Comparison

Kill Ball vs Backyard Basketball '01

Price, ratings, monetisation and update history for both games, side by side — with what reviewers say about each.

Head to head
About

Kill Ball

Engage in a fun ball-catching game with family and friends. Compete in various play modes and climb the leaderboards. Enjoy a simple yet engaging experience for players of all ages.

Highlights
  • Single Player Mode
  • Double Player Mode
  • Multiplayer Mode
  • Ranking System
Features
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catch ball with your father and son or friends. Features: + Single Play + Double Play + Multi Play + Ranking

About

Backyard Basketball '01

Relive a classic basketball arcade experience with customizable teams and players. Play single games or a full season, track stats, and enjoy fun power-ups and bloopers. Features iconic characters and lively commentary.

Highlights
  • Customize uniforms and players
  • Play single games or full seasons
  • Track player and team stats
  • Create custom players
  • Iconic kid athletes and legends
  • Comical power-ups and hilarious bloopers
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HOOP DREAMING Slip on those high tops and hit the courts with the first basketball game in the award-winning Backyard Sports Franchise, Backyard Basketball ‘01, now enhanced to run on iOS devices. The Backyard athletes are teaming up with kid versions of hoops legends in Backyard Basketball ‘01! Customize your uniform, pick your fab five, and get ready for four quarters of hoops! Play single games or a whole season. Track stats in Season play and create custom players to watch their skills improve over time! HOOPS FOR EVERYONE Ball like it’s 2001! 30 Iconic Kid Athletes 9 Unique Basketball Courts Comical Power-ups Hilarious Bloopers Lively commentary from Sunny Day and Barry Dejay THE GOAT Backyard Basketball featured arguably the most iconic video game athlete of the 90s or any era - Pablo Sanchez. Play with the legend himself or choose your favorites and relive what made Backyard Basketball 2001 an award-winning classic. Game Modes include: Pick-up Game: Instant play! The computer chooses a random team for you and itself and the game starts immediately. Season Play: Pick your team name, uniform colors, and players to compete in the Backyard Basketball League. Manage the team through a basketball season for your chance to win the Championship! We’re talking about practice! Hone those basketball skills while getting a feel for every court in practice mode! Then, it’s game time! Play a Pick-up Game or a Full Season with your favorite players. ADDITIONAL INFORMATION At our core, we are fans first – not just of video games, but of the Backyard Sports franchise. Fans have asked for accessible and legal ways to play their original Backyard titles for years, and we are excited to deliver. Without having access to the source code, there are hard limitations on the experience we can create. Backyard Basketball ‘01 runs well and looks better than ever for iOS devices and creates a new installation for digital preservation within the Backyard Sports catalog that allows the next generation of fans to fall in love with the game. Making a return to Backyard Basketball is Lisa Leslie!

Screenshots

Kill Ball2 screens
Backyard Basketball '014 screens

Verdict

The call

The clearest difference is rating: Kill Ball at 5.0 against Backyard Basketball '01's 3.9. Kill Ball also leads on review sentiment (83% vs 59%) and iOS requirement (6.0 vs 15.0). Backyard Basketball '01's advantage is in-app purchases (none vs 1) and ratings volume (125 vs 3). On price, ads and device support there is nothing between them.

Scored on Price · Rating · Positive reviews · Number of ratings · Update frequency · Ads · In-app purchases · Monetization · Best chart rank · Devices · Requires iOS

CostPrice · In-app purchases · Ads · Monetization

Both are free to download. Kill Ball sells 1 one-off in-app purchase. Backyard Basketball '01 asks for nothing beyond the download.

ReceptionRating · Positive reviews · Number of ratings

Kill Ball holds the better App Store score, 5.0 against 3.9. That said, the two scores are not equally well evidenced: Backyard Basketball '01 has 125 ratings behind it against 3, so its average is the more settled of the two. Written reviews point the same way: 83% of Kill Ball's written reviews are positive against 59% of Backyard Basketball '01's.

Scorecard6 real differences · 3 level
Kill Ball versus Backyard Basketball '01: the parameters behind the verdict, then further details
ParameterKill BallBackyard Basketball '01
PriceFreeFree
Rating5.0 (3 ratings) — better3.9 (125 ratings)
Positive reviews83.3% of reviews — better59.1% of reviews
Number of ratings3125 — better
AdsNoNo
In-app purchasesYesNo — better
MonetizationFree with in-app purchases — betterPaid
DevicesiPhone, iPad, iPodiPhone, iPad, iPod
Requires iOS6.0 — better15.0
Further details — not scored
Size97 MB362 MB
Age rating9+4+
DeveloperKim Bo YoungPlayground Productions LLC

Customer experience

Kill Ball

All ratings3 ratings
Positive100.0%
Neutral0.0%
Negative0.0%
Written reviews12 reviews
Positive83.3%
Neutral0.0%
Negative16.7%

Backyard Basketball '01

All ratings114 ratings
Positive68.4%
Neutral6.1%
Negative25.4%
Written reviews44 reviews
Positive59.1%
Neutral6.8%
Negative34.1%

In-app purchases

1 purchases

Kill Ball

One-time1
  • Remove advertisement$0.99
None

Backyard Basketball '01

No in-app purchases

Questions

Is Kill Ball free?
Kill Ball is free to download, with in-app purchases available.
Is Backyard Basketball '01 free?
Backyard Basketball '01 is free to download, with no in-app purchases.
Which has better reviews, Kill Ball or Backyard Basketball '01?
Kill Ball is rated higher. Kill Ball averages 5.0 out of 5 from 3 ratings, while Backyard Basketball '01 averages 3.9 from 125 ratings.
Do Kill Ball or Backyard Basketball '01 have ads?
Neither Kill Ball nor Backyard Basketball '01 shows ads.

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