Press kit

No Ball, No Hoop: RistHoops Turns Apple Watch and iPhone into a Basketball Court

Release date: November 20, 2026 (planned)

November 20, 2026 — RistSports today launched RistHoops, now available on the App Store. It is motion basketball built on Apple Watch and iPhone working together. There is no ball and no hoop. Put on your watch, make a shooting motion in your living room, office or backyard, and the ball flies to the hoop on your iPhone or iPad, the way you shot it.

The watch senses, the iPhone shows

In RistHoops, Apple Watch is both the controller and the sensor. At release, the watch reads power, stability and wrist snap, then hands the result to iPhone in an instant. The ball flies across a 3D arena, while a see-through ghost player mirrors your motion. Jump shots are detected in two phases, the rise and the release, all on-device, with no camera or extra hardware.

Your own standard

On first launch you take 5 free throws and 5 threes. The app learns your personal power curve: softer up close, harder from deep. Kids and adults can both score at their own strength.

Three ways to play

• 3-Point Contest: 70 seconds, 5 spots, a money-ball rack and deep shots, with world rankings in Game Center.
• Free Shoot: no clock; pick any spot and practice.
• Challenge: 3 chapters and 30 levels with wind, a robot arm, a defender to jump over, a rising hoop and monsters to knock out.

Every round is a workout

Apple Watch tracks live heart rate and heart-rate zones. Active calories from every round go to the Fitness app and your Activity rings. Each round ends with a workout report showing calories, average heart rate and shots taken.

Pricing and availability

• Free to download. New players get 100 shots, plus 30 more with every daily check-in, and the first 3 challenge levels.
• A subscription unlocks unlimited shots and every level: $0.99 a month or $10.99 a year (local pricing applies).
• For iPhone, iPad and Apple Watch, in 14 languages, with dark and light appearance. No watch on? Swipe on the screen to shoot.

Download: https://apps.apple.com/app/id6828466922
Website: https://risthoops.ristsports.com/en/
Press kit (icon, screenshots, fact sheet): https://risthoops.ristsports.com/en/press.html

About RistSports

RistSports makes motion-sports apps for Apple Watch, with one goal: make exercise as easy as picking up your phone. RistHoops is the first title in the series.

Press contact: henryleay@gmail.com

Heart rate and calorie data are for fitness reference only. RistHoops is not a medical device.