GoHeels vs NC State Wolfpack
Price, ratings, monetisation and update history for both apps, side by side — with what reviewers say about each.
GoHeels
Stay connected with the North Carolina Tar Heels with this official app. Access live game audio, real-time social media feeds, scores, stats, and custom gameday notifications. It's the ultimate companion for fans on campus or following from anywhere.
- Free live game audio
- Interactive social media stream
- Live scores and stats
- Custom gameday notifications
- Team and fan social feeds
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The official North Carolina Tar Heels application is a must-have for fans headed to campus or following the Tar Heels from afar. With FREE LIVE AUDIO, interactive social media, and all the scores and stats surrounding the game, the North Carolina Tar Heels application covers it all! Features Include: + LIVE GAME AUDIO - Listen to free live audio for football games and other sports throughout the school year + SOCIAL STREAM - View and contribute to real-time Twitter, Facebook, and Instagram feeds from the team and fans + SCORES & STATS - All the scores, stats, and play-by-play information that fans need and expect during live games + NOTIFICATIONS - Custom alert notifications to let fans know everything surrounding Gameday
NC State Wolfpack
Enhance your game-day experience with the official app for NC State Wolfpack events. Get real-time news, stats, schedules, and exclusive in-venue content. Stay connected with your favorite team anytime, anywhere.
- Real-time breaking news
- Pre-game previews and game recaps
- Live statistics and player stats
- Aggregated team social media feeds
- Upcoming game schedules and past scores
- Interactive venue maps and exclusive content
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This is the official mobile app of the NC State Wolfpack. Make your iPhone a unique part of your game-day experience for Wolfpack events. Want to catch breaking news of the team? Follow pre-game previews of the matchups and read game recaps? Now, you can stay in touch with NC State athletics anytime, anywhere, on your iPhone or iPod Touch. Features include: • News: Real-time breaking news from the Wolfpack, previews of upcoming matchups, game recaps • Stats: Real-time statistics, head-to-head stats of selected matchups, player and season stats. • Social media: Aggregated twitter of NC State’s official tweets, • Schedule: Schedule of upcoming games, and scores/stats of previous games from the season, ticket purchase for games • Evolving home-screen: Pre-game, in-game, post-game, and selected special events • In-venue Content: Interactive maps of NC State facilities and parking, along with exclusive content available on your mobile device on game days. Follow us @PackAthletics on Twitter for updates or visit www.GoPack.com.
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Verdict
The clearest difference is in-app purchases: NC State Wolfpack at none against GoHeels's 4. NC State Wolfpack also leads on review sentiment (48% vs 36%). GoHeels's advantage is update cadence (every 3 weeks vs every 5 months) and ratings volume (1.9K vs 341). On price, rating, ads 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. GoHeels sells 2 one-off in-app purchases. NC State Wolfpack asks for nothing beyond the download.
On the App Store both sit at effectively the same score — 4.7 for GoHeels against 4.7 for NC State Wolfpack. That said, the two scores are not equally well evidenced: GoHeels has 1.9K ratings behind it against 341, so its average is the more settled of the two. Written reviews are what separate them: 36% of GoHeels's written reviews are positive against 48% of NC State Wolfpack's.
GoHeels ships an update every 3 weeks, NC State Wolfpack every 5 months. The most recent releases landed on October 18, 2026 and October 15, 2026 respectively.
| Parameter | GoHeels | NC State Wolfpack |
|---|---|---|
| Price | Free | Free |
| Rating | 4.7 (1.9K ratings) | 4.7 (341 ratings) |
| Positive reviews | 36.0% of reviews | 48.3% of reviews — better |
| Number of ratings | 1.9K — better | 341 |
| Update frequency | Every 3 weeks — better | Every 5 months |
| Ads | No | No |
| In-app purchases | Yes | No — better |
| Monetization | Free with in-app purchases | Free — better |
| Devices | iPhone, iPad | iPhone, iPad |
| Requires iOS | 17.0 | 17.0 |
| Further details — not scored | ||
| Size | 272 MB | 270 MB |
| Age rating | 17+ | 4+ |
| Developer | Learfield Communications, Inc. | SIDEARM Sports |
Customer experience
GoHeels
NC State Wolfpack
User reviews
GoHeels
From 1.9K App Store ratingsWhat we love
- 🚀 Keeps me informed of all things Tar Heel
- 👍 Great way for out-of-market fans to stay connected
- 🚀 Dependable app for keeping up with UNC sports
Room to improve
- 🐛 App crashes frequently or won't open
- 🐛 Audio issues, such as freezing, dropping out, or not working
- 🔋 App causes phone to overheat and drain battery
- 🔒 Login and account issues, can't reset password
NC State Wolfpack
From 341 App Store ratingsWhat we love
- 👍 Great app overall
- 👍 Handy for schedules and news
- 👍 Good for game times and results
- 👍 Easily accessible sport information
- 👍 Appreciates game time notices
Room to improve
- 🐛 App keeps freezing
- 🐛 Latest version keeps crashing
- 🐛 Heats up phone quickly
- 🐛 No notifications or score updates
- 🐛 Crashes on iPad
Bugs and requests
GoHeels
Reported bugs
3 issues- Broadcast audio stops when screen locks or app is in background
- Featured game section takes up too much screen space
- Notifications for game start times don't work
Requested features
3 requests- Add pause/sync option to match audio with TV broadcast
- Improve game schedule layout and navigation
- Allow listening to audio even when app is in background
NC State Wolfpack
Reported bugs
15 issues- App keeps freezing
- Latest version keeps crashing when launching
- App heats phone quickly
- No notifications or score updates
- Updated version crashes on iPad
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- App crashes on opening screens when choosing sports
- Login experience is a massive fail
- Clicking login button does nothing
- Selling tickets on StubHub doesn't work through the app
- App sends users in a loop of logging in
- None of the articles open when clicked on
- App is not being updated
- No TV schedule
- No push notifications
- Names of football games have text running together
Requested features
8 requests- Add lacrosse as a sport option
- Give game times that match user's time zone
- Add spikeball alerts
- Add TV schedule
- Add push notifications
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- Give revenue generating sports prime coverage
- Make app like the computer version, not phone app
- Add landscape mode option
In-app purchases
GoHeels
- Unlimited Video/VOD access$2.99
- Unlimited On Demand / VOD3 variants$4.99
NC State Wolfpack
No in-app purchases
Questions
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