Comparison

Hoopteller vs Swellz

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

Head to head
About

Hoopteller

Easily track your basketball performance using voice commands. This app listens through your headphones to record made and missed shots, providing a simple way to monitor your game statistics.

Highlights
  • AI-powered shot tracking
  • Voice command input
  • Headphone microphone integration
  • Basketball statistics monitoring
  • Easy to use interface
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Track your stats on the court. Hoopteller is the easiest to use basketball shot tracker on the market; all you need is headphones with a microphone. We use AI on the phone to listen for voice commands, which communicate made and missed shots.

About

Swellz

Get a clear, at-a-glance surf forecast with hour-by-hour swell, wind, and tide data. Track your favorite spots, log sessions, and manage your board quiver. Features widgets and an Apple Watch app for easy access to conditions.

Highlights
  • Hour-by-hour swell, wind, and tide forecasts
  • Personalized surf score (0-10)
  • 7-day outlook
  • Session logging with photos and ratings
  • Board quiver management
  • Spot map with live conditions
  • Widgets and Apple Watch app
Features
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Swellz is a beautifully simple surf forecast built for the way surfers actually check it — a clean read on whether it's worth paddling out, right now and for the week ahead. Track your home breaks and get hour-by-hour swell height, period and direction, wind, and tides, distilled into a single surf score so you can tell at a glance if it's firing. FORECAST YOU CAN TRUST • Hourly swell, wind, and tide for any spot • A 0–10 surf score for every hour, tuned to each break • 7-day outlook so you can plan your week • Tide + swell waveform chart and a scrubbable timeline • Wind compass with offshore/onshore read • Water temp with a wetsuit recommendation • Offshore buoy readings where available MADE FOR YOU • Set your ideal conditions per spot and get a personal 0–100% match score • Log your sessions with a star rating, photo, and the exact conditions auto-tagged — even back-log past sessions • See how the forecast lines up with how you actually scored it YOUR QUIVER • Add every board you own — Swellz draws each one as a slick item card • Get the right board "equipped" for the day's conditions, with alternates • Board stats, fin setup, and ideal wave-size range at a glance EXPLORE • A gorgeous spot map with live conditions on every pin • Find nearby surf shops (and the closest tacos) ON EVERY SCREEN • Lock Screen and Home Screen widgets: wave height, tide direction, and time to the next good window • A standalone Apple Watch app that pulls its own conditions — check the lineup from the water, no phone needed • Optional alerts: a 5 AM Dawn Patrol heads-up, Epic Conditions pings, and Ideal Match notifications when your spot hits your exact ranges Weather data by Open-Meteo. Tide predictions from NOAA. No account required — your spots, boards, and logs stay on your device. Paddle out with a plan. Welcome to Swellz.

Screenshots

Hoopteller4 screens
Swellz4 screens

Verdict

The call

The clearest difference is review sentiment: Swellz at 100% against Hoopteller's 57%. Swellz also leads on rating (4.8 vs 3.4) and update cadence (every 5 days vs every 3 months). Hoopteller's advantage is iOS requirement (15.1 vs 26.5). On price, ratings volume, 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

CostPrice · In-app purchases · Ads · Monetization

Both are free to download. Neither carries in-app purchases, so what you see is what you pay.

ReceptionRating · Positive reviews · Number of ratings

Swellz holds the better App Store score, 4.8 against 3.4. Both are backed by a comparable volume of ratings — 7 and 5 respectively. Written reviews point the same way: 57% of Hoopteller's written reviews are positive against 100% of Swellz's.

UpkeepUpdate frequency

Hoopteller ships an update every 3 months, Swellz every 5 days. The most recent releases landed on November 3, 2026 and October 31, 2026 respectively.

Scorecard4 real differences · 6 level
Hoopteller versus Swellz: the parameters behind the verdict, then further details
ParameterHooptellerSwellz
PriceFreeFree
Rating3.4 (7 ratings)4.8 (5 ratings) — better
Positive reviews57.1% of reviews100.0% of reviews — better
Number of ratings7 — better5
Update frequencyEvery 3 monthsEvery 5 days — better
AdsNoNo
In-app purchasesNoNo
MonetizationFreeFree
DevicesiPhone, iPodiPhone, iPad, Apple Watch — better
Requires iOS15.1 — better26.5
Further details — not scored
Size125 MB6 MB
Age rating4+4+
DeveloperTech Stew ASCharlie Botto

Customer experience

Hoopteller

All ratings7 ratings
Positive57.1%
Neutral0.0%
Negative42.9%
Written reviews7 reviews
Positive57.1%
Neutral14.3%
Negative28.6%

Swellz

All ratings4 ratings
Positive100.0%
Neutral0.0%
Negative0.0%
Written reviews2 reviews
Positive100.0%
Neutral0.0%
Negative0.0%

In-app purchases

None

Hoopteller

No in-app purchases

None

Swellz

No in-app purchases

Questions

Is Hoopteller free?
Hoopteller is free to download, with no in-app purchases.
Is Swellz free?
Swellz is free to download, with no in-app purchases.
Which has better reviews, Hoopteller or Swellz?
Swellz is rated higher. Hoopteller averages 3.4 out of 5 from 7 ratings, while Swellz averages 4.8 from 5 ratings.
Do Hoopteller or Swellz have ads?
Neither Hoopteller nor Swellz shows ads.
Which is updated more often, Hoopteller or Swellz?
Hoopteller ships an update every 3 months, and Swellz every 5 days. Most recently, Hoopteller was updated on November 3, 2026 and Swellz on October 31, 2026.

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