YCP Rec vs MACtv
Price, ratings, monetisation and update history for both apps, side by side — with what reviewers say about each.
YCP Rec
Stay informed about campus recreation activities at York College of Pennsylvania. Access schedules for intramural sports and group fitness classes, and use QR codes for check-ins.
- IM Sports schedules
- Group Fitness schedules
- QR code check-ins
- Program updates
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The official app for the York College of Pennsylvania Campus Recreation program. Stay up to date with YCP Campus Recreation programs by downloading our mobile app! You will have instant access to IM Sports and Group Fitness schedules, check into games/classes with unique QR codes, and much more.
MACtv
Access live and archived sporting events from the Middle Atlantic Conference. This app provides broadcasts produced by the conference and its member institutions, making it the primary source for MAC sports content.
- Live event access
- Archived event access
- Conference broadcasts
- Member institution broadcasts
- Mobile sports viewing
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The MACtv iOS app gives you quick and easy access to your favorite Middle Atlantic Conference live and archived events. With broadcasts produced by the Middle Atlantic Conference and Middle Atlantic Conference member institutions, the MACtv iOS app is the go to destination for Middle Atlantic Conference sports. MACtv is a partnership between the Middle Atlantic Conference and BlueFrame Technology.
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Verdict
The clearest difference is rating: YCP Rec at 4.7 against MACtv's 4.0. YCP Rec also leads on ads (none vs shown) and ratings volume (17 vs 1). MACtv's advantage is device support (4 vs 2) and iOS requirement (12.0 vs 16.6). On price, update cadence 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
Both are free to download. Neither carries in-app purchases, so what you see is what you pay.
YCP Rec holds the better App Store score, 4.7 against 4.0. That said, the two scores are not equally well evidenced: YCP Rec has 17 ratings behind it against 1, so its average is the more settled of the two.
YCP Rec ships an update every 17 months, MACtv every 14 months. The most recent releases landed on November 11, 2026 and November 3, 2026 respectively.
| Parameter | YCP Rec | MACtv |
|---|---|---|
| Price | Free | Free |
| Rating | 4.7 (17 ratings) — better | 4.0 (1 ratings) |
| Positive reviews | 100.0% of reviews | — |
| Number of ratings | 17 — better | 1 |
| Update frequency | Every 17 months | Every 14 months — better |
| Ads | No — better | Yes |
| In-app purchases | No | No |
| Monetization | Free — better | Ad-supported |
| Devices | iPhone, iPad | iPhone, iPad, iPod, Apple TV — better |
| Requires iOS | 16.6 | 12.0 — better |
| Further details — not scored | ||
| Size | 196 MB | 44 MB |
| Age rating | 12+ | 4+ |
| Developer | York College of Pennsylvania | BlueFrame Technology, LLC |
In-app purchases
YCP Rec
No in-app purchases
MACtv
No in-app purchases
