YES Network vs Down The Middle
Price, ratings, monetisation and update history for both apps, side by side — with what reviewers say about each.
YES Network
Stream live New York Yankees and Brooklyn Nets games 24/7 on all your devices. Access exclusive original shows, on-demand content, and game replays. Enhance your viewing with real-time stats and interactive games.
- Live game streaming
- Original shows
- Video on demand
- Game replays
- Real-time stats
- Predictor game
- Rewards program
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Watch New York Yankees and Brooklyn Nets games live on the YES App with a YES subscription. Your YES App subscription includes: 1) Live stream of the YES Network 24/7 including Yankees and Nets games across all your devices. 2) Exclusive original shows, video on demand, and game replays. 3) Enhanced viewing experience with access to: - Live game play-by-play stats in real time - Pick-N-Play predictor game and prizes - YES Rewards program where you can earn points to redeem for prizes Please refer to Terms of Use (EULA): https://www.apple.com/legal/internet-services/itunes/dev/stdeula/
Down The Middle
This golf app provides a more accurate handicap by using every round played, not just the best ones. It offers detailed analytics and allows users to track friends' progress. The app updates handicaps instantly after each round is posted.
- Truer golf handicap calculation
- Track every round played
- Instant handicap updates
- Detailed round analytics
- Follow friends' progress
- Database of 40,000+ courses
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WHAT IS DOWN THE MIDDLE? Down The Middle is a golf handicap app built for the amateur golfer who wants a handicap they can finally live up to. Traditional handicap formulas are designed to make your handicap as low as possible by cherry-picking your best rounds. The result? An unrealistic expectation of your typical performance and a number that puts pressure on you every time you tee it up. Down The Middle takes a different approach: A TRUER GOLF HANDICAP Down The Middle uses every round you play, not just your best ones — and we input them into a proprietary, statistically weighted formula that accounts for recency, course difficulty, and historical playing tendencies. The result is a handicap that actually reflects how you typically play golf. TRACK EVERY ROUND Post your round in seconds from over 40,000 golf courses in our database. Select the tees you played and the course rating and slope populate automatically. Also view the full details of every round you play via the round detail card. And unlike other handicap services, your handicap updates instantly after every round you post. ANALYTICS Dive deeper into your round history and see important stats such as your all-time lowest score, lowest handicap achieved, scoring average and how often you outplay your handicap. Also visualize your playing trends with a trailing twelve month chart. CONNECT WITH FRIENDS Follow your friends in the playing partners tab and track their handicap ups and downs, recent round activity, and hot and cold streaks — all in one place in the News Feed. MEMBERSHIP Down The Middle is $49.99 per year. No hidden fees or gimmicks — just a truer golf handicap. Learn more at dtmhandicap.com Privacy Policy: https://dtmhandicap.com/privacy Terms of Use: https://dtmhandicap.com/terms
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Verdict
The clearest difference is rating: Down The Middle at 5.0 against YES Network's 3.9. Down The Middle also leads on ads (none vs shown) and update cadence (daily vs every 3 weeks). YES Network's advantage is monetization model (ad-supported vs subscription) and ratings volume (6.7K vs 2). On price, in-app purchases, device support and iOS requirement 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. YES Network sells 2 in-app purchases, starting at $24.99 per month and Down The Middle sells 1 in-app purchase, starting at $49.99 per year. Whichever you choose, the download price is not the number that matters.
Down The Middle holds the better App Store score, 5.0 against 3.9. That said, the two scores are not equally well evidenced: YES Network has 6.7K ratings behind it against 2, so its average is the more settled of the two.
YES Network ships an update every 3 weeks, Down The Middle daily. The most recent releases landed on November 7, 2026 and November 5, 2026 respectively.
| Parameter | YES Network | Down The Middle |
|---|---|---|
| Price | Free | Free |
| Rating | 3.9 (6.7K ratings) | 5.0 (2 ratings) — better |
| Positive reviews | 10.0% of reviews | — |
| Number of ratings | 6.7K — better | 2 |
| Update frequency | Every 3 weeks | Daily — better |
| Ads | Yes | No — better |
| In-app purchases | Yes | Yes |
| Monetization | Ad-supported — better | Subscription |
| Devices | iPhone, iPad, iPod, Apple TV — better | iPhone, iPad, iPod |
| Requires iOS | 14.0 — better | 15.0 |
| Further details — not scored | ||
| Size | 86 MB | 8 MB |
| Age rating | 17+ | 4+ |
| Developer | YANKEES ENTERTAINMENT AND SPORTS NETWORK, LLC | Ryan Cantrell |
Customer experience
YES Network
Down The Middle
Bugs and requests
YES Network
Reported bugs
4 issues- Streaming cuts out during commercials
- Incompatibility with certain devices
- Inconsistent login/authentication process
- Delayed live game feeds
Requested features
5 requests- Picture-in-Picture mode
- Ability to hide distracting overlays
- Improved Chromecast/AirPlay support
- Better integration with TV providers
- Offline viewing/download options
Down The Middle
Not enough reviews yet to summarise bugs or requests.
In-app purchases
YES Network
- YES Network$24.991 Month
- YES Network$239.991 Year
Down The Middle
- Annual Membership$49.991 Year
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