Comparison

By Any Means vs SKILLBOOST

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

Head to head
About

By Any Means

Access your basketball training programs and media library. Watch and listen to digital content, with progress saved so you can resume where you left off. Communicate with coaches via text and media.

Highlights
  • Access all training programs
  • Watch and listen to digital media
  • Save program progress
  • Send text and media to coaches
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This app gives easy access to your By Any Means library of programs and media. Watch and listen to digital media including program content and more. By Any Means saves your programs' progress so that you can always pick up where you left off. Inside the By Any Means Mobile app, you can: - Access all your By Any Means programs - Send text and media to the By Any Means coaches

About

SKILLBOOST

This app provides basketball players with personalized, structured workouts to improve their solo training. It generates drills based on your player profile and skill level, turning practice into a gamified experience with progress tracking and rewards.

Highlights
  • Personalized workout generation
  • 140+ drill library
  • Player profile customization
  • Gamified progress tracking
  • Skill level adjustment
  • Workout history
Features
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Consistency > complexity. Start focusing on real reps instead of scrolling for drills. SKILLBOOST gives basketball players personalized workouts so you always know what to do when you train alone. 1) Build your player profile 2) Get workouts generated for your game 3) Watch yourself actually improve as you stay consistent. The app is built by a former college player, and every drill video is performed on‑court by the creator. You get simple, proven drills that actually translate to games, no gimmicks or flashy training sessions, just structured work. HOW TO GET STARTED During onboarding, you set your position and play-style, how often you want to work out, workout length, focus areas, and your skill level and self-ratings. SKILLBOOST uses your answers to generate workouts from a 140+ drill library, so every session fits how you play. If sessions are consistently marked either easy or hard, then SKILLBOOST will suggest you change your skill levels in your profile. You can view every workout you have completed in your history, explore all drills in the library, and adjust your profile at any time. LEVEL UP Earn stats and level up as you complete workouts, and unlock badges as you stay consistent. SKILLBOOST turns boring solo training into a game you can win by showing up and doing the work. PRICING SKILLBOOST is free to download. Unlock full access with a subscription: Both plans include a 1‑week free trial. Monthly: $9.99 per month Yearly: $79.99 per year Terms of Use: https://www.apple.com/legal/internet-services/itunes/dev/stdeula/

Screenshots

By Any Means4 screens
SKILLBOOST4 screens

Verdict

The call

The clearest difference is in-app purchases: By Any Means at none against SKILLBOOST's 2. By Any Means also leads on ratings volume (21 vs 3). SKILLBOOST's advantage is rating (5.0 vs 4.5) and review sentiment (100% vs 92%). On price, ads, 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. SKILLBOOST sells 2 in-app purchases, starting at $9.99 per month. By Any Means asks for nothing beyond the download.

ReceptionRating · Positive reviews · Number of ratings

SKILLBOOST holds the better App Store score, 5.0 against 4.5. That said, the two scores are not equally well evidenced: By Any Means has 21 ratings behind it against 3, so its average is the more settled of the two. Written reviews point the same way: 92% of By Any Means's written reviews are positive against 100% of SKILLBOOST's.

Scorecard5 real differences · 5 level
By Any Means versus SKILLBOOST: the parameters behind the verdict, then further details
ParameterBy Any MeansSKILLBOOST
PriceFreeFree
Rating4.5 (21 ratings)5.0 (3 ratings) — better
Positive reviews91.7% of reviews100.0% of reviews — better
Number of ratings21 — better3
Update frequencyFortnightly—
AdsNoNo
In-app purchasesNo — betterYes
MonetizationFree — betterFreemium
DevicesiPhone, iPodiPhone, iPad, iPod — better
Requires iOS15.115.0 — better
Further details — not scored
Size43 MB10 MB
Age rating12+4+
DeveloperBy Any Means, LLCParks McLain

Customer experience

By Any Means

All ratings20 ratings
Positive90.0%
Neutral0.0%
Negative10.0%
Written reviews12 reviews
Positive91.7%
Neutral8.3%
Negative0.0%

SKILLBOOST

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

In-app purchases

None

By Any Means

No in-app purchases

2 purchases

SKILLBOOST

Subscriptions2
  • SKILLBOOST Monthly7 Days trial$9.991 Month
  • SKILLBOOST Yearly7 Days trial$79.991 Year

Questions

Is By Any Means free?
By Any Means is free to download, with no in-app purchases.
Is SKILLBOOST free?
SKILLBOOST is free to download, with in-app purchases available.
Which has better reviews, By Any Means or SKILLBOOST?
SKILLBOOST is rated higher. By Any Means averages 4.5 out of 5 from 21 ratings, while SKILLBOOST averages 5.0 from 3 ratings.
Do By Any Means or SKILLBOOST have ads?
Neither By Any Means nor SKILLBOOST shows ads.

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