Spoiler Free NBA. Never waste time on boring games.

HeatCheckr analyzes every NBA game and tells you exactly what happened — without spoiling the score. Skip the blowouts. Find the instant classics.

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Features

More than just scores.

HeatCheckr keeps evolving. Here's what's already built in — and what's coming next.

Favorite Team Alerts

Pick your team and get a push notification once a day when they played an exciting game. Never miss a great performance from your squad.

Star Player Warning

See at a glance when a team's star players sat out a game. HeatCheckr flags missing stars right on the game card so you always have the full context behind the score.

One-Tap Highlights

Every game card has a highlight button that takes you straight to the spoiler free recaps. Choose between YouTube or NBA.com as your preferred source of highlights.

Heat Report

Catch up on the action you missed! Browse this week's or last week's most exciting games in one place. Perfect for finding the best matchups to watch over the weekend.

Behind the scenes

Built by one fan,
for fans.

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Hey — I'm Jonas, the developer behind HeatCheckr.

HeatCheckr is a solo passion project. I build it in my evenings and weekends because I wanted a spoiler-free way to catch up on the NBA without wasting a time on blowouts. I figured other fans might want the same.

It's something I love working on as I use it myself every single day. I wanted it to be something I could share with anyone who finds it useful.

Infrastructure, app store fees, and the many of hours of development unfortunately are not free. Right now, Buy Me a Coffee is the only possible income stream to cover costs. If HeatCheckr has saved you from a boring game or two, consider chipping in. Every coffee genuinely helps further development. Thank you!

Jonas

☕ Buy Me a Coffee

One coffee covers around two days of infrastructure costs.

How it works

Built on real play-by-play data.

Every game is analyzed using 20+ factors from official NBA data. No guessing — just smart scores and clear labels.

01

Games are analyzed

Every morning, overnight NBA play-by-play data is processed through a custom scoring engine that weighs 20+ factors like lead changes, clutch plays, and game flow.

02

You get a score

Each game receives an excitement score from 1–10. A 9 is a thriller. A 2 is a snoozer. No ambiguity — just a number that tells you what you need to know.

03

Labels explain why

Smart labels tell you exactly what made a game exciting (or boring). "Photo Finish" and "Chaos Ball" hit different — and now you know before you press play.

Game Labels

Not all exciting games are the same.

Labels break down exactly why a game was worth your time — organized into five categories.

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Buzzer Beater
Potential Spoilers
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Double OT Marathon
Potential Spoilers
🕰️
Triple OT Epic
Potential Spoilers
⏱️
Overtime Thriller
Potential Spoilers
⭐
Instant Classic
Significance
🏆
Elite Matchup
Significance
⚔️
Heavyweight Bout
Significance
🏁
Playoff Race
Significance
🎰
Tank Bowl
Significance
🔄
Back & Forth Battle
Competitiveness
📏
Nail Biter Ending
Competitiveness
📸
Photo Finish
Competitiveness
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Q4 Comeback
Competitiveness
🌶️
Hot Start
Competitiveness
🏃
Late Run
Competitiveness
🏃
Furious Late Rally
Competitiveness
🎢
Roller Coaster
Competitiveness
🔒
Defensive Slugfest
Competitiveness
🎯
3-Point Shootout
Highlights
⛽️
High Octane
Highlights
🧹
Glass Cleaners
Highlights
🎼
Assist Symphony
Highlights
👑
Triple Double Alert
Highlights
💥
Scoring Explosion
Highlights
🎯
Sniper Game
Highlights
🖐️
Pickpocket Alert
Highlights
🚫
Block Party
Highlights
🛡️
Clutch Stop
Highlights
🎯
Clutch Shot
Highlights
🔥
Hot Hand
Highlights
🌊
Free Flowing
Highlights
🎪
Chaos Ball
Lowlights
🧱
Brick Fest
Lowlights
🎯
Free Throw Parade
Lowlights
🥊
Tempers Flared
Lowlights
😴
Blowout Alert
Lowlights
😎
Easy Win
Lowlights
🍔
Nothing Burger
Lowlights
🔀
Wire-to-Wire
Lowlights

Featured

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FAQ

Got questions?

Every game is analyzed using 20+ factors including final margin, lead changes, clutch plays, overtime, game flow, pace, and scoring patterns. Each factor is weighted based on its impact on game excitement, then combined into a 0–10 score. Higher scores mean more exciting games.
Data is updated multiple times throughout the day with analysis of yesterday's games. Scheduled games for today are also shown so you can plan ahead.
Yes! Swipe left or use the navigation arrows to browse historical games from past days. Great for catching up on games you missed throughout the week.
Absolutely. Tap the settings icon (three lines) in the top right corner to toggle label categories on or off. Customize exactly what information you see for each game.
Go to Settings → Favorite Team and pick your team. When they play a game that scores above the excitement threshold, you'll get a personalized push notification the next morning. You can turn this on or off at any time.
Yes! By default, the highlight button opens YouTube recaps. If you prefer, toggle "Use NBA.com Highlights" in Settings to switch to the official NBA highlight player instead.
Heat Report is an upcoming feature that will show season-long stats, excitement trends, hottest teams, and more. Tap the chart icon on the top left to see a preview of what's coming.
No. HeatCheckr is an independent app created by a fan. We use publicly available data from NBA.com and link to official NBA highlight videos. Not endorsed by or affiliated with the NBA in any way.

Support

Need help or have an idea?

Every message gets a personal reply. Bug reports, feature ideas, or just a hi — all welcome.

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Email Support

Questions, bugs, or feature requests — drop us an email. We read and reply to every single one.

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Report a Bug

Something not working right? Let us know and we'll get it fixed as fast as we can.

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Feature Request

Have an idea that would make HeatCheckr better? We'd love to hear it.

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Legal

Privacy & Terms

Last updated: March 13, 2026

What Data We Collect

HeatCheckr is designed to be privacy-friendly:

  • No personal information: We don't ask for your name, email, or any identifying information.
  • No account required: Use HeatCheckr without creating an account.
  • Anonymous analytics: We use Amplitude to collect anonymous usage data (e.g., which features are used, app opens). This helps us improve the app. No personally identifiable information is collected.

Advertising

HeatCheckr displays non-personalized ads served by Google AdMob. We do not use personalized advertising and do not build user profiles for ad targeting.

Even with non-personalized ads, AdMob may collect certain technical data required to serve and measure ads:

  • Device type, model, and operating system version
  • IP address (used for approximate geographic ad targeting, e.g., country-level)
  • Ad interaction data (impressions, taps)

No advertising identifiers (IDFA/GAID) are used for tracking. You can learn more about how Google uses data at Google's Privacy Policy.

Local Storage

The following is stored locally on your device only:

  • Cached game data for performance and offline viewing.
  • Your preferences (toggled label categories, etc.).
  • Warning acknowledgments (e.g., highlight spoiler warning).
  • Ad preferences (e.g., banner dismiss cooldown).

This data never leaves your device and can be deleted at any time by uninstalling the app.

Network Requests

  • Our API server: Fetches game data and excitement scores. No personal information included.
  • Google AdMob: Requests non-personalized ads. Technical device data may be transmitted as described above.
  • NBA.com / YouTube: When you tap highlights, you may be taken to external sites. We don't control their privacy practices.

Third-Party Services

  • Google AdMob: Advertising. Google Privacy Policy
  • Amplitude: Anonymous usage analytics. No personal data shared. Amplitude Privacy Policy
  • Expo Push Notifications: If you enable notifications, your device push token is stored on our server. No other personal data is associated with it.
  • NBA API / ESPN: Publicly available game stats. No user data shared.
  • Railway: Hosts our backend. Server logs may contain standard HTTP info (IP, timestamps) but we don't actively collect or analyze this.

Your Rights (GDPR / EEA Users)

If you are located in the European Economic Area, you have the right to:

  • Request information about what data we process
  • Request deletion of your data
  • Object to data processing

Since we don't collect personal information or maintain user accounts, there is generally no personal data to delete. If you have enabled push notifications, you can contact us to have your push token removed.

Children's Privacy

We do not knowingly collect personal information from children under 13. The app displays sports statistics and non-personalized advertisements suitable for all ages.

Changes to This Policy

We may update this policy from time to time. Changes will be posted on this page with an updated date.

Contact

Questions about privacy? Reach out at heatcheckrapp@gmail.com

Last updated: March 13, 2026

1. Acceptance

By downloading or using HeatCheckr, you agree to these Terms. If you don't agree, please don't use the app.

2. Description

HeatCheckr is a free mobile app providing spoiler-free NBA game excitement indicators — scores, labels, and links to official highlights.

3. Free Service & Advertising

HeatCheckr is free of charge and supported by non-personalized advertisements served by Google AdMob. Ad content is provided by third parties and we are not responsible for the content of individual advertisements. You may dismiss the ad banner by tapping the close button.

4. NBA Disclaimer

Not affiliated with, endorsed by, or connected to the NBA or any of its teams. All NBA-related content is the property of the NBA and its licensors. We use publicly available stats for informational purposes only.

5. User Conduct

You agree not to reverse engineer, gain unauthorized access, use for unlawful purposes, redistribute, or scrape data from our API.

6. Intellectual Property

The HeatCheckr app, design, code, and original content (excluding NBA data) is owned by JDK Development.

7. Disclaimer of Warranties

Provided "as is" without warranties. We don't guarantee accuracy, uninterrupted operation, or that the app meets your specific requirements.

8. Limitation of Liability

JDK Development is not liable for indirect, incidental, special, or consequential damages from your use of the app.

9. External Links

Links to third-party sites (NBA.com, etc.) are at your own discretion. We're not responsible for their content or privacy practices.

10. Contact

Questions? heatcheckrapp@gmail.com