Comparison

Hoop Land vs Basket Random

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

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About

Hoop Land

Experience a deep retro basketball simulation with endless gameplay options. Create your player, manage a team to dynasty status, or control the entire league. Customize everything from teams to players for infinite replayability.

Highlights
  • Retro 2D basketball simulation
  • Deep gameplay with advanced moves
  • Career Mode for player legacy
  • Franchise Mode for team management
  • Commissioner Mode for league control
  • Full league and team customization
  • Community league sharing
Features
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Hoop Land is a 2D hoops sim inspired by the greatest retro basketball games of the past. Play, spectate, or simulate each game and experience the ultimate basketball sandbox where college and professional leagues are seamlessly integrated into every season. DEEP RETRO GAMEPLAY An endless variety of game options give you complete control of the action with ankle breakers, spin moves, step backs, alley-oops, chase down blocks, and more. Every shot is determined by true 3D rim and ball physics resulting in dynamic and unpredictable moments. BUILD YOUR LEGACY Create your own player in Career Mode and begin your path to greatness as a young prospect fresh out of high school. Choose a college, build teammate relationships, declare for the draft, and earn awards and accolades on your way to becoming the greatest player of all time. LEAD A DYNASTY Become the manager of a struggling team and turn them into contenders in Franchise Mode. Scout for college prospects, make draft selections, develop your rookies into stars, sign free agents, trade away disgruntled players, and hang as many championship banners as possible. BE THE COMMISSIONER Take full control of the league from player trades to expansion teams in Commissioner Mode. Enable or disable advanced settings such as CPU roster changes and injuries, choose award winners, and watch your league evolve over an endless amount of seasons. FULL CUSTOMIZATION Customize every aspect of both college and pro leagues from team names, uniform colors, court designs, rosters, coaches, and awards. Import or share your custom leagues with the Hoop Land community and load them into any season mode for infinite replay-ability. *Hoop Land offers unlimited Franchise Mode gameplay with no ads or micro-transactions. Premium Edition unlocks all other modes and features.

About

Basket Random

Engage in a chaotic 2-player basketball game featuring ragdoll physics and retro pixel graphics. Compete against a friend or the CPU across diverse courts, players, and balls. The first to score five points wins this fast-paced arcade challenge.

Highlights
  • Ragdoll physics
  • 2-player mode
  • CPU opponent
  • Retro pixel graphics
  • Varied courts, players, and balls
  • Easy controls
Features
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Basket Random is a 2-player retro pixel game with Ragdoll physics. Hop along and fight for the ball through various basketball courts. Each dunk takes you to the next level! Changing fields, changing players and changing balls do not surprise you! You can be the best of them all. You can play Basket Random game either against CPU or against a friend in 2 player gaming mode! The one who reaches 5 score first, wins the game. Game Features: - Great physics in gameplay! ( most popular 2 player game ) - Strange bouncy basketball players - Easy control - Fun pixel graphics - Various match fields, balls and players... Have Fun!

Screenshots

Hoop Land4 screens
Basket Random4 screens

Verdict

The call

The clearest difference is rating: Hoop Land at 4.8 against Basket Random's 3.4. Hoop Land also leads on review sentiment (90% vs 49%) and ads (none vs shown). Basket Random's advantage is in-app purchases (none vs 1). On price, device support and iOS requirement 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. Hoop Land sells 1 one-off in-app purchase. Basket Random asks for nothing beyond the download.

ReceptionRating · Positive reviews · Number of ratings

Hoop Land holds the better App Store score, 4.8 against 3.4. That said, the two scores are not equally well evidenced: Hoop Land has 16K ratings behind it against 316, so its average is the more settled of the two. Written reviews point the same way: 90% of Hoop Land's written reviews are positive against 49% of Basket Random's.

Scorecard7 real differences · 4 level
Hoop Land versus Basket Random: the parameters behind the verdict, then further details
ParameterHoop LandBasket Random
PriceFreeFree
Rating4.8 (16K ratings) — better3.4 (316 ratings)
Positive reviews89.5% of reviews — better48.6% of reviews
Number of ratings16K — better316
Update frequencyWeekly—
AdsNo — betterYes
In-app purchasesYesNo — better
MonetizationFree with in-app purchasesAd-supported — better
Best chart rank#73 — better—
DevicesiPhone, iPad, iPodiPhone, iPad, iPod
Requires iOS12.012.0
Further details — not scored
Size132 MB17 MB
Age rating4+4+
DeveloperKoality Game LLCRHM INTERACTIVE OÜ

Customer experience

Hoop Land

All ratings16,433 ratings
Positive94.9%
Neutral1.3%
Negative3.8%
Written reviews3,049 reviews
Positive89.5%
Neutral3.6%
Negative6.9%

Basket Random

All ratings316 ratings
Positive56.6%
Neutral9.8%
Negative33.5%
Written reviews140 reviews
Positive48.6%
Neutral15.0%
Negative36.4%

User reviews

Hoop Land

From 16K App Store ratings

What we love

  • 🚀 Best mobile game ever created
  • 👍 Amazing game with great dev
  • 🚀 Extremely customizable
  • 🚀 Tons of features
  • 👍 Frequent updates

Room to improve

  • 🐛 Occasional bugs and crashes
  • 🐛 Defensive issues
  • 🐛 Inconsistent shooting mechanics
  • 🐛 AI can be overpowered

Basket Random

From 316 App Store ratings

What we love

  • 🚀 Fun and addictive
  • 👍 Simple and easy to play
  • ⛹️‍♀️ Good gameplay mechanics
  • 💻 Works well on both mobile and desktop
  • 🕹️ Great for passing time

Room to improve

  • 🐛 Slow motion issues
  • 🤖 Overpowered AI
  • 📢 Too many ads
  • 🕹️ Repetitive gameplay
  • 🕹️ Lack of control options

Bugs and requests

Hoop Land

Reported bugs

5 issues
  • Free throw mechanics not working properly
  • Roster changes not reflected properly in season mode
  • Inability to change difficulty or quarter length mid-season
  • Crashes when attempting to simulate full seasons
  • Issues with custom league imports and exports

Requested features

10 requests
  • Add playoffs, finals, and play-in tournament on courts
  • Implement technical fouls and call challenges
  • Add more dunk and celebration animations
  • Improve crowd and arena atmosphere
  • Implement player progression and development
Show 5 more
  • Add G-League and Olympic tournaments
  • Introduce coaching staff and owner features
  • Expand customization options for players, teams, and leagues
  • Implement online and local multiplayer modes
  • Add more difficulty settings and quarter length options

Basket Random

Reported bugs

4 issues
  • Game freezing and crashing
  • Slow motion issues on certain devices
  • Controls not responsive at times
  • Inconsistent ball physics

Requested features

5 requests
  • Add difficulty settings
  • Implement custom game modes
  • Include more customization options
  • Add a win/loss counter
  • Implement an option to remove ads

In-app purchases

1 purchases

Hoop Land

One-time1
  • Premium Edition$4.99
None

Basket Random

No in-app purchases

Questions

Is Hoop Land free?
Hoop Land is free to download, with in-app purchases available.
Is Basket Random free?
Basket Random is free to download, with no in-app purchases.
Which has better reviews, Hoop Land or Basket Random?
Hoop Land is rated higher. Hoop Land averages 4.8 out of 5 from 16K ratings, while Basket Random averages 3.4 from 316 ratings.
Do Hoop Land or Basket Random have ads?
Basket Random shows ads; Hoop Land does not.

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