FIBA iRef Pre vs Simple Shot Clock
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.
Simple Shot Clock
This app provides a customizable shot clock for various sports like basketball and water polo. Easily start, stop, and adjust the timer with simple swipe gestures. Personalize the look with color and sound settings to fit your needs.
- Start/Stop timer
- Switch timers
- Adjust time by second
- Customizable colors
- Customizable time settings
- Sound settings
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A dedicated shot clock app for basketball, water polo, billiards, etc. The simple operation makes it easy to use for anyone, and you can change the color and time as you like. ● Basic Operation 1. Start/Stop Tap the time to start the timer, and tap again to stop. 2. Switching the timer Swipe the time to the left or right to switch the timer. 3. Changing the time Swipe up to add 1 second to the time, swipe down to subtract 1 second. ● Setting items ・Color settings (background, text, buttons) ・Time settings ・Sound settings
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Verdict
The clearest difference is rating: Simple Shot Clock at 5.0 against FIBA iRef Pre's 4.3. FIBA iRef Pre's advantage is in-app purchases (none vs 2) and ads (none vs shown). On price, review sentiment, ratings volume and update cadence 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. Simple Shot Clock sells 2 one-off in-app purchases. FIBA iRef Pre asks for nothing beyond the download.
Simple Shot Clock holds the better App Store score, 5.0 against 4.3. Both are backed by a comparable volume of ratings — 3 and 2 respectively. Written reviews split almost evenly too, at 100% and 100% positive.
FIBA iRef Pre ships an update every 3 months, Simple Shot Clock every 2 months. The most recent releases landed on October 29, 2026 and October 7, 2026 respectively.
| Parameter | FIBA iRef Pre | Simple Shot Clock |
|---|---|---|
| Price | Free | Free |
| Rating | 4.3 (3 ratings) | 5.0 (2 ratings) — better |
| Positive reviews | 100.0% of reviews | 100.0% of reviews |
| Number of ratings | 3 — better | 2 |
| Update frequency | Every 3 months | Every 2 months — better |
| Ads | No — better | Yes |
| In-app purchases | No — better | Yes |
| Monetization | Free — better | Free with in-app purchases |
| Devices | iPhone, iPad, iPod | iPhone, iPad, iPod |
| Requires iOS | 15 — better | 15.6 |
| Further details — not scored | ||
| Size | 15 MB | 43 MB |
| Age rating | 4+ | 4+ |
| Developer | FIBA | NAOYA ONO |
Customer experience
FIBA iRef Pre
Simple Shot Clock
In-app purchases
FIBA iRef Pre
No in-app purchases
Simple Shot Clock
- Support Developer$0.99
- Remove ads$3.99
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