Basketball Games vs Hoop Legend
Price, ratings, monetisation and update history for both games, side by side — with what reviewers say about each.
Basketball Games
Experience the thrill of arcade basketball with this immersive shooting game. Aim for the hoop from various distances and challenge yourself to beat your personal best. Enjoy unlimited play with no waiting and stunning HD graphics.
- Unlimited lives, no waiting
- Fast arcade gameplay
- Easy to learn, hard to master
- Variable shot distances
- High score saving
- Offline play
- HD graphics
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Basketball shooting takes skill. Try to beat your high score every day! Basketball Games is the original arcade basketball shooting game, made for your iPhone! Basketball Games features: - Play infinite times! Unlimited Lives, no waiting! - Fast arcade games - Easy to learn, hard to master - Basketball shot from foul line to full court - Save your high score - Play offline, no wifi required - Shoot basketballs fast - Great HD graphics - Basketball shooting like a pro!
Hoop Legend
Experience the thrill of basketball and aim for legendary shots. Compete with other players and showcase your best moves to become a true hoop legend.
- Become a hoop legend
- Take legendary shots
- Join basketball stars
- Showcase best moves
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Join the basketball stars! Become the hoop legend! Do the best shots and join the basketball stars!
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Verdict
The clearest difference is update cadence: Hoop Legend at weekly against Basketball Games's every 5 weeks. Hoop Legend also leads on rating (4.7 vs 4.4) and iOS requirement (11.0 vs 13.0). Basketball Games's advantage is review sentiment (57% vs 39%) and monetization model (ad-supported vs free with in-app purchases). On price, ratings volume, ads and in-app purchases 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. Neither carries in-app purchases, so what you see is what you pay.
Hoop Legend holds the better App Store score, 4.7 against 4.4. Both are backed by a comparable volume of ratings — 16K and 12K respectively. Written reviews complicate that: 57% of Basketball Games's written reviews are positive against 39% of Hoop Legend's, so the app with the better star average is not the one people write more warmly about.
Basketball Games ships an update every 5 weeks, Hoop Legend weekly. Both last shipped on September 23, 2026.
| Parameter | Basketball Games | Hoop Legend |
|---|---|---|
| Price | Free | Free |
| Rating | 4.4 (16K ratings) | 4.7 (12K ratings) — better |
| Positive reviews | 57.2% of reviews — better | 39.4% of reviews |
| Number of ratings | 16K — better | 12K |
| Update frequency | Every 5 weeks | Weekly — better |
| Ads | Yes | Yes |
| In-app purchases | No | No |
| Monetization | Ad-supported — better | Free with in-app purchases |
| Devices | iPhone, iPad, iPod | iPhone, iPad, iPod |
| Requires iOS | 13.0 | 11.0 — better |
| Further details — not scored | ||
| Size | 188 MB | 237 MB |
| Age rating | 4+ | 12+ |
| Developer | Puzzle Cats | ALICTUS YAZILIM A.S. |
Customer experience
Basketball Games
Hoop Legend
User reviews
Basketball Games
From 16K App Store ratingsWhat we love
- 👍 Excellent
- 👍 Magnificent
- 👍 Helps improve shooting skills
- 👍 Relaxing and fun to play
Room to improve
- 🙄 Too many ads
- 🤯 Extremely challenging, almost impossible to reach 40 shots
- 🤔 Only one chance per game
- 😤 Inconsistent ball physics and shooting mechanics
Hoop Legend
From 12K App Store ratingsWhat we love
- 👍 Fun game
- 👍 Good game to play
- 👍 Enjoyable game
Room to improve
- 🤬 Too many ads
- 🤬 Ads after every level
- 🤬 Ads ruin the game
Bugs and requests
Basketball Games
Reported bugs
2 issues- Game freezes and crashes after updates
- Ads don't always load properly
Requested features
4 requests- More chances per game
- Adjustable difficulty levels
- Multiplayer or competitive modes
- Background music and sound effects
Hoop Legend
Reported bugs
2 issues- Game freezes and lags
- Incompatible with some devices
Requested features
3 requests- Reduce the number of ads
- Add an offline mode
- Allow more freedom in the game
In-app purchases
Basketball Games
No in-app purchases
Hoop Legend
No in-app purchases
Questions
Is Basketball Games free?
Is Hoop Legend free?
Which has better reviews, Basketball Games or Hoop Legend?
Do Basketball Games or Hoop Legend have ads?
Which is updated more often, Basketball Games or Hoop Legend?
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