# Foam Madness — Play Your Own Tournament

> Basketball tournament and game simulator with customizable rounds and live scores. (iPhone/iPad app by Michael Virgo.)

- Source: https://appshunter.io/ios/app/foam-madness/id1507627005 (this page in markdown: same URL + `.md`)
- Developer: [Michael Virgo](https://appshunter.io/developer/1507627004)
- Category: Sports, Games, Sports
- Price: Free
- Rating: 5.00/5 from 6 App Store ratings · 4 written reviews indexed
- Age rating: 4+
- Requires: iOS 14.0 · 1 MB
- Languages: American English
- Released: 2020-04-15
- Data updated: 2026-06-09
- Monetization: free
- User reviews in markdown: https://appshunter.io/ios/app/foam-madness/id1507627005/reviews.md

## What is Foam Madness?

This app was made as a fun way to pass the time with a basketball hoop and ball (whether mini or full-size) during shelter-in-place in Spring 2020, with a certain college tournament otherwise cancelled.

Game Rules

Games are built with four rounds, made up of 10 shots (by default, but customizable from 3 to 15 shots) of escalating value: 1 point, 2 points, 3 points, and 4 points. Clicking on an individual basketball to make it orange will count it as a made shot; leaving it gray will not be counted.

Points are only displayed at the end of all four rounds for each team, and then a statistics view is also available to show percentages by round.

If overtime is needed, an additional round of shots is given per team, with each basket worth one point. An additional round of shots is added per additional overtime period, as necessary.

Shooting Hand

Each team is given a random selection to shoot either right or left-handed, set so that the "better" team has a better chance to shoot with their dominant hand. This chance is calculated separately for each team (i.e. both teams could end up shooting with the same hand) based on historical win probabilities in the tournament when those seeds face each other. Equal seeds, or seeds that have never faced each other, have a 50 percent chance of either hand. Single games outside of tournaments operate as if the teams are equal seeds.

Single Game

A single game will consist of players selecting two teams, with a 50% chance for each team to shoot each right or left handed; as noted above, this is calculated separately, so each team could end up shooting with the same hand.

All teams in Division 1 are available to play with, not just tournament teams.

Tournament Mode

Tournament mode requires the user to either select an initial bracket or make a customizable bracket, and then they can select individual games to play by round or region. The currently viewed round can be changed with the +/- button from within a single tournament's menu (if in List view style), or the currently viewed region can be changed by selecting a different region (if in Bracket view style), although games will be unplayable until both teams have been decided for a given game (typically applicable to later rounds).

Both men's and women's tournament brackets are available.

You may simulate, and therefore not play, individual tournament games (but not single games), or even an entire tournament, where desired; the winner will be based on historical win probabilities, as used for shooting hand determination in a non-simulated game. Note that no statistics will be recorded, and the winner of each game will be given a winning score of 1 to 0.

Live Game Scores

Live game scores are obtained through the ESPN API.

## Key features

- Customizable rounds and shot values
- Random shooting hand assignment
- Single game mode
- Tournament mode with bracket selection
- Live game scores via ESPN API
- Men's and women's tournament brackets

## Recent user reviews (4 of 4)

All indexed reviews: https://appshunter.io/ios/app/foam-madness/id1507627005/reviews.md

### 5/5 — Perfect!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!

*2024-05-31, version 1.10*

Incredible!!!!!!!!!!!!!

### 5/5 — Awesome but one problem

*2024-03-19, version 1.9*

I want to make my own tournaments and be able to edit the tournament also when you sim can it be a good score like 67-74

### 5/5 — Conference tournaments

*2023-11-01, version 1.7*

You should add 2023 conference tournaments

### 3/5 — New option

*2023-02-05, version 1.5*

You should create a option to create a tournament.

## Frequently asked questions about Foam Madness

### How many shots are in each round of Foam Madness?

Each round of Foam Madness consists of 10 shots by default, but this is customizable from 3 to 15 shots per round.

### Can I play Foam Madness offline?

The description does not specify offline play capabilities. However, the app utilizes the ESPN API for live game scores, which may require an internet connection.

### What devices does Foam Madness support?

Foam Madness is available on iPhone and iPod devices.

### How does Foam Madness determine the shooting hand for teams?

Foam Madness assigns a random shooting hand based on historical win probabilities for the tournament. Equal seeds or teams that have never faced each other have a 50 percent chance of either hand.

### Can I simulate an entire tournament in Foam Madness?

Yes, you can simulate individual tournament games or an entire tournament in Foam Madness. The winner will be determined by historical win probabilities.

### Does Foam Madness have ads?

No, Foam Madness does not contain advertisements.

### What is the age rating for Foam Madness?

Foam Madness has an age rating of 4+.

### How often is Foam Madness updated?

The app was last updated on March 16, 2026, with version 1.12. This indicates a recent update, though historical update frequency is not provided.

## Version history (last 5 releases)

### 1.12 — 2026-03-16

2026 brackets are here! If your bracket gets busted, or your team didn't quite get the seed you wanted, make sure to check out custom brackets as well.

### 1.11 — 2025-03-17

2025 brackets are now live! Make sure to also check out custom brackets, as well as the alternate bracket view, added in the previous update.

Additionally, the live game scores can now be filtered between college and pro, and men's vs. women's. Some minor color styling changes have been made for pending bracket view games.

### 1.10 — 2024-05-20

Custom brackets have arrived in Foam Madness! Create brackets of sizes 64, 32, 16, 8 or 4 teams, using a starter fill of random teams, an existing bracket, or select all of them up front. After the initial fill, you can change teams or seeds as you want, as well as the names of each region. Additionally:
- You can now customize shots per game round from 10 to between 3 to 15 shots.
- A new "bracket" view has been added, which you can view for each tournament region instead of the existing list view for each tournament round.
- A new settings page has been added, where you can change between List and Bracket view styles for the default when you create a new tournament.
- Historical probabilities have been updated for 2024 tournament results.
- Various minor layout adjustments were made.

### 1.9 — 2024-03-18

2024 brackets are now live! Additionally:
- The initial bracket selection page has been improved
- The team picker for single games has been improved (search for teams instead of scrolling a giant wheel)
- Fourteen new Division 1 teams have been added
- Historical probabilities have been updated based on last year's tournament
- Some team names have been lengthened to their full names
- Various minor layout improvements

### 1.8 — 2024-03-12

Various layout updates, including better use of screen space for the team picker for single games.

The minimum iOS version is now iOS 14 (up from iOS 12 previously).

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