Comparison

Dribble Hoops vs VIP Guard

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

Head to head
About

Dribble Hoops

Experience basketball from a first-person perspective with realistic dribbling, ankle-breaking moves, and exciting dunking. Master various shot types and progress through challenging levels as the AI adapts to your skills.

Highlights
  • First-person basketball experience
  • Dribbling, crossovers, and ankle breakers
  • Dunking mechanics (normal and power dunks)
  • Skill leveling and AI progression
  • Bonus levels: long shots, trick shots, shots in a row
Features
Currently charting
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Dunking, ankle breakers, crossovers, and all the cool stuff you enjoy at your fingertip! Dribble hoops is the first person basketball experience you were waiting for. HOW TO PLAY: + Drag your finger to move. + Release to jump, Tap to shoot. + Tap inside the dunking zone to dunk. + Tap in the right spot to Power Dunk! + Score high and level up your skills. Dribble hoops starts easy so anyone can play, and master all the skills. The AI evolves overtime so be ready for a challenge. Check out all the bonus levels for even more fun: + Long shots + Trick shots + Shots in a row ... and cool new features are added all the time! Get it now and have fun !!!

About

VIP Guard

Become a master of security in this challenging game. Protect your charge from enemy threats by diving to stop incoming bullets. Master your timing and skills to achieve the ultimate rescue.

Highlights
  • Close protection mode
  • Identify enemy threats
  • Dive to protect VIP
  • Stop bullets
  • Level up
  • Cool graphics
  • Smooth gameplay
Features
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Can you perform the ultimate rescue in VIP Guard? Time to switch on close protection mode and become a master of security! In this challenging, yet amazing and fun game, you’ll need to use all your skills. Here’s how to play. 1. Look for threats from your enemies. Spotted one? It’s time to spring into action. 2. Just the distance between you and your charge. Can you dive to make it in time to protect them? We hope so. 3. Wait! Did you just stop the bullet and level up? Go you! With cool graphics, satisfying and smooth gameplay, you’ll wonder what you did with your time before you discovered VIP Guard?

Screenshots

Dribble Hoops4 screens
VIP Guard4 screens

Verdict

The call

The clearest difference is chart position: Dribble Hoops at #73 against VIP Guard's unranked. VIP Guard's advantage is iOS requirement (12.5 vs 14.0). On price, rating, review sentiment and ratings volume 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. Dribble Hoops sells 1 one-off in-app purchase and VIP Guard sells 1 one-off in-app purchase. Whichever you choose, the download price is not the number that matters.

ReceptionRating · Positive reviews · Number of ratings

On the App Store both sit at effectively the same score — 4.7 for Dribble Hoops against 4.7 for VIP Guard. Both are backed by a comparable volume of ratings — 220K and 112K respectively. Written reviews are what separate them: 58% of Dribble Hoops's written reviews are positive against 51% of VIP Guard's.

UpkeepUpdate frequency

Dribble Hoops ships an update every 3 weeks, VIP Guard monthly. Both last shipped on October 24, 2026.

Scorecard2 real differences · 9 level
Dribble Hoops versus VIP Guard: the parameters behind the verdict, then further details
ParameterDribble HoopsVIP Guard
PriceFreeFree
Rating4.7 (220K ratings)4.7 (112K ratings) — better
Positive reviews58.2% of reviews — better50.8% of reviews
Number of ratings220K — better112K
Update frequencyEvery 3 weeks — betterMonthly
AdsYesYes
In-app purchasesYesYes
MonetizationFree with in-app purchasesFree with in-app purchases
Best chart rank#73 — better—
DevicesiPhone, iPad, iPodiPhone, iPad, iPod
Requires iOS14.012.5 — better
Further details — not scored
Size255 MB206 MB
Age rating12+17+
DeveloperVoodooGismart

Customer experience

Dribble Hoops

All ratings219,134 ratings
Positive92.6%
Neutral3.7%
Negative3.7%
Written reviews820 reviews
Positive58.2%
Neutral10.4%
Negative31.5%

VIP Guard

All ratings110,629 ratings
Positive93.2%
Neutral3.4%
Negative3.4%
Written reviews792 reviews
Positive50.8%
Neutral14.1%
Negative35.1%

User reviews

Dribble Hoops

From 220K App Store ratings

What we love

  • 🏀 Fun gameplay
  • 🕹️ Addictive time-killer
  • 👍 Great for basketball fans

Room to improve

  • 🔍 Repetitive levels
  • 🔋 Excessive ads
  • 🐛 Glitches and crashes
  • 🤔 Lack of difficulty progression

VIP Guard

From 112K App Store ratings

What we love

  • 🚀 Fun game
  • 👍 Decent concept
  • 🚀 Addictive gameplay

Room to improve

  • 🔍 Repetitive levels
  • 💸 Too many ads
  • 🐛 Bugs and glitches
  • 🔍 Lack of variety

Bugs and requests

Dribble Hoops

Reported bugs

3 issues
  • Levels resetting progress
  • Shooting mechanics not working as expected
  • Inability to complete certain challenges

Requested features

5 requests
  • More game modes and challenges
  • Improved graphics and animations
  • Online multiplayer
  • Customization options for player and court
  • Smarter AI defense

VIP Guard

Reported bugs

4 issues
  • Levels repeating
  • Hints not working
  • Main menu issues
  • Crashes and freezes

Requested features

4 requests
  • More levels and content
  • Reduce ads
  • Fix bugs and glitches
  • Add more gameplay variety

In-app purchases

1 purchases

Dribble Hoops

One-time1
  • No Ads$2.99
1 purchases

VIP Guard

One-time1
  • No ads$2.99

Questions

Is Dribble Hoops free?
Dribble Hoops is free to download, with in-app purchases available.
Is VIP Guard free?
VIP Guard is free to download, with in-app purchases available.
Which has better reviews, Dribble Hoops or VIP Guard?
VIP Guard is rated higher. Dribble Hoops averages 4.7 out of 5 from 220K ratings, while VIP Guard averages 4.7 from 112K ratings.
Do Dribble Hoops or VIP Guard have ads?
Both Dribble Hoops and VIP Guard show ads.
Which is updated more often, Dribble Hoops or VIP Guard?
Dribble Hoops ships an update every 3 weeks, and VIP Guard monthly. Most recently, Dribble Hoops was updated on October 24, 2026 and VIP Guard on October 24, 2026.

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