SubTime Coach Timer vs MyREF
Price, ratings, monetisation and update history for both apps, side by side — with what reviewers say about each.
SubTime Coach Timer
This sideline assistant helps coaches manage games by automatically calculating fair player rotation times. It simplifies tracking time, substitutions, and scores, allowing coaches to focus on strategy. Ideal for team sports with rolling substitutions.
- Automatic substitution timing
- Player rotation calculator
- Match timer
- Simple score tracking
- Sideline-friendly interface
- No setup required
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Coach Sub Timer is a simple sideline assistant for coaches. When you’re managing a game, keeping track of time, substitutions, and score can get messy. This app helps you stay organised so you can focus on coaching. Just enter: Match or half length Total number of players Number of players on the field The app automatically calculates when substitutions should happen so players get fair rotation time. Perfect for sports with rolling substitutions such as: • Soccer / Football • Rugby • Hockey • Basketball • Netball • Futsal • Any team sport with rotating players Features • Match timer • Automatic substitution timing • Player rotation calculator • Simple score tracking • Clean sideline-friendly interface • No setup or accounts required Open the app, press start, and let the timer handle the rest.
MyREF
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This is a FREE Watch App (no ads or third party interuptions) with a basic Timer and Scoring function. The APP was developed by RugbyREF to use for ANY Sport with a Countdown Timer and Single Point Scoreboard - Simply download the APP to your iPhone and Install on your Apple Watch. To use, setup your COUNTDOWN TIMER, options from 5 minutes to 45 minutes, and select the TEAM COLOURS and tap START. The TIMER has a Start, Pause and Reset function when the timer reaches 00:00. Score by papping the relevant TEAM Colour, with One-Tap-for-One-Point, note that a small reset button below the Team Colour will reduce the score by One point. The timer can be reset as many times as you need and RESET GAME will return the app to its default state. Visit www.rugbyref.org for more information about our apps
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Verdict
The clearest difference is price: MyREF at Free against SubTime Coach Timer's $0.49. MyREF also leads on update cadence (every 9 months vs every 59 months). SubTime Coach Timer's advantage is chart position (#199 vs unranked) and device support (3 vs 1). On ads and in-app purchases 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
MyREF is free to download; SubTime Coach Timer costs $0.49 up front. Neither carries in-app purchases, so what you see is what you pay.
SubTime Coach Timer ships an update every 59 months, MyREF every 9 months. The most recent releases landed on September 22, 2026 and September 19, 2026 respectively.
| Parameter | SubTime Coach Timer | MyREF |
|---|---|---|
| Price | $0.49 | Free — better |
| Positive reviews | 0.0% of reviews | — |
| Update frequency | Every 59 months | Every 9 months — better |
| Ads | No | No |
| In-app purchases | No | No |
| Monetization | Paid | — |
| Best chart rank | #199 — better | — |
| Devices | iPhone, iPad, iPod — better | iPhone |
| Requires iOS | 15.0 — better | 18.5 |
| Further details — not scored | ||
| Size | 2 MB | 0 MB |
| Age rating | 4+ | 4+ |
| Developer | Vern Norrgard | SketchNZ |
In-app purchases
SubTime Coach Timer
No in-app purchases
MyREF
No in-app purchases





