Swish is a basketball coaching utility for managing substitutions, scorekeeping, and player time-tracking on iOS.
The App DNA
What makes this app unique?
It replaces manual paper scorebooks with a digital interface, though the current lack of functionality prevents it from serving this need.
For Basketball coaches and parents managing youth or amateur basketball teams.
What does it look like?
Key features
Tracks player time on court and manages substitutions during live basketball games.
Records individual player stats and game scores for post-game analysis.
Posts game summaries and results to Twitter and Facebook.
How much does it cost?
Swish is offered as a free tool with no visible subscription or in-app purchase gates.
Velocity
Dormant developmentUX improvementsperformanceShow more...
Swish - Basketball Coach has been inactive for 1,729 days, placing it firmly in the zombie category. The development cycle has ceased entirely, with no feature updates, bug fixes, or operational events recorded in over four years. There is no evidence of ongoing maintenance or support for the platform.
Who built it?
Mako Australia Pty
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What do users think recently?
The recent review mood reads upset.
How are ratings & reviews evolving?
What users say, by theme
- The complete absence of the primary game object makes the application entirely non-functional for users
1 of 1 recent reviews analyzed · limited sample
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Competitive landscape for Swish - Basketball Coach
How's the Sports market?
Swish operates in the amateur sports-utility space, currently holding a 1-star rating based on a single review that highlights total functional failure.
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Key takeaways for Swish - Basketball Coach
Where is it heading?
The amateur sports-utility market is consolidating around cloud-first platforms that offer real-time stat sharing. Swish remains exposed due to its lack of updates and broken core functionality, which will lead to total user churn if the interface is not restored.
- The four-year development silence combined with a critical functional regression signals that the product is effectively in sunset mode.
The SWOT
- Substitution-tracking logic simplifies youth game management
- Modernize interface to support cloud-synced stat sharing
Next best moves
Audit core game-management interface because users report the primary game object is missing → restore basic functionality
The counter-intuitive read
The lack of monetization is not a strength but a signal of abandonment…
Read the full takeSince the last report: The developer's strategic stance shifted from a 'Sunset' recommendation to an 'Invest' decision, aiming to audit and restore the broken core game-management interface.
Bottom line
Swish is currently a non-functional asset that requires a fundamental audit of its core game-management logic to restore basic utility, as the current state prevents any meaningful user retention.
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Is Swish still supported by the developer?
Does Swish work for tracking basketball substitutions?
What are some alternatives to Swish for basketball coaching?
Sources
- [1] App Store, source
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