Comparison

AbsChallenge vs Hoops

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

Head to head
About

AbsChallenge

Features
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Challenge yourself and strengthen abdominal muscles in 30 days! The challenge includes a set of exercises which should be performed daily with a rest day every fourth day. Through the month the amount of repetitions will gradually increase. This app's clean and simple interface will allow you to focus on the exercise instead of navigation. Only one tap is needed to complete today's workout. Keep the daily workout plan near by setting it on one of the complications on your Apple Watch. Or add it to the glances.

About

Hoops

Effortlessly track every basketball shot with your Apple Watch. Log shots with a tap, review progress on your iPhone, and analyze detailed stats like percentages and streaks. Perfect for players dedicated to improving their shooting consistency.

Highlights
  • Automatic tap-based shot logging from Apple Watch
  • Freestyle and structured drill modes
  • Timed shooting challenges
  • Detailed shot percentages and streaks
  • Session history and progress review
  • Automatic Apple Watch and iPhone sync
Features
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Train with a coach, track every shot, and see your progress. Hoops is a basketball shooting app for iPhone and Apple Watch, with video analysis that runs right on your iPhone. Pick your coach, follow daily drills and challenges built around your goals, and record your practice. Hoops finds your shots, you confirm each one, and your results flow into your stats, streaks and shot charts. COACH • Five coach personalities, each with its own voice and style • Daily Practice: three suggested drills based on your goals and recent results • Two Daily Challenges every day, updated as you practice • A drill library with court diagrams and step-by-step shot spots VIDEO ANALYSIS • Record a session or drill, and Hoops analyzes it on your iPhone • Review every shot: fix a call, remove a non-shot, add one the camera missed, or keep a real extra shot • Watch highlight reels and share clips with optional ball trails and a shot timeline APPLE WATCH • Track sessions on your wrist: Hoops detects each shot and you tap to mark makes • During a drill recorded on iPhone, your Apple Watch shows the next spot, counts your shots, and saves a basketball workout to the Health app PROGRESS • Weekly goals for time, shots and makes, plus a Home Screen widget • Weekly streaks with a history view • All your sessions in one list, with filters, sorting and a rep-by-rep breakdown for drills • Mastery by shot type, with shot charts by court zone • Records, trophies and unlockable ball trail styles WAYS TO PRACTICE • Freestyle for open shooting • Timed challenges of 1, 3, 5, 10 or 20 minutes, or a custom length • Coach drills recorded on video • Manual entry when you just want to log the numbers VIDEO ANALYSIS RUNS ON YOUR DEVICE Record or choose a session video, confirm the hoop when asked, and review the results on iPhone. Use only footage you are authorized to record. HOOPS LEGEND Your first 2 sessions are free. Hoops Legend unlocks unlimited sessions, the full drill library, Mastery shot charts, every coach, and extra app icons, with weekly and yearly auto-renewable plans. Privacy Policy: https://www.westystudios.com/hoops/privacy Terms of Use: https://www.westystudios.com/hoops/terms Requires iOS 26 or later. Apple Watch features require watchOS 26 or later.

Screenshots

AbsChallenge3 screens
Hoops4 screens

Verdict

The call

The clearest difference is update cadence: Hoops at every 5 days against AbsChallenge's every 30 months. AbsChallenge's advantage is iOS requirement (14.0 vs 26.0). On price, ads, in-app purchases 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. AbsChallenge sells 4 one-off in-app purchases and Hoops sells 3 in-app purchases, starting at $9.99 per month. Whichever you choose, the download price is not the number that matters.

UpkeepUpdate frequency

AbsChallenge ships an update every 30 months, Hoops every 5 days. The most recent releases landed on October 16, 2026 and October 24, 2026 respectively.

Scorecard2 real differences · 8 level
AbsChallenge versus Hoops: the parameters behind the verdict, then further details
ParameterAbsChallengeHoops
PriceFreeFree
Rating—4.9 (102 ratings) — better
Positive reviews—100.0% of reviews
Number of ratings—102 — better
Update frequencyEvery 30 monthsEvery 5 days — better
AdsNoNo
In-app purchasesYesYes
Monetization—Free with in-app purchases
DevicesiPhone, iPod, Apple Watch — betteriPhone, Apple Watch
Requires iOS14.0 — better26.0
Further details — not scored
Size5 MB277 MB
Age rating4+4+
Developer0FFWesty Studios LLC

In-app purchases

4 purchases

AbsChallenge

One-time4
  • Black coffee$0.99
  • Espresso$1.99
  • Cappuccino$3.99
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  • Iced White Chocolate Mocha$4.99
3 purchases

Hoops

Subscriptions3
  • Legend Monthly$9.991 Month
  • Legend Yearly$29.991 Year
  • Legend Yearly$34.991 Year

Questions

Is AbsChallenge free?
AbsChallenge is free to download, with in-app purchases available.
Is Hoops free?
Hoops is free to download, with in-app purchases available.
Do AbsChallenge or Hoops have ads?
Neither AbsChallenge nor Hoops shows ads.
Which is updated more often, AbsChallenge or Hoops?
AbsChallenge ships an update every 30 months, and Hoops every 5 days. Most recently, AbsChallenge was updated on October 16, 2026 and Hoops on October 24, 2026.

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