Comparison

Hoopy vs Shift Hoops

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

Head to head
About

Hoopy

Enhance your basketball skills with AI-powered shot tracking and personalized drills. Analyze your technique through video, set weekly goals, and monitor your progress with detailed stats and shot charts. Integrates with Apple Watch for seamless workout logging.

Highlights
  • AI-powered shot tracking
  • Personalized daily drills
  • Video analysis on iPhone
  • Apple Watch integration
  • Progress tracking and stats
  • Multiple practice modes
Features
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Train with a coach, track every shot, and see your progress. Hoopy is a basketball shooting app for iPhone and Apple Watch, with video analysis that runs right on your iPhone. Pick your coach, follow daily drills built around your goals, and record your practice. Hoopy finds your shots, you confirm each one, and your results flow into your stats, streaks and shot charts. COACH • Five coach personalities, each with its own voice and style • Daily Practice: two daily drills and two court-zone challenges built around your practice • A drill library with court diagrams and step-by-step shot spots VIDEO ANALYSIS • Record a session or choose a video from your photo library for analysis on your iPhone • Review every shot: fix a call, remove a non-shot, add one the camera missed, or keep a real extra shot • Watch highlight reels and share clips with optional ball trails and a shot timeline APPLE WATCH • Track sessions on your wrist: Hoopy detects each shot and you tap to mark makes • During a drill recorded on iPhone, your Apple Watch shows the next spot, counts your shots, and saves a basketball workout to the Health app PROGRESS • Weekly goals for time, shots and makes, plus Home Screen widgets for Daily Practice and Weekly Goals • Weekly streaks with a history view • All your sessions in one list, with filters, sorting and a rep-by-rep breakdown for drills • Mastery by shot type, with shot charts by court zone • Records, trophies and unlockable ball trail styles WAYS TO PRACTICE • Freestyle for open shooting • Timed challenges of 1, 3, 5, 10 or 20 minutes, or a custom length • Coach drills recorded on video • Manual entry when you just want to log the numbers VIDEO ANALYSIS RUNS ON YOUR DEVICE Record or choose a session video, confirm the hoop when asked, and review the results on iPhone. Use only footage you are authorized to record. HOOPY LEGEND Hoopy Legend unlocks unlimited sessions, the full drill library, Mastery shot charts, every coach, and extra app icons, with weekly and yearly auto-renewable plans. Access to practice features may require a subscription. Available plans, prices and any eligible introductory offers are shown before purchase. Subscriptions renew automatically unless cancelled in your App Store account settings. Privacy Policy: https://gethoopy.app/privacy Terms of Use: https://gethoopy.app/terms Requires iOS 26 or later. Apple Watch features require watchOS 26 or later.

About

Shift Hoops

Enhance your basketball skills with guided drills, automated feedback, and progress tracking. Participate in live group film reviews and unlock premium content with a subscription.

Highlights
  • Guided basketball drills
  • Automated feedback
  • Workout progress statistics
  • Live group film reviews
  • Workout and streak sharing
  • Premium drills access
Features
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Shift Hoops helps you practice basketball with guided drills, automated feedback, workout clips, and progress statistics. START TRAINING TODAY Choose a goal and training program, then start your first workout that day. Set your weekly training goal, practice standard drills, review saved results and clips, and track your progress. Share workout and streak stats with transparent stickers. JOIN GROUP FILM REVIEW When a session is scheduled, view its details and join a live group Film Review through Google Meet. Parents and coaches are welcome. Players under 18 need parent permission. UNLOCK PREMIUM DRILLS WITH PRO An optional Shift Hoops PRO subscription gives you access to Premium drills and progression-specific feedback while your membership is active. Published drill updates load automatically when you open your training. Personal coaching is not included. Choose a monthly or annual auto-renewing subscription. Eligible customers may receive a one-month free trial. Your eligibility, price and billing period are shown before purchase. Manage or cancel your subscription in your Apple Account settings. Standard drills and saved results remain available without PRO. Privacy Policy: https://shifthoops.com/privacy/ Terms of Use: https://www.apple.com/legal/internet-services/itunes/dev/stdeula/

Screenshots

Hoopy4 screens
Shift Hoops4 screens

Verdict

The call

The clearest difference is rating: Hoopy at 4.9 against Shift Hoops's 3.0. Hoopy also leads on ads (none vs shown) and update cadence (daily vs weekly). Shift Hoops's advantage is iOS requirement (15.5 vs 26.0). 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

CostPrice · In-app purchases · Ads · Monetization

Both are free to download. Hoopy sells 6 in-app purchases, starting at $6.99 per 7 days and Shift Hoops sells 4 in-app purchases, starting at $29.99 per month. Whichever you choose, the download price is not the number that matters.

ReceptionRating · Positive reviews · Number of ratings

Hoopy holds the better App Store score, 4.9 against 3.0. That said, the two scores are not equally well evidenced: Hoopy has 107 ratings behind it against 2, so its average is the more settled of the two.

UpkeepUpdate frequency

Hoopy ships an update daily, Shift Hoops weekly. The most recent releases landed on November 8, 2026 and November 5, 2026 respectively.

Scorecard5 real differences · 5 level
Hoopy versus Shift Hoops: the parameters behind the verdict, then further details
ParameterHoopyShift Hoops
PriceFreeFree
Rating4.9 (107 ratings) — better3.0 (2 ratings)
Positive reviews100.0% of reviews—
Number of ratings107 — better2
Update frequencyDaily — betterWeekly
AdsNo — betterYes
In-app purchasesYesYes
MonetizationFreemiumFree with in-app purchases
DevicesiPhone, Apple WatchiPhone, iPad, iPod — better
Requires iOS26.015.5 — better
Further details — not scored
Size294 MB399 MB
Age rating4+4+
DeveloperWesty Studios LLCZyrus Johnson

Customer experience

Hoopy

All ratings107 ratings
Positive97.2%
Neutral0.9%
Negative1.9%
Written reviews6 reviews
Positive100.0%
Neutral0.0%
Negative0.0%

Shift Hoops

All ratings2 ratings
Positive50.0%
Neutral0.0%
Negative50.0%

In-app purchases

6 purchases

Hoopy

Subscriptions6
  • Legend Weekly$6.997 Days
  • Legend Monthly$9.991 Month
  • Legend Yearly$19.991 Year
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  • Legend Yearly$29.991 Year
  • Legend Yearly$34.991 Year
  • Legend Yearly7 Days trial$49.991 Year
4 purchases

Shift Hoops

Subscriptions3
  • Shift Hoops Monthly1 Month trial$29.991 Month
  • Shift Hoops PRO 3 Months$79.993 Months
  • Shift Hoops PRO Annual1 Month trial$299.991 Year
One-time1
  • Game Film Review$75.00

Questions

Is Hoopy free?
Hoopy is free to download, with in-app purchases available.
Is Shift Hoops free?
Shift Hoops is free to download, with in-app purchases available.
Which has better reviews, Hoopy or Shift Hoops?
Hoopy is rated higher. Hoopy averages 4.9 out of 5 from 107 ratings, while Shift Hoops averages 3.0 from 2 ratings.
Do Hoopy or Shift Hoops have ads?
Shift Hoops shows ads; Hoopy does not.
Which is updated more often, Hoopy or Shift Hoops?
Hoopy ships an update daily, and Shift Hoops weekly. Most recently, Hoopy was updated on November 8, 2026 and Shift Hoops on November 5, 2026.

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