MakePlays vs Hockey +/
Price, ratings, monetisation and update history for both apps, side by side — with what reviewers say about each.
MakePlays
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Running a youth sports team shouldn't feel like a second job. MakePlays brings your schedule, your roster, and game day all into one simple app. Game day, leveled up Score the game live so everyone can follow along, and let our AI announcer call out the big plays. Goals, lineups, highlights, it feels like your own stadium announcer showed up to the rink or field. For the parents too No more digging through group texts to find out when the next game is. Parents get a home base for the schedule, weather alerts, and a quick look at who's playing and when. Any sport, your way Hockey, baseball, ringette, whatever your kid plays, MakePlays adjusts scoring and game day tools to fit. Stay connected as a team Chat, RSVPs, and announcements all live in the app so nothing gets lost. Juggling more than one team? Manage all your teams and sports from one account, each one kept neat and separate. Coach, team manager, or just a parent trying to keep track of it all, MakePlays keeps everyone on the same page, every game. Terms of Use (EULA): https://www.apple.com/legal/internet-services/itunes/dev/stdeula/
Hockey +/
This app provides advanced tactical analysis and live bench management for hockey coaches. It offers AI-driven insights, game scanning, and detailed reporting to help teams improve performance and make data-backed decisions.
- Live bench management with drag-and-drop
- Automated even strength, power play, and short-handed metrics
- Attendance tracking with coach's notes
- Offline team data sharing
- AI gamesheet scanner
- AI coaching consultant chat
- Drill and system recommendations
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You're behind the bench. Score's 2-1 in the third. Your top line just gave up a shorthanded goal and you have no idea if that's on the forwards or the D pairing behind them. You're guessing. Every coach is guessing. Hockey Plus Minus ends the guessing. Built for coaches who want real data on real benches — not spreadsheets after the game, not gut feel in the moment. Track every goal, every line combination, every shift result in real time, and let the numbers tell you exactly who's driving the game and who's costing you. REAL-TIME +/- TRACKING: Enter goals in seconds. Track by LW, C, RW, LD, and RD so you see who was on the ice, in what combination, on which side. By the second period you know which pairing is getting hemmed in and which line is generating — before you make a mistake you can't take back. AI BENCH BOSS — Pro: Mid-game, mid-period. Ask your AI assistant which line combination has the best +/- tonight, who's been on the for the most goals against, or what the data says about matching up against their top unit. Plain English answers. No app-switching, no guesswork. POST-GAME REPORT — Pro: Tap one button after the final buzzer. The AI breaks down every goal — who was on the ice, in what combination, for or against. You get: Who Played Well, Who Struggled, What Went Wrong, and Recommendations for the coming week. By name. By number. By situation. In 30 seconds. It doesn't just diagnose the problem — it tells you exactly what to work on at Tuesday's practice. GAMESHEET SCANNER — Pro: Point your camera at the official gamesheet. Goals, assists, PIMs, and shots on goal load automatically. Walk off the bench and you're already done. iPHONE + iPAD, SYNCHRONIZED: Enter data on your iPhone at the rink. Open your iPad at home. Every game, every player, every stat — already there. Powered by iCloud. BUILT FOR THE FULL SEASON: Manage multiple teams. Track every game from training camp to playoffs. Export complete game logs to CSV for film sessions, parent meetings, or your own records. Full backup and restore. WHAT'S FREE - Unlimited real-time +/- tracking - Goal and period entry by position - Line combination and pairing analysis - Full season data and game history - CSV export WHAT PRO UNLOCKS — 7-DAY FREE TRIAL - AI Bench Boss (unlimited queries) - Post-Game Report (player-by-player breakdown + coaching recommendations) - Gamesheet OCR scanner - Advanced stats dashboard $9.99/month or $79.99/year ($6.67/month — Best Value). Free trial, cancel anytime. Hockey Plus Minus is built by a coach, for coaches. The core tool is free — no paywalls on the bench. Pro is for coaches who want the full picture.
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Verdict
The clearest difference is device support: Hockey +/ at 3 against MakePlays's 1. On price, update cadence, 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. MakePlays sells 3 in-app purchases, starting at $4.99 per month and Hockey +/ sells 2 in-app purchases, starting at $9.99 per month. Whichever you choose, the download price is not the number that matters.
MakePlays ships an update fortnightly, Hockey +/ every 3 weeks. Both last shipped on October 24, 2026.
| Parameter | MakePlays | Hockey +/ |
|---|---|---|
| Price | Free | Free |
| Rating | — | 5.0 (4 ratings) — better |
| Number of ratings | — | 4 — better |
| Update frequency | Fortnightly — better | Every 3 weeks |
| Ads | No | No |
| In-app purchases | Yes | Yes |
| Monetization | — | Freemium |
| Devices | iPhone | iPhone, iPad, iPod — better |
| Requires iOS | 16.0 | 15.0 — better |
| Further details — not scored | ||
| Size | 52 MB | 3 MB |
| Age rating | 4+ | 4+ |
| Developer | Make Plays Inc. | Jeremy Weiss |
In-app purchases
MakePlays
- Season Pass1 Month trial$4.991 Month
- All-Season Pass1 Month trial$44.991 Year
- Franchise$99.99
Hockey +/
- Monthly Pro Access7 Days trial$9.991 Month
- Yearly Pro Access7 Days trial$79.991 Year









