SPHL vs Inside The Rink
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.
Inside The Rink
This app delivers comprehensive hockey news, covering everything from minor leagues to professional teams. It offers in-depth analysis, opinions, and entertaining content to grow the sport.
- In-depth hockey analysis
- Opinions on teams and players
- Coverage of minor and professional leagues
- Entertaining hockey content
- Community-driven game growth
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Inside The Rink is your number one stop for all your hockey news. From minor league teams to your favorite professional team, we provide in-depth analysis, opinions and even an occasional funny moment. If other companies won’t do it, we’ll grow the game and we’ll do it with you. By downloading this app, you agree to Apple's Standard License Agreement: https://www.apple.com/legal/internet-services/itunes/dev/stla/
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Verdict
The clearest difference is rating: Inside The Rink at 5.0 against SPHL's 4.4. Inside The Rink also leads on update cadence (every 3 weeks vs every 7 months). SPHL's advantage is ads (none vs shown) and iOS requirement (13.0 vs 16.4). On price, ratings volume, in-app purchases and monetization model 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.
Inside The Rink holds the better App Store score, 5.0 against 4.4. Both are backed by a comparable volume of ratings — 9 and 5 respectively.
SPHL ships an update every 7 months, Inside The Rink every 3 weeks. The most recent releases landed on October 22, 2026 and October 10, 2026 respectively.
| Parameter | SPHL | Inside The Rink |
|---|---|---|
| Price | Free | Free |
| Rating | 4.4 (9 ratings) | 5.0 (5 ratings) — better |
| Positive reviews | — | 100.0% of reviews |
| Number of ratings | 9 — better | 5 |
| Update frequency | Every 7 months | Every 3 weeks — better |
| Ads | No — better | Yes |
| In-app purchases | No | No |
| Monetization | Free | Free |
| Devices | iPhone, iPad, iPod — better | iPhone, iPad |
| Requires iOS | 13.0 — better | 16.4 |
| Further details — not scored | ||
| Size | 50 MB | 68 MB |
| Age rating | 17+ | 17+ |
| Developer | Southern Professional Hockey League, Inc. | Inside The Rink |
Customer experience
SPHL
Inside The Rink
In-app purchases
SPHL
No in-app purchases
Inside The Rink
No in-app purchases
