Rink Rats vs PitchPoint
Price, ratings, monetisation and update history for both apps, side by side — with what reviewers say about each.
Rink Rats
This app connects hockey players for pickup games, leagues, and tournaments. Features include easy game joining, roster viewing, intelligent team assignment, and friend messaging. Customize your profile and connect with the hockey community.
- Join pickup games easily
- Viewable rosters
- Intelligent team assignment
- Waitlist notifications
- Friend invites and messaging
- Customizable player profiles
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Rink Rats The ultimate app for hockey players! The focus of this version is dedicated to Pickup game play, here are some key features you can expect: - Easily join Pickup games from Rinks and Ice contractors within the Rink Rats Network - Goalies incentive allowing free play at Rink or Contractors discrestion - Viewable roster - complete view of who has signed up for Pickup - Team auto assign base on the intelligent skill algorithm with notifications to allow for a more even game play - When the Pickup roster is full join the waitlist and recieve a notification if an open spot becomes available - Find, invite and message friends, group chat also available - Private and public Pickup options - Customize your profile Rink Rats brings the hockey community together with the rinks. Access to sign up for Pickup, Leagues, Tournaments, player profile creation, review League and Tournament stats, add friends, message friends, skills assessments, find rinks, rink info and more…
PitchPoint
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PitchPoint is team management built for youth sports. Replace the group text, the shared spreadsheet, and the email threads with one app that keeps coaches, parents, and players on the same page. TEAM CHAT THAT KEEPS UP • Messages delivered instantly - no refresh, no delay • Threaded replies keep discussions focused • React with emoji, share photos, attach files • Push notifications so nothing slips through • Direct messages and team-wide channels EVENTS AND AVAILABILITY • Schedule practices, games, and tournaments • Set recurring events once - weekly, biweekly, or custom • Players and parents mark available, unavailable, or maybe • Full event details: location, field, uniform, notes • Sync to Apple Calendar, Google Calendar, or any calendar app • Edit a single event or the whole series ROSTER AND PERMISSIONS • Link players to their guardians • Role-based access for managers, coaches, guardians, and players • Invite parents and staff by email - they're in with one tap • Player photos so names and faces match on game day • Manage multiple teams from a single account BUILT FOR HOW TEAMS ACTUALLY WORK PitchPoint understands that coaches, parents, and managers each need different things. Everyone sees exactly what they need - nothing more, nothing less. • Native iOS app, not a website in a wrapper • Fast, reliable, and scales through tournament weekends • Encrypted connections and secure sign-in • Your data stays yours Free to get started. Create your team, invite your parents, and be organized by game day. Questions? support@thepitchpoint.app Learn more: https://thepitchpoint.app
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Verdict
The clearest difference is update cadence: PitchPoint at weekly against Rink Rats's every 4 weeks. On price, ads, in-app purchases and device support 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.
Rink Rats ships an update every 4 weeks, PitchPoint weekly. The most recent releases landed on November 3, 2026 and October 31, 2026 respectively.
| Parameter | Rink Rats | PitchPoint |
|---|---|---|
| Price | Free | Free |
| Rating | 4.0 (13 ratings) — better | — |
| Positive reviews | 85.7% of reviews | — |
| Number of ratings | 13 — better | — |
| Update frequency | Every 4 weeks | Weekly — better |
| Ads | No | No |
| In-app purchases | No | No |
| Monetization | Free | — |
| Devices | iPhone | iPhone, iPad — better |
| Requires iOS | 16.0 — better | 17.0 |
| Further details — not scored | ||
| Size | 180 MB | 8 MB |
| Age rating | 4+ | 4+ |
| Developer | Stickup LLC | Michael England |
In-app purchases
Rink Rats
No in-app purchases
PitchPoint
No in-app purchases









