Basketball Showdown vs Touchdown Tumble
Price, ratings, monetisation and update history for both games, side by side — with what reviewers say about each.
Basketball Showdown
Compete against friends or players worldwide in head-to-head basketball games. Earn prizes in tournaments, unlock upgrades, and become a basketball celebrity with hyper-realistic graphics and intuitive controls.
- Online multiplayer matchmaking
- Season, Playoff, and Exhibition modes
- Unlockable balls and upgrades
- Achievements and leaderboards
- Realistic graphics and controls
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Match up against your friends, your enemies, or anyone worldwide in a head-to-head Basketball Showdown! • COMPETE FOR GLORY • Win prizes in online tournaments or compete in single player seasons as your favorite team. Then put your winnings to use by unlocking unique basketballs and upgrades. • BECOME A BASKETBALL CELEBRITY • Beat down opponents with your skills AND your popularity. Add friends to earn rewards and steal experience points from your opponents! • A SPECTACULAR NEXT-GEN EXPERIENCE • Hyper-realistic graphics and heart pounding multiplayer action turn you into a superstar. • THE BUZZER-BEATER IS GOOD • "Keep your charger handy, 'cause you will NOT be setting this down." - FreeAppsArcade ENOUGH FEATURES TO PACK A STADIUM • Online multiplayer matchmaking • No loading screens • Season, Playoff, and Exhibition game modes • Unlockable balls and upgrades to boost your skillz • Unique trophies and bonuses for completing achievements • The exclusive PhysKick™ engine for unparalleled control • Full set of achievements and leaderboards • JOIN OVER 100 MILLION GAMERS WORLDWIDE • Follow @Naquatic on Facebook and Twitter to find out why our apps like MonsterCrafter and Shooting Showdown have been featured by everyone from Apple to IGN, AppAdvice, and TouchArcade.
Touchdown Tumble
Experience retro arcade football with dynamic physics. Master running, passing, and jumping through various challenge modes and exhibition games. Compete in a full league season against unique AI teams.
- Retro arcade football gameplay
- Dynamic physics engine
- Skills challenges
- Exhibition games
- League play with AI teams
- Run, Pass, and Jump mechanics
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Touchdown Tumble is a retro arcade football game with dynamic physics, skills challenges, and league play. Run, Pass, and Jump your way through several challenge modes and exhibition games. Also, you can play through an entire season in “League Play” against several other unique teams.
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Verdict
The clearest difference is rating: Basketball Showdown at 4.6 against Touchdown Tumble's 3.0. Basketball Showdown also leads on review sentiment (77% vs 46%) and ratings volume (2.8K vs 57). Touchdown Tumble's advantage is ads (none vs shown) and update cadence (every 2 days vs every 3 weeks). On price, in-app purchases, monetization model 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
Both are free to download. Basketball Showdown sells 10 one-off in-app purchases and Touchdown Tumble sells 1 one-off in-app purchase. Whichever you choose, the download price is not the number that matters.
Basketball Showdown holds the better App Store score, 4.6 against 3.0. That said, the two scores are not equally well evidenced: Basketball Showdown has 2.8K ratings behind it against 57, so its average is the more settled of the two. Written reviews point the same way: 77% of Basketball Showdown's written reviews are positive against 46% of Touchdown Tumble's.
Basketball Showdown ships an update every 3 weeks, Touchdown Tumble every 2 days. The most recent releases landed on October 15, 2026 and October 14, 2026 respectively.
| Parameter | Basketball Showdown | Touchdown Tumble |
|---|---|---|
| Price | Free | Free |
| Rating | 4.6 (2.8K ratings) — better | 3.0 (57 ratings) |
| Positive reviews | 76.8% of reviews — better | 45.8% of reviews |
| Number of ratings | 2.8K — better | 57 |
| Update frequency | Every 3 weeks | Every 2 days — better |
| Ads | Yes | No — better |
| In-app purchases | Yes | Yes |
| Monetization | Free with in-app purchases | Free with in-app purchases |
| Devices | iPhone, iPad, iPod | iPhone, iPad, iPod |
| Requires iOS | 12.0 | 12.0 |
| Further details — not scored | ||
| Size | 145 MB | 110 MB |
| Age rating | 4+ | 9+ |
| Developer | Naquatic | Solus Games |
Customer experience
Basketball Showdown
Touchdown Tumble
Bugs and requests
Basketball Showdown
Reported bugs
4 issues- Season mode crashes
- Freezing/force closing issues
- Inconsistent shot accuracy
- Progression resets after updates
Requested features
5 requests- Add practice mode
- Improve season mode stability
- Implement mute/volume controls
- Increase win record limit
- Add friend invite/chat features
Touchdown Tumble
Not enough reviews yet to summarise bugs or requests.
In-app purchases
Basketball Showdown
- Satchel of Gold$1.99
- Wallet of Tickets$1.99
- Sack of Gold$4.99
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- Bag of Tickets$4.99
- Coin Doubler$4.99
- Chest of Gold$19.99
- Briefcase of Tickets$19.99
- Safe of Gold$49.99
- Barrel of Tickets$49.99
- Pro Pack$99.99
Touchdown Tumble
- League Play & Challenges$1.99
Questions
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