Comparison

Foam Madness vs DiscTracker

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

Head to head
About

Foam Madness

Simulate basketball tournaments and single games with customizable rounds and shot values. Features include random shooting hand assignments based on historical data and live game scores from the ESPN API.

Highlights
  • Customizable rounds and shot values
  • Random shooting hand assignment
  • Single game mode
  • Tournament mode with bracket selection
  • Live game scores via ESPN API
  • Men's and women's tournament brackets
Features
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This app was made as a fun way to pass the time with a basketball hoop and ball (whether mini or full-size) during shelter-in-place in Spring 2020, with a certain college tournament otherwise cancelled. Game Rules Games are built with four rounds, made up of 10 shots (by default, but customizable from 3 to 15 shots) of escalating value: 1 point, 2 points, 3 points, and 4 points. Clicking on an individual basketball to make it orange will count it as a made shot; leaving it gray will not be counted. Points are only displayed at the end of all four rounds for each team, and then a statistics view is also available to show percentages by round. If overtime is needed, an additional round of shots is given per team, with each basket worth one point. An additional round of shots is added per additional overtime period, as necessary. Shooting Hand Each team is given a random selection to shoot either right or left-handed, set so that the "better" team has a better chance to shoot with their dominant hand. This chance is calculated separately for each team (i.e. both teams could end up shooting with the same hand) based on historical win probabilities in the tournament when those seeds face each other. Equal seeds, or seeds that have never faced each other, have a 50 percent chance of either hand. Single games outside of tournaments operate as if the teams are equal seeds. Single Game A single game will consist of players selecting two teams, with a 50% chance for each team to shoot each right or left handed; as noted above, this is calculated separately, so each team could end up shooting with the same hand. All teams in Division 1 are available to play with, not just tournament teams. Tournament Mode Tournament mode requires the user to either select an initial bracket or make a customizable bracket, and then they can select individual games to play by round or region. The currently viewed round can be changed with the +/- button from within a single tournament's menu (if in List view style), or the currently viewed region can be changed by selecting a different region (if in Bracket view style), although games will be unplayable until both teams have been decided for a given game (typically applicable to later rounds). Both men's and women's tournament brackets are available. You may simulate, and therefore not play, individual tournament games (but not single games), or even an entire tournament, where desired; the winner will be based on historical win probabilities, as used for shooting hand determination in a non-simulated game. Note that no statistics will be recorded, and the winner of each game will be given a winning score of 1 to 0. Live Game Scores Live game scores are obtained through the ESPN API.

About

DiscTracker

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Designed for you to watch the game ... and collect some stats for the coaches. Track Passes/Goals for Home Team Track Passes/Goals for the Opponent Track for each Point Track for each Player Set Team Names View Totals for the Game View Totals for each Player View Visuals for each Point Email Results to Coach (in App Purchase) Results have - Summary of the Game - Time of each action - Total Stats for each Player - Visual image display for each Point

Screenshots

Foam Madness4 screens
DiscTracker4 screens

Verdict

The call

The clearest difference is in-app purchases: Foam Madness at none against DiscTracker's 1. Foam Madness also leads on update cadence (every 5 months vs every 26 months) and iOS requirement (14.0 vs 16.0). On price, ads and device support 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. DiscTracker sells 1 one-off in-app purchase. Foam Madness asks for nothing beyond the download.

UpkeepUpdate frequency

Foam Madness ships an update every 5 months, DiscTracker every 26 months. The most recent releases landed on September 17, 2026 and October 1, 2026 respectively.

Scorecard3 real differences · 7 level
Foam Madness versus DiscTracker: the parameters behind the verdict, then further details
ParameterFoam MadnessDiscTracker
PriceFreeFree
Rating5.0 (6 ratings) — better—
Positive reviews75.0% of reviews—
Number of ratings6 — better—
Update frequencyEvery 5 months — betterEvery 26 months
AdsNoNo
In-app purchasesNo — betterYes
MonetizationFree—
DevicesiPhone, iPodiPhone, iPad
Requires iOS14.0 — better16.0
Further details — not scored
Size1 MB1 MB
Age rating4+4+
DeveloperMichael Virgoed maciver

In-app purchases

None

Foam Madness

No in-app purchases

1 purchases

DiscTracker

One-time1
  • DiscStats eMail Results$0.99

Questions

Is Foam Madness free?
Foam Madness is free to download, with no in-app purchases.
Is DiscTracker free?
DiscTracker is free to download, with in-app purchases available.
Do Foam Madness or DiscTracker have ads?
Neither Foam Madness nor DiscTracker shows ads.
Which is updated more often, Foam Madness or DiscTracker?
Foam Madness ships an update every 5 months, and DiscTracker every 26 months. Most recently, Foam Madness was updated on September 17, 2026 and DiscTracker on October 1, 2026.

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