Where LiveBarn is strong
- The largest broadcaster of youth and amateur sports in North America, with cameras in a very large number of partner arenas
- Live viewing and 30-day replay, up to two simultaneous streams depending on the plan
- AI-powered Player Analysis Hub module (Sportlogiq), automatic shift and heat map analysis
- Acquired in March 2026 by Ascent Sports Group (backed by GTCR), a sign of market confidence in the service
Where RinkLog plays differently
- LiveBarn does not enter individual stats: RinkLog and LiveBarn are complementary, not competitors. Rewatch the goal on LiveBarn, and log it in your player's record on RinkLog
- RinkLog works in EVERY arena, including the tournament rink in a village with no camera: LiveBarn only exists in its roughly 2,170 partner arenas
- A full year of RinkLog costs less than ONE LiveBarn Player Analysis report: $12.99 CAD for the season, versus $14.95 USD per game per player (goalies excluded), on top of the subscription
- RinkLog computes the player's stats live during the game, offline, depending on neither the network nor a camera installed by the arena
- RinkLog's analytics are complete and comparative: expected goals (xG), percentiles by age group, heat zones, ice time, PP and PK splits; LiveBarn's video analysis (Player Analysis and the new 2026 LiveBarn Analytics) remains tied to equipped arenas and team oriented
- 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 is bilingual French and English throughout, priced in Canadian dollars, and compliant with Quebec's Law 25
RinkLog, the complete platform built around one player
LiveBarn shows you the game; RinkLog shows you the progression. Many families use both, but for the price of a single pay-per-game video report, RinkLog gives a whole season of all of this:
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
What the service does
LiveBarn
Live and replay video streaming of games filmed at partner arenas
RinkLog
Live, individual stat tracking of the player, during the game
Who tracks the stats
LiveBarn
No manual tracking; a separate pay-per-use AI module (Player Analysis Hub) analyzes the video
RinkLog
Each parent tracks their own player, from any seat
Offline mode
LiveBarn
Requires a connection to watch the video stream
RinkLog
Fully offline start to finish, built for arenas with no signal
Video
LiveBarn
The core of the service: cameras in partner arenas, live and replay
RinkLog
None: RinkLog focuses on stats, not video
Languages
LiveBarn
Mostly English per the app listings
RinkLog
French and English throughout the app
Price
LiveBarn
$26.95 USD/month (Basic plan) to $36.95 USD/month (Premium), discounted with an annual purchase
RinkLog
Free to start, Premium at $12.99 CAD/year (founding price)
Platform
LiveBarn
iOS, Android and web (watch.livebarn.com)
RinkLog
iOS, Android and web, with an installable offline PWA
Company origin and data privacy
LiveBarn
Founded in Montreal in 2014, acquired by Ascent Sports Group (backed by GTCR) in March 2026
RinkLog
Built in Quebec, compliant with Quebec's Law 25 on the protection of personal information
Choose LiveBarn if
- You want family who can't make it to the rink to watch the game live
- Your arena is part of LiveBarn's partner camera network
- You want automated AI video analysis, not manual stat entry
Choose RinkLog if
- Your child plays hockey, ball hockey or ringette
- You want accurate individual stats, computed live during the game
- You need it to work inside an arena with no cell signal, with no camera installed
- You want a complement to LiveBarn rather than a replacement: the two work well together
RinkLog measures and computes all of this automatically during your hockey, ball hockey and ringette games. Free to start.
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