Comparison

Inside The Rink vs Center Ice

Price, ratings, monetisation and update history for both apps, side by side — with what reviewers say about each.

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About

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.

Highlights
  • In-depth hockey analysis
  • Opinions on teams and players
  • Coverage of minor and professional leagues
  • Entertaining hockey content
  • Community-driven game growth
Features
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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/

About

Center Ice

Follow the NHL with live scores, detailed game stats, player information, and news. Get team schedules, injury updates, and trade rumors. Integrates with Apple Watch and Siri for easy access to game information.

Highlights
  • Live NHL scores and game updates
  • Detailed player and team stats
  • Injury reports and trade rumors
  • Home screen widgets and Apple Watch integration
  • Siri integration for quick info
  • Game analysis and predictions
  • Historical NHL data and records
Features
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Center Ice is the fast, beautiful way to follow the NHL — scores, stats, predictions, and news in one app, with every game time in your local time zone. YOUR TEAMS FIRST • Home: your teams' live scores, next games, win chances, standing, and headlines • Follow players and see their latest games • My Teams filters on Scores, Schedule, News, injuries, and rumors GAME DAY • Live scores that update themselves, with the clock, shots, power plays, and empty nets • Swipe day to day on the scoreboard and week to week on the schedule, with TV networks • Box scores with every stat — tap a player for their whole game • Scoring summary with who was on the ice, penalties, shootouts, and three stars • Lines, special-teams units, ice time, shift charts, and rink maps of every shot and hit • Recaps and condensed games one tap away PREDICTIONS & ANALYSIS • Pregame win chances and likely final scores, adjusted for injuries and the starting goalie • Live win probability, expected goals, and shot quality • After the game: turning points, players of the game, and line, goalie, special-teams, and luck reports • Pick'em: call each night's winners and try to beat Center Ice's picks, with Game Center leaderboards • Prediction Record: every call graded in the open • Playoff series pages with the odds, and share cards for recaps, predictions, and standings • Optional betting lines with implied win chances, off by default STATS, STANDINGS & HISTORY • Stat leaders and a Stats Explorer for every skater, goalie, and team: dozens of reports, date ranges, and all-time seasons • Expected-goals, skating-speed, and shot-speed leaders, plus officials' numbers • Awards Race, Milestone Watch, and League Trends across every season • Standings by division, conference, or league, with the race summed up • Playoff race with magic numbers and odds, the bracket, and draft lottery odds • Record Book, every Stanley Cup champion, head-to-head history, and a Time Machine to the standings on any past date EVERY TEAM. EVERY PLAYER. • All 32 clubs: roster, sortable stats, situational records, prospects, schedule, news, and links • Team payrolls and player salaries, plus every trade, signing, waiver, and call-up • Injury Report with expected returns, and Trade Rumors ranked by buzz • Player profiles: stats in every league, game logs, splits, trends, awards, milestones, and new contracts • Compare any two teams or players side by side • Draft Hub, jersey finder, junior programs, and a search of every NHL player ever WIDGETS, APPLE WATCH, MAC & SIRI • Widgets for your team, tonight's games with win chances, and the division race, on the Home Screen and Lock Screen • Apple Watch app and complication, plus Live Activities in the Dynamic Island • Runs on Apple silicon Macs, with menus and shortcuts • Puck-drop reminders, scheduled on your device • Ask Siri for next games, last night's scores, or playoff odds • Favorites, saved articles, picks, and arena stamps sync with iCloud NEWS & MORE • Headlines from ESPN, Sportsnet, Daily Faceoff, CBS Sports, and The Hockey Writers, by source • On This Day: final scores from hockey history • Arena guide and an Arena Passport for the barns you've visited • Dark mode, VoiceOver, and larger text • No account, no ads, no tracking Center Ice is an independent app for hockey fans and is not affiliated with, endorsed by, or sponsored by the National Hockey League or any NHL team. Scores, schedules, standings, stats, and player data come from publicly available NHL web services, and salaries from the NHL Players' Association's public compensation data. News and trade rumors come from public feeds and open on each publisher's site; rumors are unconfirmed. The injury report, transactions, and arena photos come from ESPN. Betting lines, when on, come from the league's betting partners for information only; Center Ice takes no bets. Team and league names and logos are trademarks of their respective owners and are used solely to identify content.

Screenshots

Inside The Rink4 screens
Center Ice4 screens

Verdict

The call

The clearest difference is ads: Center Ice at none against Inside The Rink's shown. Center Ice also leads on update cadence (every 4 days vs every 3 weeks). On price, rating, review sentiment and ratings volume 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

CostPrice · In-app purchases · Ads · Monetization

Both are free to download. Neither carries in-app purchases, so what you see is what you pay.

ReceptionRating · Positive reviews · Number of ratings

On the App Store both sit at effectively the same score — 5.0 for Inside The Rink against 5.0 for Center Ice. Both are backed by a comparable volume of ratings — 5 and 2 respectively. Written reviews split almost evenly too, at 100% and 100% positive.

UpkeepUpdate frequency

Inside The Rink ships an update every 3 weeks, Center Ice every 4 days. The most recent releases landed on November 3, 2026 and October 31, 2026 respectively.

Scorecard2 real differences · 8 level
Inside The Rink versus Center Ice: the parameters behind the verdict, then further details
ParameterInside The RinkCenter Ice
PriceFreeFree
Rating5.0 (5 ratings)5.0 (2 ratings)
Positive reviews100.0% of reviews100.0% of reviews
Number of ratings5 — better2
Update frequencyEvery 3 weeksEvery 4 days — better
AdsYesNo — better
In-app purchasesNoNo
MonetizationFreeFree
DevicesiPhone, iPadiPhone, iPad, Apple Watch — better
Requires iOS16.4 — better17.0
Further details — not scored
Size68 MB18 MB
Age rating17+4+
DeveloperInside The RinkChris Carcerano

Customer experience

Inside The Rink

All ratings5 ratings
Positive100.0%
Neutral0.0%
Negative0.0%
Written reviews1 reviews
Positive100.0%
Neutral0.0%
Negative0.0%

Center Ice

All ratings2 ratings
Positive100.0%
Neutral0.0%
Negative0.0%
Written reviews2 reviews
Positive100.0%
Neutral0.0%
Negative0.0%

In-app purchases

None

Inside The Rink

No in-app purchases

None

Center Ice

No in-app purchases

Questions

Is Inside The Rink free?
Inside The Rink is free to download, with no in-app purchases.
Is Center Ice free?
Center Ice is free to download, with no in-app purchases.
Which has better reviews, Inside The Rink or Center Ice?
Inside The Rink and Center Ice are both rated 5.0 out of 5 on the App Store, from 5 and 2 ratings respectively.
Do Inside The Rink or Center Ice have ads?
Inside The Rink shows ads; Center Ice does not.
Which is updated more often, Inside The Rink or Center Ice?
Inside The Rink ships an update every 3 weeks, and Center Ice every 4 days. Most recently, Inside The Rink was updated on November 3, 2026 and Center Ice on October 31, 2026.

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