ECHL vs Black and Gold Premier+
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.
Black and Gold Premier+
This app is a loyalty and rewards program for Pittsburgh Penguins fans. Engage with the team year-round to earn points and unlock exclusive experiences, merchandise, and memorabilia.
- Fan engagement rewards
- Earn points for engagement
- Redeem exclusive merchandise
- Unlock unique experiences
- Loyalty program
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Black and Gold Premier+ (soon to be My Pens Rewards) is the Pittsburgh Penguins' exciting new loyalty and rewards program designed to celebrate and reward fan engagement 365 days a year. Fans accumulate points by actively engaging with the Penguins 365 days a year, unlocking opportunities to redeem the best and most exclusive Penguins experiences, merchandise, memorabilia, and so much more!
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Verdict
The clearest difference is update cadence: Black and Gold Premier+ at fortnightly against ECHL's every 4 months. Black and Gold Premier+ also leads on rating (3.0 vs 2.6). ECHL's advantage is review sentiment (18% vs 0%) and ratings volume (94 vs 5). On price, ads, 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.
Black and Gold Premier+ holds the better App Store score, 3.0 against 2.6. That said, the two scores are not equally well evidenced: ECHL has 94 ratings behind it against 5, so its average is the more settled of the two. Written reviews complicate that: 18% of ECHL's written reviews are positive against 0% of Black and Gold Premier+'s, so the app with the better star average is not the one people write more warmly about.
ECHL ships an update every 4 months, Black and Gold Premier+ fortnightly. The most recent releases landed on October 23, 2026 and October 3, 2026 respectively.
| Parameter | ECHL | Black and Gold Premier+ |
|---|---|---|
| Price | Free | Free |
| Rating | 2.6 (94 ratings) | 3.0 (5 ratings) — better |
| Positive reviews | 18.1% of reviews — better | 0.0% of reviews |
| Number of ratings | 94 — better | 5 |
| Update frequency | Every 4 months | Fortnightly — better |
| Ads | No | No |
| In-app purchases | No | No |
| Monetization | Free — better | Ad-supported |
| Devices | iPhone, iPad, iPod — better | iPhone, iPad |
| Requires iOS | 13.0 — better | 16.6 |
| Further details — not scored | ||
| Size | 63 MB | 77 MB |
| Age rating | 17+ | 12+ |
| Developer | ECHL, Inc. | CrowdPlay Inc. |
Customer experience
ECHL
Black and Gold Premier+
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
Black and Gold Premier+
Not enough reviews yet to summarise bugs or requests.
In-app purchases
ECHL
No in-app purchases
Black and Gold Premier+
No in-app purchases
Questions
Is ECHL free?
Is Black and Gold Premier+ free?
Which has better reviews, ECHL or Black and Gold Premier+?
Do ECHL or Black and Gold Premier+ have ads?
Which is updated more often, ECHL or Black and Gold Premier+?
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