SWISH! GM vs Ethical Hoops
Price, ratings, monetisation and update history for both games, side by side — with what reviewers say about each.
SWISH! GM
Manage a professional basketball team as a General Manager. Compete against AI or other players in real-time to build a championship-winning franchise. Prove your strategic skills to lead your team to victory.
- Basketball franchise management
- Real-time multiplayer competition
- Roster moves and trades
- Team building and strategy
- Single-player mode
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Do you ever think you could be a GM of a professional basketball team? With SWISH! GM, you get to live out your dreams and act as a General Manager of a basketball franchise. You can play alone or compete against other human GMs in real time! Can you make the roster move that elevates your team to a league championship? Do you think you can revive a struggling franchise and turn them into a perennial dynasty? Can you outwit your friends into trading you your next missing roster piece? Now you and your friends can prove it with SWISH! GM: The ultimate simulated basketball GM experience.
Ethical Hoops
Take on the role of a basketball coach and build your own franchise. Manage players, develop strategies, and compete through seasons to achieve championship glory. Upgrade facilities and manage finances to maintain a competitive edge.
- Roster management and player scouting
- Real-time tactical decision-making
- Customizable playbooks
- Franchise growth and facility upgrades
- Season-based competition and coach rating system
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Ethical Hoops puts you in the coach's chair of your very own basketball franchise. Build your roster from the ground up, master tactical decisions, and compete through seasons to become a championship contender. MANAGE YOUR ROSTER Scout and sign players across multiple positions. Balance your starting five with bench depth, monitor player form, and make smart moves in the market to strengthen your squad. CALL THE SHOTS Set your offensive tempo, choose your shot priorities, and dial in your defensive scheme. Adjust tactics at halftime based on what you see — then watch your game plan play out in real time. BUILD YOUR PLAYBOOK Unlock and collect dozens of plays — from UCLA Cuts to DHO Elbow Jumpers. Mix and match your active plays each game to exploit opponent weaknesses and get your best players the ball where they shine. GROW YOUR FRANCHISE Upgrade your arena and facilities, manage your cash flow, and negotiate player prices to stay competitive without breaking the bank. Every dollar counts on the road to a title. COMPETE THROUGH SEASONS Climb the standings, track your history, and prove yourself game after game. With a Coach Rating system that rewards smart decisions, the pressure is always on — and the glory is earned. Whether you're a basketball obsessive or a strategy game fan, Ethical Hoops delivers deep, rewarding franchise management in the palm of your hand. Lace up. The season is waiting.
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Verdict
The clearest difference is rating: Ethical Hoops at 5.0 against SWISH! GM's 3.6. Ethical Hoops also leads on update cadence (every 2 days vs every 3 weeks). SWISH! GM's advantage is ratings volume (33 vs 1) and iOS requirement (10.0 vs 16.0). 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.
Ethical Hoops holds the better App Store score, 5.0 against 3.6. That said, the two scores are not equally well evidenced: SWISH! GM has 33 ratings behind it against 1, so its average is the more settled of the two.
SWISH! GM ships an update every 3 weeks, Ethical Hoops every 2 days. The most recent releases landed on November 3, 2026 and October 31, 2026 respectively.
| Parameter | SWISH! GM | Ethical Hoops |
|---|---|---|
| Price | Free | Free |
| Rating | 3.6 (33 ratings) | 5.0 (1 ratings) — better |
| Positive reviews | 66.7% of reviews | — |
| Number of ratings | 33 — better | 1 |
| Update frequency | Every 3 weeks | Every 2 days — better |
| Ads | No | No |
| In-app purchases | No | No |
| Monetization | Free | Free |
| Devices | iPhone, iPod — better | iPhone |
| Requires iOS | 10.0 — better | 16.0 |
| Further details — not scored | ||
| Size | 81 MB | 13 MB |
| Age rating | 4+ | 4+ |
| Developer | Ggarius Games | Amitay Geyer |
In-app purchases
SWISH! GM
No in-app purchases
Ethical Hoops
No in-app purchases
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