Dr. Dish Player vs Vertical Gyms
Price, ratings, monetisation and update history for both apps, side by side — with what reviewers say about each.
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.
- 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
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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.
Vertical Gyms
This app allows users to manage their gym memberships, book training sessions and classes, and purchase merchandise. It provides a convenient way to interact with a basketball training facility.
- Membership management
- Session booking
- Class scheduling
- Merchandise purchase
- Facility interaction
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Manage your membership, book sessions and classes, and purchase Vertical merch.
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Verdict
The clearest difference is ratings volume: Dr. Dish Player at 4.9K against Vertical Gyms's 1. Dr. Dish Player also leads on update cadence (every 3 weeks vs every 2 months). Vertical Gyms's advantage is rating (5.0 vs 4.8). 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
Both are free to download. Neither carries in-app purchases, so what you see is what you pay.
Vertical Gyms 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 4.9K ratings behind it against 1, so its average is the more settled of the two.
Dr. Dish Player ships an update every 3 weeks, Vertical Gyms every 2 months. The most recent releases landed on September 28, 2026 and September 23, 2026 respectively.
| Parameter | Dr. Dish Player | Vertical Gyms |
|---|---|---|
| Price | Free | Free |
| Rating | 4.8 (4.9K ratings) | 5.0 (1 ratings) — better |
| Positive reviews | 53.1% of reviews | — |
| Number of ratings | 4.9K — better | 1 |
| Update frequency | Every 3 weeks — better | Every 2 months |
| Ads | No | No |
| In-app purchases | No | No |
| Monetization | Free | Free |
| Devices | iPhone, iPad, iPod | iPhone, iPad, iPod |
| Requires iOS | 15.0 — better | 15.1 |
| Further details — not scored | ||
| Size | 125 MB | 386 MB |
| Age rating | 4+ | 4+ |
| Developer | Airborne Athletics | Valinda Burks |
Customer experience
Dr. Dish Player
Vertical Gyms
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
Vertical Gyms
Not enough reviews yet to summarise bugs or requests.
In-app purchases
Dr. Dish Player
No in-app purchases
Vertical Gyms
No in-app purchases
Questions
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