North Melbourne Official App vs Trainstop
Price, ratings, monetisation and update history for both apps, side by side — with what reviewers say about each.
North Melbourne Official App
Stay connected with your favorite team. Access game day information, manage tickets, and watch exclusive content. Get real-time updates on news, scores, and player stats.
- Game day planning (fixtures, results, ladders)
- Ticket management
- Exclusive video content
- Instant alerts for team news
- Live scores and stats
- Player profiles and team stats
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The North Melbourne Official App keeps you close to the team, whether you’re in the stands or following from home. Plan your game day with fixtures, results, ladders, and pre-match guides, and manage your tickets without leaving the app. Watch exclusive videos, from match highlights to press conferences, and get instant alerts for team announcements, breaking news, and match starts. Get the latest news, match reports, and season highlights, plus live scores, stats, and team selections as they happen. Dive into detailed player profiles, explore in-depth team stats, and relive every key moment of the season. All the latest, straight to your pocket, with the North Melbourne Official App.
Trainstop
This app connects sports clubs with talented athletes and helps players find their ideal teams globally. Clubs can search and filter player profiles, while players can discover opportunities and get paid for their passion.
- Find dream clubs
- Get paid to play
- Connect with global clubs
- Find right recruits
- Filter player profiles
- Contact players in-app
- Search 5,000+ profiles
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Trainstop is Australia’s #1 sports recruitment app, uniting clubs with top talent and players with their dream teams. For Players • Find your dream club • Get paid to do what you love • Connect with sports clubs around the world For Clubs • Find the right recruit for your club • Filter for what you are looking for • Contact players in app • Search over 5,000+ player profiles Trainstop - Game, Set, MATCH
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Verdict
The clearest difference is ratings volume: North Melbourne Official App at 56 against Trainstop's 1. Trainstop's advantage is review sentiment (92% vs 71%) and update cadence (every 2 weeks vs every 5 weeks). 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.
Trainstop holds the better App Store score, 5.0 against 4.8. That said, the two scores are not equally well evidenced: North Melbourne Official App has 56 ratings behind it against 1, so its average is the more settled of the two. Written reviews point the same way: 71% of North Melbourne Official App's written reviews are positive against 92% of Trainstop's.
North Melbourne Official App ships an update every 5 weeks, Trainstop every 2 weeks. The most recent releases landed on November 8, 2026 and November 7, 2026 respectively.
| Parameter | North Melbourne Official App | Trainstop |
|---|---|---|
| Price | Free | Free |
| Rating | 4.8 (56 ratings) | 5.0 (1 ratings) — better |
| Positive reviews | 71.0% of reviews | 92.3% of reviews — better |
| Number of ratings | 56 — better | 1 |
| Update frequency | Every 5 weeks | Every 2 weeks — better |
| Ads | No | No |
| In-app purchases | No | No |
| Monetization | Ad-supported | Free — better |
| Devices | iPhone, iPad | iPhone, iPod |
| Requires iOS | 17.5 | 14.0 — better |
| Further details — not scored | ||
| Size | 184 MB | 47 MB |
| Age rating | 12+ | 4+ |
| Developer | Telstra Limited | Trainstop corporation pty ltd |
Customer experience
North Melbourne Official App
Trainstop
Bugs and requests
North Melbourne Official App
Reported bugs
12 issues- Live activities not working
- App keeps asking to join as member
- App no longer working on older devices
- Video clips in landscape not full screen
- Unable to sign in
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- Linking issue between app and Ticketmaster
- App has bugs
- App has not refreshed from last year
- News feed widget never works
- App crashes when opening videos
- App crashes on iPad
- App crashes after latest update when watching video
Requested features
7 requests- More player information
- More VFL team information
- More tabs for easier navigation
- Improve player profile accessibility
- Fix video playback in landscape mode
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- Improve membership pack information delivery
- Provide membership card barcode
Trainstop
Not enough reviews yet to summarise bugs or requests.
In-app purchases
North Melbourne Official App
No in-app purchases
Trainstop
No in-app purchases
Questions
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