USCHO App vs NCHC.tv
Price, ratings, monetisation and update history for both apps, side by side — with what reviewers say about each.
USCHO App
Stay updated with college hockey through comprehensive stats, standings, and live game updates. Follow men's and women's D-I and D-III teams on your mobile device.
- Comprehensive college hockey stats
- Standings
- Live game updates
- Follow D-I teams
- Follow D-III teams
- Men's and Women's hockey
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Brings you the most comprehensive app for college hockey. Stats, standings, live game updates and more. Cheer your favorite team to victory. Follow D-I, D-III Men and Women hockey on your Phone or Tablet.
NCHC.tv
Stream live NCAA Division I men's ice hockey games and on-demand video content from all eight member schools. Stay updated with conference standings, social feeds, and feature stories to remain connected to college hockey.
- Live game streaming
- On-demand video content
- Conference standings
- Social feeds
- Feature stories
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NCHC.tv is the official digital video network of the National Collegiate Hockey Conference, a NCAA Division I men's ice hockey conference. The app is a must have for any college hockey fan who wants to stay connected to the NCHC. It allows fans to watch exclusive live games (subscription required) and many more hours of video on-demand content from all eight member schools. Other great features like conference standings, social feeds, and feature stories are encompassed within the app. Stay connected with the best in college hockey through NCHC.tv. Please read the terms of use for subscriptions: https://www.apple.com/legal/internet-services/itunes/dev/stdeula/
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Verdict
The clearest difference is in-app purchases: USCHO App at none against NCHC.tv's 1. USCHO App also leads on update cadence (fortnightly vs monthly). NCHC.tv's advantage is ads (none vs shown) and rating (1.7 vs 1.5). On price, review sentiment and ratings volume 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. NCHC.tv sells 1 in-app purchase, starting at $34.99 per month. USCHO App asks for nothing beyond the download.
NCHC.tv holds the better App Store score, 1.7 against 1.5. Both are backed by a comparable volume of ratings — 93 and 104 respectively. Written reviews point the same way: 4% of USCHO App's written reviews are positive against 8% of NCHC.tv's.
USCHO App ships an update fortnightly, NCHC.tv monthly. The most recent releases landed on September 26, 2026 and September 21, 2026 respectively.
| Parameter | USCHO App | NCHC.tv |
|---|---|---|
| Price | Free | Free |
| Rating | 1.5 (93 ratings) | 1.7 (104 ratings) — better |
| Positive reviews | 3.7% of reviews | 8.1% of reviews — better |
| Number of ratings | 93 | 104 — better |
| Update frequency | Fortnightly — better | Monthly |
| Ads | Yes | No — better |
| In-app purchases | No — better | Yes |
| Monetization | Ad-supported — better | Subscription |
| Devices | iPhone, iPad | iPhone, iPad, iPod, Apple TV — better |
| Requires iOS | 18.6 | 13.0 — better |
| Further details — not scored | ||
| Size | 7 MB | 74 MB |
| Age rating | 17+ | 4+ |
| Developer | USCHO | National Collegiate Hockey Conference |
Customer experience
USCHO App
NCHC.tv
User reviews
USCHO App
From 93 App Store ratingsWhat we love
- 👍 Good content coverage (college hockey)
- 💡 Has Pairwise rankings
- 💡 Has D3 data
- 💡 Has notifications (mentioned once positively)
- 💡 Good scoreboard and live scores (mentioned once positively)
Room to improve
- 광고 Unbearable ad frequency
- 광고 Ads block app access
- 광고 Ads freeze and don't close
- 🐛 App instability and crashes
- 🐛 Slow performance
NCHC.tv
From 104 App Store ratingsWhat we love
- 👍 Great sport content
- 👍 Works on phone
- 👍 Streaming great on some devices
Room to improve
- 🐛 Frequent app crashes
- 🐛 Live stream lag/delay
- 🐛 Poor video quality
- 🐛 App won't load/open
- 🐛 Casting issues
Bugs and requests
USCHO App
Reported bugs
12 issues- Ads play every time on open
- Ads are unskippable
- Ads freeze and cannot be closed
- App crashes frequently, especially on opening or navigating
- App freezes on startup screen
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- App redirects to games and billing
- App shows 'No Internet Connection' despite connectivity
- App doesn't fit on older iPhones
- App crashes after iOS updates
- Scores not loading or updating
- Notifications stopped working
- Cannot access 'latest news' section
Requested features
9 requests- Option to pay to remove ads
- Improved navigation
- Fix app crashing
- Update app for latest iOS
- Add conference standings
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- Allow favorite team assignment
- Improve UI formatting
- Make app faster
- Add more features
NCHC.tv
Reported bugs
45 issues- App crashes frequently
- Live games delayed significantly
- Video feed is laggy or frozen
- App does not load or open
- Casting to TVs is unreliable or not working
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- No HD streaming available
- Cannot rewind or fast-forward live games
- No dedicated app for Samsung TVs
- Login and account issues reported
- Customer service is unresponsive or unhelpful
- Streaming is inconsistent and cuts out
- Occasional audio problems
- Excessive and duplicate notifications
- Difficulty cancelling subscriptions
- Scores are not hidden when requested
- App starts games in the middle
- Feed is often bad and video quality poor
- App shows a white blank screen
- Apple TV app is awful
- Chromecast integration is problematic
- App won't stream from iPad to TV
- App plays wrong sport (basketball instead of hockey)
- App won't open on iPad Air after update
- App shows incorrect date
- Spinning wheel on startup
- Cannot log in, 'all fields required' error
- Browser issues (only works in Chrome, cuts out)
- Can't get app on Samsung TV
- Firestick stopped working
- Airplay not working for this app
- No audio for extended periods
- Previous version broke app on iOS 14
- Games cut out to black screen
- App doesn't work on iPad
- Media player is horrible
- Errors on multiple browsers/OS
- App doesn't work on Apple TV
- White screen, requires iPad reboot
- Doesn't work
- Feed loses connection, requires reconnect
- Cannot start from the beginning of a game
- Final score graphic cannot be turned off
- Error Code pop-ups when casting
- Constant feed interruptions and reloads
- App issues since Sidearm sports took over
Requested features
6 requests- Add live activities feature
- Better camera angles for goals/penalties
- Improved calendar/schedule layout
- Include player interviews/pressers
- Replace AI morning skate with human host
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- HD streaming option
In-app purchases
USCHO App
No in-app purchases
NCHC.tv
- Subscription$34.991 Month
