Hone Athletics vs NHL Player Dev
Price, ratings, monetisation and update history for both apps, side by side — with what reviewers say about each.
Hone Athletics
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IT’S A SPORT THING. The locker room is sacred to every athlete. But that doesn’t make it safe. Mental health in sport isn’t widely understood, which explains the lack of sport-specific mental health discussion and intervention. Like any other untreated injury, athletes can develop serious life-long mental health issues that are exacerbated by their involvement in sport. DEFENSE WINS CHAMPIONSHIPS. MindfulAthletics has been on the front lines of the growing focus and acceptance of mental health issues for athletes and the impact on sport performance. The Hone app is grounded in research and based on the great success and insight MindfulAthletics has accumulated while working with high-performance athletes in team workshops and one on one sessions. IT’S TIME TO HONE IN. By providing organizations and coaches with athlete-specific mental health recommendations, teams can rise above these challenges and become higher performing groups and individuals. Hone will create the opportunity for more accountability and collaboration between organizations, coaches, and athletes, ultimately improving the culture of sport.
NHL Player Dev
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The National Hockey League’s Player Development Program provides a variety of resources for current and former Players to assist them with furthering their professional and personal development. The program is designed to create opportunities to identify or complete educational endeavors, build networking skills, create business and career foundations as well as personal growth. The NHL has established a network of Player Development contacts at all 32 Clubs to assist in administering Player Development programs. Key Features • Access to all the NHL’s Player Development resources, including: Education and Career Development (AthLife), NHL/NHLPA Player Orientation Program, Broadcast Training Camp, Fanatics Athlete Immersion Program, Visiting Player Program, Mental Wellness (Headspace), Learn to Play Hockey initiatives and NHL Coaches’ Association. • Information on the NHL’s business, partnerships, content and social media initiatives. • Stay engaged with reminders and notifications.
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Verdict
Hone Athletics and NHL Player Dev are too close to call on the numbers: across 6 compared parameters — price, update cadence, ads and in-app purchases among them — neither pulls far enough ahead to decide it. What separates them is feature set and interface, not measurable difference.
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.
Hone Athletics ships an update every 2 months, NHL Player Dev monthly. The most recent releases landed on October 25, 2026 and October 24, 2026 respectively.
| Parameter | Hone Athletics | NHL Player Dev |
|---|---|---|
| Price | Free | Free |
| Rating | — | 5.0 (2 ratings) — better |
| Number of ratings | — | 2 — better |
| Update frequency | Every 2 months | Monthly — better |
| Ads | No | No |
| In-app purchases | No | No |
| Devices | iPhone, iPad, iPod | iPhone, iPad, iPod |
| Requires iOS | 15.1 | 14.0 — better |
| Further details — not scored | ||
| Size | 28 MB | 77 MB |
| Age rating | 4+ | 4+ |
| Developer | Mindful Athletics Inc | BridgeAthletic |
In-app purchases
Hone Athletics
No in-app purchases
NHL Player Dev
No in-app purchases
Questions
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Which is updated more often, Hone Athletics or NHL Player Dev?
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