Where TeamSnap is strong
- Very complete multi-sport team logistics: schedule, attendance, availability and messaging across 200+ activities
- 4.8 stars on over 59,000 App Store ratings, a huge and well-rated user base
- A mature product on the market since 2009, with a free tier for a single team
- Already bilingual French and English (and Spanish) per its App Store listing
Where RinkLog plays differently
- TeamSnap stats are a spreadsheet filled in after the fact: manual entry by the manager, configurable on the web browser only, read only in the mobile app, and reserved for paid team plans; RinkLog computes them live, tap by tap, during the game
- With TeamSnap, stats belong to the team and can even be made private by managers; with RinkLog, the record belongs to YOUR player and follows them from team to team and season to season
- RinkLog goes into individual analytics TeamSnap never touches: expected goals (xG), percentiles by age group, shot heat zones, ice time shift by shift
- Progress becomes documents: an automatic monthly PDF report card, CSV and PDF exports, player cards that export to video, 100+ trophies and medals
- RinkLog works offline start to finish inside an arena with no signal; TeamSnap documents no offline mode and lists an internet connection in its system requirements
- RinkLog shows one simple, fixed price of $12.99 CAD per year; TeamSnap no longer publishes its team plan prices on its site
- The two actually complement each other: keep TeamSnap for the team schedule and messaging, and RinkLog even imports your TeamSnap calendar through an iCal link
RinkLog, the complete platform built around one player
TeamSnap organizes the team; RinkLog grows your player. The two coexist just fine, but only one turns every game into data, report cards and keepsakes:
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
TeamSnap
Over 200 sports activities, hockey is one of dozens
RinkLog
Hockey, ball hockey and ringette, all three in depth
Who tracks the stats
TeamSnap
The team manager enters stats manually after the game, on the web browser only (read only on mobile), and only on paid team plans
RinkLog
Each parent tracks their own player live during the game, from any seat
Analytics and report cards
TeamSnap
Totals typed into configurable fields; no documented individual charts, percentiles or progress report card
RinkLog
xG, percentiles by age group, heat zones, ice time shift by shift, monthly PDF report card, AI analysis, cards and trophies
Team management
TeamSnap
Full suite: schedule, attendance, availability and messaging for the whole team
RinkLog
None, by design: RinkLog focuses on YOUR player, and even imports the team's TeamSnap schedule into its calendar through an iCal link
Offline mode
TeamSnap
Not publicly confirmed for game tracking
RinkLog
Fully offline start to finish, built for arenas with no signal
Languages
TeamSnap
English, French and Spanish per its App Store listing
RinkLog
French and English throughout the app
Price
TeamSnap
Free for one team, upgrades and club/league rates not publicly listed (sales demo required)
RinkLog
Free to start, Premium at $12.99 CAD/year (founding price)
Platform
TeamSnap
iOS, Android (TeamSnap ONE) and web
RinkLog
iOS, Android and web, with an installable offline PWA
Company origin and data privacy
TeamSnap
US company, Boulder, Colorado, founded in 2009
RinkLog
Built in Quebec, compliant with Quebec's Law 25 on the protection of personal information
Choose TeamSnap if
- You manage a multi-sport team and mostly need schedule, attendance and messaging
- Your club has several teams and can negotiate a custom package
- Your child plays a sport other than hockey, ball hockey or ringette
Choose RinkLog if
- You want living stats, computed live during the game, not a spreadsheet to fill in at night
- You want to track YOUR player individually, with their analytics, report cards, cards and trophies
- You need it to work inside an arena with no cell signal
- You want a simple, transparent price shown upfront: $12.99 CAD per year
- Your team already uses TeamSnap for the schedule? Perfect: RinkLog imports it through an iCal link and the two coexist
RinkLog measures and computes all of this automatically during your hockey, ball hockey and ringette games. Free to start.
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