Comparison

BT Basketball Controller vs Simple Shot Clock

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

Head to head
About

BT Basketball Controller

This app remotely controls basketball scoreboards and shot clocks via WiFi or Bluetooth. It synchronizes time and score across devices with an intuitive interface and customizable settings for various game modes and practice sessions.

Highlights
  • Remote control of scoreboards and shot clocks
  • Synchronizes time and score
  • Intuitive tap and swipe controls
  • Customizable game settings
  • Practice modes
  • Audio buzzers and warning beeps
  • Preset game modes
Features
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The BT Controller is a complimentary app meant to remotely control supported BT basketball scoreboards, shotclocks, and score camera devices. The app synchronizes the time and score on all these supported devices. The interface is extremely clean and intuitive, everything is directly touch or swipe based. Clearly labeled controller buttons are also added for those that prefer a button interface. Thoroughly tested in our basketball leagues, the BT Controller app is easy to learn and new users can be running the time and score for a basketball game in no time. Tutorial video: https://vimeo.com/1136274939 For a full list of our other tutorials please visit: https://vimeo.com/channels/btstatsco BT Controller App Features: - Clean design, no ads - Intuitive direct tap and swipe controls - Remotely control scoreboards, shotclocks, and other devices with WiFi or Bluetooth - Convenient Presets (International, 3x3, US Pro, College, High School, and more...) - Convenient timers: pregame timer, period timer, rest timer, timeout timer, overtime, etc. - Fully customizable game in the settings - Practice modes configured in settings is great for running practices - Audio buzzers for shotclock violation, end of period, substitutions, etc. - Warning beep near end of pregame, timeout, or rest times (customizable) - Quick Start Documentation below The BT Controller app was created by The Basketball Temple Company. The Basketball Temple Company focuses on high quality basketball academies, basketball leagues, and technologies that are used to support those academies and leagues. We open our technology to the public so everyone in the basketball community can experience the same technologies that we use within our institutions. # Quick Start Documentation: All the actions below have corresponding controller buttons that may be used instead. Score Controls: - Tap directly on the score to increase quickly - Swipe up/down score to increase/decrease - Hold down on team names to adjust name and color of teams Time Controls: - Tap period timer to start/pause - Tap pregame, timeout, rest timers to early transition to next stage Shotclock Controls: - Tap shotclock to reset/go - Swipe shotclock up/down to reset/go to short shotclock Timeout Controls: - Tap timeout number to call timeout - Swipe up/down timeouts to adjust numbers - Red indicates violation when calling timeout with no timeouts left Fouls Controls - Swipe up/down fouls to adjust numbers - Red indicates bonus situation (customizable in settings) - Purple indicates double bonus situation (customizable in settings) Connect and Remote Control Settings: - Tap on top-left icon (or swipe left-to-right on the left edge) to open connect menu - Hit "Refresh" to find devices - Tap on WiFi or Bluetooth icon to connect, green icon indicates connected - If unable to connect or having connection errors try one of the following: 1) please ensure all devices are on the same WiFi network 2) please ensure bluetooth is turned ON on all devices 3) lastly, try to restart the app on all devices Time and Game Settings: - Tap on top-right icon (or swipe right-to-left on the right edge) to open settings menu - Edit and save the many settings available Exit Game and Reset Times and Scores: - Scroll down and hit "Exit Game" button Audio Buzzer: - There are two faint colored bell icons next to the period number - Tap to play buzzer or energy horn

About

Simple Shot Clock

This app provides a customizable shot clock for various sports like basketball and water polo. Easily start, stop, and adjust the timer with simple swipe gestures. Personalize the look with color and sound settings to fit your needs.

Highlights
  • Start/Stop timer
  • Switch timers
  • Adjust time by second
  • Customizable colors
  • Customizable time settings
  • Sound settings
Features
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A dedicated shot clock app for basketball, water polo, billiards, etc. The simple operation makes it easy to use for anyone, and you can change the color and time as you like. ● Basic Operation 1. Start/Stop Tap the time to start the timer, and tap again to stop. 2. Switching the timer Swipe the time to the left or right to switch the timer. 3. Changing the time Swipe up to add 1 second to the time, swipe down to subtract 1 second. ● Setting items ・Color settings (background, text, buttons) ・Time settings ・Sound settings

Screenshots

BT Basketball Controller4 screens
Simple Shot Clock4 screens

Verdict

The call

The clearest difference is in-app purchases: BT Basketball Controller at none against Simple Shot Clock's 2. BT Basketball Controller also leads on ads (none vs shown) and update cadence (every 11 days vs every 2 months). Simple Shot Clock's advantage is review sentiment (100% vs 71%) and rating (5.0 vs 4.7). On price 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. Simple Shot Clock sells 2 one-off in-app purchases. BT Basketball Controller asks for nothing beyond the download.

ReceptionRating · Positive reviews · Number of ratings

Simple Shot Clock holds the better App Store score, 5.0 against 4.7. That said, the two scores are not equally well evidenced: BT Basketball Controller has 152 ratings behind it against 2, so its average is the more settled of the two. Written reviews point the same way: 71% of BT Basketball Controller's written reviews are positive against 100% of Simple Shot Clock's.

UpkeepUpdate frequency

BT Basketball Controller ships an update every 11 days, Simple Shot Clock every 2 months. The most recent releases landed on September 14, 2026 and September 20, 2026 respectively.

Scorecard8 real differences · 2 level
BT Basketball Controller versus Simple Shot Clock: the parameters behind the verdict, then further details
ParameterBT Basketball ControllerSimple Shot Clock
PriceFreeFree
Rating4.7 (152 ratings)5.0 (2 ratings) — better
Positive reviews71.4% of reviews100.0% of reviews — better
Number of ratings152 — better2
Update frequencyEvery 11 days — betterEvery 2 months
AdsNo — betterYes
In-app purchasesNo — betterYes
MonetizationFree — betterFree with in-app purchases
DevicesiPhone, iPad, iPodiPhone, iPad, iPod
Requires iOS12.0 — better15.6
Further details — not scored
Size117 MB43 MB
Age rating4+4+
DeveloperThe Basketball Temple LLCNAOYA ONO

Customer experience

BT Basketball Controller

All ratings152 ratings
Positive91.4%
Neutral4.6%
Negative3.9%
Written reviews7 reviews
Positive71.4%
Neutral14.3%
Negative14.3%

Simple Shot Clock

All ratings2 ratings
Positive100.0%
Neutral0.0%
Negative0.0%
Written reviews1 reviews
Positive100.0%
Neutral0.0%
Negative0.0%

In-app purchases

None

BT Basketball Controller

No in-app purchases

2 purchases

Simple Shot Clock

One-time2
  • Support Developer$0.99
  • Remove ads$3.99

Questions

Is BT Basketball Controller free?
BT Basketball Controller is free to download, with no in-app purchases.
Is Simple Shot Clock free?
Simple Shot Clock is free to download, with in-app purchases available.
Which has better reviews, BT Basketball Controller or Simple Shot Clock?
Simple Shot Clock is rated higher. BT Basketball Controller averages 4.7 out of 5 from 152 ratings, while Simple Shot Clock averages 5.0 from 2 ratings.
Do BT Basketball Controller or Simple Shot Clock have ads?
Simple Shot Clock shows ads; BT Basketball Controller does not.
Which is updated more often, BT Basketball Controller or Simple Shot Clock?
BT Basketball Controller ships an update every 11 days, and Simple Shot Clock every 2 months. Most recently, BT Basketball Controller was updated on September 14, 2026 and Simple Shot Clock on September 20, 2026.

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