BladeTracker vs Glide
Price, ratings, monetisation and update history for both apps, side by side — with what reviewers say about each.
BladeTracker
This app helps hockey players track their skate sharpening history, including hollow depth and usage hours. It eliminates guesswork, ensuring consistent edges and optimal performance on the ice. Organize multiple skates or players with a simple, distraction-free design.
- Track skate sharpenings
- Log hollow depth and method
- Monitor blade usage
- Organize multiple skates/players
- Simple, distraction-free design
- No accounts required
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Stop guessing. Skate with confidence. Most hockey players don’t actually know when their skates need sharpening — they just feel wrong. That guesswork leads to inconsistent edges, wasted sharpenings, and poor performance on the ice. BladeTracker fixes that. BladeTracker helps you track every skate sharpening so you always know what hollow you used, when you sharpened, and how long your edges have been on the ice. ---- Why BladeTracker? Sharpening Guesswork Hurts Performance Too many sharpenings wears blades prematurely. Too few leaves you slipping. BladeTracker keeps a clean history so you sharpen at the right time — every time. Know Your Hollow & History Track hollow depth, sharpening dates, and usage hours so you can stay consistent across pro shops, Sparx machines, and seasons. Built for Real Hockey Players Perfect for: • Beer league players • Youth hockey parents • Coaches & equipment managers • Anyone who cares about their edges ---- Key Features • Track skate sharpenings • Log hollow depth and sharpening method • Monitor blade usage over time • Keep multiple skates or players organized • Simple, fast, distraction-free design • No accounts, no clutter, no nonsense BladeTracker is built to be quick to use in the rink, locker room, or pro shop. ---- Who This Is For • Players tired of inconsistent edges • Parents managing kids’ skates • Coaches tracking team equipment • Anyone using Sparx or traditional sharpening If you care about how your skates feel on the ice, BladeTracker belongs on your phone. ---- Stop guessing. Stop over-sharpening. Start skating with confidence.
Glide
This app helps figure skaters track their training sessions, log elements, and monitor progress over time. Connect with other skaters, discover rinks, and share your skating journey.
- Social training tracker for figure skaters
- Log practice, lessons, and freeskate sessions
- Tag elements, rate performance, add private notes
- 12-week activity graph for progress visualization
- Follow other skaters and see their sessions
- Discover rinks and connect with skaters
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Glide is the social training tracker built for figure skaters. Log every session — practice, lessons, run-throughs, freeskate. Tag the elements you worked on, rate how it went, and add private notes for yourself. Your training history builds into a 12-week activity graph so you can see your patterns at a glance. Follow other skaters at your rink and beyond. Their sessions show up in your feed — see what they're working on, give kudos, leave a comment. Discover other rinks and the people who train there. • Built specifically for figure skating • Element library covers jumps, spins, skating skills (Moves in the Field), and Learn to Skate • Private notes stay just for you, separate from what your followers see • Private accounts give you full control over who sees your training WHAT'S IN GLIDE • Personal feed of sessions from skaters you follow • Session logging with elements, duration, rating, photos, notes • Profile with activity graph, session history, and rinks you train at • Rink pages with the people who train there • Kudos, comments, and optional private notes on every session Glide is free and ad-free. Questions or feedback? Visit glide-skating.netlify.app/contact.
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Verdict
The clearest difference is rating: BladeTracker at 5.0 against Glide's 1.0. 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
Both are free to download. Neither carries in-app purchases, so what you see is what you pay.
BladeTracker holds the better App Store score, 5.0 against 1.0. Both are backed by a comparable volume of ratings — 1 and 1 respectively.
| Parameter | BladeTracker | Glide |
|---|---|---|
| Price | Free | Free |
| Rating | 5.0 (1 ratings) — better | 1.0 (1 ratings) |
| Number of ratings | 1 | 1 |
| Update frequency | Every 4 days | — |
| Ads | No | No |
| In-app purchases | No | No |
| Monetization | Free | Free |
| Devices | iPhone, iPad — better | iPhone |
| Requires iOS | 18.2 | 17.0 — better |
| Further details — not scored | ||
| Size | 5 MB | 35 MB |
| Age rating | 4+ | 12+ |
| Developer | Jonathan Alter | Jake Wong |
In-app purchases
BladeTracker
No in-app purchases
Glide
No in-app purchases








