Where GameChanger is strong
- Live video streaming of games, with automatic replays and highlight clips
- 150+ tracked stats for baseball and softball, its two flagship sports
- Full team management: schedule, messaging, photos, for the whole group
- A massive community: over 1 million teams and a 4.9 star App Store rating
Where RinkLog plays differently
- RinkLog is built for hockey, ball hockey and ringette, not bolted on next to baseball
- Each parent tracks their own player from the stands, without depending on a single team scorekeeper
- RinkLog works offline from puck drop to final buzzer, even without opening the app before walking into the arena
- RinkLog is bilingual French and English throughout, and compliant with Quebec's Law 25
- RinkLog does not do video or live streaming: its focus is individual stat tracking
Criterion by criterion
Sports covered
GameChanger
Baseball and softball are the flagship, hockey and 15+ other sports get simplified scorekeeping
RinkLog
Hockey, ball hockey and ringette, all three in depth
Who tracks the stats
GameChanger
One designated team scorekeeper (coach or volunteer parent) for the whole game
RinkLog
Each parent tracks their own player, from any seat
Offline mode
GameChanger
Offline scoring is possible, but an internet connection is required to sign in first and to resume an already-scored game
RinkLog
Fully offline start to finish, built for arenas with no signal
Video
GameChanger
Live streaming, replays and automatic highlight clips
RinkLog
None: RinkLog focuses on stats, not video
Languages
GameChanger
English only
RinkLog
French and English throughout the app
Price
GameChanger
Limited free tier, Premium at $14.99 USD/month or $99.99 USD/year
RinkLog
Free to start, Premium at $12.99 CAD/year (founding price)
Platform
GameChanger
iOS, Android and web
RinkLog
iOS, Android and web, with an installable offline PWA
Company origin and data privacy
GameChanger
US company, owned by Dick's Sporting Goods since 2016
RinkLog
Built in Quebec, compliant with Quebec's Law 25 on the protection of personal information
Choose GameChanger if
- Your child plays baseball or softball, the sports where GameChanger is most complete
- You want to livestream games for family who can't make it to the rink
- One person per team is willing to keep the official scorebook for everyone
Choose RinkLog if
- Your child plays hockey, ball hockey or ringette
- You want to track YOUR player yourself, without relying on the team's scorekeeper
- You need it to work inside an arena with no cell signal
- You want a bilingual app with a simple, no-surprise price
RinkLog measures and computes all of this automatically during your hockey, ball hockey and ringette games. Free to start.
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