NHL Downloads & RevenueNHL · App Store & Google Play
NHL gets 1k+ downloads a day worldwide (AppInsider estimate, November 2026, rounded down to a band).
NHL by NHL Interactive Cyberenterprises, LLC is on App Store and Google Play. Active Users (MAU & DAU), Downloads, rankings, keywords, revenue, and rating totals.
🌟iOSFeatured by Apple🌟iOSFeatured by Apple✏️iOSAdded hidden keywords: flo📦iOSUpdated to version 17.2.1🚀iOSNow shown next to theScore: Sports News & Scores, Hockey News, Scores & Videos, Hockey Schedule Plus +1 more✏️iOSNew screenshots📦iOSUpdated to version 17.2.0⭐iOSPassed 100K ratings📦AndroidNow updating weekly📦AndroidUpdated to version 17.1.1📈AndroidEntered the top 100📈AndroidCharting in a new country📈iOSEntered the top 100📈iOSCharting in a new country🆕AndroidFirst spotted by AppInsider🆕AndroidReleased on Google Play
Full timeline · 54 events
- 🌟NHL featured by AppleiOSapps · DE
- 🌟NHL featured by AppleiOSapps · DE
- ✏️NHL added hidden keywords: floiOSwords in the App Store's hidden keyword field (found by probing search)
- 🌟NHL featured by AppleiOSapps · DE
- 📦NHL updated to version 17.2.1iOSNew in 17.2.1:
– Additional updates for iPhone Duo and Day-to-Day swiping on Scores
– Performance tuning
– Bug fixes and enhancements - 🚀NHL: now shown next to theScore: Sports News & Scores, Hockey News, Scores & Videos, Hockey Schedule Plus +1 moreiOSthe store's “similar apps” for it changed: who it's seen as competing with
- 🌟NHL featured by AppleiOSapps · DE
- 🌟NHL featured by AppleiOSapps · DE
- 🌟NHL featured by AppleiOSapps · DE
- 🌟NHL featured by AppleiOSapps · DE
- ✏️NHL: new screenshotsiOS8 screenshots (was 8) · 7 countries
- ✏️NHL added hidden keywords: videosiOSwords in the App Store's hidden keyword field (found by probing search)
- ✏️NHL: new iPad screenshotsiOS· 6 countries
- 🌟NHL featured by AppleiOSapps · DE
- 📦NHL updated to version 17.2.0iOSNew in 17.2.0:
– Layouts designed for iPhone Duo
– Day-to-day swiping on Scores is back!
– Performance tuning
– Bug fixes and enhancements - ✏️NHL added hidden keywords: ticketsiOSwords in the App Store's hidden keyword field (found by probing search)
- 📦NHL: now updating weeklyAndroid4 updates in 30 days, after a quiet two months
- 📦NHL updated to version 17.1.1AndroidNew in 17.1.0: Updates for the 2026 Heritage Classic
- 📦NHL updated to version 17.1.0iOSNew in 17.1.0: Performance improvements & bug fixes, including improved scrolling in Scores.
- ✏️NHL added hidden keywords: hockeyiOSwords in the App Store's hidden keyword field (found by probing search)
- 📦NHL updated to version 17.1.0AndroidNew in 17.1.0: Performance improvements & bug fixes.
- 📈NHL entered the top 100AndroidTop Free · Sports · SE
- 📈NHL charting in a new countryAndroidSweden
- ✏️NHL added hidden keywords: scoresiOSwords in the App Store's hidden keyword field (found by probing search)
- ✏️NHL added hidden keywords: hurricaneiOSwords in the App Store's hidden keyword field (found by probing search)
- 📈NHL charting in a new countryAndroidFrance
- ✏️NHL added hidden keywords: sportsnetiOSwords in the App Store's hidden keyword field (found by probing search)
- 📈NHL entered the top 10AndroidTop Free · Sports · CA
- 📈NHL charting in a new countryAndroidGermany
- ✏️NHL added hidden keywords: edmontoniOSwords in the App Store's hidden keyword field (found by probing search)
- 📈NHL entered the top 100iOSTop Free · Sports · GB
- 📈NHL charting in a new countryiOSUnited Kingdom
- 📈NHL entered the top 100AndroidTop Free · Sports · AU
- 📈NHL charting in a new countryAndroidUnited Kingdom
- ✏️NHL added hidden keywords: oilers, tsn, rds, statsiOSwords in the App Store's hidden keyword field (found by probing search)
- 📈NHL charting in a new countryiOSFrance
- 🌟NHL featured by AppleiOSapps · DE
- 📈NHL entered the top 10iOSTop Free · Sports · CA
- 📈NHL entered the top 100 in 2 chartsiOSTop Free · Sports · AU · Top Free · Sports · DE
- 🌟NHL featured by AppleiOSapps · DE
- 🌟NHL featured by AppleiOSapps · DE
- 🌟NHL featured by AppleiOSapps · DE
- 🌟NHL featured by AppleiOSapps · DE
- 🌟NHL featured by AppleiOSapps · DE
- 🆕NHL first spotted by AppInsiderAndroidAustralia
- 🆕NHL first spotted by AppInsideriOS#93 in Top Free · Sports · United States
- 🌟NHL featured by AppleiOSapps · DE
- 📦NHL updated to version 16.7.0AndroidNew in 16.7.0:
– Bug fixes and enhancements
– Performance tuning - 📦NHL version 17.0.0AndroidWelcome to the new NHL season! New in 17.0.0:
- One-Stop Player Pages
- Live Updates
- Media Tab with expanded content
- Expanded How to Watch
- Official & Advanced Stats, Visualized
- Personalize Your Home Screen with your Favorite Team
- Refreshed Onboarding… more - 📦NHL version 17.0.0iOSNo release notes
- 🆕NHL released on Google PlayAndroid
- 🆕NHL released on the App StoreiOS
Collected from the stores by AppInsider since we first spotted the app. Dates are when we saw each change.
Rating
3.9 ★
238k ratings, both stores
Measured
Best rank now
#22
App Store · 
Sports Free
Sports FreeMeasured
New ratings a week
4
▼ -56% vs the 2 weeks before
Measured
App Store
App details
App ID
465092669
Publisher
NHL Interactive Cyberenterprises, LLC
Publisher country
United States
On the store since
Oct 2011
15 years on the store
Minimum OS
iOS 18.0+
iPhone XS and later
Devices
iPhone · iPad · Watch
Universal purchase
Content rating
4+
Languages
2
EN FR
Size
164 MB
Also listed in
Entertainment
Google Play
App details
App ID
com.nhl.gc1112.free
Publisher
NHL Enterprises, L.P.
Publisher country
United States
Content rating
Everyone
Tech stack
Trackers and permissions of build v17.1.1, from the εxodus privacy report (CC BY-SA).
Trackers
5
Permissions
20
Trackers
Full permission listProSee plans
NHL downloads & installs
Both stores, worldwide. Bands are open; exact numbers are free with an account.
| Store | Downloads / day | Lifetime installs |
|---|---|---|
| App Store | 500+ | 10M+ |
| Google Play | 1k+ | 10M+ Measured |
| Total | 1k+ Confidence | 10M+ Confidence |
How this is calculated
App Store: chart positions and rating growth per country, anchored on its own Android downloads; lifetime from ratings worldwide × installs per rating. Google Play: the daily change in its exact install count. The total adds every store.
Where NHL's downloads come from Modelled
Last 30 days: organic search, browsing the store, features and paid ads.
Active users
All platforms, worldwide. Free with an account.
Stickiness (DAU / MAU)
how many monthly users open it on a given day
Retention · share of new users still active
Day 1
Day 7
Day 30
Time spent · per daily user
Average time spent Pro
min a day
Sessions a day Pro
Time per session Pro
min
How this is calculated
Monthly users come from lifetime installs across every store, fitted on monthly active user figures companies publish; daily users = monthly × the typical daily/monthly ratio for the category. Confidence is the chance the real number is within half to double ours.
In-app revenue
Worldwide, what users spend before Apple and Google take their fee.
| Store | Per day | Per month | Share |
|---|---|---|---|
| App Store | |||
| Google Play | |||
| Total | Confidence | 100% |
Business model: Ad-led
How NHL makes money: subscriptions, one-off purchases and ads.
SubscriptionsIn-app purchasesAds · 9 ad networks
Subscriptions
/mo
of revenue
Ads
/mo
of revenue
Top in-app purchases · App Store US, most popular first
| 1 | Rogers Stanley Cup Playoffs Pass subscription | |
| 2 | Rogers 2018-19 Early Bird subscription | |
| 3 | Rogers NHL Live subscription | |
| 4 | Rogers NHL Live subscription | |
| 5 | Rogers NHL Live subscription | |
| 6 | Rogers NHL Live subscription | |
| 7 | NHL LIVE™ Half season pass subscription | |
| 8 | Rogers 2017-18 Annual subscription |
Where it ranks now
Both stores, across every country we track.
| Store | Best rank | Charting in | US Top Free | US Top Grossing |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| App Store | #22 Sports Free | 4 of 30 countries | #86 | – |
| Google Play | #69 Sports Free | 2 of 23 countries | – | – |
Full chart lists: App Store · Google Play.
Review momentum
ⓘ How we measure thisApp Store
New ratings a week
4
▼ -56% vs the 2 weeks before
Written reviews a week
2.2
US App Store
Lifetime rating
4.6★
recent stars not readable yet: new ratings are a tiny share of the total
Review momentum
56/100
faster than 81% of Sports apps
Google Play
New ratings a week
–
Google Play's rating count fell over the last 4 weeks: it removed more ratings than came in (spam clean-ups, deleted accounts), so the pace can't be read right now
Written reviews a week
1
Google Play
Lifetime rating
2.9★
recent stars not readable yet: new ratings are a tiny share of the total
Review momentum (0-100) blends how fast the app collects ratings compared with other apps in its category (60%), whether that pace is speeding up (25%) and what recent raters give it (15%; recent stars well below lifetime pull it down). Ratings counts are read daily. A jump usually means a launch, a feature, ads or a new review prompt.
Ratings
Both stores. Store data, measured.
| Store | Rating | Ratings |
|---|---|---|
| App Store | 4.7 ★ | 135k |
| Google Play | 2.8 ★ | 103k 16k written reviews |
| Both stores | 3.9 ★ weighted by ratings | 238k |
What users say about NHL
From the 72 most recent App Store reviews in the US.
Users report severe technical issues including app crashes, freezing on score screens, and persistent sign-out bugs following recent updates. Complaints focus heavily on intrusive advertising, inaccurate live scoring data, and the removal of useful features like widgets.
Mostly negative (32% of recent reviews give 4–5 stars). People like it for its features and content, and working reliably. The main complaints are about crashes and bugs, and recent updates. Recent reviews are more negative than earlier ones.
What people like
- Features & content: “The amount of features are impressive”
- Crashes & bugs: “Notifications Not Working”
- Useful: “App is recommended though!”
- Ads
Common complaints
- Crashes & bugs: “The new update doesn’t work at all”
- Updates: “Latest version is a brick”
- Ads: “It’s solely a commercial for the nhl”
- Price & subscription: “Can I pay to make these go away?”
About NHL
Dive into the action with the NHL App, now featuring Apple’s Liquid Glass design across the navigation bar and header buttons for a sleek, fluid experience.
– New! One-Stop Player Pages: Get everything you want about a player all in one place! Current & Career Stats, EDGE Advanced Stats, content, bio, awards & vitals… plus brand new player-centric features like Last Game/Next Game and By the Numbers, with more new goodies rolling out all season long.
– New! GameZone: Your home for free-to-play hockey games has been redesigned with all-new Challenges, Quests, Leaderboards, Rewards & Prizes. More ways to play and more ways to win!
– New! Media Tab has expanded content to watch and listen to, including the latest NHL Podcasts, NHL YouTube exclusives, Player Stories and great video features to bite or binge on.
– Expanded How to Watch: There are more ways than ever to watch a game. We’ve got you covered with all the info on where to stream, tune in, or follow along, no matter where you are.
– Official & Advanced Stats, Visualized: Which player had the Hardest Shot last night? What team is on the Hottest Streak? How’s the Scoring Race unfolding? The Stats tab delivers your daily dose of data & new ways of looking at the game. Plus all the official Core Stats, League Leaders & EDGE Advanced Stats you can shake a hockey stick at.
– Live Activities: Live scoring updates right on your lock screen. Choose one game, or opt in for any (or all!) teams so you can set it and forget it!
Plus: Seasonal onboarding lets you review your choices so you can experience all the NHL App has to offer, just the way you like it: breaking news notifications, up-to-the-minute scores and live Gamecenter, Game Stories & video highlights, your favorite team’s icon and Goal Horn game alerts & much more.
By downloading and using the NHL® app, you acknowledge and agree that (i) you have read, understood and agreed to be bound by the NHL.com Terms of Service (https://www.nhl.com/info/terms-of-service) and (ii) the information you provide will be handled in accordance with the NHL.com Privacy Policy (https://www.nhl.com/info/privacy-policy).
Features and content within the NHL® app are subject to change.
NHL, the NHL Shield and the word mark and image of the Stanley Cup are registered trademarks of the National Hockey League.
NHL and NHL team marks are the property of the NHL and its teams. © NHL 2026. All Rights Reserved.
– New! One-Stop Player Pages: Get everything you want about a player all in one place! Current & Career Stats, EDGE Advanced Stats, content, bio, awards & vitals… plus brand new player-centric features like Last Game/Next Game and By the Numbers, with more new goodies rolling out all season long.
– New! GameZone: Your home for free-to-play hockey games has been redesigned with all-new Challenges, Quests, Leaderboards, Rewards & Prizes. More ways to play and more ways to win!
– New! Media Tab has expanded content to watch and listen to, including the latest NHL Podcasts, NHL YouTube exclusives, Player Stories and great video features to bite or binge on.
– Expanded How to Watch: There are more ways than ever to watch a game. We’ve got you covered with all the info on where to stream, tune in, or follow along, no matter where you are.
– Official & Advanced Stats, Visualized: Which player had the Hardest Shot last night? What team is on the Hottest Streak? How’s the Scoring Race unfolding? The Stats tab delivers your daily dose of data & new ways of looking at the game. Plus all the official Core Stats, League Leaders & EDGE Advanced Stats you can shake a hockey stick at.
– Live Activities: Live scoring updates right on your lock screen. Choose one game, or opt in for any (or all!) teams so you can set it and forget it!
Plus: Seasonal onboarding lets you review your choices so you can experience all the NHL App has to offer, just the way you like it: breaking news notifications, up-to-the-minute scores and live Gamecenter, Game Stories & video highlights, your favorite team’s icon and Goal Horn game alerts & much more.
By downloading and using the NHL® app, you acknowledge and agree that (i) you have read, understood and agreed to be bound by the NHL.com Terms of Service (https://www.nhl.com/info/terms-of-service) and (ii) the information you provide will be handled in accordance with the NHL.com Privacy Policy (https://www.nhl.com/info/privacy-policy).
Features and content within the NHL® app are subject to change.
NHL, the NHL Shield and the word mark and image of the Stanley Cup are registered trademarks of the National Hockey League.
NHL and NHL team marks are the property of the NHL and its teams. © NHL 2026. All Rights Reserved.
NHL App Store
NHL gets 1k+ downloads a day worldwide (AppInsider estimate, November 2026, rounded down to a band).
NHL is #86 in Sports Free in United States and charting in 4 of 30 countries we track.
Updated 8 Nov 2026 · rankings refresh through the day
CategorySports
PriceFree
Released
Rating★ 4.7 (135k)
Version17.2.1
Age rating4+
First seen by us
24 Sep 2026
24 Sep 2026Installs (est.)10M+ worldwide
Rating
4.7 ★
135k ratings
Measured
Best rank now
#86
Sports FreeMeasured
New ratings a week
4
▼ -56% vs the 2 weeks before
Measured
NHL on the App Store
App details
App ID
465092669
Publisher
NHL Interactive Cyberenterprises, LLC
Publisher country
United States
On the store since
Oct 2011
15 years on the store
Minimum OS
iOS 18.0+
iPhone XS and later
Devices
iPhone · iPad · Watch
Universal purchase
Content rating
4+
Languages
2
EN FR
Size
164 MB
Also listed in
Entertainment
NHL downloads
Worldwide, per day, and installs to date. The band is open; the exact number is free with an account.
How this is calculated
Apple publishes no download counts. App Store downloads come from chart positions and daily rating growth per country, calibrated on Google Play install counts; lifetime installs from ratings worldwide × installs per rating. Confidence is the chance the real number is within half to double ours.
Where NHL's downloads come from Modelled
Last 30 days: organic search, browsing the store, features and paid ads.
Active users
All platforms, worldwide. Free with an account.
Stickiness (DAU / MAU)
how many monthly users open it on a given day
Retention · share of new users still active
Day 1
Day 7
Day 30
Time spent · per daily user
Average time spent Pro
min a day
Sessions a day Pro
Time per session Pro
min
How this is calculated
Monthly users come from lifetime installs across every store, fitted on monthly active user figures companies publish; daily users = monthly × the typical daily/monthly ratio for the category. Confidence is the chance the real number is within half to double ours.
In-app revenue
Worldwide, what users spend in NHL before Apple and Google take their fee.
How this is calculated
Not on any Top Grossing chart: monthly active users × spend per user for its category, measured on the charted apps nearest the bottom of the charts.
Business model: Ad-led
How NHL makes money: subscriptions, one-off purchases and ads.
SubscriptionsIn-app purchasesAds · 9 ad networks
Subscriptions
/mo
of revenue
Ads
/mo
of revenue
Top in-app purchases · App Store US, most popular first
| 1 | Rogers Stanley Cup Playoffs Pass subscription | |
| 2 | Rogers 2018-19 Early Bird subscription | |
| 3 | Rogers NHL Live subscription | |
| 4 | Rogers NHL Live subscription | |
| 5 | Rogers NHL Live subscription | |
| 6 | Rogers NHL Live subscription | |
| 7 | NHL LIVE™ Half season pass subscription | |
| 8 | Rogers 2017-18 Annual subscription |
Where it ranks now
Every top chart it appears in across 30 countries.
| Country | Charts | Rank |
|---|---|---|
| United States | SportsFree | #86 |
| Canada | SportsFree | #22 |
| Russia | SportsGrossing | #67 |
| Russia | SportsFree | #70 |
 Australia | SportsFree | #168 |
Apps near NHL on the chart
Sports Free, around #86.
Ratings
App Store, worldwide.
Rating
4.7 ★
135k ratings
Measured
Ratings
135k
Measured
Review momentum
ⓘ How we measure thisNew ratings a week
4
▼ -56% vs the 2 weeks before
Written reviews a week
2.2
US App Store
Lifetime rating
4.6★
recent stars not readable yet: new ratings are a tiny share of the total
Review momentum
56/100
faster than 81% of Sports apps
Review momentum (0-100) blends how fast the app collects ratings compared with other apps in its category (60%), whether that pace is speeding up (25%) and what recent raters give it (15%; recent stars well below lifetime pull it down). Ratings counts are read daily. A jump usually means a launch, a feature, ads or a new review prompt.
What users say about NHL
From the 72 most recent App Store reviews in the US.
Users report severe technical issues including app crashes, freezing on score screens, and persistent sign-out bugs following recent updates. Complaints focus heavily on intrusive advertising, inaccurate live scoring data, and the removal of useful features like widgets.
Mostly negative (32% of recent reviews give 4–5 stars). People like it for its features and content, and working reliably. The main complaints are about crashes and bugs, and recent updates. Recent reviews are more negative than earlier ones.
What people like
- Features & content: “The amount of features are impressive”
- Crashes & bugs: “Notifications Not Working”
- Useful: “App is recommended though!”
- Ads
Common complaints
- Crashes & bugs: “The new update doesn’t work at all”
- Updates: “Latest version is a brick”
- Ads: “It’s solely a commercial for the nhl”
- Price & subscription: “Can I pay to make these go away?”
About NHL
Dive into the action with the NHL App, now featuring Apple’s Liquid Glass design across the navigation bar and header buttons for a sleek, fluid experience.
– New! One-Stop Player Pages: Get everything you want about a player all in one place! Current & Career Stats, EDGE Advanced Stats, content, bio, awards & vitals… plus brand new player-centric features like Last Game/Next Game and By the Numbers, with more new goodies rolling out all season long.
– New! GameZone: Your home for free-to-play hockey games has been redesigned with all-new Challenges, Quests, Leaderboards, Rewards & Prizes. More ways to play and more ways to win!
– New! Media Tab has expanded content to watch and listen to, including the latest NHL Podcasts, NHL YouTube exclusives, Player Stories and great video features to bite or binge on.
– Expanded How to Watch: There are more ways than ever to watch a game. We’ve got you covered with all the info on where to stream, tune in, or follow along, no matter where you are.
– Official & Advanced Stats, Visualized: Which player had the Hardest Shot last night? What team is on the Hottest Streak? How’s the Scoring Race unfolding? The Stats tab delivers your daily dose of data & new ways of looking at the game. Plus all the official Core Stats, League Leaders & EDGE Advanced Stats you can shake a hockey stick at.
– Live Activities: Live scoring updates right on your lock screen. Choose one game, or opt in for any (or all!) teams so you can set it and forget it!
Plus: Seasonal onboarding lets you review your choices so you can experience all the NHL App has to offer, just the way you like it: breaking news notifications, up-to-the-minute scores and live Gamecenter, Game Stories & video highlights, your favorite team’s icon and Goal Horn game alerts & much more.
By downloading and using the NHL® app, you acknowledge and agree that (i) you have read, understood and agreed to be bound by the NHL.com Terms of Service (https://www.nhl.com/info/terms-of-service) and (ii) the information you provide will be handled in accordance with the NHL.com Privacy Policy (https://www.nhl.com/info/privacy-policy).
Features and content within the NHL® app are subject to change.
NHL, the NHL Shield and the word mark and image of the Stanley Cup are registered trademarks of the National Hockey League.
NHL and NHL team marks are the property of the NHL and its teams. © NHL 2026. All Rights Reserved.
– New! One-Stop Player Pages: Get everything you want about a player all in one place! Current & Career Stats, EDGE Advanced Stats, content, bio, awards & vitals… plus brand new player-centric features like Last Game/Next Game and By the Numbers, with more new goodies rolling out all season long.
– New! GameZone: Your home for free-to-play hockey games has been redesigned with all-new Challenges, Quests, Leaderboards, Rewards & Prizes. More ways to play and more ways to win!
– New! Media Tab has expanded content to watch and listen to, including the latest NHL Podcasts, NHL YouTube exclusives, Player Stories and great video features to bite or binge on.
– Expanded How to Watch: There are more ways than ever to watch a game. We’ve got you covered with all the info on where to stream, tune in, or follow along, no matter where you are.
– Official & Advanced Stats, Visualized: Which player had the Hardest Shot last night? What team is on the Hottest Streak? How’s the Scoring Race unfolding? The Stats tab delivers your daily dose of data & new ways of looking at the game. Plus all the official Core Stats, League Leaders & EDGE Advanced Stats you can shake a hockey stick at.
– Live Activities: Live scoring updates right on your lock screen. Choose one game, or opt in for any (or all!) teams so you can set it and forget it!
Plus: Seasonal onboarding lets you review your choices so you can experience all the NHL App has to offer, just the way you like it: breaking news notifications, up-to-the-minute scores and live Gamecenter, Game Stories & video highlights, your favorite team’s icon and Goal Horn game alerts & much more.
By downloading and using the NHL® app, you acknowledge and agree that (i) you have read, understood and agreed to be bound by the NHL.com Terms of Service (https://www.nhl.com/info/terms-of-service) and (ii) the information you provide will be handled in accordance with the NHL.com Privacy Policy (https://www.nhl.com/info/privacy-policy).
Features and content within the NHL® app are subject to change.
NHL, the NHL Shield and the word mark and image of the Stanley Cup are registered trademarks of the National Hockey League.
NHL and NHL team marks are the property of the NHL and its teams. © NHL 2026. All Rights Reserved.
Latest updates
17.2.1
New in 17.2.1:
– Additional updates for iPhone Duo and Day-to-Day swiping on Scores
– Performance tuning
– Bug fixes and enhancements
17.2.0
New in 17.2.0:
– Layouts designed for iPhone Duo
– Day-to-day swiping on Scores is back!
– Performance tuning
– Bug fixes and enhancements
17.1.0
New in 17.1.0: Performance improvements & bug fixes, including improved scrolling in Scores.
Store changes
What NHL changed on its store page: name, icon, screenshots, price, size, languages, requirements.
New screenshots 
8 screenshots (was 8)
New iPad screenshots
More from NHL Interactive Cyberenterprises, LLC
NHL Android
NHL gets 1k+ downloads a day worldwide (AppInsider estimate, November 2026, rounded down to a band).
NHL is #69 in Sports Free on Google Play in Russia and charting in 2 of 23 countries we track.
Updated 8 Nov 2026 · rankings refresh through the day
DeveloperNHL Enterprises, LP
CategorySports
PriceFree
Released
Installs10M+
Rating★ 2.8 (103k)
Updated
Content ratingEveryone
Rating
2.8 ★
103k ratings
Measured
Best rank now
#69
Sports FreeMeasured
NHL on Google Play
App details
App ID
com.nhl.gc1112.free
Publisher
NHL Enterprises, L.P.
Publisher country
United States
Content rating
Everyone
Tech stack
Trackers and permissions of build v17.1.1, from the εxodus privacy report (CC BY-SA).
Trackers
5
Permissions
20
Trackers
Full permission listProSee plans
NHL downloads
Worldwide, per day, and installs to date. The band is open; the exact number is free with an account.
How this is calculated
Google Play shows an exact lifetime install count; downloads per day are its daily change (measured). When Play hasn't refreshed the count, they come from new ratings and Top Free chart positions. Confidence is the chance the real number is within half to double ours.
Where NHL's downloads come from Modelled
Last 30 days: organic search, browsing the store, features and paid ads.
Active users
All platforms, worldwide. Free with an account.
Stickiness (DAU / MAU)
how many monthly users open it on a given day
Retention · share of new users still active
Day 1
Day 7
Day 30
Time spent · per daily user
Average time spent Pro
min a day
Sessions a day Pro
Time per session Pro
min
How this is calculated
Monthly users come from lifetime installs across every store, fitted on monthly active user figures companies publish; daily users = monthly × the typical daily/monthly ratio for the category. Confidence is the chance the real number is within half to double ours.
In-app revenue
Worldwide, what users spend in NHL before Apple and Google take their fee.
How this is calculated
Not on any Top Grossing chart: monthly active users × spend per user for its category, measured on the charted apps nearest the bottom of the charts.
Business model: Ad-led
How NHL makes money: subscriptions, one-off purchases and ads.
SubscriptionsIn-app purchasesAds · 9 ad networks
Subscriptions
/mo
of revenue
Ads
/mo
of revenue
Top in-app purchases · App Store US, most popular first
| 1 | Rogers Stanley Cup Playoffs Pass subscription | |
| 2 | Rogers 2018-19 Early Bird subscription | |
| 3 | Rogers NHL Live subscription | |
| 4 | Rogers NHL Live subscription | |
| 5 | Rogers NHL Live subscription | |
| 6 | Rogers NHL Live subscription | |
| 7 | NHL LIVE™ Half season pass subscription | |
| 8 | Rogers 2017-18 Annual subscription |
Where it ranks on Google Play
Every top 200 chart it appears in across 23 countries.
| Country | Charts | Rank |
|---|---|---|
| Russia | SportsFree | #69 |
| Australia | SportsFree | #111 |
Apps near NHL on the chart
Sports Free, around #69.
Ratings
Google Play, worldwide.
Rating
2.8 ★
103k ratings
Measured
Ratings
103k
Measured
Written reviews
16k
Measured
Review momentum
ⓘ How we measure thisNew ratings a week
–
Google Play's rating count fell over the last 4 weeks: it removed more ratings than came in (spam clean-ups, deleted accounts), so the pace can't be read right now
Written reviews a week
1
Google Play
Lifetime rating
2.9★
recent stars not readable yet: new ratings are a tiny share of the total
Review momentum (0-100) blends how fast the app collects ratings compared with other apps in its category (60%), whether that pace is speeding up (25%) and what recent raters give it (15%; recent stars well below lifetime pull it down). Ratings counts are read daily. A jump usually means a launch, a feature, ads or a new review prompt.
What users say about NHL
From the 113 most recent Google Play reviews in the US.
Mixed (36% of recent reviews give 4–5 stars). People like it for its features and content, and being easy to use. The main complaints are about recent updates, and ads.
What people like
- Features & content: “And fully integrate Edge info and features”
- Ease of use: “The app looks good, functions well, and is fairly intuitive”
- Speed & performance: “This app has slowly improved over the years”
- Fun: “it is a really great app and I enjoy looking at the stats”
Common complaints
- Updates: “Update - website change is even worse”
- Ads: “why do you need ads in the app”
- Crashes & bugs: “The notifications won't work even with the settings turned on”
- Ease of use: “It's almost easier to watch this on YouTube”
About NHL
Dive into the action with the NHL App!
– New! One-Stop Player Pages: Get everything you want about a player all in one place! Current & Career Stats, EDGE Advanced Stats, content, bio, awards & vitals… plus brand-new player-centric features like Last Game/Next Game and By the Numbers, with more new goodies rolling out all season long.
– New! Live Updates: Live scoring updates right on your lock screen. Choose one game, or opt in for any (or all!) teams so you can set it and forget it!
– New! GameZone: Your home for free-to-play hockey games has been redesigned with all-new Challenges, Quests, Leaderboards, Rewards & Prizes. More ways to play and more ways to win!
– New! Media Tab has expanded content to watch and listen to, including the latest NHL Podcasts, NHL YouTube exclusives, Player Stories and great video features to bite or binge on.
– Expanded How to Watch: There are more ways than ever to watch a game. We’ve got you covered with all the info on where to stream, tune in, or follow along, no matter where you are.
– Official & Advanced Stats, Visualized: Which player had the Hardest Shot last night? What team is on the Hottest Streak? How’s the Scoring Race shaping up? The Stats tab delivers your daily dose of data, incorporating some fun facts and new ways of looking at the game along the way. Plus, of course, all the official Core Stats, League Leaders & EDGE Advanced Stats you can shake a hockey stick at.
– Personalize Your Home Screen with your Favorite Team
Take your fandom to the next level by setting your team’s icon to represent the NHL App on your home screen
Plus: A refreshed and timely onboarding flow reviews your choices, setting you up to experience all the NHL App has to offer, just the way you like it: breaking news notifications, up-to-the-minute scores and live Gamecenter, Game Stories & video highlights, your favorite team’s icon and Goal Horn game alerts & much more.
By downloading and using the NHL® app, you acknowledge and agree that (i) you have read, understood and agreed to be bound by the NHL.com Terms of Service (https://www.nhl.com/info/terms-of-service) and (ii) the information you provide will be handled in accordance with the NHL.com Privacy Policy (https://www.nhl.com/info/privacy-policy).
Features and content within the NHL® app are subject to change.
NHL, the NHL Shield and the word mark and image of the Stanley Cup are registered trademarks of the National Hockey League.
NHL and NHL team marks are the property of the NHL and its teams. © NHL 2026. All Rights Reserved.
– New! One-Stop Player Pages: Get everything you want about a player all in one place! Current & Career Stats, EDGE Advanced Stats, content, bio, awards & vitals… plus brand-new player-centric features like Last Game/Next Game and By the Numbers, with more new goodies rolling out all season long.
– New! Live Updates: Live scoring updates right on your lock screen. Choose one game, or opt in for any (or all!) teams so you can set it and forget it!
– New! GameZone: Your home for free-to-play hockey games has been redesigned with all-new Challenges, Quests, Leaderboards, Rewards & Prizes. More ways to play and more ways to win!
– New! Media Tab has expanded content to watch and listen to, including the latest NHL Podcasts, NHL YouTube exclusives, Player Stories and great video features to bite or binge on.
– Expanded How to Watch: There are more ways than ever to watch a game. We’ve got you covered with all the info on where to stream, tune in, or follow along, no matter where you are.
– Official & Advanced Stats, Visualized: Which player had the Hardest Shot last night? What team is on the Hottest Streak? How’s the Scoring Race shaping up? The Stats tab delivers your daily dose of data, incorporating some fun facts and new ways of looking at the game along the way. Plus, of course, all the official Core Stats, League Leaders & EDGE Advanced Stats you can shake a hockey stick at.
– Personalize Your Home Screen with your Favorite Team
Take your fandom to the next level by setting your team’s icon to represent the NHL App on your home screen
Plus: A refreshed and timely onboarding flow reviews your choices, setting you up to experience all the NHL App has to offer, just the way you like it: breaking news notifications, up-to-the-minute scores and live Gamecenter, Game Stories & video highlights, your favorite team’s icon and Goal Horn game alerts & much more.
By downloading and using the NHL® app, you acknowledge and agree that (i) you have read, understood and agreed to be bound by the NHL.com Terms of Service (https://www.nhl.com/info/terms-of-service) and (ii) the information you provide will be handled in accordance with the NHL.com Privacy Policy (https://www.nhl.com/info/privacy-policy).
Features and content within the NHL® app are subject to change.
NHL, the NHL Shield and the word mark and image of the Stanley Cup are registered trademarks of the National Hockey League.
NHL and NHL team marks are the property of the NHL and its teams. © NHL 2026. All Rights Reserved.
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