Comparison

iHunter vs RinkBeats

Price, ratings, monetisation and update history for both apps, side by side — with what reviewers say about each.

Head to head
About

iHunter

This comprehensive hunting application provides hunters in Canada with essential tools for planning and executing hunts. It overlays hunting zones on various maps, displays open seasons, and allows users to log personal hunting data and waypoints. Offline functionality is a key feature for many of its tools.

Highlights
  • View hunting zones overlaid on maps
  • Offline map caching
  • Add and manage waypoints, tracks, and drawings
  • Sunrise/sunset calculator
  • Import GPX, KML, KMZ files
  • Track position, speed, and altitude
  • CarPlay integration (Pro subscription)
Features
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iHunter is Canada's all-in-one hunting app designed for hunters across British Columbia, Alberta, Saskatchewan, Manitoba, Ontario, Quebec, New Brunswick, Newfoundland, & Labrador, Nova Scotia, and the Yukon Territories. The app is both free to download and free to use. Regulations are updated annually upon release by the respective provinces. By overlaying hunting zones onto various base maps, users can easily determine their current location and the corresponding zone. Users can delve deeper into specific zones to view the open seasons for big game, predators, game birds, and small game. Additionally, they can add their own waypoints, tracks, and drawings to keep track of hunting spots, past harvests, and landowner contact information. Features (Most functional offline): • View Hunting zones overlaid on your choice of map. • Multiple satellite, topographic, and road maps included which automatically caching for offline use. • Add waypoints to the map at your current location, known GPS locations, or by tapping on the map. • Log in to back up and synchronize waypoints and preferences across devices. • Utilize the sunrise/sunset calculator to determine legal hunting light at your location or a waypoint. • Share your current location with friends or family via email or text for easy location tracking requires internet. • Display weather at your current location or a waypoint (requires internet). • First Nations Reserve boundaries. • Import waypoints and tracks from GPX, KML, and KMZ files. • Track your position, speed, and altitude; draw over the map; search the map; view recently viewed and favourited items. (Note: Continued use of GPS running in the background can significantly decrease battery life). For each province, there are two subscription options to enhance the iHunter app: With an iHunter Core yearly subscription, you will receive: • Access to select hunting zones to view summaries of big-game, predators, game birds, and small game seasons (works offline). • Ability to select regions of base maps and map layers to cache for offline use. • Unlimited waypoints, tracks, and drawings. • Capability to add your own TMS and WMS map layers. • Wind condition display by location (requires internet). • 3D base maps. With an iHunter Pro yearly subscription, you will receive: • All features included in the Core Subscription. • CarPlay integration. • iHunter layers in driving navigation for both CarPlay and in-app navigation. • Additional public and private land layers. The available layers differ for each province. See https://www.ihunterapp.com/ for more information. For more information, visit: https://www.ihunterapp.com/subscription-terms-of-use/ Other available purchases: • Land Ownership Maps (AB): Over 60 county land ownership overlays ranging in price from $9.99 to $29.99 are available for Alberta. • Land Ownership Maps (SK): Over 180 RM land ownership overlays ranging in price from $14.99 to $21.99 are available for Saskatchewan. • Land Ownership Maps (MB): Over 70 RM land ownership overlays ranging in price from $14.99 to $44.99 are available for Manitoba.

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RinkBeats

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Run the music. Enjoy the game. RinkBeats is a purpose-built game-day music system for hockey, designed to get you out of menus and focused on the action. Start with curated hockey playlists and ready-to-go RinkBeats Game Packs, customize everything for your team, and run game-day music from one fast, simple interface. And RinkBeats is a one-time purchase. No RinkBeats subscription. No recurring app fees. Whether you’re a parent volunteering in the music booth, a coach, announcer, team manager, or rink DJ, RinkBeats gives you the tools to sound prepared without spending hours building a setup from scratch. GAME-READY IN UNDER TWO MINUTES Want to skip the setup? Head over to rinkbeats.ca and choose one of our curated Apple Music playlists, import the matching RinkBeats Game Pack, and you can go from install to a complete game-day setup in under two minutes. Start with something ready to go. Make it yours. CURATED HOCKEY PLAYLISTS Great rink music is more than a random collection of songs. RinkBeats playlists are curated specifically for hockey, with game-day energy, recognizable arena tracks, warmup music, classics, current favourites, and more. Use one of ours or bring your own Apple Music playlist. READY-TO-GO GAME PACKS Game Packs take the setup work out of game day. A RinkBeats Game Pack can bring together playlist clips, Game Event Pads, goal sounds, Quick Sounds, layout settings, and other configuration into one ready-to-import setup. Import a ready-made pack, customize it for your team, or export your own setup for another device. HIT THE BEST PART OF EVERY SONG Long intro? Skip it. Playlist Clips let you set a custom starting point for individual songs so that when the whistle blows, RinkBeats can jump straight to the part you actually want to hear. ONE TAP FOR THE BIG MOMENTS Keep the sounds you need during the game immediately available with customizable Game Event Pads for moments including: • Goals • Penalties • Power Plays • Penalty Kills • Period Starts • Timeouts • Make Some Noise • Victories • Custom Events Arrange them around the way you run a game. BUILD YOUR GOAL CELEBRATION Make the biggest moment of the game sound the way you want. Configure a goal horn, an optional goal song, and the timing between them to create your own goal sequence. BUILT-IN RINK-READY SOUNDS RinkBeats includes a library of goal horns, game-event sounds, break sounds, waiting music, and other useful audio. Want something different? Import your own sounds too. QUICK SOUNDS Keep frequently used sound effects one tap away without digging through menus while play is moving. GAME READY Before puck drop, quickly check that your playlist and important game events are configured and ready to go. Less troubleshooting. More hockey. BUILT FOR THE BOOTH RinkBeats works on iPhone and iPad. On iPad, landscape Booth Mode gives you a larger game-day workspace designed to keep your music, what’s coming next, and your Game Event Pads visible while you run the game. ONE PURCHASE. NO SUBSCRIPTION. RinkBeats itself is a one-time purchase. No RinkBeats subscription. No monthly plan. No annual plan. No feature tier waiting to be unlocked later. Buy RinkBeats and use the full app. Start with something ready to go. Make it yours. Run the game. Apple Music subscription and access to eligible Apple Music content may be required for music playback.

Screenshots

iHunter4 screens
RinkBeats4 screens

Verdict

The call

The clearest difference is price: iHunter at Free against RinkBeats's $4.99. iHunter also leads on iOS requirement (15.0 vs 17.0). RinkBeats's advantage is in-app purchases (none vs 10) and update cadence (every 2 days vs every 5 days). On 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

CostPrice · In-app purchases · Ads · Monetization

iHunter is free to download; RinkBeats costs $4.99 up front. iHunter sells 10 in-app purchases, starting at $3.99 per year. RinkBeats asks for nothing beyond the download.

UpkeepUpdate frequency

iHunter ships an update every 5 days, RinkBeats every 2 days. The most recent releases landed on November 10, 2026 and November 6, 2026 respectively.

Scorecard4 real differences · 6 level
iHunter versus RinkBeats: the parameters behind the verdict, then further details
ParameteriHunterRinkBeats
PriceFree — better$4.99
Rating4.8 (368 ratings) — better—
Positive reviews66.7% of reviews—
Number of ratings368 — better—
Update frequencyEvery 5 daysEvery 2 days — better
AdsNoNo
In-app purchasesYesNo — better
MonetizationFree with in-app purchases—
DevicesiPhone, iPad, iPod — betteriPhone, iPad
Requires iOS15.0 — better17.0
Further details — not scored
Size318 MB11 MB
Age rating4+4+
DeveloperInside Outside Studios IncSTEVEN POLLETT

Bugs and requests

iHunter

Reported bugs

11 issues
  • App crashes after 1-2 minutes of use
  • Crashes when zooming in or checking map details
  • Crashes during waypoint labeling
  • Unwanted zoom-out when reopening app
  • Failed to open PDF file errors
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  • Map not visible without network connection
  • Account data and purchases disappearing
  • Forced app updates interrupting active use
  • Performance degradation after recent updates
  • Glitchy behavior with long load times
  • Unresponsive interface during zooming

Requested features

17 requests
  • Apple CarPlay integration
  • Landowner contact information and phone numbers
  • Updated satellite imagery with monthly updates
  • Better 3D angles and terrain visualization
  • Improved road and highway overlay options
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  • Terrain filtering by slope angle and tree lines
  • Fishing zones and seasonal limits
  • More waypoint marker icon options
  • Live compass feature
  • Buddy tracking functionality
  • Better zoom level for satellite imagery
  • Automatic zoom retention when switching apps
  • Improved map imagery quality from ArcGIS
  • River and lake name labels on maps
  • Motor vehicle restricted area markers
  • LEH zone subdivision markings
  • Lower pricing for individual map purchases

RinkBeats

Not enough reviews yet to summarise bugs or requests.

In-app purchases

10 purchases

iHunter

Subscriptions6
  • iHunter SK Core7 Days trial$3.991 Year
  • iHunter AB Pro7 Days trial$9.991 Year
  • iHunter BC Pro7 Days trial$9.991 Year
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  • iHunter SK Pro7 Days trial$9.991 Year
  • iHunter MB Pro7 Days trial$11.491 Year
  • iHunter ON Pro7 Days trial$34.991 Year
One-time4
  • iHunter Alberta$3.99
  • iHunter Saskatchewan$3.99
  • RM of Humboldt 2025$9.99
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  • RM of Hoodoo 2026$14.99
None

RinkBeats

No in-app purchases

Questions

Is iHunter free?
iHunter is free to download, with in-app purchases available.
Is RinkBeats free?
RinkBeats costs $4.99, with no in-app purchases.
Do iHunter or RinkBeats have ads?
Neither iHunter nor RinkBeats shows ads.
Which is updated more often, iHunter or RinkBeats?
iHunter ships an update every 5 days, and RinkBeats every 2 days. Most recently, iHunter was updated on November 10, 2026 and RinkBeats on November 6, 2026.

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