SHU Pirates vs RefSec Mobile
Price, ratings, monetisation and update history for both apps, side by side — with what reviewers say about each.
SHU Pirates
Stay connected with Seton Hall University sports. Access exclusive videos, real-time social media feeds, scores, stats, and custom alerts for Gameday. Follow your favorite student athletes for the latest news and performance updates.
- Exclusive video content
- Interactive social media streams
- Real-time scores and stats
- Custom Gameday notifications
- Student athlete updates
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Seton Hall University, in partnership with SIDEARM Sports is excited to bring you the official SHU Pirates app is a must-have for fans headed to campus or following the Pirates from afar. With exclusive video, interactive social media, and all the scores and stats surrounding the game, the SHU Pirates app covers it all! + SOCIAL STREAM - View and contribute to real-time Facebook, and Instagram feeds from the team and fans + SCORES & STATS - All the scores, stats, and play-by-play information that fans need and expect during live games + NOTIFICATIONS - Custom alert notifications to let fans know everything surrounding Gameday + FOLLOW STUDENT ATHLETES – Be updated anytime your favorite student athletes have news and stats
RefSec Mobile
This app facilitates check-ins for local officiating chapter meetings. It's designed for sports officials to easily record their attendance at chapter events.
- Meeting check-in
- Local officiating chapter support
- Mobile attendance recording
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Mobile meeting checkin to you local officiating chapter meetings
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Verdict
The clearest difference is rating: SHU Pirates at 4.5 against RefSec Mobile's 2.0. SHU Pirates also leads on ratings volume (26 vs 4). RefSec Mobile's advantage is iOS requirement (11.0 vs 17.0). On price, update cadence, 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
Both are free to download. Neither carries in-app purchases, so what you see is what you pay.
SHU Pirates holds the better App Store score, 4.5 against 2.0. That said, the two scores are not equally well evidenced: SHU Pirates has 26 ratings behind it against 4, so its average is the more settled of the two.
SHU Pirates ships an update every 4 months, RefSec Mobile every 2 months. The most recent releases landed on November 2, 2026 and November 3, 2026 respectively.
| Parameter | SHU Pirates | RefSec Mobile |
|---|---|---|
| Price | Free | Free |
| Rating | 4.5 (26 ratings) — better | 2.0 (4 ratings) |
| Positive reviews | 50.0% of reviews | — |
| Number of ratings | 26 — better | 4 |
| Update frequency | Every 4 months | Every 2 months — better |
| Ads | No | No |
| In-app purchases | No | No |
| Monetization | Free | Free |
| Devices | iPhone, iPad | iPhone, iPad, iPod — better |
| Requires iOS | 17.0 | 11.0 — better |
| Further details — not scored | ||
| Size | 272 MB | 24 MB |
| Age rating | 4+ | 4+ |
| Developer | SIDEARM Sports | Brian Lauducci |
Customer experience
SHU Pirates
RefSec Mobile
In-app purchases
SHU Pirates
No in-app purchases
RefSec Mobile
No in-app purchases
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