Hershey Bears vs Monumental+
Price, ratings, monetisation and update history for both apps, side by side — with what reviewers say about each.
Hershey Bears
Access all the official information for the Hershey Bears, including schedules, real-time game stats, photos, and videos. Stay connected with your favorite players through bios and statistics, and never miss a moment with live game audio and notifications.
- Official Hershey Bears information
- Game schedules
- Real-time game statistics
- Live game audio streaming
- Player bios and statistics
- Game notifications
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Official App of the Hershey Bears! Your ultimate source for Hershey Bears information. View the Bears schedule, real time game information, game photos, videos and more. Plus, you can stay connected with the Bears! Stay up to date on your favorite players in our Team section, including player photos, bios and statistics! Best of all, you can LISTEN to all Hershey Bears games LIVE from ANYWHERE! You’ll never have to miss a game – no matter where you are! The Game Day view provides real time statistics for live games, and post game information including the three stars. Game notifications - get notified during games with goal and period updates as the game progresses! Control your desired notifications by enabling them in the settings for the app.
Monumental+
Access live games, full replays, radio shows, and original series for Washington DC sports teams. Features real-time stats, in-game interactivity, and exclusive digital content. Stream from outside the DMV for up to 30 days after initial use within the region.
- Live game streaming
- Full-game replays
- Live radio talk shows
- Original series and digital shows
- Real-time stats
- In-game interactivity
- Vertical video highlights
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Monumental+ is DMV sports fans’ destination for Washington DC teams, featuring live games, full-game replays, live radio talk shows, original series, and real-time stats, all in one destination. GET LIVE GAMES & REPLAYS - Watch over 150 Washington Capitals, Washington Wizards, and Washington Mystics regular season games, called by hometown voices like Joe Beninati and Chris Miller - Pre- and post-game shows for every live Washington Capitals, Washington Wizards, and Washington Mystics game - Full-game replays available for up to 72 hours after each broadcast - Get additional professional, college, and high school live games* - Stream while traveling outside the DMV for up to 30 days. You must first use the app on your device within the DMV area before traveling. STREAM MONUMENTAL SPORTS NETWORK’S 24/7 LIVE FEED - Go beyond the game with Capitals Red Line, Fresh Sheet: Caps All Access, Beyond the Buzzer, Fresh Paint, Mystics Courtside, Hometown with Rachel Nichols, Politics Aside with Chris Cillizza and SBJ: Inside the Industry. Every episode is also available to stream on demand. - Weekday morning and afternoon 106.7 The Fan radio talk shows The Sports Junkies and B Mitch & Finlay - Beltway Football covering Washington Commanders news EXCLUSIVE DIGITAL SHOWS - Capitals Rink Report - The Hockey Lifers - Off the Bench - Media Timeout VERTICAL VIDEO FEED - Monumental Moments serves up a vertical video feed featuring trending highlights, sound bites, and behind-the-scenes content IN-GAME INTERACTIVITY - Monumental Game Center features live stats, betting odds, and interactive polls - Catch up on key plays and moments in real-time as the action unfolds PERKS PROGRAM - Annual and Pay TV/TV Everywhere subscribers get access to exclusive perks like ticket and merch discounts and special in-person experiences. Subscribe to an annual or monthly plan or log in free with your cable or streaming provider login credentials. *Programming is subject to rights restrictions Terms of Use: https://www.monumentalsportsnetwork.com/tos Privacy Policy: https://www.monumentalsportsnetwork.com/privacy-policy
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Verdict
The clearest difference is rating: Monumental+ at 4.3 against Hershey Bears's 3.6. Monumental+ also leads on ads (none vs shown) and ratings volume (3.3K vs 30). Hershey Bears's advantage is in-app purchases (none vs 2) and iOS requirement (13.0 vs 15.0). On price, review sentiment 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. Monumental+ sells 2 in-app purchases, starting at $19.99 per month. Hershey Bears asks for nothing beyond the download.
Monumental+ holds the better App Store score, 4.3 against 3.6. That said, the two scores are not equally well evidenced: Monumental+ has 3.3K ratings behind it against 30, so its average is the more settled of the two. Written reviews complicate that: 26% of Hershey Bears's written reviews are positive against 21% of Monumental+'s, so the app with the better star average is not the one people write more warmly about.
Hershey Bears ships an update every 4 months, Monumental+ every 3 weeks. The most recent releases landed on September 18, 2026 and September 26, 2026 respectively.
| Parameter | Hershey Bears | Monumental+ |
|---|---|---|
| Price | Free | Free |
| Rating | 3.6 (30 ratings) | 4.3 (3.3K ratings) — better |
| Positive reviews | 26.3% of reviews — better | 21.3% of reviews |
| Number of ratings | 30 | 3.3K — better |
| Update frequency | Every 4 months | Every 3 weeks — better |
| Ads | Yes | No — better |
| In-app purchases | No — better | Yes |
| Monetization | Ad-supported — better | Free with in-app purchases |
| Best chart rank | — | #80 — better |
| Devices | iPhone, iPad, iPod | iPhone, iPad, iPod, Apple TV — better |
| Requires iOS | 13.0 — better | 15.0 |
| Further details — not scored | ||
| Size | 50 MB | 235 MB |
| Age rating | 4+ | 4+ |
| Developer | Hershey Entertainment and Resorts Company | Monumental Sports & Entertainment |
Customer experience
Hershey Bears
Monumental+
User reviews
Hershey Bears
From 30 App Store ratingsWhat we love
- 👍 Great app for Bears fans
- 👍 Provides team news
- 👍 Allows listening to games
- 👍 Good for following players
- 👍 Free to use
Room to improve
- 🐛 App frequently does not work
- 🐛 App keeps crashing
- 🐛 Push notifications not working correctly
- 🐛 Audio stream issues
- 🐛 Incorrect score reporting
Monumental+
From 3.3K App Store ratingsWhat we love
- 🚀 Smooth streaming
- 📺 Carries local sports teams
- 🤩 Great for Caps fans
Room to improve
- 🐛 Frequent crashes and glitches
- 🔌 Unreliable connectivity
- 💸 Expensive subscription
- 🙄 Intrusive ads
- 🤯 Confusing user experience
Bugs and requests
Hershey Bears
Reported bugs
60 issues- App does not work
- App crashing
- Push notifications not working
- Audio stream issues
- Incorrect score reporting
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- App not optimized for iPhone X
- White screen on launch
- App not updated
- Live radio not working
- App doesn't update in a timely manner
- Push notifications don't always come through
- Updates aren't always live
- Store leads to a blank page
- App doesn't refresh
- Radio feed does not work
- App does not provide current scores
- App does not provide score updates
- Current game does not update
- App stuck on old dates
- No longer usable on iPhone 6+ iOS 10.0.02
- Won't load after update
- Radio feed almost never works
- Layout of features is terrible
- Unresponsive to user
- Has to be manipulated to update
- Extremely frustrating to use
- Never has the right game or updates
- Frozen app
- Doesn't have up to date info
- Games, Roster changes, standings etc. doesn't update
- Audio keeps going off
- Game day needs to update to current game
- In app summaries are from a game ago
- App crashing on iPod touch
- Phone shows game not started, another shows 7 minutes left
- Scores in schedule view are never correct
- Live game audio doesn't work anymore
- Scores don't update
- Crashes frequently
- Items don't load properly
- Several pages seem to be non functional
- Live game audio is pretty much gone
- Radio part keeps dropping during the game
- Radio part doesn't work at all
- Live game audio went silent
- Cannot restart live game audio
- Cannot listen to live games
- Game audio hasn't worked since update
- Game score hasn't worked since update
- Game audio keeps cutting out
- App crashes when going to schedule
- App crashes every time schedule link is clicked
- Live stream not working
- Cannot listen live since last update
- Radio doesn't play
- Cannot listen to the radio feed since last update
- App doesn't respect vibrate setting
- Scores were never updated
- Roster doesn't work
- Little problems with app functionality
Requested features
8 requests- Fix push notifications
- Improve game update accuracy
- Optimize for newer devices
- Add ticket purchasing
- Add score notifications
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- Add Calder cup standings
- Add multi-tasking while listening
- Add iPad version
Monumental+
Reported bugs
4 issues- Constant login issues
- Streaming freezes and buffering
- Incorrect game scores displayed
- Inability to access tickets through the app
Requested features
4 requests- DVR functionality to pause/rewind games
- Ability to start games from the beginning
- Better integration with TV providers
- Improved Chromecast/AirPlay support
In-app purchases
Hershey Bears
No in-app purchases
Monumental+
- Monthly Plan$19.991 Month
- Annual Plan$179.991 Year
Questions
Is Hershey Bears free?
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