notifications now always arrive in your selected language.
- Refreshed walkthroughs for the campaign home, Coach tab, and Facilities, plus many small fixes and polish.

Thanks for playing :)

### 2.3.5 — 2026-08-06

NEW(!): CUSTOM ROOKIE DRAFT CLASSES & THE BUILDER

- Roster Editor owners can now author full rookie draft classes — every prospect's attributes, potential, badges, and tier — for any season of a campaign.
- At each season start, choose how your rookie class is set: generate & continue, generate & edit, or import a class you've imported.
- NEW standalone Builder page: craft full league rosters and draft classes outside any campaign. Projects save automatically, sync to your account, and stay editable forever.
- Share your creations: draft classes get their own tab on the Community board — publish yours, import anyone's.

NEW(!): CHAMPIONSHIP NIGHT

- Win it all and the league remembers: a new finals recap shows the champion, the series result, and the Finals MVP — win or lose.
- Win the title and your owner texts you personally — with a 1,000-token championship bonus and a lasting owner satisfaction boost.
- Banner Night: the season after a championship, watch your new banner rise to the rafters — then hang permanently on your campaign home, one for every title.

NEW(!): AROUND THE LEAGUE

- The league now trades without you: AI-to-AI trades happen weekly, appear in your weekly report, and every deal is logged in a new season-long Trades tab on the League page.
- Every player now carries a career trade history in their player card.
- The ticker follows the calendar: top available free agents during free agency, the live draft order after the lottery, and full draft results before the season tips off.
- LATEST NEWS is now the News Desk — a live reader that works through the week's stories one by one, with coach hirings and firings across the league now making headlines.
- Team payrolls now mirror the real NBA — contenders pay the tax, rebuilders stay lean.

POLISH & FIXES

- Fixed a stuck "couldn't advance the playoffs" error after elimination.
- Fixed attribute upgrades failing on attributes at their individual growth ceiling (now clearly marked MAX).
- Notifications now open the campaign they're about when tapped.
- Fixed traded players showing the wrong team in their player card.
- New walkthroughs for the Roster Editor's start screen, plus lots of other small fixes and polish.

Thanks for playing :)

### 2.3.4 — 2026-08-01

NEW(!): CUSTOM ROSTER EDITOR ADDON & BBALL SIM COMMUNITY

- Build your own league — full control over every player's attributes, potential, badges, personality, and history, plus coaches, team names, and even future draft pick ownership.
- Start from a generated league and tweak it, or build all 30 teams from scratch — works with both regular campaigns and fantasy drafts.
- Gain access to be Bball Sim community for updates 

NEW(!): FRONT OFFICE OVERHAUL

- Spend past the salary cap — with consequences. First and second apron penalties are now live.
- Owner expectations scale with spending: your owner mandates a payroll line to match their ambitions (and their stinginess).
- Over the 1st apron? Trades must send out more salary than they take back.
- Finish a season over the 2nd apron? Only minimum signings allowed, and your next available 1st-round pick is FROZEN (untradeable) — dropped to the last pick of round 1.
- More freedom to offer bigger contracts in free agency and re-signings — a true overpay can now win a player over.
- Retirement veto: overturn a player's retirement decision right from the offseason retirement report.

POLISH & FIXES

- Trade wizard: enriched team cards show every team's top assets at a glance, plus a new league-wide Trade Block tab.
- Fixed AI trade offers proposing salary math that could never legally complete.
- Fixed re-signings sometimes silently
- Fixed issues around player fatigue.
- Blunted the 'contender' roster/coach .
- Coach 'hire' sub-tasks now capped at one per GM contract.
- Other random bug fixes and general po

Thanks for playing :)

### 2.3.3 — 2026-07-16

NEW(!): LIVE GAMES OVERHAUL

- Simulate at your own pace — possession by possession, dead ball to dead ball (new default), or quarter by quarter.
- Dead balls are now part of the simulation engine, along with player fouls, team fouls, and the free throws they create.
- Call a timeout to give your stars a break and make coaching changes.
- Open the coach overlay mid-play to make adjustments — they take effect at the next dead ball.
- New, dynamic ball shooting animation makes plays feel more satisfying to watch.
- Lots of new live-game sounds added (more sound variations coming).

POLISH & FIXES

- New walkthrough "replay" mechanic — revisit the walkthrough on any page anytime.
- Fixed cloud sync for larger campaign files.
- Fixed a bug causing some newly generated rookies to be upwards of 27 years old.
- Other random bug fixes and general polish.

Thanks for playing :)

### 2.3.2 — 2026-07-04

NEW(!): SMARTER SIMULATION

- Multiple new play sets added across offense and defense, with a full accuracy pass on existing plays.
- Auto play-calling now adapts to your coaching scheme.
- Offensive reads now factor in the defensive matchup — the defender's attributes and badges matter on every decision.

ANALYTICS DEPARTMENT

- Hire an Analyst (Team → Staff) to unlock per-play-set analytics.
- Postgame breakdowns show your team's efficiency by play set.
- 4-star Analysts with an upgraded Analytics Facility unlock pregame opponent scouting reports.

DRAFT

- Spend scouting points live during the draft.
- "Diamonds in the rough" now appear occasionally — low-rated prospects hiding star potential for sharp scouts to unearth.
- Defensive Player of the Year added to the season awards.

LOOK & FEEL

- Coaching scheme cards redesigned with live play visualizations and animations.
- New player, coach, and staff headshot assets.

POLISH & FIXES

- Fixed a rare case where a recently traded player could vanish from your roster.
- Fixed season progression getting stuck heading into the playoffs.
- Fixed duplicate All-Star announcements and rookie awards not appearing in season one.
- Stability improvements and general polish.

Thanks for playing :)

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