Comparison

NHL Game Sim vs Center Ice

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

Head to head
About

NHL Game Sim

Predict the outcomes of upcoming NHL games with this simulator. Explore potential scoring scenarios, track player statistics, and analyze game events like power plays and penalties. Re-simulate games to see different results.

Highlights
  • Predict game outcomes
  • Analyze scoring scenarios
  • Track player statistics
  • Simulate games multiple times
  • View power plays and penalties
Features
Read full description

A simulator that allows you to go through NHL games before the happen. See the possible scoring outcomes, who scores, and power plays, penalties, and more. You can select an upcoming game from the NHL schedule. Simulate the game as many times as you'd like. And see stats breakdowns like: faceoffs, , hits shots, blocks, plus/minus, and takeaways.

About

Center Ice

Follow the NHL with live scores, detailed game stats, player information, and news. Get team schedules, injury updates, and trade rumors. Integrates with Apple Watch and Siri for easy access to game information.

Highlights
  • Live NHL scores and game updates
  • Detailed player and team stats
  • Injury reports and trade rumors
  • Home screen widgets and Apple Watch integration
  • Siri integration for quick info
  • Game analysis and predictions
  • Historical NHL data and records
Features
Read full description

Center Ice is the fast, beautiful way to follow the NHL — scores, stats, predictions, and news in one app, with every game time in your local time zone. YOUR TEAMS FIRST • Home: your teams' live scores, next games, win chances, standing, and headlines • Follow players and see their latest games • My Teams filters on Scores, Schedule, News, injuries, and rumors GAME DAY • Live scores that update themselves, with the clock, shots, power plays, and empty nets • Swipe day to day on the scoreboard and week to week on the schedule, with TV networks • Box scores with every stat — tap a player for their whole game • Scoring summary with who was on the ice, penalties, shootouts, and three stars • Lines, special-teams units, ice time, shift charts, and rink maps of every shot and hit • Recaps and condensed games one tap away PREDICTIONS & ANALYSIS • Pregame win chances and likely final scores, adjusted for injuries and the starting goalie • Live win probability, expected goals, and shot quality • After the game: turning points, players of the game, and line, goalie, special-teams, and luck reports • Pick'em: call each night's winners and try to beat Center Ice's picks, with Game Center leaderboards • Prediction Record: every call graded in the open • Playoff series pages with the odds, and share cards for recaps, predictions, and standings • Optional betting lines with implied win chances, off by default STATS, STANDINGS & HISTORY • Stat leaders and a Stats Explorer for every skater, goalie, and team: dozens of reports, date ranges, and all-time seasons • Expected-goals, skating-speed, and shot-speed leaders, plus officials' numbers • Awards Race, Milestone Watch, and League Trends across every season • Standings by division, conference, or league, with the race summed up • Playoff race with magic numbers and odds, the bracket, and draft lottery odds • Record Book, every Stanley Cup champion, head-to-head history, and a Time Machine to the standings on any past date EVERY TEAM. EVERY PLAYER. • All 32 clubs: roster, sortable stats, situational records, prospects, schedule, news, and links • Team payrolls and player salaries, plus every trade, signing, waiver, and call-up • Injury Report with expected returns, and Trade Rumors ranked by buzz • Player profiles: stats in every league, game logs, splits, trends, awards, milestones, and new contracts • Compare any two teams or players side by side • Draft Hub, jersey finder, junior programs, and a search of every NHL player ever WIDGETS, APPLE WATCH, MAC & SIRI • Widgets for your team, tonight's games with win chances, and the division race, on the Home Screen and Lock Screen • Apple Watch app and complication, plus Live Activities in the Dynamic Island • Runs on Apple silicon Macs, with menus and shortcuts • Puck-drop reminders, scheduled on your device • Ask Siri for next games, last night's scores, or playoff odds • Favorites, saved articles, picks, and arena stamps sync with iCloud NEWS & MORE • Headlines from ESPN, Sportsnet, Daily Faceoff, CBS Sports, and The Hockey Writers, by source • On This Day: final scores from hockey history • Arena guide and an Arena Passport for the barns you've visited • Dark mode, VoiceOver, and larger text • No account, no ads, no tracking Center Ice is an independent app for hockey fans and is not affiliated with, endorsed by, or sponsored by the National Hockey League or any NHL team. Scores, schedules, standings, stats, and player data come from publicly available NHL web services, and salaries from the NHL Players' Association's public compensation data. News and trade rumors come from public feeds and open on each publisher's site; rumors are unconfirmed. The injury report, transactions, and arena photos come from ESPN. Betting lines, when on, come from the league's betting partners for information only; Center Ice takes no bets. Team and league names and logos are trademarks of their respective owners and are used solely to identify content.

Screenshots

NHL Game Sim4 screens
Center Ice4 screens

Verdict

The call

The clearest difference is review sentiment: Center Ice at 100% against NHL Game Sim's 0%. Center Ice also leads on rating (5.0 vs 4.0) and update cadence (every 4 days vs monthly). NHL Game Sim's advantage is iOS requirement (15.1 vs 17.0). On price, ratings volume, ads and in-app purchases 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. Neither carries in-app purchases, so what you see is what you pay.

ReceptionRating · Positive reviews · Number of ratings

Center Ice holds the better App Store score, 5.0 against 4.0. Both are backed by a comparable volume of ratings — 3 and 2 respectively. Written reviews point the same way: 0% of NHL Game Sim's written reviews are positive against 100% of Center Ice's.

UpkeepUpdate frequency

NHL Game Sim ships an update monthly, Center Ice every 4 days. The most recent releases landed on October 30, 2026 and October 31, 2026 respectively.

Scorecard4 real differences · 6 level
NHL Game Sim versus Center Ice: the parameters behind the verdict, then further details
ParameterNHL Game SimCenter Ice
PriceFreeFree
Rating4.0 (3 ratings)5.0 (2 ratings) — better
Positive reviews0.0% of reviews100.0% of reviews — better
Number of ratings3 — better2
Update frequencyMonthlyEvery 4 days — better
AdsNoNo
In-app purchasesNoNo
MonetizationFreeFree
DevicesiPhone, iPad, iPodiPhone, iPad, Apple Watch
Requires iOS15.1 — better17.0
Further details — not scored
Size22 MB18 MB
Age rating4+4+
DeveloperLeon HaggartyChris Carcerano

Customer experience

NHL Game Sim

All ratings1 ratings
Positive100.0%
Neutral0.0%
Negative0.0%
Written reviews1 reviews
Positive0.0%
Neutral0.0%
Negative100.0%

Center Ice

All ratings2 ratings
Positive100.0%
Neutral0.0%
Negative0.0%
Written reviews2 reviews
Positive100.0%
Neutral0.0%
Negative0.0%

In-app purchases

None

NHL Game Sim

No in-app purchases

None

Center Ice

No in-app purchases

Questions

Is NHL Game Sim free?
NHL Game Sim is free to download, with no in-app purchases.
Is Center Ice free?
Center Ice is free to download, with no in-app purchases.
Which has better reviews, NHL Game Sim or Center Ice?
Center Ice is rated higher. NHL Game Sim averages 4.0 out of 5 from 3 ratings, while Center Ice averages 5.0 from 2 ratings.
Do NHL Game Sim or Center Ice have ads?
Neither NHL Game Sim nor Center Ice shows ads.
Which is updated more often, NHL Game Sim or Center Ice?
NHL Game Sim ships an update monthly, and Center Ice every 4 days. Most recently, NHL Game Sim was updated on October 30, 2026 and Center Ice on October 31, 2026.

Other comparisons