Comparison

NC State Wolfpack vs Go HCA Crusaders

Price, ratings, monetisation and update history for both apps, side by side — with what reviewers say about each.

Head to head

NC State Wolfpack

Free

⚽ Sports

★ 4.7341 ratingsView app →

About

NC State Wolfpack

Enhance your game-day experience with the official app for NC State Wolfpack events. Get real-time news, stats, schedules, and exclusive in-venue content. Stay connected with your favorite team anytime, anywhere.

Highlights

Real-time breaking news
Pre-game previews and game recaps
Live statistics and player stats
Aggregated team social media feeds
Upcoming game schedules and past scores
Interactive venue maps and exclusive content

Features

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This is the official mobile app of the NC State Wolfpack. Make your iPhone a unique part of your game-day experience for Wolfpack events. Want to catch breaking news of the team? Follow pre-game previews of the matchups and read game recaps? Now, you can stay in touch with NC State athletics anytime, anywhere, on your iPhone or iPod Touch. Features include: • News: Real-time breaking news from the Wolfpack, previews of upcoming matchups, game recaps • Stats: Real-time statistics, head-to-head stats of selected matchups, player and season stats. • Social media: Aggregated twitter of NC State’s official tweets, • Schedule: Schedule of upcoming games, and scores/stats of previous games from the season, ticket purchase for games • Evolving home-screen: Pre-game, in-game, post-game, and selected special events • In-venue Content: Interactive maps of NC State facilities and parking, along with exclusive content available on your mobile device on game days. Follow us @PackAthletics on Twitter for updates or visit www.GoPack.com.

About

Go HCA Crusaders

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The Official Go HCA Crusaders application is your home for Harrells Christian Academy Athletics! Whether you’re on campus or on the go, this app is a must-have for ALL Crusaders fans. The Go HCA Crusaders app requests the use of location services to provide attendees with location-based messaging on gameday. Additionally, this app uses notifications to keep you informed of events and offers from Harrells Christian Academy. You can manage your settings and opt out of these features at any time.

Screenshots

NC State Wolfpack4 screens

Go HCA Crusaders4 screens

Verdict

The call

The clearest difference is ads: NC State Wolfpack at none against Go HCA Crusaders's shown. Go HCA Crusaders's advantage is update cadence (every 3 weeks vs every 5 months). On price, in-app purchases, device support and iOS requirement 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

CostPrice · In-app purchases · Ads · Monetization

Both are free to download. Neither carries in-app purchases, so what you see is what you pay.

UpkeepUpdate frequency

NC State Wolfpack ships an update every 5 months, Go HCA Crusaders every 3 weeks. The most recent releases landed on October 11, 2026 and October 13, 2026 respectively.

Scorecard2 real differences · 8 level

NC State Wolfpack versus Go HCA Crusaders: the parameters behind the verdict, then further details
Parameter	NC State Wolfpack	Go HCA Crusaders
Price	Free	Free
Rating	4.7 (341 ratings) — better	—
Positive reviews	48.3% of reviews	—
Number of ratings	341 — better	—
Update frequency	Every 5 months	Every 3 weeks — better
Ads	No — better	Yes
In-app purchases	No	No
Monetization	Free	—
Devices	iPhone, iPad — better	iPhone
Requires iOS	17.0	17.0
Further details — not scored
Size	270 MB	118 MB
Age rating	4+	4+
Developer	SIDEARM Sports	Harrells Christian Academy, INC

Bugs and requests

NC State Wolfpack

Reported bugs

15 issues

App keeps freezing
Latest version keeps crashing when launching
App heats phone quickly
No notifications or score updates
Updated version crashes on iPad

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App crashes on opening screens when choosing sports
Login experience is a massive fail
Clicking login button does nothing
Selling tickets on StubHub doesn't work through the app
App sends users in a loop of logging in
None of the articles open when clicked on
App is not being updated
No TV schedule
No push notifications
Names of football games have text running together

Requested features

8 requests

Add lacrosse as a sport option
Give game times that match user's time zone
Add spikeball alerts
Add TV schedule
Add push notifications

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Give revenue generating sports prime coverage
Make app like the computer version, not phone app
Add landscape mode option

Go HCA Crusaders

Not enough reviews yet to summarise bugs or requests.

In-app purchases

None

NC State Wolfpack

No in-app purchases

None

Go HCA Crusaders

No in-app purchases

Questions

Is NC State Wolfpack free?

NC State Wolfpack is free to download, with no in-app purchases.

Is Go HCA Crusaders free?

Go HCA Crusaders is free to download, with no in-app purchases.

Do NC State Wolfpack or Go HCA Crusaders have ads?

Go HCA Crusaders shows ads; NC State Wolfpack does not.

Which is updated more often, NC State Wolfpack or Go HCA Crusaders?

NC State Wolfpack ships an update every 5 months, and Go HCA Crusaders every 3 weeks. Most recently, NC State Wolfpack was updated on October 11, 2026 and Go HCA Crusaders on October 13, 2026.