Houston Rockets vs Shankz
Price, ratings, monetisation and update history for both apps, side by side — with what reviewers say about each.
Houston Rockets
Stay connected with your favorite basketball team. Get real-time scores, schedules, news, and in-depth player statistics. Receive instant notifications for breaking news and game updates.
- Live scores and standings
- Interactive box scores
- Player bios and stats
- Interactive game calendar
- Push notifications
- Social media integration
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This is the official mobile app of the Houston Rockets. It delivers an unrivaled interactive team experience by providing the most up-to-date scores, schedules, news, and stats. Features Include: View live stats, scores and standings. Interactive box scores with players stats, sortable play-by-play and shot tracking. Browse roster breakdowns, player bios, stats, and photos. View recent, current and upcoming game on the interactive team calendar. Receive team push notifications based on breaking news, start of game, end of quarter or final score. Connect with us on social media. View team Twitter streams.
Shankz
Book tee times and track scores for an indoor mini-golf, VR, and arcade experience. Enjoy a premier entertainment venue in North Houston.
- Reserve tee times
- Keep scores
- Indoor mini-golf
- VR experiences
- Arcade games
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Shankz is the premier indoor Mini-Golf, VR, and Arcade experience in North Houston. Use this app to reserve tee times and keep scores!
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Verdict
The clearest difference is ads: Shankz at none against Houston Rockets's shown. Shankz also leads on update cadence (every 3 days vs every 4 months) and monetization model (free vs ad-supported). Houston Rockets's advantage is rating (4.8 vs 4.3) and ratings volume (35K vs 6). On price, review sentiment, in-app purchases 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. Neither carries in-app purchases, so what you see is what you pay.
Houston Rockets holds the better App Store score, 4.8 against 4.3. That said, the two scores are not equally well evidenced: Houston Rockets has 35K ratings behind it against 6, so its average is the more settled of the two. Written reviews point the same way: 52% of Houston Rockets's written reviews are positive against 50% of Shankz's.
Houston Rockets ships an update every 4 months, Shankz every 3 days. The most recent releases landed on November 6, 2026 and November 3, 2026 respectively.
| Parameter | Houston Rockets | Shankz |
|---|---|---|
| Price | Free | Free |
| Rating | 4.8 (35K ratings) — better | 4.3 (6 ratings) |
| Positive reviews | 51.6% of reviews — better | 50.0% of reviews |
| Number of ratings | 35K — better | 6 |
| Update frequency | Every 4 months | Every 3 days — better |
| Ads | Yes | No — better |
| In-app purchases | No | No |
| Monetization | Ad-supported | Free — better |
| Best chart rank | #68 — better | — |
| Devices | iPhone, iPad | iPhone, iPad, iPod — better |
| Requires iOS | 17.0 | 13.0 — better |
| Further details — not scored | ||
| Size | 107 MB | 12 MB |
| Age rating | 4+ | 4+ |
| Developer | ROCKET BALL, LTD. | Sammy Yousif |
Customer experience
Houston Rockets
Shankz
Bugs and requests
Houston Rockets
Reported bugs
4 issues- Ticket screen going blank
- Profile screen not loading
- Logout function not working
- Crashes when opening certain screens
Requested features
4 requests- Ability to change email address on profile
- More interactive and customizable features
- Improved integration with ticket platforms
- Better live game streaming and audio options
Shankz
Not enough reviews yet to summarise bugs or requests.
In-app purchases
Houston Rockets
No in-app purchases
Shankz
No in-app purchases
Questions
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