Spond vs Babs Hockey
Price, ratings, monetisation and update history for both apps, side by side — with what reviewers say about each.
Spond
Organize sports teams, clubs, and groups effortlessly. Schedule events, track attendance, collect payments, and communicate with members. This free app simplifies team management for coaches, admins, parents, and players.
- Schedule training, matches, and events
- Automatic RSVP tracking
- Secure payment collection
- Manage multiple teams and roles
- In-app communication tools
- Store photos and documents
- Set up starting line-ups
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Organize your team, sports club or group. Save time. Focus on what matters. The free app trusted by millions of coaches, club admins, parents and players worldwide. Spond is the app that makes sports happen. Whether you're running a sports club or organizing activities with your friends, Spond keeps everyone in sync. Stop chasing RSVPs, outdated contact info or late payments. What you can do: • Schedule training, matches and events • Set up recurring events for the whole season at once • Sync everything with your personal calendar • See who's coming with automatic RSVP tracking • Collect membership fees and event payments securely • Send reminders and keep track of who has paid • Manage multiple teams with sub-groups and set member roles • Import members from Excel or add via link, email or SMS • Export attendance lists and data to Excel • Set up your starting line-ups for matches • Keep track of match goals and vote player of the match • Communicate via group chats, posts and polls • Store photos and documents in custom folders and file structures • Manage children's accounts safely as a guardian with full visibility of communication with coaches Built for coaches, club admins, parents and players. Spond saves a coach an average of 2 hours per week on admin tasks. That's more time on the field, less time in spreadsheets and group message chats. Works for all sports and activities. Any group that needs to get organized will find their home in Spond. Download Spond and make sports happen.
Babs Hockey
This official league app allows adult hockey players to manage their game participation, track personal statistics, and stay updated on league news. Players can view rosters, results, and subscribe to their game calendar, while also monitoring season and lifetime stats, achievements, and leaderboards. It facilitates communication with league managers and offers optional integration with fitness trackers.
- Join game queues
- View rosters and results
- Personal game calendar subscription
- Track season and lifetime stats
- View achievements and awards
- League leaderboards
- Push notifications for updates
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Babs Hockey is the official app for Babs Hockey Fraternity adult hockey leagues in Maryland and North Carolina. MANAGE YOUR GAMES • Join the queue for upcoming games • View rosters, results, and game details • Subscribe to your personal game calendar TRACK YOUR STATS • Season and lifetime stats, trends, and records • Achievements and awards race • Head-to-head player comparisons STAY CONNECTED • Push notifications for rosters, results, and league updates • League leaderboards and streaks • Contact league managers and report bugs in-app FOR LEAGUE MEMBERS Link your Babs account to see your player profile, wallet balance, and registration status. Sign in with Apple, Google, or email. Health data (Apple Watch workouts, heart rate, calories) is optional — import your fitness stats from games when you enable HealthKit in Settings.
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Verdict
The clearest difference is ratings volume: Spond at 3.9K against Babs Hockey's 3. Spond also leads on chart position (#65 vs unranked) and iOS requirement (17.0 vs 26.0). On price, rating, update cadence and ads 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.
On the App Store both sit at effectively the same score — 4.9 for Spond against 5.0 for Babs Hockey. That said, the two scores are not equally well evidenced: Spond has 3.9K ratings behind it against 3, so its average is the more settled of the two.
Spond ships an update weekly, Babs Hockey every 4 days. The most recent releases landed on November 11, 2026 and November 5, 2026 respectively.
| Parameter | Spond | Babs Hockey |
|---|---|---|
| Price | Free | Free |
| Rating | 4.9 (3.9K ratings) | 5.0 (3 ratings) — better |
| Positive reviews | 60.8% of reviews | — |
| Number of ratings | 3.9K — better | 3 |
| Update frequency | Weekly | Every 4 days — better |
| Ads | No | No |
| In-app purchases | No | No |
| Monetization | Free | Free |
| Best chart rank | #65 — better | — |
| Devices | iPhone | iPhone, iPad — better |
| Requires iOS | 17.0 — better | 26.0 |
| Further details — not scored | ||
| Size | 122 MB | 50 MB |
| Age rating | 4+ | 12+ |
| Developer | SPOND AS | Zachary Gutterman |
Customer experience
Spond
Babs Hockey
Bugs and requests
Spond
Reported bugs
5 issues- Events randomly disappearing
- Inability to create new events in some groups
- Calendar sync issues when crossing time zones
- Verification code not being received
- Crashes when opening messages
Requested features
5 requests- Add goal scorer and stats tracking features
- Improve recurring event creation and management
- Implement a more granular notification control system
- Develop an iPad-specific app
- Add a car pool feature to connect players in the same area
Babs Hockey
Not enough reviews yet to summarise bugs or requests.
In-app purchases
Spond
No in-app purchases
Babs Hockey
No in-app purchases









