Comparison

Hershey Bears vs Bucknell Basketball

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

Head to head
About

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.

Highlights
  • Official Hershey Bears information
  • Game schedules
  • Real-time game statistics
  • Live game audio streaming
  • Player bios and statistics
  • Game notifications
Features
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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.

About

Bucknell Basketball

Stay connected with Bison Athletics by purchasing and managing game tickets. Access news, updates, and scores for men's and women's basketball games. Enjoy seamless mobile entry into Sojka Pavilion.

Highlights
  • Purchase and manage tickets
  • Seamless mobile entry
  • Latest news and updates
  • Game scores and information
  • Connect with Bison Athletics
Features
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Stay connected with Bison Athletics through the official Bucknell Basketball app powered by Jump. Purchase and manage tickets for men's and women's games and enjoy seamless mobile entry into Sojka Pavilion. Get the latest news, updates, and scores all in one place. Whether you're a die-hard fan or catching your first game, this app is your go-to source for everything Bucknell Basketball.

Screenshots

Hershey Bears4 screens
Bucknell Basketball4 screens

Verdict

The call

The clearest difference is review sentiment: Bucknell Basketball at 100% against Hershey Bears's 26%. Bucknell Basketball also leads on rating (4.8 vs 3.6) and ads (none vs shown). Hershey Bears's advantage is device support (3 vs 1) and iOS requirement (13.0 vs 17.0). On price, ratings volume 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

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

Bucknell Basketball holds the better App Store score, 4.8 against 3.6. Both are backed by a comparable volume of ratings — 35 and 16 respectively. Written reviews point the same way: 26% of Hershey Bears's written reviews are positive against 100% of Bucknell Basketball's.

UpkeepUpdate frequency

Hershey Bears ships an update every 4 months, Bucknell Basketball fortnightly. The most recent releases landed on November 1, 2026 and November 8, 2026 respectively.

Scorecard7 real differences · 3 level
Hershey Bears versus Bucknell Basketball: the parameters behind the verdict, then further details
ParameterHershey BearsBucknell Basketball
PriceFreeFree
Rating3.6 (35 ratings)4.8 (16 ratings) — better
Positive reviews26.3% of reviews100.0% of reviews — better
Number of ratings35 — better16
Update frequencyEvery 4 monthsFortnightly — better
AdsYesNo — better
In-app purchasesNoNo
MonetizationAd-supportedFree — better
DevicesiPhone, iPad, iPod — betteriPhone
Requires iOS13.0 — better17.0
Further details — not scored
Size50 MB169 MB
Age rating4+4+
DeveloperHershey Entertainment and Resorts CompanyJump Platforms

Customer experience

Hershey Bears

All ratings30 ratings
Positive63.3%
Neutral3.3%
Negative33.3%
Written reviews76 reviews
Positive26.3%
Neutral9.2%
Negative64.5%

Bucknell Basketball

All ratings16 ratings
Positive93.8%
Neutral0.0%
Negative6.3%
Written reviews5 reviews
Positive100.0%
Neutral0.0%
Negative0.0%

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

Bucknell Basketball

Not enough reviews yet to summarise bugs or requests.

In-app purchases

None

Hershey Bears

No in-app purchases

None

Bucknell Basketball

No in-app purchases

Questions

Is Hershey Bears free?
Hershey Bears is free to download, with no in-app purchases.
Is Bucknell Basketball free?
Bucknell Basketball is free to download, with no in-app purchases.
Which has better reviews, Hershey Bears or Bucknell Basketball?
Bucknell Basketball is rated higher. Hershey Bears averages 3.6 out of 5 from 35 ratings, while Bucknell Basketball averages 4.8 from 16 ratings.
Do Hershey Bears or Bucknell Basketball have ads?
Hershey Bears shows ads; Bucknell Basketball does not.
Which is updated more often, Hershey Bears or Bucknell Basketball?
Hershey Bears ships an update every 4 months, and Bucknell Basketball fortnightly. Most recently, Hershey Bears was updated on November 1, 2026 and Bucknell Basketball on November 8, 2026.

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