Comparison

Squash Score Referee vs Surfs Up Surf School

Price, ratings, monetisation and update history for both apps, side by side — with what reviewers say about each.

Head to head
About

Squash Score Referee

This app provides accurate scoring for squash matches, suitable for competitive play. It allows users to track games, server sides, and view results with customizable player details. Features include dark/light modes, keyboard shortcuts, and various scoring options for singles and doubles.

Highlights
  • Accurate scoring for squash matches
  • Track games and server sides
  • Customizable player names and shirt colors
  • Support for lets, strokes, and conduct decisions
  • Dark and light mode support
  • Keyboard shortcut functionality
  • Singles and Doubles scoring systems
Features
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The referee's scorer for squash. Score every point, let, stroke and conduct decision in singles or doubles, from the screen or a keyboard, and put live scores on any AirPlay display around the venue. ACCURATE SCORING, YOUR RULES • Point-a-Rally (PAR) or Point on Serve (Handout) • Fully flexible target score, including unlimited • First To, Two Clear or English (set one/two) winning conditions • Singles and doubles, with Traditional or Official doubles serving rules • Tracks games, serve and serving side throughout REFEREE DECISIONS • Lets and strokes • Conduct warnings, conduct strokes, conduct games and conduct matches • Every decision is recorded in the match history BUILT FOR COMPETITION • Full keyboard shortcut support: score the whole game, including lets and conduct decisions, from an attached keyboard • Warm-up and rest timers between games • Review previous games at any time • Graphs of how each game unfolded SCOREBOARD FOR THE VENUE • AirPlay mirroring shows live scores on Apple TV and other AirPlay displays • Follows light or dark mode throughout the app • Large, clear text that scales with Dynamic Type • VoiceOver support for scoring controls MAKE IT YOURS • Set player and team names, with emoji to show country flags • Choose shirt colours for easy recognition on court SHARE AND EXCHANGE • Share results as images • Export and import JSON for use in other apps and systems • Import/export format compatible with Squore, so matches can move between the two apps

About

Surfs Up Surf School

This app provides everything you need for a surf trip in Weligama, Sri Lanka. Book lessons, track your progress, view surf forecasts, and access a surf guide. It also includes features for recording sessions on Apple Watch and booking spa services.

Highlights
  • Book surf lessons
  • Track lesson schedule and history
  • View photos and videos of sessions
  • Log surf session details and mood
  • Earn and view achievements
  • Access surf forecast and spot map
  • Record sessions on Apple Watch
Features
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Surf's Up is the app of our surf school and camp in Weligama, Sri Lanka. Everything you need during your surf trip, in one place. You can read about the school and write to us without any account: prices, the camp, the team, excursions, reviews and an enquiry form open right inside the app. Book a lesson and we open your personal account. INSIDE YOUR ACCOUNT • Book a lesson — group, private or a reef trip, with your preferred instructor. • Schedule and history — your next lesson and every lesson you have taken. • Photos and videos from your own surf sessions. • Surf diary — rate each session, log your mood, notes and the conditions of that hour. • Achievements — medals for lessons, line-up, reef trips and streaks; spin a medal in 3D with your finger and share it. • Surf forecast — wave height, period, wind and tides for Weligama, plus a spot map. • Surf guide — water safety rules, a surfer's dictionary and a quiz. • Chat with the school — ask a question and get a direct reply. • Notifications about your lessons and new photos. • Face ID lock and our own screen for when the internet drops. No payments inside the app: lessons are paid for at the school. Language: the app interface is mainly in Russian. The public "About the school" section, the sign-in screen and all error screens are in both English and Russian. Sign in to your account with a one-time code. APPLE WATCH — record a surf session on your watch: waves, their length and speed, GPS path, heart rate and calories. The session is saved to Apple Health as a Surfing workout and appears in the app. SPA — book a massage, pay at the spa.

Screenshots

Squash Score Referee4 screens
Surfs Up Surf School4 screens

Verdict

The call

The clearest difference is update cadence: Surfs Up Surf School at fortnightly against Squash Score Referee's every 6 weeks. Surfs Up Surf School also leads on review sentiment (100% vs 92%) and iOS requirement (15.0 vs 17.0). On price, ads, in-app purchases and monetization model there is nothing between them.

Scored on Price · Rating · Positive reviews · Number of ratings · Update frequency · Ads · In-app purchases · Monetization · Best chart rank · Devices · Requires iOS

CostPrice · In-app purchases · Ads · Monetization

Both are free to download. Neither carries in-app purchases, so what you see is what you pay.

UpkeepUpdate frequency

Squash Score Referee ships an update every 6 weeks, Surfs Up Surf School fortnightly. The most recent releases landed on November 2, 2026 and November 6, 2026 respectively.

Scorecard3 real differences · 7 level
Squash Score Referee versus Surfs Up Surf School: the parameters behind the verdict, then further details
ParameterSquash Score RefereeSurfs Up Surf School
PriceFreeFree
Rating5.0 (32 ratings) — better—
Positive reviews91.7% of reviews100.0% of reviews — better
Number of ratings32 — better—
Update frequencyEvery 6 weeksFortnightly — better
AdsNoNo
In-app purchasesNoNo
MonetizationFreeFree
DevicesiPhone, iPadiPhone, iPod, Apple Watch — better
Requires iOS17.015.0 — better
Further details — not scored
Size1 MB6 MB
Age rating4+12+
DeveloperFluid Pixel LimitedWELIGAMA VIBE (PRIVATE) LIMITED

Customer experience

Squash Score Referee

All ratings32 ratings
Positive100.0%
Neutral0.0%
Negative0.0%
Written reviews12 reviews
Positive91.7%
Neutral0.0%
Negative8.3%

Surfs Up Surf School

Written reviews2 reviews
Positive100.0%
Neutral0.0%
Negative0.0%

In-app purchases

None

Squash Score Referee

No in-app purchases

None

Surfs Up Surf School

No in-app purchases

Questions

Is Squash Score Referee free?
Squash Score Referee is free to download, with no in-app purchases.
Is Surfs Up Surf School free?
Surfs Up Surf School is free to download, with no in-app purchases.
Do Squash Score Referee or Surfs Up Surf School have ads?
Neither Squash Score Referee nor Surfs Up Surf School shows ads.
Which is updated more often, Squash Score Referee or Surfs Up Surf School?
Squash Score Referee ships an update every 6 weeks, and Surfs Up Surf School fortnightly. Most recently, Squash Score Referee was updated on November 2, 2026 and Surfs Up Surf School on November 6, 2026.

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