Comparison

Dr. Dish Player vs Next Up NoVa

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

Head to head
About

Dr. Dish Player

Enhance your basketball training with detailed shooting analytics, personalized drill creation, and access to over 150 workouts. Track progress, compete on leaderboards, and gain insights into your performance, whether using the connected machine or just your data.

Highlights
  • View shooting analytics and trends
  • Browse and execute 150+ workouts
  • Custom program drills
  • Track progress and compete on leaderboards
  • Build player profile
  • Control Dr. Dish Home machine
Features
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Use the Dr. Dish Player App to view your shooting analytics and trends, browse new workouts, and execute drills. When training on the Dr. Dish Home, control the machine with your phone or tablet while simultaneously tracking every made and missed shot. Training on a Dr. Dish develops muscle memory, improves shot arc, saves time, and provides unlimited access to on-demand shooting, dribbling, and agility drills. When training on the Dr. Dish Home, use the Player App and Membership to: •Custom program drills with just a few taps •Use QuickStart or choose from 5 drill goals to create unique shooting drills •Execute over 150+ workouts and drills built at all levels from professional trainers •Track your progress, compete with global leaderboards, and build your player profile •View your shooting analytics and trends from all of your training to gain insights When using the Player App to view your shooting data, but training on a different model: •View your shooting analytics and trends from all of your training to gain insights •Browse over 150+ workouts and drills built at all levels from professional trainers •Track your progress, compete with global leaderboards, and build your player profile Got any questions or feedback? Shoot us an email at home@drdishbasketball.com. We'd love to hear from you.

About

Next Up NoVa

This portal provides access for patrons of a youth center focused on creative arts and athletics. It aims to positively impact the community's youth through its programs.

Highlights
  • Customer portal access
  • Youth center programs
  • Creative arts focus
  • Athletics programs
  • Community impact
Features
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Customer Portal for Next Up NoVa Youth Center patrons. Next Up Nova is registered 501(c)3 looking to make a positive impact on the youth our community through Creative Arts and Athletics.

Screenshots

Dr. Dish Player4 screens
Next Up NoVa4 screens

Verdict

The call

The clearest difference is review sentiment: Next Up NoVa at 100% against Dr. Dish Player's 54%. Next Up NoVa also leads on rating (5.0 vs 4.8) and iOS requirement (12.0 vs 15.0). Dr. Dish Player's advantage is ratings volume (5K vs 1). On price, ads, in-app purchases and monetization model 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. Neither carries in-app purchases, so what you see is what you pay.

ReceptionRating · Positive reviews · Number of ratings

Next Up NoVa holds the better App Store score, 5.0 against 4.8. That said, the two scores are not equally well evidenced: Dr. Dish Player has 5K ratings behind it against 1, so its average is the more settled of the two. Written reviews point the same way: 54% of Dr. Dish Player's written reviews are positive against 100% of Next Up NoVa's.

Scorecard4 real differences · 6 level
Dr. Dish Player versus Next Up NoVa: the parameters behind the verdict, then further details
ParameterDr. Dish PlayerNext Up NoVa
PriceFreeFree
Rating4.8 (5K ratings)5.0 (1 ratings) — better
Positive reviews54.0% of reviews100.0% of reviews — better
Number of ratings5K — better1
Update frequencyEvery 3 weeks—
AdsNoNo
In-app purchasesNoNo
MonetizationFreeFree
DevicesiPhone, iPad, iPod — betteriPhone, iPod
Requires iOS15.012.0 — better
Further details — not scored
Size125 MB34 MB
Age rating4+17+
DeveloperAirborne AthleticsNext Up Nova, Inc.

Customer experience

Dr. Dish Player

All ratings5,024 ratings
Positive96.6%
Neutral1.5%
Negative1.9%
Written reviews50 reviews
Positive54.0%
Neutral12.0%
Negative34.0%

Next Up NoVa

All ratings1 ratings
Positive100.0%
Neutral0.0%
Negative0.0%
Written reviews1 reviews
Positive100.0%
Neutral0.0%
Negative0.0%

Bugs and requests

Dr. Dish Player

Reported bugs

3 issues
  • Sign-in issues with verification codes
  • Goal counter not working
  • App not updating

Requested features

2 requests
  • Apple Watch app to pause/start workouts
  • Ability to customize drills without subscription

Next Up NoVa

Not enough reviews yet to summarise bugs or requests.

In-app purchases

None

Dr. Dish Player

No in-app purchases

None

Next Up NoVa

No in-app purchases

Questions

Is Dr. Dish Player free?
Dr. Dish Player is free to download, with no in-app purchases.
Is Next Up NoVa free?
Next Up NoVa is free to download, with no in-app purchases.
Which has better reviews, Dr. Dish Player or Next Up NoVa?
Next Up NoVa is rated higher. Dr. Dish Player averages 4.8 out of 5 from 5K ratings, while Next Up NoVa averages 5.0 from 1 ratings.
Do Dr. Dish Player or Next Up NoVa have ads?
Neither Dr. Dish Player nor Next Up NoVa shows ads.

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