Comparison

Basket Battle vs Counterwave

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

Head to head
About

Basket Battle

Engage in a competitive basketball game where the goal is to throw the ball into the basket from above. Strategically hit opponents to prevent them from scoring and claim victory.

Highlights
  • Score by throwing the ball into the basket
  • Take the ball from above the basket
  • Hit opponents to stop their throws
  • Competitive gameplay
  • Enjoyable experience
Features
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Throw the ball higher. Take it from above the basket and throw into the basket. Hit the opponent to stop him/her throwing the ball into the basket. Enjoy!

About

Counterwave

A satisfying reflex and timing game where you match and cancel incoming waves. Learn in seconds, master 100 levels, and play with friends. Enjoy a calming soundtrack and precise haptics.

Highlights
  • Wave matching and cancellation gameplay
  • 100 levels with increasing difficulty
  • Multiplayer challenges and leaderboards
  • Daily puzzles and endless mode
  • Multiple signal themes
  • Precise haptic feedback
  • Offline play
Features
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Match the wave. Cancel it. Hear the silence. Counterwave is a satisfying reflex and timing game built on how noise-cancelling headphones work: every wave has an exact opposite. Shape it with one thumb, let go, and watch two waves cancel into a perfectly flat line. Learn it in seconds. Master it across 100 levels. HOW IT PLAYS • A wave rolls in. Read its shape on the scope under the field. • Drag up for a crest, down for a trough, further for a taller wave. • When the height matches, wait for the release cue and let go. • Meet it in the middle for a PERFECT. Push the same way and the waves stack instead. PLAY WITH FRIENDS Share any Daily, cleared level or new Endless best as a grid of how every wave landed. Send a friend a challenge code: they play the same waves and try to beat your score. Climb the Game Center leaderboards for today's Daily, Endless and campaign stars. CHAIN PERFECTS, PLAY A MELODY Every clean cancel drops the field into a moment of silence and rings out a note. String perfects together and the notes climb, while a calm generative soundtrack plays underneath. 100 LEVELS, 20 RANKS, 40 EXPERT TESTS Act I teaches the wave across 40 hand-built levels. Act II adds 60 more and four new shapes: the Fin, the Flip, the Triple and the flat-crowned Plateau. Every fifth level is a rank exam, and the Expert circuit remixes Act I into 40 tests harder than anything beside them. SEE YOUR SKILL GROW Every level shows its Intensity, so you always know what you are taking on. Your Signal Rating climbs from Novice toward Master as you earn three stars on harder levels. PRACTICE ANYTHING Replay the tricky phrase from any results screen, or play nine short wave studies and earn an emblem for each shape. Practice never costs a thing and never touches your stars. A NEW CHALLENGE EVERY DAY One daily puzzle, the same for every player: one official run, unlimited practice and daily missions. A gift waits each time you visit and keeps its progress if you miss a day, and a weekly goal leaves room for days off. ENDLESS AND ZEN Endless speeds up until you slip. Zen never fails you: one wave at a time, as relaxing as you like. EIGHT SIGNAL THEMES Oscilloscope, Aurora, Seismic, Ion, Ember, Synthwave, Lagoon and Sakura. Try any theme before you unlock it. Every palette is tuned to stay readable with red-green color blindness. MADE TO BE FELT Precise haptics on every launch and every cancel. Every sound is synthesized live on your phone. PLAY ANYWHERE One-handed, no account, and no Wi-Fi needed to play. Your progress stays on your phone. Counterwave is supported by ads. Ads never interrupt a run, and your first six runs have none at all. Remove Ads is a one-time purchase; the Supporter Pack adds every theme, and if you already own Remove Ads you only pay the difference. Optional videos are always your choice. Can you cancel every wave? Download Counterwave and find out. Questions or ideas? Reach us through the App Support link on this page.

Screenshots

Basket Battle3 screens
Counterwave4 screens

Verdict

The call

The clearest difference is update cadence: Counterwave at every 3 days against Basket Battle's every 6 weeks. Counterwave also leads on rating (5.0 vs 4.7). Basket Battle's advantage is ratings volume (299K vs 1) and device support (3 vs 1). On price, ads, in-app purchases and monetization model 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. Basket Battle sells 15 one-off in-app purchases and Counterwave sells 3 one-off in-app purchases. Whichever you choose, the download price is not the number that matters.

ReceptionRating · Positive reviews · Number of ratings

Counterwave holds the better App Store score, 5.0 against 4.7. That said, the two scores are not equally well evidenced: Basket Battle has 299K ratings behind it against 1, so its average is the more settled of the two.

UpkeepUpdate frequency

Basket Battle ships an update every 6 weeks, Counterwave every 3 days. The most recent releases landed on November 1, 2026 and October 25, 2026 respectively.

Scorecard5 real differences · 5 level
Basket Battle versus Counterwave: the parameters behind the verdict, then further details
ParameterBasket BattleCounterwave
PriceFreeFree
Rating4.7 (299K ratings)5.0 (1 ratings) — better
Positive reviews34.8% of reviews—
Number of ratings299K — better1
Update frequencyEvery 6 weeksEvery 3 days — better
AdsYesYes
In-app purchasesYesYes
MonetizationFree with in-app purchasesFree with in-app purchases
DevicesiPhone, iPad, iPod — betteriPhone
Requires iOS15.0 — better17.0
Further details — not scored
Size312 MB9 MB
Age rating12+4+
DeveloperSUPERSONIC STUDIOS LTDHarold Digital LLC

Customer experience

Basket Battle

All ratings299,197 ratings
Positive92.8%
Neutral3.1%
Negative4.0%
Written reviews1,083 reviews
Positive34.8%
Neutral13.7%
Negative51.5%

Counterwave

All ratings1 ratings
Positive100.0%
Neutral0.0%
Negative0.0%

Bugs and requests

Basket Battle

Reported bugs

3 issues
  • Scoring issues
  • Glitchy performance
  • Forced ads during gameplay

Requested features

5 requests
  • Add real multiplayer mode
  • Introduce difficulty levels
  • Add more map/level variety
  • Implement offline play
  • Allow customization and upgrades

Counterwave

Not enough reviews yet to summarise bugs or requests.

In-app purchases

15 purchases

Basket Battle

One-time15
  • Clothes$0.99
  • No Ads$0.99
  • Small Pack of Coins$0.99
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  • Small Pack of Skip Tickets$0.99
  • Flag Frame$0.99
  • Ball Skins$1.99
  • No Ads$2.99
  • Accessories$2.99
  • Medium Pack of Skip Tickets$2.99
  • Medium Pack of Coins$2.99
  • Large Pack of Gems$3.99
  • No Ads and Extra Coins$4.99
  • No Ads, Coins and Skins$6.99
  • Large Pack of Skip Tickets$6.99
  • Large Pack of Coins$6.99
3 purchases

Counterwave

One-time3
  • Supporter Upgrade$1.99
  • Remove Ads$2.99
  • Supporter Pack$4.99

Questions

Is Basket Battle free?
Basket Battle is free to download, with in-app purchases available.
Is Counterwave free?
Counterwave is free to download, with in-app purchases available.
Which has better reviews, Basket Battle or Counterwave?
Counterwave is rated higher. Basket Battle averages 4.7 out of 5 from 299K ratings, while Counterwave averages 5.0 from 1 ratings.
Do Basket Battle or Counterwave have ads?
Both Basket Battle and Counterwave show ads.
Which is updated more often, Basket Battle or Counterwave?
Basket Battle ships an update every 6 weeks, and Counterwave every 3 days. Most recently, Basket Battle was updated on November 1, 2026 and Counterwave on October 25, 2026.

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