# Play Designer: Elite Hoops — user reviews > 54 indexed App Store user reviews of Play Designer by Day Well Spent LLC, rated 4.60/5 from 697 ratings. - Source: https://appshunter.io/ios/app/play-designer-elite-hoops/id6443711183/reviews - App overview in markdown: https://appshunter.io/ios/app/play-designer-elite-hoops/id6443711183.md - Rating breakdown: 5★ 570 · 4★ 60 · 3★ 22 · 2★ 9 · 1★ 36 ## What do users think of Play Designer? Overall sentiment: positive **Pros** - 👍 Useful features for coaches - 🚀 Helps plan practices efficiently - 💡 Innovative whiteboard and recording functionality - 👍 Easy to use and share plays - 👍 Developer is responsive and helpful **Cons** - 🐛 Compatibility issues with latest iOS - 💰 Paid subscription required for full functionality - 🔒 Limited free features **Commonly reported bugs** - Recording issues with no sound and inability to close/discard videos - Crashes and freezes on some devices **Most requested features** - Ability to design and animate plays - More advanced player movement and positioning features - Free recording and playback functionality ## Newest reviews (15 of 54) ### 5/5 — Love the app! *2025-10-16, version 1.4.2* The developer response quickly, and the app has helped me plan practices. Keep up the great work. ### 5/5 — Complete *2025-09-14* You have here all you need to coach. **Developer response:** Appreciate you coach! Thanks for the review! ### 5/5 — Amazing app *2025-06-04* This app has helped me and my teammates improve in every way possible, the app creates a well thought out workout to your liking and you can create as many as you want, id recommend this to people who want to take their game to the next level because this apps allows you to do so, 10/10 app **Developer response:** THANK YOU SO MUCH! That's all this app is about right here. ### 5/5 — Coach *2025-06-03, version 1.3.2* 5dstars ### 5/5 — Practice Made Simple *2025-05-29, version 1.3.1* Great! ### 5/5 — Basketball *2025-04-14, version 1.3.1* A plus ### 5/5 — Head Coach T. Williams *2025-04-14, version 1.3.1* Great app for assisting young players with understating the game ### 5/5 — Best game ever *2025-04-05, version 1.2.2* I just got the game and it is really good and fun ### 5/5 — Love it!! *2025-03-07, version 1.2.2* Best app I’ve ever downloaded on my phone. If you’re a bball coach you NEED this app! ### 5/5 — 👍 *2025-02-24, version 1.2.2* Very good app and you get good training without pay ### 5/5 — Great! *2025-02-18, version 1.2.1* Everything a coach could need in an app ### 5/5 — Cape Ann *2025-02-16, version 1.2.1* cape Ann ### 5/5 — Amazing App for Coaching (Especially on The Go) *2025-02-14* The app has always been useful but the new updates have made it amazing! Easy to use, with a nice clean interface. Players enjoy it and makes the mundane things exciting. **Developer response:** Thank you so much for this review, made my day! Glad it's helping keeping your players engaged, I've got a lot more to come too! ### 5/5 — Outstanding App! *2025-02-13* This is one of the best apps I’ve found so far for coaching! Easy to use and the developer is always looking to improve it. Also, if you have any issues, they are resolved very quickly! Looking forward to more features in the future! **Developer response:** Thank you so much for the review! I look forward to making Elite Hoops the go-to app for coaches for years to come. ### 5/5 — Love this app *2025-02-03, version 1.2.0* Wish I would have found this sooner ## Most critical reviews (10 lowest-rated) ### 1/5 — Do not download if… *2026-01-03, version 1.4.7* Do not download this game if you’re trying to use this for free. I am a player trying to record my teams play calls but cannot without paying $45 a year. All I can do is use the whiteboard (which I cannot record without paying). For that I just use one I have a home, or write my plays down in a notebook. Was really hoping this app could help me out, but it just made more problems. Please developer, at least make just the recording function free ### 1/5 — Bugs and clunky *2025-11-25* The app doesn’t seem to work with the latest iOS. Recording would bring up a video copy, but there was no sound and you couldn’t use any of the buttons. There was no way to close the video or discard it. Needs some work but a great idea. **Developer response:** This is fixed on 1.4.5 and above. ### 2/5 — Needs some quick improvements *2026-01-10* It’s other apps that let you record the play and have the ppl moving w out using screen record. Save the plays and what not. I feel I can use my phone notes and draw on it instead of wasting 45 a yr. Double tap to pass feature was cool but it’s other apps that’s free and does more. But good luck on update guys. 🙌🙏 **Developer response:** Can you tell me what quick improvements you'd like to see? Im a one man team at Elite Hoops, a 2 star review really hurts - I wish you would've just emailed me about your thoughts and I would've been more than happy to help with anything! Thanks for trying the app either way, hope to see you back eventually! My email is sup@daywellspent.io if you still want to reach out! ### 2/5 — Good idea lacking the ability to design plays *2025-12-09* This idea has a good base to begin with, but it is lacking right now. This app needs to be able to design plays in phases, then be able to have the players move and show where to go in the play based off the coaches actions for the players. Has potential to be good. Just lacking some things that could make this a real tool. Not just a whiteboard **Developer response:** Thanks for taking the time to share feedback, it's always welcome. Elite Hoops is focused on being a recordable whiteboard for coaches right now. I haven’t marketed it as a phase-by-phase play designer, but I appreciate hearing that this is something you’d find valuable. I’m a one-person team and I’m always listening, but to be honest reviews like this are incredibly deflating when you're dinging me for Elite Hoops not being designed for what you want, when it was never designed or marketed that way to begin with. If you have specific ideas or examples, feel free to reach out: sup@daywellspent.io - I *always* read and reply. Either way, thanks again for giving the app a try. ### 4/5 — Coach Q *2025-02-25, version 1.2.2* Great ### 4/5 — Why you should Chang the people *2024-07-20, version 1.1.5* In my opinion you should add like little people for the little ones?? ### 5/5 — Coach *2026-07-16* Beat app out there !!! it is an app with useful features affordable to a coach’s salary. I am so grateful to have found this app. I am not one to use technology too much because of its inherent limitations to perform well without cell service. However, having used the app, I feel it has helped me improve my productivity significantly. But, more importantly the developer is soooo attentive. He has continually improved and filled the app with features that are very useful for player and team development. Thank you Mr Developer!!! **Developer response:** Hey thanks so much for this review!! Always a pleasure to receive your emails and feedback as well :D ### 5/5 — The best *2026-05-14, version 2.1.5* Thank you for the best playbook ### 5/5 — Easy Play Sharing *2026-05-11* Easy to use, doesn’t require a bunch of setup. Basically like having a digital whiteboard you can record. **Developer response:** Thanks so much for the review! ### 5/5 — Easy Play Sharing *2026-04-19* Easy to use, doesn’t require a bunch of setup. Basically like having a digital whiteboard you can record. **Developer response:** Thanks so much for the review! ## Most praised reviews (6 highest-rated) ### 5/5 — Love it!! *2026-01-12, version 1.4.7* Best app I’ve ever downloaded on my phone. If you’re a bball coach you NEED this app! ### 5/5 — Coach *2025-12-23, version 1.4.6* An app with useful features affordable to a coach’s salary ### 5/5 — Great info *2025-12-21, version 1.4.6* I enjoy when the drills have videos attached. Great learning tool ### 5/5 — Tremendous service *2025-12-12* We have been shocked (in the most positive way) at the responsiveness of the creator of this app. Wow! So kind and eager to help us maximize the app. Thank you! **Developer response:** Absolutely, anytime!! I hope you continue to enjoy Elite Hoops for years to come! ### 5/5 — Makes running a basketball program easier *2025-10-30* I am a junior high basketball coach who loves the game, but doesn’t have much time to plan practices. Elite Hoops has helped me make practice plans that are purposeful and effective. Also, I am excited about using their whiteboard and shot chart feature. **Developer response:** Thanks so much for the review, I'm so glad Elite Hoops is making your coaching life a bit easier! More to come for sure. ### 5/5 — A great coaching tool *2025-10-26* Elite Hoops is a great coaching tool. The practice builder is perfect in helping me plan out drills and time my practice. Big fan of this app and excited to see what else is coming! **Developer response:** Thanks so much coach, really appreciate you taking the time to leave a review! --- *Data collected daily from the US App Store and indexed by [AppsHunter](https://appshunter.io/). User reviews are verbatim App Store reviews. Ratings, prices and chart positions refresh continuously; this snapshot is from 2026-08-31.*