HockeyTracker vs Training Today
Price, ratings, monetisation and update history for both apps, side by side — with what reviewers say about each.
HockeyTracker
This app transforms your Apple Watch into a powerful hockey performance tracker. It records and analyzes a wide range of metrics during games and training sessions, providing detailed insights into your fitness and progress. Share your achievements and optimize your performance with advanced data analysis.
- Automatic shift detection
- Live in-game stat tracking
- Comprehensive performance metrics (speed, heart rate, calories)
- Historical data graphs
- Shift timer with haptic alerts
- Workout recording without a phone
- Data sharing capabilities
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As Featured by iMore, track and analyze every aspect of your hockey! HockeyTracker turns every Apple Watch into a sophisticated hockey tracking computer. Start HockeyTracker before a game and track your favorite performance stats, and afterwards, dive deep into your data. HockeyTracker tracks just about any performance metric you can imagine, plus a few exclusive to HockeyTracker. Key Features: • Dedicated Game, Pick-up, Practice, Goalie, Dryland Training, Coach, Stick Time, Open Skate, Pond and Ref modes • Automatic Shift Detection* (including shift length, calories burned, top speed, and heart rates from each shift) * Recovered (fresh) Heart Rate Alert * High Heart Rate Alert * Live In-Game Stat Tracking * Live In-Game summary of your last shift (duration, cals, distance, and avg speed) • Game Scores • Goals, Assists, and Plus-Minus Rating • Calories Burned • Distance Skated • Heart Rates (including Max and Average Ice Time Heart Rates) • Max and Average Skating Speed • Ice time • VO2 max** • Heart Rate Recovery • Maximum Capable Speed • Hockey Fitness Level • Skate Efficiency * Effort Level * Heart Rate Zone Analysis • Longest, shortest and average shift times • Historical graphs of all your metrics over time to see whether you're improving • Shift Timer: set your desired shift time and get a haptic ping to tell you to get to the bench! • Share your stats via text, email, Twitter, Facebook, Slack! • Freshness Meter Complication so you know how prepared you are for your next session • The notes section lets you keep track of how you played or describe goals, hits and penalties etc. • Custom heart rate filtering algorithm that will filter out falsely high heart rate values. HockeyTracker lets you record a full workout, from start to finish, without a phone. *HockeyTracker uses a proprietary shift tracking algorithm that is able to detect whether a place is on the ice or on the bench. **Note that in order to calculate VO2Max, HockeyTracker uses your resting heart rate (as is set by Apple during period of inactivity). Series 0 Apple Watches are not capable of resting heart rates therefore VO2Max cannot be calculated at this time on Series 0 Watches. Notes: • HockeyTracker requires an Apple Watch to collect the data it displays • HockeyTrack integrates with the Health App on your iPhone to retrieve the data it displays. It will request permission to access the relevant data types associated with a workout. Information about HockeyTracker subscriptions: - Subscribers will receive 1 week free of HockeyTracker - Any unused portion of a free trial period, if offered, will be forfeited when you purchase a subscription - Payment will be charged to your iTunes account at confirmation of purchase. - Your subscription will automatically renew unless auto-renew is turned off at least 24-hours before the end of the current subscription period. - Depending on what subscription length you choose (Monthly or Annually), so long as your subscription is active, you will have access to the entire iPhone app for these periods, respectfully. - Your account will be charged for renewal within 24-hours prior to the end of the current subscription period. Automatic renewals will cost the same price you were originally charged for the subscription. - You can manage your subscriptions and turn off auto-renewal by going to your Account Settings on the App Store after purchase. - Read our terms of service (https://www.hockeytrackerapp.com/terms-of-service/) and privacy policy (https://www.hockeytrackerapp.com/privacy-policy/) for more information.
Training Today
This app analyzes your Apple Watch health data to provide a daily readiness to train score. It helps prevent overtraining injuries and guides your training intensity, offering insights into your body's recovery and performance potential.
- Calculates daily readiness to train (RTT) score
- Multi-day RTT score chart
- Independent Apple Watch app
- Uses HRV, workout detection, and custom algorithm
- Automatic data outlier filtering
- iPhone companion app with tutorial
- Complication support for quick RTT glance
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Training Today constantly monitors your Health Data from Apple Watch to determine your readiness to train (RTT) each day and throughout the day. Training Today can help you stay safe from overtraining injury or let you know if it’s the best time to work hard, take it easy, or have a rest day. Developed with British Triathlon Coaches and tested on athletes of varying ability, we have taken a holistic view of your life by using the advanced capabilities of Apple Watch to monitor your health 24hrs a day and process that data to create a simple, accurate readiness to train (RTT) score to help you reach your training goal. Key Features =============== * Calculates your readiness to train (RTT) score automatically throughout the day. * Presents a multi-day chart showing how your score is changing. * Using the Digital Crown, you can scroll through previous RTT scores on the chart. * Runs independently on Apple Watch; no need for iPhone to be present. * iPhone companion app also shows your current RTT score and tutorial. * Full support for all complications means you can quickly glance at your watch and see your current RTT score at any time. * We use Heart Rate Variability (HRV), Workout detection and our own algorithm to determine your RTT score. * Automatic filtering of outlier data (e.g. very larger variances in data) * Workout detection - we detect when you have completed a workout logged to Apple Health and show it on the chart. Tap the screen when you see one to get details of the workout and better understand the impact on your RTT score. The following are available in the subscription version: * Siri support - ask, "Hey Siri, what's my Training Today score?" or "Hey Siri, what's my Training Today RTT?" to see your score and current weekly chart * Siri shortcuts - get your current Training Today score as input for automation you can create in Apple Shortcuts. * Apple Watch notifications when your RTT drops by a configured amount compared to your 4-day average. * View your RTT chart on your iPhone as well as your Apple Watch * View your complete baseline HRV and RHR (Resting Heart Rate) data in the iPhone app and scroll through Years, Months and the related weekly RTT charts. * Fine-tune your RTT score using Smoothing and Intensity Settings on your iPhone * Add widgets to your iPhone home screens and lock screens showing your current RTT score and chart. * Apple Watch Smart Stack Widget * Compare your Resting Heart Rate data with your RTT and HRV scores. * Notifications on Apple Watch when your RTT changes over a configured value compared to your 4-day average. * More features with each release More info at https://TrainingTodayApp.com For best performance, wear your Apple Watch as much as possible and overnight if you can. The Training Today iPhone and Apple Watch app (“App)” provides only information, is not medical or treatment advice, and may not be treated as such by the user. As such, this App may not be relied upon for the purposes of medical diagnosis or as a recommendation for medical care or treatment. The information on this App is not a substitute for professional medical advice, diagnosis, or treatment. All content, including text, graphics, images, and information, contained on or available through this App is for general information purposes only. Note: Original Apple Watches (Series 0) are not supported because they do not support HRV or watchOS 6 or later, and users under 16 are not supported because HRV data is unavailable. Terms of Use: https://www.apple.com/legal/internet-services/itunes/dev/stdeula
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Verdict
The clearest difference is monetization model: Training Today at freemium against HockeyTracker's subscription. HockeyTracker's advantage is review sentiment (71% vs 53%) and update cadence (every 3 weeks vs every 6 weeks). On price, rating, ratings volume and ads 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
Both are free to download. HockeyTracker sells 2 in-app purchases, starting at $3.99 per month and Training Today sells 4 in-app purchases, starting at $2.95 per month. Whichever you choose, the download price is not the number that matters.
On the App Store both sit at effectively the same score — 4.7 for HockeyTracker against 4.6 for Training Today. Both are backed by a comparable volume of ratings — 996 and 2.6K respectively. Written reviews are what separate them: 71% of HockeyTracker's written reviews are positive against 53% of Training Today's.
HockeyTracker ships an update every 3 weeks, Training Today every 6 weeks. Both last shipped on October 18, 2026.
| Parameter | HockeyTracker | Training Today |
|---|---|---|
| Price | Free | Free |
| Rating | 4.7 (996 ratings) — better | 4.6 (2.6K ratings) |
| Positive reviews | 70.7% of reviews — better | 52.5% of reviews |
| Number of ratings | 996 | 2.6K — better |
| Update frequency | Every 3 weeks — better | Every 6 weeks |
| Ads | No | No |
| In-app purchases | Yes | Yes |
| Monetization | Subscription | Freemium — better |
| Devices | iPhone, iPad, Apple Watch — better | iPhone, Apple Watch |
| Requires iOS | 17.0 | 16.0 — better |
| Further details — not scored | ||
| Size | 38 MB | 41 MB |
| Age rating | 4+ | 4+ |
| Developer | MyndArc, LLC | Betoli Ltd |
Customer experience
HockeyTracker
Training Today
User reviews
HockeyTracker
From 996 App Store ratingsWhat we love
- 👍 Tracks a lot of useful hockey-specific data
- 🚀 Provides in-depth analytics and insights
- 💡 Motivates players to improve performance
- 👍 Responsive and helpful developer support
Room to improve
- 🐛 Inaccurate speed and distance tracking
- 🐛 Inconsistent data sync and recording issues
- 🔋 High battery drain on Apple Watch
- 💰 Subscription model with limited free features
Training Today
From 2.6K App Store ratingsWhat we love
- 🚀 Sync to the workouts app is magic
- 👍 Helpful tool for understanding when my body needs to recover and when it can push harder
- 👍 Great visualization helps me keep tabs on my health
- 👍 Awesome app with a ton of data and an easy to use interface
- 👍 HRV Trend Tracking provides a weather forecast for your body
Room to improve
- 🐛 Obscure and buggy with readiness indicators not matching other apps
- 🐛 Inaccurate data that doesn't match how I feel
- 🐛 Constantly showing low readiness scores even when I feel great
- 🐛 Conflicting data between this app and other sleep/recovery trackers
- 🐛 Calculations for readiness seem better with other apps like TrainingPeaks
Bugs and requests
HockeyTracker
Reported bugs
3 issues- App crashes or freezes frequently
- Subscription issues and inability to restore purchases
- Incorrect calorie and fitness level calculations
Requested features
5 requests- Add ability to edit/delete recorded sessions
- Improve data visualization with charts and graphs
- Integrate with other fitness apps like Strava
- Support for Garmin and other non-Apple watches
- Add Russian language support
Training Today
Reported bugs
4 issues- Crashes on launch after purchasing subscription
- Widgets not working after recent updates
- Discrepancies between data shown on iPhone and Apple Watch
- Inability to get HRV readings without using the Breathe app
Requested features
6 requests- Extend the number of days shown on the chart
- Add more data points like sleep and oxygen levels
- Provide more detailed explanations of the metrics and how they are calculated
- Improve the Apple Watch complication to update more frequently
- Integrate with other fitness platforms like Garmin and Polar
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- Add training plans that adapt to HRV data
In-app purchases
HockeyTracker
- Monthly Pass (1st week free)7 Days trial$3.991 Month
- Yearly Pass (1st week free)7 Days trial$24.991 Year
Training Today
- Monthly subscription$2.951 Month
- Yearly subscription$29.991 Year
- Additional charts$5.99
- Lifetime$59.99
Questions
Is HockeyTracker free?
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