SPHL vs Stingrays
Price, ratings, monetisation and update history for both apps, side by side — with what reviewers say about each.
SPHL
Follow the Southern Professional Hockey League with real-time scoring, box scores, and player statistics. Watch live games and access schedules, standings, and historical data.
- Real-time scoring
- Complete box scores
- Up-to-the-minute player stats
- Watch HockeyTV
- Past scores and future schedules
- League standings
- Player and goalie stats
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The official mobile app of the Southern Professional Hockey League, featuring real-time scoring data direct from each arena. Follow every game in real time with complete box scores, game summary and up to the minute player stats. Watch HockeyTV from within the app. The SPHL app also features past Scores, future Schedules, Standings and both player and goalie stats.
Stingrays
Stay connected with the South Carolina Stingrays through this official app. Access team news, purchase tickets, listen to live games, and shop for merchandise. Get exclusive updates and special offers directly on your phone.
- Team news updates
- Ticket purchasing and management
- Live game audio streaming
- Game schedule and scores
- Online merchandise store
- Roster and standings
- Exclusive offers
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The South Carolina Stingrays are proud to share their new app with Stingrays fans! Now, you can stay in touch with the Stingrays anytime, anywhere, on your phone. Features include: NEWS: Stay up date on Stingrays news TICKETS: Purchase tickets and manage your season tickets AUDIO: Listen to LIVE games and the Pucktown Podcast straight from the app SCHEDULE: Schedule of upcoming games, scores of previous games, purchase tickets SHOP THE REEF: Get yourself some Stingrays merch from the online store TEAM: View the roster and team standings STAY UPDATED: Be among the first to receive exclusive updates and special offers sent straight to your phone! ...and much more!
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Verdict
The clearest difference is ads: SPHL at none against Stingrays's shown. SPHL also leads on monetization model (free vs ad-supported) and iOS requirement (13.0 vs 15.0). Stingrays's advantage is update cadence (every 2 months vs every 7 months). On price, rating, ratings volume 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.
On the App Store both sit at effectively the same score — 4.3 for SPHL against 4.3 for Stingrays. Both are backed by a comparable volume of ratings — 7 and 11 respectively.
SPHL ships an update every 7 months, Stingrays every 2 months. The most recent releases landed on September 18, 2026 and September 24, 2026 respectively.
| Parameter | SPHL | Stingrays |
|---|---|---|
| Price | Free | Free |
| Rating | 4.3 (7 ratings) | 4.3 (11 ratings) |
| Positive reviews | — | 0.0% of reviews |
| Number of ratings | 7 | 11 — better |
| Update frequency | Every 7 months | Every 2 months — better |
| Ads | No — better | Yes |
| In-app purchases | No | No |
| Monetization | Free — better | Ad-supported |
| Devices | iPhone, iPad, iPod | iPhone, iPad, iPod |
| Requires iOS | 13.0 — better | 15.0 |
| Further details — not scored | ||
| Size | 50 MB | 67 MB |
| Age rating | 17+ | 17+ |
| Developer | Southern Professional Hockey League, Inc. | South Carolina Stingrays, Inc |
Customer experience
SPHL
Stingrays
In-app purchases
SPHL
No in-app purchases
Stingrays
No in-app purchases
