SKILLBOOST vs GymRat Hoops
Price, ratings, monetisation and update history for both apps, side by side — with what reviewers say about each.
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.
- Personalized workout generation
- 140+ drill library
- Player profile customization
- Gamified progress tracking
- Skill level adjustment
- Workout history
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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/
GymRat Hoops
This app provides personalized basketball training sessions tailored to your age, skill level, and objectives. It guides you through each workout with video demonstrations, timers, and audio cues, helping you track progress and build consistency.
- Personalized daily workouts
- Expert trainer guidance
- Video demonstrations
- Live timers and audio cues
- Progress tracking with streaks and badges
- Hands-free operation
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An expert trainer in your pocket — tailored to your age, level, and goals. GymRat builds your workout for you: your level, your goals, fresh every day. Press START and it coaches the whole session — what to do, how long, when to rest. Video demos. Live timers. Audio cues. Hands-free. Reads. Handles. Shooting. Finishing. Passing. Jump rope. Every workout you finish stacks a brick on your wall — streaks, badges, months of work you can SEE. Built by real trainers. Made for players who want to outwork everyone. GymRat+ membership is an auto-renewing subscription: $19.99/month or $149/year. Terms of Use (EULA): https://www.apple.com/legal/internet-services/itunes/dev/stdeula/ Privacy Policy: https://www.gymrathoops.com/privacy
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Verdict
The clearest difference is device support: SKILLBOOST at 3 against GymRat Hoops's 1. 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. SKILLBOOST sells 2 in-app purchases, starting at $9.99 per month and GymRat Hoops sells 2 in-app purchases, starting at $19.99 per month. Whichever you choose, the download price is not the number that matters.
On the App Store both sit at effectively the same score — 5.0 for SKILLBOOST against 5.0 for GymRat Hoops. Both are backed by a comparable volume of ratings — 2 and 2 respectively.
| Parameter | SKILLBOOST | GymRat Hoops |
|---|---|---|
| Price | Free | Free |
| Rating | 5.0 (2 ratings) | 5.0 (2 ratings) |
| Positive reviews | 100.0% of reviews | — |
| Number of ratings | 2 | 2 |
| Update frequency | — | Fortnightly |
| Ads | No | No |
| In-app purchases | Yes | Yes |
| Monetization | Freemium | Freemium |
| Devices | iPhone, iPad, iPod — better | iPhone |
| Requires iOS | 15.0 — better | 16.4 |
| Further details — not scored | ||
| Size | 10 MB | 61 MB |
| Age rating | 4+ | 4+ |
| Developer | Parks McLain | Gym Rat Hoops |
Customer experience
SKILLBOOST
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In-app purchases
SKILLBOOST
- SKILLBOOST Monthly7 Days trial$9.991 Month
- SKILLBOOST Yearly7 Days trial$79.991 Year
GymRat Hoops
- GymRat+$19.991 Month
- GymRat+ Annual$149.991 Year
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