Where MadPuck is strong
- Clever crowdsourced tracking: parents and volunteers share the stat entry during the game
- AI-generated game recaps, with automated player "interviews"
- Real-time play-by-play feed for family who can't make it to the arena
- Free for the essentials: roster, schedule, attendance and game scoring at no cost
Where RinkLog plays differently
- RinkLog tracks each player individually through their own parent, not a team stat shared between several volunteers
- RinkLog covers hockey, ball hockey and ringette; MadPuck does not cover ball hockey
- RinkLog is bilingual French and English throughout, while MadPuck's app listings show English only
- RinkLog works offline start to finish, without depending on a shared real-time feed
- RinkLog is built in Quebec and compliant with Quebec's Law 25 on the protection of personal information
Criterion by criterion
Sports covered
MadPuck
Hockey, ringette, sledge hockey and box lacrosse
RinkLog
Hockey, ball hockey and ringette, all three in depth
Who tracks the stats
MadPuck
Crowdsourced tracking: several parents and volunteers share the stat entry during the game
RinkLog
Each parent tracks their own player individually, from their seat
AI-generated recaps
MadPuck
Post-game recaps and player "interviews" generated by AI
RinkLog
No AI recap: RinkLog computes individual stats live, during the game
Offline mode
MadPuck
Not confirmed; the real-time play-by-play feed suggests a reliance on connectivity
RinkLog
Fully offline start to finish, built for arenas with no signal
Languages
MadPuck
English only per its App Store listing
RinkLog
French and English throughout the app
Price
MadPuck
Free for the essentials, Team Premium at $8.99 CAD/month or $39.99 CAD/year, individual Fan Premium at $2.99 CAD/month or $27.99 CAD/year
RinkLog
Free to start, Premium at $12.99 CAD/year (founding price)
Platform
MadPuck
iOS and Android
RinkLog
iOS, Android and web, with an installable offline PWA
Company origin and data privacy
MadPuck
Small independent company, Waterloo, Ontario, founded in 2019
RinkLog
Built in Quebec, compliant with Quebec's Law 25 on the protection of personal information
Choose MadPuck if
- The whole team wants to share the job of tracking the game together, rather than one person per player
- You play ringette, sledge hockey or box lacrosse and want crowdsourced team tracking
- An AI-generated post-game recap is enough for you, no need for a bilingual app
Choose RinkLog if
- Your child plays hockey, ball hockey or ringette
- You want to track YOUR player yourself, without relying on a feed shared across several parents
- You need a bilingual French and English app
- You want a simple per-player price, not a separate team package
RinkLog measures and computes all of this automatically during your hockey, ball hockey and ringette games. Free to start.
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