Melbourne Storm vs Throw Better
Price, ratings, monetisation and update history for both apps, side by side — with what reviewers say about each.
Melbourne Storm
Stay connected with your favorite rugby league team. Get breaking news, live scores, in-depth stats, and exclusive video highlights. This app provides comprehensive game day information and team updates, ensuring you never miss a moment.
- Breaking news updates
- Live scores and stats
- Match highlights
- Full team lists
- Pre, live, and post-match coverage
- Player highlights
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Welcome to the brand new Official Melbourne Storm app. Our completely redesigned experience gives you access to your favourite team and favourite players - plus you'll get breaking Melbourne Storm news, live scores, stats, game day information and match highlights. It's everything you need to know about the Melbourne Storm, no matter where you are. With its updated interface and improved navigation, the Official Melbourne Storm app is packed with features and content, including: • Full team lists • Extensive pre, live and post-match coverage • Video, including match and player highlights. The Official Melbourne Storm app will keep you in the front row. Download now and never miss a minute of the greatest game of all!
Throw Better
This app helps axe throwers track their practice sessions, monitor progress, and set personal bests. It supports multiple axe types and provides detailed statistics to improve accuracy and consistency.
- Session tracking
- Multi-axe support
- Progress monitoring
- Personal best records
- Detailed statistics
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Throw Better: Axe-cellence at Your Fingertips! Are you ready to elevate your axe throwing game? Whether you're a seasoned pro or just starting out, Throw Better is your ultimate companion for honing your skills and becoming a true axe-throwing champion. Key Features: Session Tracking: Log every practice session with ease. Record your throws, hits, and misses to build a comprehensive practice history. Multi-Axe Support: Whether you're using a hatchet, or big axe, Throw Better lets you track performance with each axe you own. Compare your accuracy and consistency across various axe types. Progress Monitoring: Watch your skills improve over time with detailed progress charts and statistics. Identify trends, track your accuracy percentage, and see your average scores climb. Personal Best Records: Set and break your own records. Throw Better automatically tracks your longest streaks. Whether you're a weekend warrior or training for competitions, Throw Better provides the tools you need to elevate your axe throwing game. By tracking your practice sessions, scoring, and long-term progress, you'll gain valuable insights to help you throw better, every single time. Download Throw Better now and start your journey to axe throwing mastery. Measure. Improve. Throw Better.
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Verdict
The clearest difference is ads: Throw Better at none against Melbourne Storm's shown. Throw Better also leads on review sentiment (100% vs 74%) and monetization model (free vs ad-supported). Melbourne Storm's advantage is update cadence (every 5 weeks vs every 8 months). On price, 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.
Melbourne Storm ships an update every 5 weeks, Throw Better every 8 months. The most recent releases landed on October 6, 2026 and October 2, 2026 respectively.
| Parameter | Melbourne Storm | Throw Better |
|---|---|---|
| Price | Free | Free |
| Positive reviews | 74.1% of reviews | 100.0% of reviews — better |
| Update frequency | Every 5 weeks — better | Every 8 months |
| Ads | Yes | No — better |
| In-app purchases | No | No |
| Monetization | Ad-supported | Free — better |
| Devices | iPhone, iPad, iPod | iPhone, iPad, iPod |
| Requires iOS | 15.1 | 13.0 — better |
| Further details — not scored | ||
| Size | 59 MB | 37 MB |
| Age rating | 4+ | 4+ |
| Developer | National Rugby League Limited | Andrew Natoli |
Customer experience
Melbourne Storm
Throw Better
Bugs and requests
Melbourne Storm
Reported bugs
18 issues- Stopped working with upgrade
- Failing to connect to live feed
- Unusable at the moment
- Size doesn't fit phone size
- Unable to press buttons for pages
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- Notifications glitch (repeating notifications)
- App stuck on date of birth, greyed out
- Throws user out when clicking 'skip for now'
- App Support link redirects to app which then throws user out
- App locked
- Stuck on notification preferences, save button disabled, cannot scroll
- Latest news is 8 weeks old
- App locks after asking for DOB
- Cannot enter DOB information
- Videos don't rotate to full screen on iPhoneXR
- Images not showing up on news page or article
- Hard to load and sluggish on 3GS
- Features redirect to non-mobile optimized website
Requested features
7 requests- Make app for iPad
- Make app for other teams
- Allow wallpaper downloads
- Videos to rotate to full screen on iPhoneXR
- Improve merchandise store access and player feedback
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- Make app universal for iPad compatibility
- Update app for iPhone 5
Throw Better
Not enough reviews yet to summarise bugs or requests.
In-app purchases
Melbourne Storm
No in-app purchases
Throw Better
No in-app purchases
Questions
Is Melbourne Storm free?
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Do Melbourne Storm or Throw Better have ads?
Which is updated more often, Melbourne Storm or Throw Better?
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