# The Hoops Geek \| Play Designer — user reviews > 27 indexed App Store user reviews of The Hoops Geek | Play Designer by Andreas Rauh, rated 4.90/5 from 1,063 ratings. - Source: https://appshunter.io/ios/app/the-hoops-geek-play-designer/id6477780680/reviews - App overview in markdown: https://appshunter.io/ios/app/the-hoops-geek-play-designer/id6477780680.md - Rating breakdown: 5★ 977 · 4★ 66 · 3★ 14 · 2★ 2 · 1★ 4 ## What do users think of The Hoops Geek | Play Designer? Overall sentiment: positive **Pros** - 👍 User-friendly app - 🚀 Easy to use and create plays - 💡 Great tool for coaches - 🚀 Fantastic for demonstrating plays - 🚀 Excellent for creating game plans **Cons** - 💰 Subscription required after 5 plays - 💰 Expensive subscription fee - 🔒 Can't share plays without paying **Commonly reported bugs** - Subscription manager not loading - Login issues on mobile app **Most requested features** - More options for plays with different options - Ability to do more with free version ## Newest reviews (7 of 27) ### 4/5 — Solid features easy to use *2025-12-21* This app is great for creating videos and visuals for coaches and teams to store and use. The only reason it didn’t get 5 starts is because although there is an “optional” button I wish you could do more with plays that have different options. ### 4/5 — Good but you have to pay *2025-01-30* The app is very good to show and make plays but the worst thing about this app is that after you make 5 plays you have to pay monthly or annually for $8 and it really annoys me that I would have to pay after I made 5 plays ### 5/5 — Amazing program *2024-05-23, version 1.0.10* Amazing application. Very well done Hoops Geek! ### 5/5 — Great App *2024-04-02* This app is so well made you can really tell the designers know basketball and know what coaches need to convey plays to their team. This app has made coaching a lot easier. ### 5/5 — Great free features *2024-03-24* Great features with free version and so easy to use then share ### 5/5 — Great help *2024-03-17* This app is very easy to use and intuitive. Make it easy to draw and share plays. ### 5/5 — Too easy *2024-03-11* I’ve looked around for an App like this and struggled to find anything that suited. Been using the website for a couple years now. The App is an excellent advancement. The guy behind it, Andy, seeks feedback and actually follows up. He’s obviously passionate about what he’s created. Using a Apple Pencil to create plays makes it even more precise. ## Most critical reviews (10 lowest-rated) ### 1/5 — For personal use only *2024-12-18, version 1.1.3* Can’t share it with anybody without paying which is just not in my pocket as a student ### 2/5 — Good app, outrageous, shameful price *2024-12-17, version 1.1.3* I’m a volunteer coach of a youth team, looking for a tool to help teach basketball concepts. This one seems to have everything I could ask for. Wonderful. I’m ready to buy. $200 PER YEAR. That’s almost double what I pay for the entire Microsoft Office professional suite. Seriously, GFY. ### 3/5 — App Won’t log in *2025-08-28* You have glitches in your app that won’t let me log in to the phone app. But i have no problem logging into the computer website. Overall, i like the app but need it on my phone for practices. **Developer response:** Sorry to hear you ran into issues with the mobile app. Please reach out to our customer service and we will find a solution! ### 3/5 — Getting Better *2024-11-27* Im trying to figure out how to use it properly. But so far it’s growing on me ### 3/5 — Great on the surface *2024-11-26* Immediately your asked to create an account after you download. That’s where I turned around and uninstalled. No mention of if an account will cost you money or not so wasn’t going to waste my time filling it all out just to find out I need a monthly fee or something. **Developer response:** Thanks for the feedback! You might have missed it, but you can try out the Play Creator without signing up right from the starting screen. An account is only necessary once you want to save the play. A free account lets you save up to 5 plays, after that you can get a subscription to save as many plays as you want. ### 3/5 — Wish it was free *2024-10-14* I would have given it 5 stars if I could have created more than 5 plays without paying. Also, the monthly fee should be more like a one-time fee instead. ### 3/5 — Keeps Glitching *2024-05-10* The screen keeps reloading and you have to be quick logging out. You’ll be lucky if it doesn’t reload on you when you sign back in. Outside of that the app is ok. Curious what I would’ve gotten elsewhere instead of this purchase **Developer response:** Thanks for letting us know about this issue. We couldn't reproduce this issue, but we just released an update (1.0.9) that fixes potential causes for this bug. Give it a try and get in touch with our customer service if the issue persists. ### 4/5 — SUBSCRIPTION *2026-02-24* It’s great, but you can only save 5 plays before you have to buy a subscription ### 4/5 — The Hoops Geek *2026-02-08* The Hoops Geek has been great up until the past week where the sub manager has not been loading. ### 4/5 — GOOD *2026-02-08* It’s a bummer that you have to pay to get certain upgrades ## Most praised reviews (10 highest-rated) ### 5/5 — Fantastic *2025-11-21* An amazing tool for basketball coaches looking to demonstrate plays and create game plans. 10/10 ### 5/5 — Great Diagram App *2025-10-30* Great app to quickly diagram a play and share. Easy to use! ### 5/5 — Exactly what I was looking for *2025-10-26* Easy to use ### 5/5 — Geek hoops *2025-03-30* This is an awsome app it alllows you to maybe make the next pick and roll ### 5/5 — Awesome!! Perfect!! *2025-02-14* Best play designer App I’ve used. Simple, easy to use, just works! ### 5/5 — Such a fun app *2025-01-25* Great app to play around with, able to show different phases of a play. Love this app! Would recommend to any bball coach ### 5/5 — REALLY GOOD *2024-11-23* I ### 5/5 — Good app *2024-11-19* I like how user friendly it is to use ### 5/5 — Great app! *2024-11-05* From a kid that loved basketball but never learned from a playbook, to a man that volunteered to coach. This app really helped tremendously with generating some basic plays. Also get to add catchy names that the kids like, which adds a motivational boost to executing them. ### 5/5 — Best coaching plays app!! *2024-09-29* I have tried a lot of different apps for drawing/designing plays. This is the best by far! --- *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 2026-09-01.*