Basketball Showdown vs Ball King
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.
Ball King
Experience arcade basketball with a twist, throwing quirky objects through the hoop. Compete with friends and millions of players across various game modes and unlockable environments.
- Throw unique objects
- Compete with friends
- Two exciting game modes
- Unlock new environments
- Unlock new objects to throw
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Want to feel like King? Throw ducks, frogs or even old radios through the basket and crush your friends score! Join 3 million players and compete in two exciting game modes and unlock new environments to play in and new objects to throw! No pop-up advertisements or timers stopping you from playing, just pure fun! Enjoy the game!
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Verdict
Basketball Showdown and Ball King both sit at 4.6 stars, but that hides the real split: 93% of Ball King's written reviews are positive against 77% of Basketball Showdown's. Basketball Showdown's advantage is update cadence (every 3 weeks vs every 2 months) and iOS requirement (12.0 vs 15.0). On price, rating, ratings volume and ads 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 Ball King sells 10 one-off in-app purchases. Whichever you choose, the download price is not the number that matters.
On the App Store both sit at effectively the same score — 4.6 for Basketball Showdown against 4.7 for Ball King. Both are backed by a comparable volume of ratings — 2.8K and 2K respectively. Written reviews are what separate them: 77% of Basketball Showdown's written reviews are positive against 93% of Ball King's.
Basketball Showdown ships an update every 3 weeks, Ball King every 2 months. The most recent releases landed on November 6, 2026 and November 1, 2026 respectively.
| Parameter | Basketball Showdown | Ball King |
|---|---|---|
| Price | Free | Free |
| Rating | 4.6 (2.8K ratings) | 4.7 (2K ratings) — better |
| Positive reviews | 76.8% of reviews | 93.4% of reviews — better |
| Number of ratings | 2.8K — better | 2K |
| Update frequency | Every 3 weeks — better | Every 2 months |
| Ads | Yes | Yes |
| 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 — better | 15.0 |
| Further details — not scored | ||
| Size | 145 MB | 96 MB |
| Age rating | 4+ | 9+ |
| Developer | Naquatic | Qwiboo Ltd |
Customer experience
Basketball Showdown
Ball King
User reviews
Basketball Showdown
From 2.8K App Store ratingsWhat we love
- 👍 Great game
- 🎮 Fun and addictive
- 🏀 Awesome basketball game
- 🔥 Highly recommended
- 🕹️ Competitive and engaging
Room to improve
- 🐛 Crashes and bugs
- 🎯 Inaccurate aiming
- 💰 Expensive upgrades
- 🤖 Unfair AI/bots
- 🔍 Needs better matchmaking
Ball King
From 2K App Store ratingsWhat we love
- 👍 Simple and fun gameplay
- 🕹️ Addictive and engaging
- 🎨 Retro pixel art style
- 💰 Free to play with fair monetization
- ⏱️ Great time killer for short breaks
Room to improve
- 🔁 Repetitive unlocks of the same items
- 🔋 High battery consumption
- 🐛 Occasional crashes or bugs
- 🌬️ Wind mechanic can be frustrating
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
Ball King
Reported bugs
2 issues- Game crashing on launch after updates
- Disappearing coins/prizes after opening gifts
Requested features
4 requests- More game modes and challenges
- Ability to customize player character
- Improved progression system for unlocks
- Multiplayer or leaderboard functionality
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
Ball King
- Bowling Ball$0.99
- Baseball Ball$0.99
- Burger$0.99
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- Zombie Head$0.99
- Skull$0.99
- Lucky Shamrock$0.99
- Old Radio$0.99
- Money Bag$0.99
- Lucky Dice$0.99
- Piggy Bank$2.99
Questions
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