ECHL vs SPHL
Price, ratings, monetisation and update history for both apps, side by side — with what reviewers say about each.
ECHL
Stay up-to-date with the premier 'AA' hockey league. Get real-time scoring, complete box scores, game summaries, and player statistics directly from each arena. Access past scores, future schedules, league standings, and detailed player and goalie stats.
- Real-time scoring data
- Complete box scores
- Up-to-the-minute player stats
- Past scores and future schedules
- League standings
- Player and goalie stats
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The official mobile app of the ECHL - the premier 'AA' hockey league, featuring real-time scoring data direct from each arena. Follow every game in real time with complete box scores, game summary and up to the minute player stats. The ECHL app also features past Scores, future Schedules, Standings and both player and goalie stats.
SPHL
Follow the Southern Professional Hockey League with real-time scoring, box scores, and player statistics. Watch live games and access schedules, standings, and historical data.
- Real-time scoring
- Complete box scores
- Up-to-the-minute player stats
- Watch HockeyTV
- Past scores and future schedules
- League standings
- Player and goalie stats
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The official mobile app of the Southern Professional Hockey League, featuring real-time scoring data direct from each arena. Follow every game in real time with complete box scores, game summary and up to the minute player stats. Watch HockeyTV from within the app. The SPHL app also features past Scores, future Schedules, Standings and both player and goalie stats.
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Verdict
The clearest difference is rating: SPHL at 4.3 against ECHL's 2.6. ECHL's advantage is ratings volume (87 vs 7). On price, update cadence, 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.
SPHL holds the better App Store score, 4.3 against 2.6. That said, the two scores are not equally well evidenced: ECHL has 87 ratings behind it against 7, so its average is the more settled of the two.
ECHL ships an update every 4 months, SPHL every 7 months. The most recent releases landed on September 26, 2026 and September 18, 2026 respectively.
| Parameter | ECHL | SPHL |
|---|---|---|
| Price | Free | Free |
| Rating | 2.6 (87 ratings) | 4.3 (7 ratings) — better |
| Positive reviews | 18.1% of reviews | — |
| Number of ratings | 87 — better | 7 |
| Update frequency | Every 4 months — better | Every 7 months |
| Ads | No | No |
| In-app purchases | No | No |
| Monetization | Free | Free |
| Devices | iPhone, iPad, iPod | iPhone, iPad, iPod |
| Requires iOS | 13.0 | 13.0 |
| Further details — not scored | ||
| Size | 63 MB | 50 MB |
| Age rating | 17+ | 17+ |
| Developer | ECHL, Inc. | Southern Professional Hockey League, Inc. |
Customer experience
ECHL
SPHL
Bugs and requests
ECHL
Reported bugs
27 issues- App crashes often
- App freezes
- App stops responding
- App hangs up
- App will not load
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- App opens once then won't open again
- Blank white screen after first use
- Articles populate with nothing
- Latest news comes up blank
- News articles coming up blank
- Transaction reports not working
- Scores do not update
- Cannot refresh page
- App crashes after 2-3 seconds
- Scores do not properly refresh
- Shows code for standings
- Update crashes on start up
- Error loading scores
- Doesn't show details page
- Roster page is blank
- Device not registered for notifications
- Voiceover accessibility issues
- Game updates not in order
- App doesn't remember selected team
- Bakersfield Condors team missing
- Orlando Solar Bears roster not loaded
- ECHL TV link directs to app download within app
Requested features
12 requests- Modern updates with Apple features (widgets)
- Ability to listen to games
- Fix transaction feed
- Fix notification settings
- Add Apple Watch support
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- Improve navigation and user experience
- Add landscape mode for iPad
- Increase font size
- Default roster to current season
- Add favorite team scoring notifications
- Add game start notifications
- Add end of period score notifications
SPHL
Not enough reviews yet to summarise bugs or requests.
In-app purchases
ECHL
No in-app purchases
SPHL
No in-app purchases
