Cinch. vs NorCal
Price, ratings, monetisation and update history for both apps, side by side — with what reviewers say about each.
Cinch.
This app helps parents find and manage youth sports activities for their children. It simplifies the registration and payment process, and offers features like mobile check-in and direct communication with program directors.
- Account Management
- User Management
- Program Marketplace
- Secure Payments
- In-App Chat
- Mobile Check-in
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Ever been stuck not knowing what you are going to do with your children when they have a week off of school? Don't know what camp to put your child into? Cinch. is the sports management app you have been waiting for! Built for parents to solve the problem of finding youth sports activities for their children, and to simplify every aspect of the registration and management process. The Cinch. app allows users to manage their families sporting life from the palm of their hand. How will Cinch. simplify your life? - Account Management - User Management - Program Marketplace - Secure Payments - Communication with Program Directors via Chat - Mobile Checkin for programs with QR Codes - And that's just the start! Getting Started is SIMPLE! 1. Download the Cinch. app and create your account. 2. Complete your profile and add a payment method. 3. Add your players and search for a program. 4. Complete registration and payment. 5. Use the mobile check-in on the first day of camp. Download Cinch. today and take the first step towards simplifying your sporting life!
NorCal
This app connects the Northern California soccer community by providing live scores, lineups, and livestreaming for games. Fans can engage with teams through comments and media uploads, while clubs can communicate with followers and explore new revenue streams.
- Live scores and updates
- Lineup information
- Livestreaming capabilities
- Video and image uploads
- Team and club pages
- Notifications for game starts and goals
- Integrated communication for clubs
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The NorCal App brings the Northern California soccer community closer together while enhancing the fan and participant experience by enabling lineups, live scores, livestreaming, highlights and fan engagement features for soccer games at all levels. With the NorCal App, families, friends and fans can support their favorite team and share their passion live in the community by commenting and uploading videos or images boosting the interest and engagement. In the NorCal App, you follow the teams you are interested in and get full control of game schedules, lineups, match reporting, livestreams and notifications when the match starts or goal-by-goal if you want. NorCal gives you the same experience as a professional league no matter the level or league of your favorite team. The dedicated team and club pages automatically gather all content related to you, and the integrated communication function lets teams and clubs quickly reach all their followers with information. NorCal also enables new revenue streams for clubs and teams through integrated partner functions.
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Verdict
The clearest difference is rating: Cinch. at 3.5 against NorCal's 2.8. Cinch. also leads on review sentiment (50% vs 29%) and iOS requirement (12.0 vs 15.6). NorCal's advantage is update cadence (every 10 days vs every 6 weeks). On price, ratings volume, 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
Both are free to download. Neither carries in-app purchases, so what you see is what you pay.
Cinch. holds the better App Store score, 3.5 against 2.8. Both are backed by a comparable volume of ratings — 13 and 12 respectively. Written reviews point the same way: 50% of Cinch.'s written reviews are positive against 29% of NorCal's.
Cinch. ships an update every 6 weeks, NorCal every 10 days. The most recent releases landed on October 5, 2026 and October 9, 2026 respectively.
| Parameter | Cinch. | NorCal |
|---|---|---|
| Price | Free | Free |
| Rating | 3.5 (13 ratings) — better | 2.8 (12 ratings) |
| Positive reviews | 50.0% of reviews — better | 28.6% of reviews |
| Number of ratings | 13 — better | 12 |
| Update frequency | Every 6 weeks | Every 10 days — better |
| Ads | No | No |
| In-app purchases | No | No |
| Monetization | Free | Free |
| Devices | iPhone, iPod | iPhone, iPod, Apple TV — better |
| Requires iOS | 12.0 — better | 15.6 |
| Further details — not scored | ||
| Size | 29 MB | 85 MB |
| Age rating | 4+ | 4+ |
| Developer | Cinch Software, Inc. | NorCal Premier Soccer |
Customer experience
Cinch.
NorCal
In-app purchases
Cinch.
No in-app purchases
NorCal
No in-app purchases
