Foam Madness vs 3x3 Scoreboard
Price, ratings, monetisation and update history for both apps, side by side — with what reviewers say about each.
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.
- 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
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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.
3x3 Scoreboard
This app helps track scores, fouls, and shot clocks for 3x3 basketball games. It allows customization of team names and provides detailed game results, all stored locally on your device. Offers adjustable settings for sound and interface, plus access to official 3x3 rules.
- Customizable team names
- Shot clock and game timer
- Foul tracking with penalty alerts
- Local game result storage
- Dark/light interface modes
- Access to official 3x3 rules
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The match time is 10 minutes, shot-clock is 12 seconds with no break after scoring. Before you start the game, you can change the name of Team A and Team B by clicking on those names. You can also go to the Results or Settings. NEW GAME button will start new game. When the game is in progress, you cannot edit team names, points, fouls or go to the results or settings. To be able to do that you have to pause the game. If you click the RESET button during the game, everything will be deleted and returned to the beginning. You can pause the game at any time during the game by clicking the PAUSE button and continue the game by clicking the START button. Buttons +1 and +2 are used to increase a team score below which there are. FOUL button is used to increase the number of fouls of the team under which it is located. Team fouls 7,8 and 9 will be the orange color, that means that shall always be penalized with 2 free throws. Team foul 10 and any subsequent team fouls will be red color and shall be penalized with 2 free throws and ball possession. SHOT CLOCK button shall shot time be reset to 12 seconds. The winner of the game is the team that first reaches 21 points during 10 minutes of play or the team that has more points after 10 minutes of play. If after 10 minutes of play the result is tied then overtime is played. During the overtime we have only shot time and cannot edit team points. The first team to score 2 points in the overtime wins the game. Results All completed games with the winner will be saved in the score list. These results are stored exclusively in the memory of your phone as part of the application. You can delete these results by swiping a specific match. If you click on a specific match you will have a more detailed overview of the match. Saved point by point or fouls at what time of the match happened. As well as the advantage of the leading team. Settings Mute switch you can mute or unmute sound of end for shot time. User interface style you can choose the dark, light or default that accompanies appearance your device. Player statistics switch you can include additional statistics related to player points. My Teams are a list of teams you create. Description of use you can read a brief description of the use of this application. 3x3 Rules, if you have any doubts about the rules you can always read the official rules. The 3x3 rules are in pdf file and do not require an online connection. Still ballin' is a partner of the 3x3 Scoreboard. You can click to go to their store and view their products Share app you can forward the link from this app to anyone you want. Share 3x3 Scoreboard app with your friends and family. Contact, you can send an email to the developer if you have: remarks, suggestions, compliments or problems to report. Also, if you are interested in news about the application and its development, you can follow us on Instagram.
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Verdict
The clearest difference is ads: Foam Madness at none against 3x3 Scoreboard's shown. Foam Madness also leads on rating (5.0 vs 4.8) and monetization model (free vs ad-supported). 3x3 Scoreboard's advantage is update cadence (every 2 months vs every 5 months). On price, ratings volume, in-app purchases 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
Both are free to download. Neither carries in-app purchases, so what you see is what you pay.
Foam Madness holds the better App Store score, 5.0 against 4.8. Both are backed by a comparable volume of ratings — 7 and 4 respectively.
Foam Madness ships an update every 5 months, 3x3 Scoreboard every 2 months. Both last shipped on November 3, 2026.
| Parameter | Foam Madness | 3x3 Scoreboard |
|---|---|---|
| Price | Free | Free |
| Rating | 5.0 (7 ratings) — better | 4.8 (4 ratings) |
| Positive reviews | 75.0% of reviews | — |
| Number of ratings | 7 — better | 4 |
| Update frequency | Every 5 months | Every 2 months — better |
| Ads | No — better | Yes |
| In-app purchases | No | No |
| Monetization | Free — better | Ad-supported |
| Devices | iPhone, iPod | iPhone, iPad, iPod — better |
| Requires iOS | 14.0 | 14.0 |
| Further details — not scored | ||
| Size | 1 MB | 7 MB |
| Age rating | 4+ | 4+ |
| Developer | Michael Virgo | Svemil Dusic |
Customer experience
Foam Madness
3x3 Scoreboard
In-app purchases
Foam Madness
No in-app purchases
3x3 Scoreboard
No in-app purchases
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