Where Hudl is strong
- Professional video library and analysis tools used at the elite, school and pro levels
- Hudl Assist offers semi-automated stat clipping from game video
- 500,000+ archived games on Hudl Instat, a dedicated elite/pro hockey and basketball scouting platform
- Established since 2006, multi-sport reach, mobile app rated 4.3 stars on 16,000+ ratings
Where RinkLog plays differently
- YOU decide, not the club: Hudl is sold to the team ($400 to $1,600 USD per team per year) and its stats are produced by analysts or staff; RinkLog is picked up by ONE parent, tonight, for $12.99 CAD per year
- RinkLog is built for the parent in the stands tracking their player live, not an analyst reviewing film after the game
- RinkLog's analytics are individual and comparative: expected goals (xG), percentiles by age group, heat zones, ice time shift by shift; Hudl measures the team, not YOUR child's progression against their peers
- The season becomes family documents: a monthly PDF report card, player cards that export to video, 100+ trophies and medals, a profile shared by link
- RinkLog works entirely offline inside the arena, with no film crew or camera setup, and one account can be checked on iOS, Android and the web
- RinkLog covers hockey, ball hockey and ringette at every level, in French as well as English, not just school or elite programs
- RinkLog does not do video: its home turf is live individual stat tracking, and the two tools can happily coexist in a competitive program
RinkLog, the complete platform built around one player
Hudl equips programs that live on video; RinkLog equips the family that wants to watch their player grow. For roughly 3 percent of the price of Hudl's cheapest club package, here is what RinkLog includes:
Analytics with real depth, in living charts
Shot heat zones on the rink, net heat zones and an ice map for goalies, a shot-type wheel, expected goals (xG), percentiles by age group, ice time shift by shift, trend curves, radar and faceoff zones. Not totals in a table: dozens of animated visualizations that tell the progression, game after game.
Report cards and exports, automatically
A monthly PDF report card generated on its own, CSV and PDF export, and an AI analysis of your player's data. Tracking becomes a document you can hand to a coach.
Player cards, trophies and medals
Themed player cards that even export as video, 100+ trophies and medals with their real rarity among members, and a public profile grandparents can open from a link.
Everywhere, on all your devices
iOS, Android, web and an installable PWA: one account signs in everywhere, everything syncs, and the family sees the full picture from anywhere. Dad taps at the rink, mom watches from the couch.
Truly offline
The whole game can be tracked with zero signal, start to finish, even without opening the app before walking into the arena. Everything syncs on its own when the network comes back.
Built for the family, not just one profile
Up to 2, 5 or 20 players on one account depending on the plan: siblings, one kid's ringette and the other's ball hockey, all in one place. A player calendar with reminders and an .ics feed, plus off-ice training programs included.
A price that respects families
Free for life to start, no credit card. Premium at $12.99 CAD per year at the founding price ($19.99 after): about a dollar a month, less than one arena coffee per tournament weekend.
Criterion by criterion
Sports covered
Hudl
Multi-sport (American football, soccer, basketball, volleyball, lacrosse, hockey...), hockey is mostly showcased through Instat
RinkLog
Hockey, ball hockey and ringette, all three in depth
Who tracks the stats
Hudl
A dedicated coach or video analyst, with semi-automated clipping via Hudl Assist
RinkLog
Each parent tracks their own player, from any seat
Video
Hudl
Full video library, frame-by-frame analysis, scouting tools
RinkLog
None: RinkLog focuses on live stats, not video
Offline mode
Hudl
Not confirmed, the workflow depends on filming a game then uploading it
RinkLog
Fully offline start to finish, built for arenas with no signal
Languages
Hudl
English, French, Japanese and Portuguese per its App Store listing
RinkLog
French and English throughout the app
Price
Hudl
$400 USD to $1,600 USD per team per year for club hockey, more for Instat (custom packages)
RinkLog
Free to start, Premium at $12.99 CAD/year (founding price)
Platform
Hudl
iOS, Android and web
RinkLog
iOS, Android and web, with an installable offline PWA
Company origin and data privacy
Hudl
US company (Agile Sports Technologies), Lincoln, Nebraska, founded in 2006
RinkLog
Built in Quebec, compliant with Quebec's Law 25 on the protection of personal information
Choose Hudl if
- Your team or school has the budget for professional video and analysis
- You play at an elite or school level where video scouting is the norm
- You're looking for a tool that spans several sports, not just hockey
Choose RinkLog if
- Your child plays hockey, ball hockey or ringette, at any level
- You want to track YOUR player yourself, without a film crew or analyst
- You need it to work in an arena with no signal, with no camera setup
- You want a simple yearly price, not video packages costing hundreds of dollars
RinkLog measures and computes all of this automatically during your hockey, ball hockey and ringette games. Free to start.
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