Comparison

Blueprints Basketball Training vs SKILLBOOST

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

Head to head
About

Blueprints Basketball Training

This app creates personalized basketball training plans tailored to your goals, skill level, and available equipment. It focuses on progressive drills for real in-game improvement, adapting to your practice environment and schedule.

Highlights
  • Personalized training plans
  • Progressive drills
  • Goal-based training
  • Adaptable to practice environment
  • Elite coach content
  • Performance tracking
Features
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Stop Doing Random Drills Most basketball apps give you random drills. Real players need progression. Blueprints builds personalized basketball training plans around your goals, level, and setup — whether you’re tightening your handle, improving your shot, just starting out, preparing for AAU, in a full gym or grinding in the driveway. Train with a real plan. No random drills. Just real progress. Built Around What Matters Train for real in-game outcomes: Tighter ball control under pressure More consistent shooting Better footwork and separation Increased explosiveness Tryout and season prep Your Blueprint adjusts intensity, drills, and progression based on your focus. Train how and where you actually practice: 20 minutes or 90 2 days a week or 7 Beginner to advanced Driveway, park, or full gym Cones, chairs, heavy ball, tennis balls — or just a ball No wasted reps. No missed progress. How It Works Choose your focus — handles, shooting, scoring, footwork, explosiveness Set your training setup — driveway, park, or full gym Get your personalized Blueprint training plan Watch your trainer demonstrate each drill Complete your reps and 1-minute challenges Track reps, makes, and improvement over time Finish workouts, level up, and unlock the next stage Your Blueprint evolves as you improve — just like training with a real coach. Go All-Star Your workouts were already personalized. Now your coaching can be too. All-Star Mode is an optional paid subscription that adds coaching on demand to Blueprints. Everything you already do in Blueprints stays free. LIVE DRILL FEEDBACK Our most-requested feature, built directly into your Blueprints workouts. Record yourself doing a drill right inside the same flow and get a grade plus specific feedback on how to improve — from the trainer who built the drill. COACH’S CORNER Ask anything, anytime. Choose the trainer you want to hear from or tap God Mode to combine the brains of the entire Blueprints coaching staff. If you’d rather show than tell, attach a clip. FILM ROOM Upload your own training or game clips and get personalized feedback from the trainer of your choice — or God Mode — on skills, decision-making, hoops IQ, off-ball reads, training habits, and more. SINGLE-DAY SESSIONS Get a personalized workout built on the spot for what you need right now — based on your age, skill level, goals, time, space, and equipment. WEEKLY ALL-STAR DROPS Get VIP access to your favorite trainers, delivered by email every week — how they think, train, and play, plus personal stories you won’t get anywhere else. Train With Elite Coaches Featuring training and coaching from Trae Jones, Hunter Rhodes, Sibelle Zambie, and other top basketball trainers — with more joining the platform. Trae Jones — guard skills, scoring, finishing, shooting Hunter Rhodes — footwork, handling, balance, explosiveness Sibelle Zambie — shooting mechanics, footwork, game-ready handles Every Blueprint starts with real training philosophy — structured around how elite trainers develop players 1-on-1. Build your Blueprint. Put in the work. Get better. Terms of Use (EULA): https://www.apple.com/legal/internet-services/itunes/dev/stdeula/

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

Blueprints Basketball Training4 screens
SKILLBOOST4 screens

Verdict

The call

The clearest difference is monetization model: Blueprints Basketball Training at free against SKILLBOOST's freemium. Blueprints Basketball Training also leads on ratings volume (34 vs 3). On price, rating, review sentiment 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

CostPrice · In-app purchases · Ads · Monetization

Both are free to download. Blueprints Basketball Training sells 2 in-app purchases, starting at $4.99 per month and SKILLBOOST sells 2 in-app purchases, starting at $9.99 per month. Whichever you choose, the download price is not the number that matters.

ReceptionRating · Positive reviews · Number of ratings

On the App Store both sit at effectively the same score — 5.0 for Blueprints Basketball Training against 5.0 for SKILLBOOST. That said, the two scores are not equally well evidenced: Blueprints Basketball Training has 34 ratings behind it against 3, so its average is the more settled of the two. Written reviews split almost evenly too, at 100% and 100% positive.

Scorecard2 real differences · 8 level
Blueprints Basketball Training versus SKILLBOOST: the parameters behind the verdict, then further details
ParameterBlueprints Basketball TrainingSKILLBOOST
PriceFreeFree
Rating5.0 (34 ratings)5.0 (3 ratings)
Positive reviews100.0% of reviews100.0% of reviews
Number of ratings34 — better3
Update frequencyEvery 3 weeks—
AdsNoNo
In-app purchasesYesYes
MonetizationFree — betterFreemium
DevicesiPhone, iPad, iPodiPhone, iPad, iPod
Requires iOS15.115.0 — better
Further details — not scored
Size70 MB10 MB
Age rating+44+
DeveloperAjay RajaniParks McLain

Customer experience

Blueprints Basketball Training

All ratings34 ratings
Positive100.0%
Neutral0.0%
Negative0.0%
Written reviews18 reviews
Positive100.0%
Neutral0.0%
Negative0.0%

SKILLBOOST

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

In-app purchases

2 purchases

Blueprints Basketball Training

Subscriptions2
  • All-Star Mode Monthly$4.991 Month
  • All-Star Mode Annual$39.991 Year
2 purchases

SKILLBOOST

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

Questions

Is Blueprints Basketball Training free?
Blueprints Basketball Training is free to download, with in-app purchases available.
Is SKILLBOOST free?
SKILLBOOST is free to download, with in-app purchases available.
Which has better reviews, Blueprints Basketball Training or SKILLBOOST?
Blueprints Basketball Training and SKILLBOOST are both rated 5.0 out of 5 on the App Store, from 34 and 3 ratings respectively.
Do Blueprints Basketball Training or SKILLBOOST have ads?
Neither Blueprints Basketball Training nor SKILLBOOST shows ads.

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