# Football Rules by The IFAB — user reviews

> 3 indexed App Store user reviews of Football Rules by The IFAB by The International Football Association Board (IFAB), rated 4.00/5 from 4 ratings.

- Source: https://appshunter.io/ios/app/football-rules-by-the-ifab/id6450178840/reviews
- App overview in markdown: https://appshunter.io/ios/app/football-rules-by-the-ifab/id6450178840.md
- Rating breakdown: 5★ 2 · 4★ 0 · 3★ 2 · 2★ 0 · 1★ 0

## Most critical reviews (3 lowest-rated)

### 1/5 — Doesn’t work

*2025-01-18*

Tried to download and use this app and immediately get an error message, “An error occurred. Please check your connection and try again.” Doesn’t matter how many time, same error.

**Developer response:** Thank you for contacting us. We are sorry to hear that you were not able to use the Football Rules mobile app. We would like to confirm if the error still occurs. The app cannot be used offline, so please check your connection and try again. If it does not work, please email details of this issue to footballrules-app@theifab.com so that we can look into this. Looking forward to hearing from you, The IFAB

### 3/5 — Does not work when connected to WiFi

*2025-04-29*

I have had the same issue as another review. An error occurs when trying to use while connected to WiFi but does load using cellular network. Otherwise helpful quick reference guide.

**Developer response:** Thank you for contacting us. We are happy to hear that Football Rules by The IFAB app is useful to you. Regarding technical issues, it may happen that your device is, or seems to be, connected to a WiFi Network but does not have access to the Internet for different reasons. Please email more details at footballrules-app@theifab.com if you want us to investigate. Looking forward to hearing from you, The IFAB

### 3/5 — Doesn’t work with WiFi

*2025-01-25*

UPDATE: Tried to download and use this app and immediately get an error message, “An error occurred. Please check your connection and try again.” Doesn’t matter how many time, same error. By accident tried it when out and about, and it worked. Figured out that it doesn’t work when my phone is using WiFi. Works fine when I’m using cell service. That is a big bummer. Otherwise, the app seems to give what it promises of a simpler version of the Laws of the Game, which I hope to help mentor referees.

**Developer response:** Thank you for contacting us. We are sorry to hear that you were not able to use the Football Rules mobile app. We would like to confirm if the error still occurs. The app cannot be used offline, so please check your connection and try again. If it does not work, please email details of this issue to footballrules-app@theifab.com so that we can look into this. Looking forward to hearing from you, The IFAB

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