Basketball Shot Clock 24 Free app review: it is what it says it is

Introduction

I really like streamlined apps. I do have some problems with apps that don’t deliver anything else than what actually is in the name. Especially with sports apps: there are way too many apps that are solely for one function.  Some apps are designed for only one thing, while the opportunity to create something around it is absolutely there. This is also the case with Basketball Shot Clock 24 Free. The developer of this app, Norihisa Kato, has developed this app to just be a shot clock timer for basketball, but there are so many more opportunities here that are untouched that I can’t really be positive about the app. 

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App Design

Before I will go on about what the app could add to improve to make it more appealing for a broader audience, I will talk a little bit about the app design. The app looks really slick, meaning there is only one screen. The screen is basically the countdown timer, which always starts at 24. When you tap, the countdown will begin. Tap again and it stops. If you want to reset the timer, you will have to flick left, though you can also reset the timer to a 14 second countdown by flicking right. Flicking up and down will allow you to increase or decrease the timer by one second. The last option is the configuration mode, where you can set the timer to whatever number you want. You can access this by tapping and holding the screen. 

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What Could be Improved

Instead of just offering a shot clock, why didn’t the developer decide to make this a full-fledged stopwatch or countdown timer app? Which each of those functionalities, you could probably get more people to download it and make more off it.

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Secondly, this app is only used for basketball, so why not add a little bit more info about the shot clock, how it’s used, add some rules or at least some information? I can go on and on, and I feel the developer missed a massive opportunity here. I think the philosophy was to keep it as simple as possible, which, if that was the case, the developer succeeded.

Pros and Cons

Pros

• Very slick
• Full-screen countdown

Cons

• The developer missed a lot of opportunities here

Conclusion

Basketball Shot Clock 24 Free is an app that delivers everything it promises. It simply is a free shot clock timer and nothing more than that. The developer could have tried and make it a bit more accessible by adding some explanations, or making this into a fully featured stopwatch, but chose to just keep it simple and go for only the one purpose. You will never need this app if you’re not a basketball coach, so if you’re looking for a stopwatch, move along. The app is compatible with both iPad and iPhone and it is just over 1 MB.