Comparison

Center Ice vs PuckMeSilly

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

Head to head
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
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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.

About

PuckMeSilly

Stay updated with live NHL hockey scores, goal clips, and game timelines. Follow your favorite teams and players, and participate in game picks with a public leaderboard. This app is built by a hockey fan for hockey fans.

Highlights
  • Live NHL scores
  • Goal highlight clips
  • Full game timeline
  • Favorite team/player tracking
  • Game picks and leaderboard
  • News and posts aggregation
Features
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Puck Me Silly is your nightly home for NHL hockey. You get live scores, goal clips and a full game timeline for every matchup, all in one clean, sleek app. FOLLOW WHAT YOU LOVE Choose your favorite teams and players, plus the NHL accounts on X and the team subreddits you follow. Their games, news and posts show up first every day. LIVE SCORES AND TIMELINE Follow every game as it happens. The game timeline shows goals with the clip built right in, along with penalties and shots, plus a score summary after each period. Filter by goals or see every play. GOAL HIGHLIGHTS Watch each goal right where it happened in the game, with the scorer's photo, name and number. GAME PICKS AND LEADERBOARD Pick the winners of tonight's games, track your record and see where you rank on the public leaderboard. Built by a hockey fan for hockey fans. Puck Me Silly is not affiliated with or endorsed by the NHL or any of its teams.

Screenshots

Center Ice4 screens
PuckMeSilly4 screens

Verdict

The call

The clearest difference is rating: PuckMeSilly at 5.0 against Center Ice's 3.7. PuckMeSilly also leads on update cadence (daily vs every 4 days) and iOS requirement (15.0 vs 17.0). Center Ice's advantage is ads (none vs shown) and monetization model (free vs ad-supported). On price, review sentiment, ratings volume 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

PuckMeSilly holds the better App Store score, 5.0 against 3.7. Both are backed by a comparable volume of ratings — 3 and 3 respectively. Written reviews split almost evenly too, at 100% and 100% positive.

UpkeepUpdate frequency

Center Ice ships an update every 4 days, PuckMeSilly daily. Both last shipped on November 13, 2026.

Scorecard5 real differences · 5 level
Center Ice versus PuckMeSilly: the parameters behind the verdict, then further details
ParameterCenter IcePuckMeSilly
PriceFreeFree
Rating3.7 (3 ratings)5.0 (3 ratings) — better
Positive reviews100.0% of reviews100.0% of reviews
Number of ratings33
Update frequencyEvery 4 daysDaily — better
AdsNo — betterYes
In-app purchasesNoNo
MonetizationFree — betterAd-supported
DevicesiPhone, iPad, Apple WatchiPhone, iPad, iPod
Requires iOS17.015.0 — better
Further details — not scored
Size18 MB16 MB
Age rating4+9+
DeveloperChris CarceranoAlex Rasla

Customer experience

Center Ice

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

PuckMeSilly

All ratings3 ratings
Positive100.0%
Neutral0.0%
Negative0.0%
Written reviews2 reviews
Positive100.0%
Neutral0.0%
Negative0.0%

In-app purchases

None

Center Ice

No in-app purchases

None

PuckMeSilly

No in-app purchases

Questions

Is Center Ice free?
Center Ice is free to download, with no in-app purchases.
Is PuckMeSilly free?
PuckMeSilly is free to download, with no in-app purchases.
Which has better reviews, Center Ice or PuckMeSilly?
PuckMeSilly is rated higher. Center Ice averages 3.7 out of 5 from 3 ratings, while PuckMeSilly averages 5.0 from 3 ratings.
Do Center Ice or PuckMeSilly have ads?
PuckMeSilly shows ads; Center Ice does not.
Which is updated more often, Center Ice or PuckMeSilly?
Center Ice ships an update every 4 days, and PuckMeSilly daily. Most recently, Center Ice was updated on November 13, 2026 and PuckMeSilly on November 13, 2026.

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