Cincinnati Bengals vs Columbus Blue Jackets
Price, ratings, monetisation and update history for both apps, side by side — with what reviewers say about each.
Cincinnati Bengals
Stay connected with your favorite NFL team. Get real-time news, stats, and video clips. Enhance your gameday experience with exclusive content and team updates.
- Real-time news and blogs
- Video-on-demand clips
- Live game statistics
- Team photos and galleries
- Player and team stats
- Social media integration
- Game schedule and ticket purchase
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This is the official mobile app of the Cincinnati Bengals. Make your iPhone or iPod Touch a unique part of your gameday experience for Bengals games. Want to catch breaking news of the team? See real-time statistics for every drive? Watch video-on-demand clips of press conferences and player interviews? Follow postgame blogs and pregame previews of the matchups? Now, you can stay in touch with the Bengals anytime, anywhere, on your iPhone or iPod Touch. Features include: – News: Real-time breaking news from the Bengals, previews of upcoming matchups, postgame news and blogs – Video: Video-on-demand clips of Bengals press conferences, and coach and player interviews – Photos: Gallery of game-time action – Stats: Real-time statistics and scores from the official NFL stats engine, head-to-head stats of the matchup, player stats, drive-by-drive stats, box score, out-of-town scores around the league – Standings: Division and conference standings – Fantasy: Keep track of your favorite fantasy players – Depth chart: Shown by offense, defense and special teams – Social media: Aggregated twitter of the Bengals official tweets, check in to the stadium on gameday, one-click tweet of all media items, one-click Facebook posting of all media items – Schedule: Schedule of upcoming games, and scores/stats of previous games from the season, ticket purchase for games – Evolving home-screen: Pregame, in-game, postgame, offseason countdown, draft-day Follow us @bengals on Twitter for updates or visit bengals.com. Follow us @yinzcam on Twitter for updates or to ask questions and provide feedback. Please note: This app features Nielsen's proprietary measurement software which contributes to market research, like Nielsen's TV Ratings. Please see https://priv-policy.imrworldwide.com/priv/mobile/us/en/optout.html for more information.
Columbus Blue Jackets
Stay connected with the Columbus Blue Jackets through the official mobile app. Access the latest team news, game highlights, schedules, and real-time stats. Manage your mobile tickets and explore Nationwide Arena with interactive maps and event information.
- Latest team news and video highlights
- Game schedule, roster, and stats
- Real-time box score and live radio broadcasts
- Mobile ticket management
- Nationwide Arena event calendar and maps
- Customizable push notifications
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This is the official Columbus Blue Jackets Mobile App. Make your Apple device a customized and unique part of your game-day experience and everyday life as a member of the 5th Line. CBJ + Latest Team News, Video and Game Highlights + Team Schedule, Roster, Stats, and Standings + Real-time Box Score and Stats + Live Game Radio Broadcasts + Customizable Push Notifications + Exclusive Contests CBJSTH + Mobile Ticket Management + Personalized Information Related to Your Account + Exclusive ContentNationwide Arena + Latest News+ Event Calendar + Event Ticket Management + Interactive Concourse and Seating Map + Arena Information, Parking, and A-to-Z Guide
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Verdict
The clearest difference is rating: Cincinnati Bengals at 4.8 against Columbus Blue Jackets's 3.6. Cincinnati Bengals also leads on ratings volume (2.1K vs 125) and review sentiment (59% vs 44%). Columbus Blue Jackets's advantage is ads (none vs shown). On price, update cadence, in-app purchases and monetization model 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.
Cincinnati Bengals holds the better App Store score, 4.8 against 3.6. That said, the two scores are not equally well evidenced: Cincinnati Bengals has 2.1K ratings behind it against 125, so its average is the more settled of the two. Written reviews point the same way: 59% of Cincinnati Bengals's written reviews are positive against 44% of Columbus Blue Jackets's.
Cincinnati Bengals ships an update every 2 months, Columbus Blue Jackets every 4 months. Both last shipped on November 1, 2026.
| Parameter | Cincinnati Bengals | Columbus Blue Jackets |
|---|---|---|
| Price | Free | Free |
| Rating | 4.8 (2.1K ratings) — better | 3.6 (125 ratings) |
| Positive reviews | 58.5% of reviews — better | 43.8% of reviews |
| Number of ratings | 2.1K — better | 125 |
| Update frequency | Every 2 months — better | Every 4 months |
| Ads | Yes | No — better |
| In-app purchases | No | No |
| Monetization | Free with in-app purchases | Free with in-app purchases |
| Devices | iPhone, iPad | iPhone, iPad |
| Requires iOS | 17.0 | 17.0 |
| Further details — not scored | ||
| Size | 221 MB | 112 MB |
| Age rating | 4+ | 4+ |
| Developer | Bengals / YinzCam | Colhoc Limited Partnership |
Customer experience
Cincinnati Bengals
Columbus Blue Jackets
User reviews
Cincinnati Bengals
From 2.1K App Store ratingsWhat we love
- 👍 Great app for Bengals fans
- 🚀 Sleek and user-friendly design
- 💡 Provides key details about the team
- 👍 Keeps fans up-to-date on news and schedule
Room to improve
- 🐛 Frequent bugs and glitches
- 🔒 Forced location tracking and push notifications
- 🐛 Ticket management issues
- 🐛 Unreliable app performance
Columbus Blue Jackets
From 125 App Store ratingsWhat we love
- 👍 Intuitive navigation
- 👍 Easy ticket management
- 👍 Good team updates
- 👍 Slick interface
- 👍 User-friendly experience
Room to improve
- 🐛 App crashes frequently
- 🐛 Unstable connection
- 🐛 Slow performance
- 🐛 Difficult to update listings
- 🐛 Spammy and buggy
Bugs and requests
Cincinnati Bengals
Reported bugs
4 issues- API errors preventing ticket access
- Inability to create accounts or set passwords
- Delayed news and game updates
- Crashing and freezing issues
Requested features
3 requests- Live game streaming
- Out-of-app listening for press conferences
- Improved ticket management and sharing
Columbus Blue Jackets
Reported bugs
13 issues- Cannot update price or change ticket listings
- App crashes when accessing season tickets
- API error when loading events
- No wallet in the app to see FanBucks
- Add to Apple Wallet broken
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- Tickets not refreshing or updating
- Cannot add tickets to Apple Wallet since iOS 18 update
- Fan Bucks/Rewards option not appearing
- Errors trying to refresh account tickets
- App crashes on launch (ISO8)
- Standings switch buttons not working
- Can't find three-year comparison
- Wallet/Passbook support broken
Requested features
8 requests- Apple Wallet integration for FanBucks
- Better cell service/WiFi reliance
- Ticketmaster app integration
- Consistent login across platforms
- Ability to use one app for all tickets
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- Restore old app features
- Improve video and audio streaming within the app
- More team-specific content, less social media
In-app purchases
Cincinnati Bengals
No in-app purchases
Columbus Blue Jackets
No in-app purchases
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