Blocky Basketball FreeStyle vs Cobi Hoops
Price, ratings, monetisation and update history for both games, side by side — with what reviewers say about each.
Blocky Basketball FreeStyle
Experience fun and frantic basketball action with simple one-touch controls. Dribble, spin, and shoot your way to victory in exciting duels. Unlock over 65 unique characters to build your ultimate squad and dominate the court.
- One-touch gameplay for dribbling, spinning, and shooting
- Head-to-head duels against unique teams
- Swipe gameplay for passing and scoring
- Unlock over 65 characters
- Community involvement for game feedback
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Dribble, Spin and Shoot in a fun and comic basketball game! Hit the court and lay the smack-down with funny and frantic basketball action! Can you dunk it? DUNK HOOPS with friendly, one-touch gameplay. Control the court in exciting head-to-head duels against legendary out-of-this-world teams. Deliberately time your moves, make the Perfect Pass, and seize your opportunity! SLIDE THE COURT with quick and easy swipe gameplay! Pass the ball and push forward through rival players to score sensational, high flying slam balls! SQUAD GOALS are in full-force with over 65+ amazing characters to unlock. If the premier team is too much to take on, maybe you will benefit from the wise experience of a Gorilla Mascot, a Game Developer or a Vampire?! GET INVOLVED and have your say in the #BlockyBasketball Community and let us know what more you want to see in the game!
Cobi Hoops
Compete with friends in a fast-paced basketball game playable through iMessage. Score as many baskets as possible in 30 seconds, unlock new content, and master trick shots. Explore additional basketball action in a sequel.
- 30-second scoring challenges
- Play with friends via iMessage
- Unlock new players and locations
- Bonus challenge mode
- Trick shot gameplay
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The #1 iMessage basketball game. How many baskets you can score in 30 seconds? Challenge, play and have great fun with all your friends as you try to out score each other! Unlock new players, locations and an amazing bonus challenge mode, or just try and play some trick-shots! Check out Cobi Hoops 2 for even more awesome basketball action! More Discover more amazing Cobra Mobile games at www.cobramobile.com Support Having problems? Visit www.cobramobile.com/support to see if we can help
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Verdict
The clearest difference is rating: Blocky Basketball FreeStyle at 4.3 against Cobi Hoops's 2.5. Blocky Basketball FreeStyle also leads on review sentiment (67% vs 33%) and ratings volume (890 vs 157). Cobi Hoops's advantage is ads (none vs shown) and update cadence (fortnightly vs every 5 months). On price, in-app purchases, monetization model 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
Both are free to download. Blocky Basketball FreeStyle sells 10 one-off in-app purchases and Cobi Hoops sells 1 one-off in-app purchase. Whichever you choose, the download price is not the number that matters.
Blocky Basketball FreeStyle holds the better App Store score, 4.3 against 2.5. That said, the two scores are not equally well evidenced: Blocky Basketball FreeStyle has 890 ratings behind it against 157, so its average is the more settled of the two. Written reviews point the same way: 67% of Blocky Basketball FreeStyle's written reviews are positive against 33% of Cobi Hoops's.
Blocky Basketball FreeStyle ships an update every 5 months, Cobi Hoops fortnightly. The most recent releases landed on November 2, 2026 and November 4, 2026 respectively.
| Parameter | Blocky Basketball FreeStyle | Cobi Hoops |
|---|---|---|
| Price | Free | Free |
| Rating | 4.3 (890 ratings) — better | 2.5 (157 ratings) |
| Positive reviews | 66.7% of reviews — better | 33.3% of reviews |
| Number of ratings | 890 — better | 157 |
| Update frequency | Every 5 months | Fortnightly — better |
| Ads | Yes | No — better |
| In-app purchases | Yes | Yes |
| Monetization | Free with in-app purchases | Free with in-app purchases |
| Devices | iPhone, iPad, iPod | iPhone, iPad, iPod |
| Requires iOS | 15.0 | 10.0 — better |
| Further details — not scored | ||
| Size | 187 MB | 10 MB |
| Age rating | 12+ | 4+ |
| Developer | Full Fat Productions Ltd | Cobra Mobile Limited |
Customer experience
Blocky Basketball FreeStyle
Cobi Hoops
User reviews
Blocky Basketball FreeStyle
From 890 App Store ratingsWhat we love
- 👍 Fun and addictive gameplay
- 🏀 Great basketball mechanics
- 🎨 Awesome graphics and visuals
Room to improve
- 🔍 Repetitive gameplay
- 🕰️ Too many ads and interruptions
- 🤖 Unresponsive AI defenders
Cobi Hoops
From 157 App Store ratingsWhat we love
- 🎮 Fun and addictive gameplay mechanics
- ⚡ Works without WiFi connection
- 🕐 Quick, simple gaming experience
- 👥 Great for playing with friends
- 🎨 Retro aesthetic appeal
Room to improve
- 🐛 App doesn't appear after installation
- 🚫 Cannot uninstall the application
- ⏱️ Unrealistic ball physics interfere with gameplay
- 💥 Player knocked out by bouncing balls for too long
- 🎯 Inconsistent hit detection on shots
Bugs and requests
Blocky Basketball FreeStyle
Reported bugs
2 issues- Game freezes and crashes
- Unlocked characters still appear in random selection
Requested features
3 requests- Add more game modes and challenges
- Implement a save/resume feature
- Allow for character customization
Cobi Hoops
Reported bugs
11 issues- App shows as installed but doesn't appear on device
- White screen with only Cobi logo in iMessage
- Cannot locate app icon after download
- Uninstall functionality not working
- App crashes when attempting to shoot
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- Blinking/flashing UI during purchase menu
- Inconsistent ball physics and collision detection
- Game redirects to iMessage instead of launching
- App appears as ghost app with constant updates
- Cannot access app from iMessage properly
- Score capped at 12 points despite perfect shots
Requested features
11 requests- Ability to uninstall or delete the app
- More game modes and difficulty levels
- Unlock characters through gameplay achievements
- 3-point line mode
- Longer shot clock option
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- Reduce knockdown duration from ball collisions
- Improve ball physics consistency
- More characters and court options
- Clearer multiplayer scoring display
- Reduce memory/storage requirements
- Free access to all characters and modes
In-app purchases
Blocky Basketball FreeStyle
- #Cleveland$0.99
- #Golden$0.99
- #LA$0.99
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- #Bull$0.99
- #Hornet$0.99
- #Panther$0.99
- #Cyborg$0.99
- #Mainframe$0.99
- #Creep$0.99
- Remove Ads$2.99
Cobi Hoops
- Unlock extra Characters, Levels and Bonus game mode.$1.99
Questions
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