Comparison

LiveBarn vs Open Skate Calendar

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

Head to head
About

LiveBarn

Stream live and on-demand amateur and youth sporting events from thousands of locations. Easily share highlights, track player performance, and stay connected to the action from anywhere. Requires a monthly subscription.

Highlights
  • Live and on-demand streaming
  • Thousands of playing surfaces
  • Highlight sharing (text, email, social)
  • Automated tracking and panoramic view
  • Venue locator
  • Performance analysis for coaches
Features
Currently charting
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LiveBarn provides Live and On Demand Streaming of amateur and youth sporting events. LiveBarn streams from over 3,000 playing surfaces across the US & Canada, covering ice hockey, baseball, basketball, volleyball, soccer and lacrosse. A LiveBarn monthly subscription is required to utilize the LiveBarn App. The LiveBarn App enables subscribers to watch unlimited Live & On Demand broadcasts from any installed location. The Venue Locator makes it easy to search and favorite your most frequently watched venues. Users can share, save and submit unlimited highlights via text, email or social media. LiveBarn subscribers can easily navigate between different viewing options, choosing to watch via automated tracking or controlling the screen through the panoramic view. Coaches benefit from being able to use video to improve both individual and team performance. Parents and Grandparents can watch and stay connected to the action from anywhere. All users, including athletes, can quickly share, store and create memories, capturing all of their favorite highlights forever. LiveBarn also has a dedicated customer support team ready to help users with all of their needs.

About

Open Skate Calendar

Discover public ice skating sessions, including open skate and family skate times, conveniently listed in one calendar. This app aggregates schedules from numerous rinks across the US, Canada, and Australia, updating them daily for easy planning.

Highlights
  • Find public ice skating sessions
  • Browse by location or 'Near Me'
  • Daily updated rink schedules
  • Month, week, and day calendar views
  • Save favorite sessions and searches
  • Add sessions to phone calendar
  • Push and email alerts
Features
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Find public ice skating, open skate, family skate, and adult skate times near you, all in one simple calendar. Open Skate Calendar gathers public schedules from hundreds of ice rink websites across the U.S., Canada, and Australia and refreshes them daily. Browse by state, province, territory, city, or rink, or use Near Me to find skating sessions within driving distance. FIND THE RIGHT SKATE TIME • Search public skating and open skate sessions near you • Explore month, week, and day calendar views • Search around your location, ZIP code, Canadian postal code, or Australian postcode • Filter by multiple states, provinces, territories, cities, and rinks • Open complete session details and the rink's website PLAN YOUR WEEK • Save sessions and favorite searches • Add skate times directly to your phone's calendar • Share sessions and schedules with family and friends • Get daily or weekly push alerts, plus weekly email • Choose your preferred alert day, time, location, and radius RINK SCHEDULES, TOGETHER No more checking rink websites one at a time. We organize public schedules in one place and update them every day. Session details can change at the last minute, so always confirm with the rink before heading out. Missing your rink? Submit it at openskatecalendar.com and help expand coverage.

Screenshots

LiveBarn4 screens
Open Skate Calendar4 screens

Verdict

The call

The clearest difference is rating: Open Skate Calendar at 5.0 against LiveBarn's 2.7. Open Skate Calendar also leads on monetization model (free vs subscription). LiveBarn's advantage is ratings volume (611 vs 2) and chart position (#162 vs unranked). On price, update cadence, ads and in-app purchases 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.

ReceptionRating · Positive reviews · Number of ratings

Open Skate Calendar holds the better App Store score, 5.0 against 2.7. That said, the two scores are not equally well evidenced: LiveBarn has 611 ratings behind it against 2, so its average is the more settled of the two.

UpkeepUpdate frequency

LiveBarn ships an update monthly, Open Skate Calendar fortnightly. The most recent releases landed on November 2, 2026 and November 5, 2026 respectively.

Scorecard5 real differences · 6 level
LiveBarn versus Open Skate Calendar: the parameters behind the verdict, then further details
ParameterLiveBarnOpen Skate Calendar
PriceFreeFree
Rating2.7 (611 ratings)5.0 (2 ratings) — better
Positive reviews14.4% of reviews—
Number of ratings611 — better2
Update frequencyMonthlyFortnightly — better
AdsNoNo
In-app purchasesNoNo
MonetizationSubscriptionFree — better
Best chart rank#162 — better—
DevicesiPhone, iPad, Apple TV — betteriPhone
Requires iOS17.016.4 — better
Further details — not scored
Size28 MB48 MB
Age rating4+4+
DeveloperLiveBarn Inc.Caden Wurzbacher

Customer experience

LiveBarn

All ratings597 ratings
Positive38.5%
Neutral4.4%
Negative57.1%
Written reviews319 reviews
Positive14.4%
Neutral6.3%
Negative79.3%

Open Skate Calendar

All ratings2 ratings
Positive100.0%
Neutral0.0%
Negative0.0%

Bugs and requests

LiveBarn

Reported bugs

4 issues
  • Frequent freezing and buffering issues
  • Camera feeds not working or unavailable
  • Playback controls and scrubbing not functioning properly
  • Connectivity and login problems

Requested features

4 requests
  • Improve video quality and reliability
  • Add more camera angles and views
  • Enhance user interface and navigation
  • Offer more affordable pricing options

Open Skate Calendar

Not enough reviews yet to summarise bugs or requests.

In-app purchases

None

LiveBarn

No in-app purchases

None

Open Skate Calendar

No in-app purchases

Questions

Is LiveBarn free?
LiveBarn is free to download, with no in-app purchases.
Is Open Skate Calendar free?
Open Skate Calendar is free to download, with no in-app purchases.
Which has better reviews, LiveBarn or Open Skate Calendar?
Open Skate Calendar is rated higher. LiveBarn averages 2.7 out of 5 from 611 ratings, while Open Skate Calendar averages 5.0 from 2 ratings.
Do LiveBarn or Open Skate Calendar have ads?
Neither LiveBarn nor Open Skate Calendar shows ads.
Which is updated more often, LiveBarn or Open Skate Calendar?
LiveBarn ships an update monthly, and Open Skate Calendar fortnightly. Most recently, LiveBarn was updated on November 2, 2026 and Open Skate Calendar on November 5, 2026.

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