Comparison

NASO Members vs Officials Assistant

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

Head to head
About

NASO Members

Access digital member benefits from the National Association of Sports Officials, including magazines and newsletters. Download exclusive reports and member-only content after logging in with your NASO membership details.

Highlights
  • Digital Referee Magazine
  • It's Official Newsletter access
  • Download special reports
  • Member-only content
  • Login with NASO membership
Features
Read full description

This app gives members of the National Association of Sports Officials access to digital versions of their member benefits such as Referee Magazine and It's Official Newsletter. Members may also download special reports and other member-only content as it becomes available. A valid NASO membership is required to log into the app. You must use the email address you have on file with NASO to log in or your account number which can be found on your magazine mailing label or by calling 1-800-733-6100. (NASO is a 501(C) (3) not-for-profit educational association.)

About

Officials Assistant

Manage your sports officiating schedule, track game payments, and log expenses by sport. Generate compliance cards, email them to coaches, and get game count reports to ensure you meet requirements. Import assignments and back up your data to the cloud.

Highlights
  • Game scheduling and reminders
  • Payment tracking
  • Expense logging by sport
  • Compliance card generation
  • Game count reporting
  • iCal assignment import
  • Cloud backup and restore
Read full description

Officials and umpires can now track your schedule of games and get reminders, flag games as paid when your game check arrives, keep track of all expenses even by sport. Check out the pre-game topics for crew and coaches. Generate a compliance card with coaches signatures and email it to them while walking away from the pre-game meetings. Get a game count report at anytime during the season to make sure your on track to get your required games in. Import your game assignments from assigning website that exports your games by iCal file. Backup and restore your data to/from the cloud. The perfect assistant for officials and umpires through out the year.

Screenshots

NASO Members4 screens
Officials Assistant4 screens

Verdict

The call

The clearest difference is price: NASO Members at Free against Officials Assistant's $3.99. NASO Members also leads on rating (3.7 vs 2.0) and ratings volume (3 vs 1). Officials Assistant's advantage is update cadence (monthly vs every 11 months). On ads, in-app purchases 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

CostPrice · In-app purchases · Ads · Monetization

NASO Members is free to download; Officials Assistant costs $3.99 up front. Neither carries in-app purchases, so what you see is what you pay.

ReceptionRating · Positive reviews · Number of ratings

NASO Members holds the better App Store score, 3.7 against 2.0. Both are backed by a comparable volume of ratings — 3 and 1 respectively.

UpkeepUpdate frequency

NASO Members ships an update every 11 months, Officials Assistant monthly. The most recent releases landed on November 1, 2026 and October 19, 2026 respectively.

Scorecard6 real differences · 4 level
NASO Members versus Officials Assistant: the parameters behind the verdict, then further details
ParameterNASO MembersOfficials Assistant
PriceFree — better$3.99
Rating3.7 (3 ratings) — better2.0 (1 ratings)
Positive reviews0.0% of reviews—
Number of ratings3 — better1
Update frequencyEvery 11 monthsMonthly — better
AdsNoNo
In-app purchasesNoNo
MonetizationFree — betterPaid
DevicesiPhone, iPad, iPod — betteriPhone, iPad
Requires iOS15.0 — better17.6
Further details — not scored
Size139 MB6 MB
Age rating12+4+
DeveloperNational Association of Sports OfficialsPhilip Cole

Customer experience

NASO Members

All ratings3 ratings
Positive66.7%
Neutral0.0%
Negative33.3%
Written reviews1 reviews
Positive0.0%
Neutral0.0%
Negative100.0%

Officials Assistant

All ratings1 ratings
Positive0.0%
Neutral0.0%
Negative100.0%

In-app purchases

None

NASO Members

No in-app purchases

None

Officials Assistant

No in-app purchases

Questions

Is NASO Members free?
NASO Members is free to download, with no in-app purchases.
Is Officials Assistant free?
Officials Assistant costs $3.99, with no in-app purchases.
Which has better reviews, NASO Members or Officials Assistant?
NASO Members is rated higher. NASO Members averages 3.7 out of 5 from 3 ratings, while Officials Assistant averages 2.0 from 1 ratings.
Do NASO Members or Officials Assistant have ads?
Neither NASO Members nor Officials Assistant shows ads.
Which is updated more often, NASO Members or Officials Assistant?
NASO Members ships an update every 11 months, and Officials Assistant monthly. Most recently, NASO Members was updated on November 1, 2026 and Officials Assistant on October 19, 2026.

Other comparisons