Pittsburgh Penguins vs P3R
Price, ratings, monetisation and update history for both apps, side by side — with what reviewers say about each.
Pittsburgh Penguins
Stay connected with your favorite hockey team. Get the latest news, game highlights, and access to ticketing and schedules. Enhance your game day experience with arena information and exclusive fan perks.
- Team news and updates
- Game highlights
- Ticketing and schedule
- Fan perks
- Radio broadcasts
- Arena amenities map
- Concert and event listings
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Welcome to the Pittsburgh Penguins app! Follow along for team news, highlights, ticketing, schedule, fan perks, radio broadcasts, and everything you could ever need when coming to a Pens game (arena amenities map, parking, closed captioning, etc). New for the 2023.24 season, we have an integration with PPG Paints Arena to highlight all concerts and non-hockey events at the home of the Penguins. Thanks for your support. Let's Go Pens!
P3R
This app supports users participating in transformative sporting events and exhilarating experiences. It provides tools for tracking runners, accessing course maps, and sharing achievements on social media. Stay informed about event details and view results.
- Runner Tracking
- Course Maps
- Social Media Sharing
- Event Information
- Results
- FAQs
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P3R strives to inspire any and all to MOVE with us. We are the innovative engine behind Pittsburgh’s most transformative sporting events and exhilarating experiences that unite. In the P3R app, you'll find: - Runner Tracking - Course Maps - Social Media Sharing - Event Information - Results - FAQs - And More!
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Verdict
The clearest difference is rating: P3R at 4.8 against Pittsburgh Penguins's 3.4. P3R also leads on review sentiment (91% vs 51%) and monetization model (free vs ad-supported). Pittsburgh Penguins's advantage is update cadence (every 3 months vs every 12 months) and chart position (#199 vs unranked). On price, ratings volume, ads 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.
P3R holds the better App Store score, 4.8 against 3.4. Both are backed by a comparable volume of ratings — 437 and 227 respectively. Written reviews point the same way: 51% of Pittsburgh Penguins's written reviews are positive against 91% of P3R's.
Pittsburgh Penguins ships an update every 3 months, P3R every 12 months. The most recent releases landed on October 29, 2026 and October 27, 2026 respectively.
| Parameter | Pittsburgh Penguins | P3R |
|---|---|---|
| Price | Free | Free |
| Rating | 3.4 (437 ratings) | 4.8 (227 ratings) — better |
| Positive reviews | 50.9% of reviews | 91.2% of reviews — better |
| Number of ratings | 437 — better | 227 |
| Update frequency | Every 3 months — better | Every 12 months |
| Ads | No | No |
| In-app purchases | No | No |
| Monetization | Ad-supported | Free — better |
| Best chart rank | #199 — better | — |
| Devices | iPhone, iPad, Apple TV, Apple Watch — better | iPhone, iPad, iPod |
| Requires iOS | 17.0 | 13.0 — better |
| Further details — not scored | ||
| Size | 202 MB | 21 MB |
| Age rating | 4+ | 4+ |
| Developer | Pittsburgh Penguins, LP | Dilltree Inc |
Customer experience
Pittsburgh Penguins
P3R
User reviews
Pittsburgh Penguins
From 437 App Store ratingsWhat we love
- 🐧 Great app for Penguins fans
- 🎧 Reliable radio broadcasts
- 📰 Keeps fans up-to-date on news and scores
- 🎉 Fun game-day features like Pens Predictor
Room to improve
- 🐛 Radio feature often cuts out or doesn't work
- 📺 Lack of live game streaming or video content
- 💰 Excessive ads interrupting user experience
- 🔍 Missing key information like team standings
P3R
From 227 App Store ratingsWhat we love
- 👍 Easy to use and navigate
- 👍 Great for tracking runners
- 👍 Wonderful for spectators
- 👍 Provides valuable information
- 👍 Good for connecting with runners
Room to improve
- 🐛 Inaccurate tracking near the end
- 🐛 Jumps in mileage
- 🐛 Tracker shows incorrect times
- 🐛 App not showing current year's races
- 🐛 Unable to find upcoming races
Bugs and requests
Pittsburgh Penguins
Reported bugs
3 issues- App crashes or freezes after recent updates
- Compatibility issues with older iOS versions
- Ticketing and account integration problems
Requested features
4 requests- Bring back the radio button for easy access
- Add live game streaming and video highlights
- Reduce ads or make them less intrusive
- Display team standings and stats within the app
P3R
Reported bugs
5 issues- Tracker inaccurate for last 2-3 miles
- Tracker jumps from mile 10.5 to 12.5 for half marathon
- Tracker shows runner finishing 15 min before actual time
- App does not show 2025 races, only 2024 results
- Unable to find new races or upcoming race calendar
Requested features
3 requests- Stream app horizontally to smart TV
- Show all runners at once on screen
- Map route with easy access for bystanders
In-app purchases
Pittsburgh Penguins
No in-app purchases
P3R
No in-app purchases
Questions
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