Comparison

IceSk8ingBeat vs Inside Edge

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

Head to head
About

IceSk8ingBeat

Find ice skating training and methods across the USA, with videos from top competitors. This app aims to support youth development in ice skating.

Highlights
  • Ice skating training resources
  • Find methods by location
  • Competitor video library
  • USA-specific search
  • Youth development support
Features
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The IceSk8ing application provides ice skating competitors, couches, parents a reference app to find the best ice skating training and methods from where they are or specific towns in the USA. Also, for more reference are the many videos of best in class ice skating competitors. It is our hope that this app will provide useful information that can help youth in their respective ice skating development.

About

Inside Edge

This app helps figure skaters track their progress and plan training sessions. Log every attempt, monitor jump and spin consistency, and manage equipment like boots and blades. Unlock advanced features with a subscription.

Highlights
  • Plan practice sessions with custom elements
  • Log jump, spin, and footwork attempts
  • Track element consistency and progress
  • Manage skate boot and blade hours
  • Record coach's corrections and reference videos
  • Apple Watch integration for rinkside logging
Features
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InsideEdge is the practice companion for figure skaters. Plan your session, log every attempt rinkside, and watch your jumps, spins and footwork get cleaner week after week. Built by a competitive figure skater who was tired of scribbled notes and trying to remember how last Tuesday went. PLAN YOUR SESSIONS • Build practice plans from jumps, spins, combinations, skating skills and custom elements • Set a target for each element, or skate it until you land it • Add your short program or free skate and track full run-throughs LOG EVERY ATTEMPT IN ONE TAP • Landed, fell, not clean, under-rotated, popped, two-footed: record what really happened • Spins: track centering and revolutions • Live Activities show your session on the Lock Screen and Dynamic Island • Never lose a session: InsideEdge recovers it if the app closes mid-practice APPLE WATCH (PRO) • Leave your phone at the boards and log from your wrist • Double Tap counts a clean landing • Mark program run-throughs done from your wrist • Works out of range: taps sync when your phone is back SEE YOUR PROGRESS • Clean rate for every element over the last week or month, or your whole history with Pro • Your most consistent elements and the ones that need work • Weekly session goal and streak to keep the habit going • A shareable stats card for every session SKATE TRACKER • Boots and blades with hours on the ice • Sharpening reminders based on hours skated or weeks passed • Log lessons, freestyles and public sessions YOUR NOTES, YOUR VIDEOS • Keep your coach's corrections on every element • Turn an Instagram, TikTok or YouTube video into a custom element • Pin a reference video to any element (Pro) INSIDEEDGE PRO Logging is free forever. Pro unlocks the rest: • Unlimited practice plans (free accounts can create 3) • Your whole history in Metrics (free shows the last week and month) • Unlimited video imports (free includes 3 a month) • Reference videos on any element • Apple Watch logging InsideEdge Pro is an auto-renewing subscription: $5.99 a month or $35.99 a year (US prices; other countries vary). Payment is charged to your Apple ID when you confirm the purchase. The subscription renews automatically unless you cancel at least 24 hours before the end of the current period, and your account is charged for renewal within 24 hours before the period ends. Manage or cancel any time in your App Store account settings. Family Sharing is supported. Terms of Use: https://www.apple.com/legal/internet-services/itunes/dev/stdeula/ Privacy Policy: https://www.insideedge.app/privacy For recreational skaters, adult skaters, competitors and the parents and coaches who support them.

Screenshots

IceSk8ingBeat4 screens
Inside Edge3 screens

Verdict

The call

The clearest difference is in-app purchases: IceSk8ingBeat at none against Inside Edge's 3. IceSk8ingBeat also leads on iOS requirement (14.0 vs 18.6). Inside Edge's advantage is update cadence (every 3 weeks vs every 6 weeks) and ratings volume (5 vs 1). 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

CostPrice · In-app purchases · Ads · Monetization

Both are free to download. Inside Edge sells 3 in-app purchases, starting at $5.99 per month. IceSk8ingBeat asks for nothing beyond the download.

ReceptionRating · Positive reviews · Number of ratings

On the App Store both sit at effectively the same score — 5.0 for IceSk8ingBeat against 5.0 for Inside Edge. That said, the two scores are not equally well evidenced: Inside Edge has 5 ratings behind it against 1, so its average is the more settled of the two.

UpkeepUpdate frequency

IceSk8ingBeat ships an update every 6 weeks, Inside Edge every 3 weeks. The most recent releases landed on November 3, 2026 and November 7, 2026 respectively.

Scorecard5 real differences · 5 level
IceSk8ingBeat versus Inside Edge: the parameters behind the verdict, then further details
ParameterIceSk8ingBeatInside Edge
PriceFreeFree
Rating5.0 (1 ratings)5.0 (5 ratings)
Positive reviews—100.0% of reviews
Number of ratings15 — better
Update frequencyEvery 6 weeksEvery 3 weeks — better
AdsNoNo
In-app purchasesNo — betterYes
MonetizationFree — betterFreemium
DevicesiPhone, iPad, iPodiPhone, iPad, Apple Watch
Requires iOS14.0 — better18.6
Further details — not scored
Size18 MB21 MB
Age rating17+4+
DeveloperRandolph W DuerrAbril Marina Gonzalez Ramirez

Customer experience

IceSk8ingBeat

All ratings1 ratings
Positive100.0%
Neutral0.0%
Negative0.0%

Inside Edge

All ratings5 ratings
Positive100.0%
Neutral0.0%
Negative0.0%
Written reviews1 reviews
Positive100.0%
Neutral0.0%
Negative0.0%

In-app purchases

None

IceSk8ingBeat

No in-app purchases

3 purchases

Inside Edge

Subscriptions3
  • InsideEdge Pro$5.991 Month
  • InsideEdge Pro Founder$23.991 Year
  • InsideEdge Pro Yearly$35.991 Year

Questions

Is IceSk8ingBeat free?
IceSk8ingBeat is free to download, with no in-app purchases.
Is Inside Edge free?
Inside Edge is free to download, with in-app purchases available.
Which has better reviews, IceSk8ingBeat or Inside Edge?
IceSk8ingBeat and Inside Edge are both rated 5.0 out of 5 on the App Store, from 1 and 5 ratings respectively.
Do IceSk8ingBeat or Inside Edge have ads?
Neither IceSk8ingBeat nor Inside Edge shows ads.
Which is updated more often, IceSk8ingBeat or Inside Edge?
IceSk8ingBeat ships an update every 6 weeks, and Inside Edge every 3 weeks. Most recently, IceSk8ingBeat was updated on November 3, 2026 and Inside Edge on November 7, 2026.

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