AHL vs Inside The Rink
Price, ratings, monetisation and update history for both apps, side by side — with what reviewers say about each.
AHL
Follow the American Hockey League with real-time scores, game summaries, and player statistics. Stream live and on-demand games directly within the app. Access past scores, future schedules, and team standings.
- Real-time scoring data
- Complete box scores
- Up-to-the-minute player stats
- AHLTV streaming
- Past scores and future schedules
- League standings
- Player and goalie statistics
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The official mobile app of the American 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 AHLTV from within the app. The AHL app also features past Scores, future Schedules, Standings and both player and goalie stats.
Inside The Rink
This app delivers comprehensive hockey news, covering everything from minor leagues to professional teams. It offers in-depth analysis, opinions, and entertaining content to grow the sport.
- In-depth hockey analysis
- Opinions on teams and players
- Coverage of minor and professional leagues
- Entertaining hockey content
- Community-driven game growth
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Inside The Rink is your number one stop for all your hockey news. From minor league teams to your favorite professional team, we provide in-depth analysis, opinions and even an occasional funny moment. If other companies won’t do it, we’ll grow the game and we’ll do it with you. By downloading this app, you agree to Apple's Standard License Agreement: https://www.apple.com/legal/internet-services/itunes/dev/stla/
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Verdict
The clearest difference is review sentiment: Inside The Rink at 100% against AHL's 15%. Inside The Rink also leads on rating (5.0 vs 2.5) and update cadence (every 3 weeks vs every 4 months). AHL's advantage is ads (none vs shown) and ratings volume (194 vs 5). On price, in-app purchases, monetization model 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.
Inside The Rink holds the better App Store score, 5.0 against 2.5. That said, the two scores are not equally well evidenced: AHL has 194 ratings behind it against 5, so its average is the more settled of the two. Written reviews point the same way: 15% of AHL's written reviews are positive against 100% of Inside The Rink's.
AHL ships an update every 4 months, Inside The Rink every 3 weeks. The most recent releases landed on October 30, 2026 and October 10, 2026 respectively.
| Parameter | AHL | Inside The Rink |
|---|---|---|
| Price | Free | Free |
| Rating | 2.5 (194 ratings) | 5.0 (5 ratings) — better |
| Positive reviews | 15.4% of reviews | 100.0% of reviews — better |
| Number of ratings | 194 — better | 5 |
| Update frequency | Every 4 months | Every 3 weeks — better |
| Ads | No — better | Yes |
| In-app purchases | No | No |
| Monetization | Free | Free |
| Devices | iPhone, iPad, iPod — better | iPhone, iPad |
| Requires iOS | 13.0 — better | 16.4 |
| Further details — not scored | ||
| Size | 57 MB | 68 MB |
| Age rating | 17+ | 17+ |
| Developer | American Hockey League Inc | Inside The Rink |
Customer experience
AHL
Inside The Rink
Bugs and requests
AHL
Reported bugs
3 issues- Blank screens and loading issues
- Incompatibility with certain devices/OS versions
- Inconsistent behavior when switching between tabs
Requested features
5 requests- Allow following multiple favorite teams
- Add option to hide scores for on-demand viewing
- Implement landscape mode support
- Improve navigation and back button functionality
- Provide better customization options (e.g., team logos)
Inside The Rink
Not enough reviews yet to summarise bugs or requests.
In-app purchases
AHL
No in-app purchases
Inside The Rink
No in-app purchases
