Five Hoops vs The Real Dribble
Price, ratings, monetisation and update history for both games, side by side — with what reviewers say about each.
Five Hoops
Compete in exciting basketball challenges against players worldwide. Unlock new environments, costumes, and balls as you climb the global leaderboard. Experience endless fun with simple swipe controls.
- Global multiplayer competition
- Unlockable locations
- Customizable costumes
- Unlockable balls
- Global leaderboard
- Swipe controls
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Shoot hoops and race millions of other players all around the globe. Unlock exciting new locations, unique costumes and cool balls! Endless fun is only a swipe away. Compete against the world and climb the leaderboard to become #1.
The Real Dribble
Master basketball dribbling with realistic controls and various moves like crossovers and shooting. Challenge yourself to reach the highest levels of dribbling skill.
- Realistic dribbling mechanics
- Crossover moves
- Hoop shooting
- Skill progression system
- Level-based challenges
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Dribble the ball, crossovers, shoot the hoops, and more! Can you become a level 60 dribbler?
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Verdict
The clearest difference is update cadence: Five Hoops at fortnightly against The Real Dribble's every 3 months. Five Hoops also leads on ratings volume (119K vs 16K) and iOS requirement (13.0 vs 15.0). The Real Dribble's advantage is review sentiment (85% vs 67%). On price, rating, 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. Five Hoops sells 1 one-off in-app purchase and The Real Dribble sells 1 one-off in-app purchase. Whichever you choose, the download price is not the number that matters.
On the App Store both sit at effectively the same score — 4.7 for Five Hoops against 4.8 for The Real Dribble. That said, the two scores are not equally well evidenced: Five Hoops has 119K ratings behind it against 16K, so its average is the more settled of the two. Written reviews are what separate them: 67% of Five Hoops's written reviews are positive against 85% of The Real Dribble's.
Five Hoops ships an update fortnightly, The Real Dribble every 3 months. The most recent releases landed on September 26, 2026 and September 25, 2026 respectively.
| Parameter | Five Hoops | The Real Dribble |
|---|---|---|
| Price | Free | Free |
| Rating | 4.7 (119K ratings) | 4.8 (16K ratings) — better |
| Positive reviews | 66.8% of reviews | 84.5% of reviews — better |
| Number of ratings | 119K — better | 16K |
| Update frequency | Fortnightly — better | Every 3 months |
| Ads | Yes | Yes |
| 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 | 13.0 — better | 15.0 |
| Further details — not scored | ||
| Size | 190 MB | 176 MB |
| Age rating | 12+ | 4+ |
| Developer | Voodoo | Chun Yin Cheung |
Customer experience
Five Hoops
The Real Dribble
User reviews
Five Hoops
From 119K App Store ratingsWhat we love
- 👍 Fun and entertaining
- 🤩 Addictive gameplay
- 💎 Good value for free game
- 🎮 Challenging and engaging
Room to improve
- 🙄 Too many ads
- 🐛 Occasional crashes and glitches
- 🤖 Repetitive AI opponents
- 🔋 Can make phone run hot
The Real Dribble
From 16K App Store ratingsWhat we love
- 🏀 Fun and engaging gameplay
- 👍 Customizable player and court options
- 🤩 Exciting sound effects and visuals
- 🕹️ Easy to learn and play
Room to improve
- 💸 Excessive in-app ads
- 🤯 Repetitive gameplay after a while
- 🧠 Lack of skill-based challenges
- 🚫 Limited character/court selection
Bugs and requests
Five Hoops
Reported bugs
3 issues- Rewards not always received after watching ads
- Freezing issues when transitioning between levels
- Inconsistent ball physics and bouncing behavior
Requested features
4 requests- Add chat feature to interact with other players
- Increase difficulty as player progresses
- Introduce real-time multiplayer mode
- More customization options for characters and balls
The Real Dribble
Reported bugs
3 issues- Shot meter not visible after level 3
- Dribbling can be spammed without skill
- Levels reset to 0 when not completing dribbles in one go
Requested features
4 requests- Add more player and court customization options
- Introduce skill-based mini-games or challenges
- Reduce the frequency of in-app ads
- Expand the variety of gameplay modes
In-app purchases
Five Hoops
- Remove Ads2 variants$2.99
The Real Dribble
- Remove Ads$5.99
Questions
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