Where SportsHeadz is strong
- A very broad association suite: website, registration, fundraising, online shop and tournament management in one product
- Free mobile app for families, with real-time chat, notifications and live scoring
- Established Canadian company based in Kingston, Ontario, with a strong presence among minor hockey associations
- Flexible optional modules (player evaluations, online draft, secure portals) based on the association's needs
Where RinkLog plays differently
- RinkLog is sold directly to the parent, not to the association: no league membership is required
- RinkLog tracks each player individually, while SportsHeadz manages logistics and stats at the association level
- RinkLog works offline start to finish, inside an arena with no signal
- RinkLog is bilingual French and English throughout the app
- RinkLog shows one simple, fixed price per player, not an annual package priced by team count
Criterion by criterion
Sales model
SportsHeadz
Sold to the association (website + tools), free mobile app for families
RinkLog
Sold directly to the parent, no league membership required
Sports covered
SportsHeadz
Multi-sport platform in theory, use concentrated among Canadian minor hockey in practice
RinkLog
Hockey, ball hockey and ringette, all three in depth
Who tracks the stats
SportsHeadz
The association or coaches enter schedule and scoring for the whole league
RinkLog
Each parent tracks their own player, from any seat
Offline mode
SportsHeadz
Not publicly confirmed
RinkLog
Fully offline start to finish, built for arenas with no signal
Languages
SportsHeadz
Mostly English
RinkLog
French and English throughout the app
Price
SportsHeadz
$695 base for 1 to 5 teams, then $35/additional team, optional modules billed as a percentage of the subtotal
RinkLog
Free to start, Premium at $12.99 CAD/year (founding price)
Platform
SportsHeadz
iOS, Android and association websites
RinkLog
iOS, Android and web, with an installable offline PWA
Company origin and data privacy
SportsHeadz
SportsHeadz Inc., Kingston, Ontario, Canada
RinkLog
Built in Quebec, compliant with Quebec's Law 25 on the protection of personal information
Choose SportsHeadz if
- Your association wants an all-in-one suite: website, registration, fundraising and online shop
- You run tournaments with hotel and travel bookings to manage
- Your league is already a SportsHeadz customer and you use the free app to follow the schedule
Choose RinkLog if
- Your child plays hockey, ball hockey or ringette
- You want to start tracking YOUR player today, without waiting on an association decision
- You need a bilingual French and English app
- You need it to work inside an arena with no cell signal
RinkLog measures and computes all of this automatically during your hockey, ball hockey and ringette games. Free to start.
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