Comparison

NCHC.tv vs Hambone Fantasy

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

Head to head
About

NCHC.tv

Stream live NCAA Division I men's ice hockey games and on-demand video content from all eight member schools. Stay updated with conference standings, social feeds, and feature stories to remain connected to college hockey.

Highlights
  • Live game streaming
  • On-demand video content
  • Conference standings
  • Social feeds
  • Feature stories
Features
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NCHC.tv is the official digital video network of the National Collegiate Hockey Conference, a NCAA Division I men's ice hockey conference. The app is a must have for any college hockey fan who wants to stay connected to the NCHC. It allows fans to watch exclusive live games (subscription required) and many more hours of video on-demand content from all eight member schools. Other great features like conference standings, social feeds, and feature stories are encompassed within the app. Stay connected with the best in college hockey through NCHC.tv. Please read the terms of use for subscriptions: https://www.apple.com/legal/internet-services/itunes/dev/stdeula/

About

Hambone Fantasy

Engage in a free weekly pick'em and fantasy football game designed for friend groups. Compete for bragging rights with seven strategic picks each week, including game winners, closest margins, and player performance predictions.

Highlights
  • Weekly pick'em challenges
  • Fantasy football player scoring
  • Private leagues with invites
  • Live scoring and official results
  • Cosmetic in-app currency for customization
  • Guest mode for trying features
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Hambone Fantasy is a free weekly pick'em and fantasy football game built for friend groups. One league, seven picks a week, and a season of bragging rights. YOUR SEVEN PICKS - Lock: pick one game's winner. Get it right for points, get it wrong and it costs you. - Closest Game: call the game that finishes with the smallest margin. - Upset: pick an underdog to win outright. - Top QB, RB, WR: build a trio of players and score their real stats. - Darkhorse: a flex sleeper from outside the top ten. The catch: your trio's ranks have to add up to a minimum budget, so you can't just take the three biggest names. Every week is a little puzzle. PLAY TOGETHER - Private leagues with one-tap invite links - Live scoring on game day, official results every Tuesday - Weekly winners, season standings, and end-of-season awards - Offline players: run picks for a kid or a grandparent from your own account - A global contest anyone can join, any week of the season EARN BONES, NOT BILLS Playing well earns Bones, the in-app currency. Spend them on avatars, themes, frames, stamps, and victory celebrations. Everything is cosmetic. Nothing you can get affects scoring, and the prestige items can only be earned, never bought. NO JUNK - Free to play - No ads - No tracking and no third-party analytics - Guest mode: try everything without creating an account Grab your crew, make your picks before kickoff, and settle who actually knows football.

Screenshots

NCHC.tv4 screens
Hambone Fantasy4 screens

Verdict

The call

The clearest difference is rating: Hambone Fantasy at 5.0 against NCHC.tv's 1.7. Hambone Fantasy also leads on in-app purchases (none vs 1) and update cadence (weekly vs monthly). NCHC.tv's advantage is ratings volume (110 vs 3) and iOS requirement (13.0 vs 15.0). On price, ads and device support 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. NCHC.tv sells 1 in-app purchase, starting at $34.99 per month. Hambone Fantasy asks for nothing beyond the download.

ReceptionRating · Positive reviews · Number of ratings

Hambone Fantasy holds the better App Store score, 5.0 against 1.7. That said, the two scores are not equally well evidenced: NCHC.tv has 110 ratings behind it against 3, so its average is the more settled of the two.

UpkeepUpdate frequency

NCHC.tv ships an update monthly, Hambone Fantasy weekly. The most recent releases landed on November 11, 2026 and November 6, 2026 respectively.

Scorecard6 real differences · 4 level
NCHC.tv versus Hambone Fantasy: the parameters behind the verdict, then further details
ParameterNCHC.tvHambone Fantasy
PriceFreeFree
Rating1.7 (110 ratings)5.0 (3 ratings) — better
Positive reviews7.8% of reviews—
Number of ratings110 — better3
Update frequencyMonthlyWeekly — better
AdsNoNo
In-app purchasesYesNo — better
MonetizationSubscriptionFree — better
DevicesiPhone, iPad, iPod, Apple TV — betteriPhone, iPad, iPod
Requires iOS13.0 — better15.0
Further details — not scored
Size74 MB16 MB
Age rating4+12+
DeveloperNational Collegiate Hockey ConferenceMellor LLC

Customer experience

NCHC.tv

All ratings104 ratings
Positive14.4%
Neutral4.8%
Negative80.8%
Written reviews64 reviews
Positive7.8%
Neutral4.7%
Negative87.5%

Hambone Fantasy

All ratings3 ratings
Positive100.0%
Neutral0.0%
Negative0.0%

Bugs and requests

NCHC.tv

Reported bugs

45 issues
  • App crashes frequently
  • Live games delayed significantly
  • Video feed is laggy or frozen
  • App does not load or open
  • Casting to TVs is unreliable or not working
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  • No HD streaming available
  • Cannot rewind or fast-forward live games
  • No dedicated app for Samsung TVs
  • Login and account issues reported
  • Customer service is unresponsive or unhelpful
  • Streaming is inconsistent and cuts out
  • Occasional audio problems
  • Excessive and duplicate notifications
  • Difficulty cancelling subscriptions
  • Scores are not hidden when requested
  • App starts games in the middle
  • Feed is often bad and video quality poor
  • App shows a white blank screen
  • Apple TV app is awful
  • Chromecast integration is problematic
  • App won't stream from iPad to TV
  • App plays wrong sport (basketball instead of hockey)
  • App won't open on iPad Air after update
  • App shows incorrect date
  • Spinning wheel on startup
  • Cannot log in, 'all fields required' error
  • Browser issues (only works in Chrome, cuts out)
  • Can't get app on Samsung TV
  • Firestick stopped working
  • Airplay not working for this app
  • No audio for extended periods
  • Previous version broke app on iOS 14
  • Games cut out to black screen
  • App doesn't work on iPad
  • Media player is horrible
  • Errors on multiple browsers/OS
  • App doesn't work on Apple TV
  • White screen, requires iPad reboot
  • Doesn't work
  • Feed loses connection, requires reconnect
  • Cannot start from the beginning of a game
  • Final score graphic cannot be turned off
  • Error Code pop-ups when casting
  • Constant feed interruptions and reloads
  • App issues since Sidearm sports took over

Requested features

6 requests
  • Add live activities feature
  • Better camera angles for goals/penalties
  • Improved calendar/schedule layout
  • Include player interviews/pressers
  • Replace AI morning skate with human host
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  • HD streaming option

Hambone Fantasy

Not enough reviews yet to summarise bugs or requests.

In-app purchases

1 purchases

NCHC.tv

Subscriptions1
  • Subscription$34.991 Month
None

Hambone Fantasy

No in-app purchases

Questions

Is NCHC.tv free?
NCHC.tv is free to download, with in-app purchases available.
Is Hambone Fantasy free?
Hambone Fantasy is free to download, with no in-app purchases.
Which has better reviews, NCHC.tv or Hambone Fantasy?
Hambone Fantasy is rated higher. NCHC.tv averages 1.7 out of 5 from 110 ratings, while Hambone Fantasy averages 5.0 from 3 ratings.
Do NCHC.tv or Hambone Fantasy have ads?
Neither NCHC.tv nor Hambone Fantasy shows ads.
Which is updated more often, NCHC.tv or Hambone Fantasy?
NCHC.tv ships an update monthly, and Hambone Fantasy weekly. Most recently, NCHC.tv was updated on November 11, 2026 and Hambone Fantasy on November 6, 2026.

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