# Spalding TF DNA — user reviews > 44 indexed App Store user reviews of Spalding TF DNA by SportIQ, rated 4.80/5 from 1,320 ratings. - Source: https://appshunter.io/ios/app/spalding-tf-dna/id6532600994/reviews - App overview in markdown: https://appshunter.io/ios/app/spalding-tf-dna/id6532600994.md - Rating breakdown: 5★ 1,146 · 4★ 107 · 3★ 31 · 2★ 10 · 1★ 26 ## What do users think of Spalding TF DNA? Overall sentiment: neutral **Pros** - 🚀 Accurate shot tracking - 👍 Helpful shooting analytics - 👍 Great app features **Cons** - 🐛 Inconsistent shot detection - 🐛 Connectivity issues - 💰 Potential subscription concerns **Commonly reported bugs** - Inconsistent shot detection - Connectivity issues - Subscription concerns **Most requested features** - Improved shot detection accuracy - Seamless connectivity ## Newest reviews (13 of 44) ### 4/5 — Tech common sense *2026-08-18* Sometimes it counted misses and didn’t count makes it as well wasn’t saying it was a swish when it was a perfect swish and high arc and it said it was low arc. Overall, my son is doing good though it’s forcing him to go outside more and shoot hoops he’s at about 500 now **Developer response:** Thanks for sharing your feedback. Please contact our support team at support.spalding.tf-dna.app/en-US/contact and we’ll be happy to help get this resolved. ### 4/5 — Need more customization *2026-08-14* Very good app but could be better. I should be able to fully customize target spin rate and not have a min of 1.5. A lot of players shoot slightly lower and that’s ok. Also the audio feedback should give all 3 metrics not just one. If you are listening to ear buds while shooting it would be helpful to get all 3 so you don’t have to stop and look at the app. And have the option to get the actual value read. Not just too low. The app has so much potential though. If it could start to analyze makes and misses to find out the key variables. Like your spin rate doesn’t matter much but when your release time is faster it has a big improvement. Focus on that. **Developer response:** Thank you for the detailed feedback! We’re always looking for ways to improve the app based on customer feedback, and your suggestions have already been shared with our team as we continue improving the experience. ### 4/5 — Amazing product *2026-07-05, version 1.1.2* This is an amazing basketball it would 100% be a five star but all it says for feedback is release angle and shot ark. ### 4/5 — HORSE *2026-06-05, version 1.0.47* Works well. Lots of potential. Why can’t you play HORSE with this? Seems like low fruit and a waste. ### 4/5 — Glitchy *2026-05-30* The app just sometimes glitches out in the middle of a session and freezes **Developer response:** Hi, thank you for your feedback. Please contact us at https://support.spalding.tf-dna.app/en-US/contact and we’ll get this sorted. ### 4/5 — Not bad *2026-02-08* Sometimes it doesn’t always track arc correctly or spin. ### 5/5 — This app is tuff *2025-12-30, version 1.0.38* Tufffffff ### 4/5 — Not bad not amazing *2025-12-28* My dad took it around shooting and now I can’t delete his sessions and some shots are counted wrong. Otherwise amazing! **Developer response:** Thanks for the feedback. You can use Casual mode and your stats won’t be saved. That makes it easy to let someone else try the app without affecting your stats. Also, please ensure the net is not too loose. The ball should make contact with the net when going in. We recommend using a standard net or tightening the existing net if needed. Appreciate you taking the time to leave a review and glad you’re enjoying the app. ### 5/5 — 37% of my shots are not being counted. *2025-12-20* Most of my makes are being counted as misses because I’m shooting in the Splash Zone. In other words if you have a swish within a swish the app can’t tell if it’s a make or an airball. The solution to this problem would be making a splash Zone feature that counts perfect swishes like dead center since the hoop is so large. Wonderful ball 🔥🔥🔥I can chart so much shots now!! Thank you spalding **Developer response:** Thank you very much for the detailed feedback. On perfect swishes, shots may be counted as misses if the net is too loose and the ball does not touch it. We recommend using a standard net or tightening the net so it makes clear contact with the ball. A simple solution is to use a zip tie to connect a few of the net’s loops together. If you would like to discuss this further, please contact us at support@spalding.tf-dna.app. We are always happy to help. ### 3/5 — Connection issues *2025-12-18* Too many times the ball loses connection to my iPhone and we have to restart. When connected, it is great. **Developer response:** We are sorry to hear you are having trouble connecting your ball. Our customer support team will be happy to help you resolve this. Please contact us at support@spalding.tf-dna.app. ### 5/5 — Basket *2025-12-07, version 1.0.35* If u put in the work it really pays off ### 5/5 — Review *2025-12-03, version 1.0.35* Best idea ever ### 4/5 — Great product for lovers of stats, data, and basketball. *2025-11-11* This is a great product. It get my shoots I shoot correct roughly 95% of the time. It makes me happy to try and track stats. As a developer and someone that loves stats and metrics it is right up my alley. I would also like to be able to export my data out of the app, so I could analyze, and organize it myself outside the app. I would love to provide feature requests and think that should be added to the app. **Developer response:** Thank you for your feedback. If you’d like to export your data, you can request a CSV at any time by contacting us at support@spalding.tf-dna.app. We’re also happy to hear any feature requests you may have, and all feature requests sent to our support team are escalated to our tech team. ## Most critical reviews (10 lowest-rated) ### 1/5 — What the heck is this app *2026-08-03, version 1.1.2* Bro this app is buns it cheats me and I get 50 percent ### 1/5 — Not worth it *2026-05-09* It’s a good idea to have a ball that tracks your shots but Spalding did it wrong, especially making it $250!!! It dribbles weird and kind of makes me shoot weird (to be fair I use it ouside but it still feels weird). Anyway, the app is the real thing I’m reviewing, and it is a whole other issue, it is an ok app and all but it is not worth $100 a year or whatever, unless you play tons of basketball, which I do and still think it’s not worth it. Don’t get me wrong the app itself is pretty good but it would be way cooler if there was an option to kind of 1v1 someone and see who can make more shots in a certain amount of time. **Developer response:** Thanks for your feedback! We appreciate you taking the time to share your experience. The ball is designed to bounce just like a regular basketball. Please contact us at https://support.spalding.tf-dna.app/en-US/contact and we'll get this sorted for you right away. We also wanted to let you know that we do have a competitive feature! You can challenge other users and compare scores in our Shootout mode, which you can find in the app under Social → Shootouts. ### 1/5 — Ridiculous cost *2025-12-23* How can they expect a family to pay over $600 per year for this? Why don't they offer family memberships like nearly every other sports and athletic app?? Avoid them until they fix it unless you only want one player to use it. We're returning ours. ### 1/5 — Not loving it *2025-07-27, version 1.0.26* I have tried everything and I still can not get my basketball to connect. So not happy about that. ### 1/5 — Swishing *2025-07-16, version 1.0.26* When I swish it very well it doesn’t count because it’s so good in the middle of the hoop it can’t sense it go in. It thinks I airballed. You should fix this because it happens every time I shoot. I just that good. ### 1/5 — Why *2025-03-09* Got thos ball for Christmas it’s only connected once legit idk how yall are taxing people for something that never works **Developer response:** I apologise for your bad experience. Please be in contact with our customer support team and they will help you out. Here is the link for you: https://support.spalding.tf-dna.app/en-US/contact ### 1/5 — Ball does not connect *2025-01-03, version 1.0.9* Works great when it connects. Just a basketball when it’s not working ### 1/5 — Broken QR and Links *2025-01-01* So many steps. So many broken links. Can subscribe in app. What a waste. ### 2/5 — shot determination *2026-04-21, version 1.0.45* it says half the time i air ball when really i just hit rim. also it says i hit rim when really i make it. pls change it ### 3/5 — Great but not great *2026-05-10* But this thing just does not keep track of your distance. I have measured multiple times on a Level court, and it still says the wrong distance, disappointed, but great for young learners **Developer response:** Hi, thank you for your feedback. Please contact us at https://support.spalding.tf-dna.app/en-US/contact and we’ll get this sorted. ## Most praised reviews (10 highest-rated) ### 5/5 — Add feature *2026-05-02* After a workout, please add a feature called shot map. It shows every shot you took, and where you took it from. If you click on a shot, it shows your release time, arc, and spin rate. ### 5/5 — Yas queen *2026-04-24, version 1.0.46* So cool ### 5/5 — Needs to work with Apple Watch *2026-04-13* My son likes it a lot. It would be nice if there was a way to sync with an apple watch app. It could show stats without walking to the main device. I’d bet there is a way the watch could also enhance the accuracy of the distance estimates, which are off from time to time (e.g. pointer reads as a 15 footer). ### 5/5 — Great *2026-04-03, version 1.0.44* The best app ever ### 5/5 — Spalding TF DNA *2026-04-01* Haven’t used much but so far I’ve loved it due to its ability to track shooting percentage and give solid feedback on what to improve. The feedback given to me surpasses any kind of assumption of what’s wrong with my shot. ### 5/5 — Quality Ball & Feedback *2026-03-05* The ball feels great and the feedback is fun if you like stats. I am curious on the arc feedback but the ball is spot on for distance, makes, misses and spin. ### 5/5 — Apparently *2026-02-09, version 1.0.40* This app is so good it helps me with my shooting for my games . ### 5/5 — Great app… expansion? *2026-02-02* Would love to see where this app goes next. Anything for a righty who is practicing lefty? I imagine that’s not a difficult addition. What about dribbling? Passing precision? You’re almost there anyway with the shooting algorithm. What about in-competition? App-switching profiles based on who has the ball in a one v. one game (the second you add a team effort it gets really difficult). Happy to show your devs how to do some of this if needed. ### 5/5 — Basketball *2026-01-10* Storage in Nintendo shot day with this app and I made all of them. It helps so much because it tells me how much I made how much I missed and it helps with my basketball. I was pretty good at basketball now Best on my team thanks to this app. ### 5/5 — Very fun *2026-01-09, version 1.0.38* Very fun --- *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 2026-09-04.*