FIBA iRef Pre vs RefHQ
Price, ratings, monetisation and update history for both apps, side by side — with what reviewers say about each.
FIBA iRef Pre
This app assists basketball referees with pre-game preparation. It offers a comprehensive set of tools including videos, a glossary, checklists, technical manuals, and rulebooks. Users can also draw plays and save custom situations.
- Pre-game checklist
- Basketball officiating glossary
- Technical manuals
- FIBA basketball rules
- Drawing tool for plays
- Save custom play-situations
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Specialised APP for pre-game preparation of the basketball referees developed by FIBA. Includes videos, basketball officiating glossary, pre-game checklist with designated groups for officiating, technical manuals, FIBA basketball rules and official interpretations (OBRI), full & half court with referees, players, coverage area symbols, drawing tool, able to save your own play-situations. It is everything what basketball referee needs for pre-game preparation.
RefHQ
Master sports rules with interactive quizzes and study materials. Compete with others, access pregame content, and take notes for game-specific preparation. Supports basketball and lacrosse, with more sports coming soon.
- Rulebook and casebook quizzes
- Multiple choice and T/F questions
- New content added monthly
- Study specific rules or shuffle mode
- Compete for best question streak
- Access IAABO pregame content
- Pregame notepad for notes
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“As sports officials, we cannot just know the rules – we must master the rules.” – Al Battista (NBA Eastern Regional Officials Scout) RefHQ is your headquarters for studying, quizzing and mastering the rules – so you can have the answer in the heat of the moment. Features: - Quiz on multiple choice and T/F questions regarding rulebook and casebook topics. The question bank includes hundreds of quiz questions with new content added every month. - Study specific rules, individual special topics (rule changes, etc.), or study all questions in shuffle mode Compete with other users for the best streak of consecutive correctly answered questions - Access IAABO pregame content to have on-hand for pregame conferences and preparation Pregame notepad to store game-specific journals and notes ***RefHQ now supports the following sports and rule codes: - Basketball (powered by IAABO) - NFHS - NCAA-M - NCAA-W - FIBA - Lacrosse - NFHS Coming Soon: - Soccer - Baseball - Lacrosse (NCAA) - and more! SUBSCRIPTION: - IAABO pregame content is free for all users - A paid monthly subscription is required to access the quizzing features of RefHQ - Try all features of RefHQ free for 7 days - Cancel subscription anytime free of charge - Continue membership on a month-by-month basis at one of the following package rates: Single Ruleset: $3.99/month Single Sport: $5.99/month All-Access: $9.99/month - Subscription automatically renews unless auto-renew is turned off at least 24 hours before the end of the current period - Account will be charged within 24 hours prior to the end of the current period - Auto-renew may be turned off by visiting the App Store Account Settings Follow this link to read the RefHQ End User Licensing Agreement: https://sites.google.com/view/refhq-eula/home Contact us at refhqsports@gmail.com with any questions.
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Verdict
The clearest difference is in-app purchases: FIBA iRef Pre at none against RefHQ's 4. FIBA iRef Pre also leads on review sentiment (100% vs 67%). RefHQ's advantage is update cadence (every 2 weeks vs every 3 months) and rating (4.5 vs 4.3). On price, ads and device support 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
Both are free to download. RefHQ sells 4 in-app purchases, starting at $3.99 per month. FIBA iRef Pre asks for nothing beyond the download.
RefHQ holds the better App Store score, 4.5 against 4.3. Both are backed by a comparable volume of ratings — 3 and 11 respectively. Written reviews complicate that: 100% of FIBA iRef Pre's written reviews are positive against 67% of RefHQ's, so the app with the better star average is not the one people write more warmly about.
FIBA iRef Pre ships an update every 3 months, RefHQ every 2 weeks. Both last shipped on November 2, 2026.
| Parameter | FIBA iRef Pre | RefHQ |
|---|---|---|
| Price | Free | Free |
| Rating | 4.3 (3 ratings) | 4.5 (11 ratings) — better |
| Positive reviews | 100.0% of reviews — better | 66.7% of reviews |
| Number of ratings | 3 | 11 — better |
| Update frequency | Every 3 months | Every 2 weeks — better |
| Ads | No | No |
| In-app purchases | No — better | Yes |
| Monetization | Free — better | Free with in-app purchases |
| Devices | iPhone, iPad, iPod | iPhone, iPad, iPod |
| Requires iOS | 15 | 11.0 — better |
| Further details — not scored | ||
| Size | 15 MB | 52 MB |
| Age rating | 4+ | 4+ |
| Developer | FIBA | Joseph Switzer |
Customer experience
FIBA iRef Pre
RefHQ
In-app purchases
FIBA iRef Pre
No in-app purchases
RefHQ
- RefHQ Monthly Subscription7 Days trial$3.991 Month
- Single RuleSet Subscription7 Days trial$3.991 Month
- Monthly Single Sport7 Days trial$5.991 Month
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- RefHQ Monthly All Subscription7 Days trial$9.991 Month








