# Soccer Ref Watch — Match tool for soccer referees

> Match tool for soccer referees (iPhone/iPad app by 星南 朱.)

- Source: https://appshunter.io/ios/app/soccer-ref-watch/id6755233946 (this page in markdown: same URL + `.md`)
- Developer: [星南 朱](https://appshunter.io/developer/1852376841)
- Category: Sports, Utilities
- Price: Free
- Age rating: 4+
- Requires: iOS 17.0 · 5 MB
- Languages: American English, Chinese (Simplified, China), European Spanish
- Released: 2026-01-22
- Data updated: 2026-08-14
- User reviews in markdown: https://appshunter.io/ios/app/soccer-ref-watch/id6755233946/reviews.md

## What is Soccer Ref Watch?

Designed by referees for referees, this app replaces the traditional pen and paper with a streamlined, wrist-based experience.

KEY FEATURES:
Professional Match Timing:
Precision countdown and count-up timers.
Smart stoppage time tracking.
New: Customize half duration (e.g., 45, 40, or 30 minutes) directly on your watch before kick-off.

Seamless Event Recording:
Quick Input: Log Goals, Yellow/Red Cards, and Substitutions with just a few taps.
Smart Keypad: Our new, bubble-style numeric keypad makes entering player numbers fast and accurate, even with sweaty fingers.
Team Customization: Set team names and jersey colors to match the teams on the pitch.

Fitness & Health Integration:
RefereeWatch integrates with HealthKit to track your movement during the match.
Record your distance run, heart rate, and calories burned, saving the match as a workout session.

Data Sync:
Securely sync your match reports to the cloud.
Review match logs and event timelines on the companion iPhone app after the final whistle.

Whether you are officiating a local Sunday league or a competitive tournament, RefereeWatch ensures you never miss a moment.
Note: This app requires an Apple Watch to function.


## Version history (last 5 releases)

### 1.2.3 — 2026-08-06

Team kit colours are here.
- Choose from 16 kit colours for each team during match setup on iPhone.
- Your choices sync to Apple Watch, making team selection and penalty shootouts quicker to identify.
- Team names remain visible alongside colours, and the app alerts you if both teams use the same kit colour.

### 1.2.2 — 2026-08-03

This update streamlines match preparation and substitution management:
- Lineups is now Matches, making fixtures and team lineups easier to manage.
- Prepare and send a match to Apple Watch more easily, with clearer preparation status.
- Record, review, correct, or delete substitutions—even after the final whistle, until a match is archived.
- Improved player-roster imports and referee route recording.
- Bug fixes and stability improvements.

### 1.2.1 — 2026-07-25

Preparation and match records are now one continuous flow.

• Match preparation: prepare several matches on iPhone, lock the lineup and the rules, then send one to Apple Watch. Kick-off, full time and the final report all come back to the same match record.
• XLSX roster template: download a template in the app's language (English / Spanish / Simplified Chinese) from the players screen, hand it to the organiser, and import the completed file to fill in the team name and the whole squad at once.
• Sturdier imports: Excel / CSV / TSV files may reorder the required columns and carry extra ones. Duplicate shirt numbers and missing columns now give a clear error.
• Player search: filter a long squad by name or number while picking starters, substitutes and unselected players.
• Own goals: an own goal is now credited to the team that benefits, so the live score and the PDF report agree.
• Interrupted match recovery: after an unexpected quit or a watch restart, resume the match in progress or abandon it deliberately — no more stuck state.
• Accessibility: the lineup selection control on the pre-match screen exposes every option as its own VoiceOver element.
• Camera roster scanning has been removed. Use the XLSX template or Excel / CSV import instead.
• Refined the English, Spanish and Simplified Chinese wording across preparation and match screens.

### 1.2.0 — 2026-07-16

Version 1.2 brings a more complete workflow for match preparation, officiating, and review.
- Import rosters, set up lineups, and keep them in sync between iPhone and Apple Watch.
- Confirm and undo match events with confidence.
- Review referee performance with distance, heart rate, active energy, statistics, and an improved profile.
- Create and share enhanced PDF match reports with extra time and penalty shootouts.
- Improved localization and data formatting.

### 1.1 — 2026-07-09

What's New:
• Added Simplified Chinese and Spanish support
• Switch the app's language right inside Settings — no need to change your system language
• Fully localized the iPhone and Apple Watch interfaces, including multi-language match reports (PDF)
• Refined the layout of the language selection screen
• Minor fixes and improvements

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