Comparison

SFRef Soccer Referee Watch vs Offside game

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

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About

SFRef Soccer Referee Watch

This app helps referees manage soccer and futsal matches directly from their smartwatch or iPhone. It tracks game time, scores, substitutions, fouls, and player statistics. Rosters can be imported via Airdrop or OCR, and game reports can be generated instantly.

Highlights
  • Independent watch operation
  • GPS location tracking
  • Preconfigured match setup
  • Substitution tracking
  • Roster import (Airdrop, OCR)
  • Instant game reports
  • Workout statistics
Features
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Run the app independently on the watch - don't need the phone at all, even for configuration. You can also setup a match on the phone and transfer it to your watch, if you prefer. Run the app independently on the iPhone if you don't have a watch. Use GPS to track referee locations on the field. Preconfigure matches for the next week/month/season and load it up whenever you need it. Your matches can be saved on the phone and/or the watch. Doing tournaments? Save current match results on the watch and move on to the next match. Your results can be accessed at a later time when you want to file a report. Track substitutions by enabling them in your match setup. Tracking is not enabled when you do a quick game setup on phone or watch. Getting rosters late? Ask coach to install app and Airdrop (or send it as an email attachment). You can also scan and use OCR to fill in rosters. No more manual entry. Setup your match and Airdrop it to your Assistant Refs, so the match is configured on their app also. Send a game report from your device after the game with the press of a button. Reports include goal/card details as well as player game time. Look at your workout stats (distance, calories burned heart rate). More statistics will come soon! See how to set it up on the watch: https://youtu.be/nv2hU8S2OWI Tip: Remember to: - Put your watch in Airplane mode during the game. It ensures you are not interrupted by other events. Your watch will also not constantly search for the phone across the field and lose charge. Free app can track games with up to 10 minute halves. Purchase in app to track longer duration. Users who purchased the app from 1.0 to 6.5 will have no restrictions. Now the details: The app has three timers - game clock, stoppage clock and elapsed time. Elapsed time starts at zero and runs uninterrupted during the game. Game clock and stoppage clock are tied together - either game clock is running during the game or stoppage clock is running. They are controlled by a tap on screen. From Game clock screen, swipe left to go to the game record screen. Here all elements are editable with a tap. You can change home and away team names. You can record scores or record yellow and red cards. The app automatically records the time at which the event took place. In case, you added a goal event or card event in error, you can delete the incorrect entry. On the watch, do a force touch and go to event logs. Tap and delete whichever event you entered incorrectly. Displays will update automatically. On the phone, go to events, then hit Edit and then delete. From the game record scene, swipe left to go to Futsal DFK accumulated fouls tracker scene. Swipe up on the numbers to increment. If you made a mistake, swipe down to decrement. Displays turn yellow after 5 fouls and on the watch, a haptic is sent. After the sixth accumulated foul, the display turns red and watch also plays a haptic. On the game clock screen, force touch takes you to a menu where you can set game duration, enable GPS (for referee location tracking), reset clocks, discard the entire game or load game settings from watch filesystem or the paired iPhone. If you select reset clocks, you can select which period to start to set elapsed time appropriately. You can also generate a game report to the paired iPhone running the app and send it out from iPhone app to Notes, iMessage, email or other eligible apps. From Futsal DFK screen, swipe left to look at referee workout statistics. If you run the app on the phone, it also maps the referee location during the course of the match. To view your map after the game, go to menu on the game clock scene -> Load/Save -> View Map. The map will show on the paired iPhone. Privacy Policy: On the Apple Watch, the app uses HealthKit to get distance walked and energy burned while a game is in session. On the iPhone, the app collects referee location while a game is in session.

About

Offside game

Test your judgment of offside calls in football matches. This game simulates referee decisions, challenging your eyesight and understanding of the rules. Rotate your device sideways for a wider field of view.

Highlights
  • Offside decision judgment
  • Referee simulation
  • Eyesight test
  • Football rules challenge
  • Sideways screen for wider view
Features
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Have you ever watched a game and wondered about the referee's offside decision? VAR is used in large competitions, but it requires very severe judgment when viewed by human eyes. Let's actually judge offside in this game. This app will test your eyesight. * If you turn the screen sideways, the field of view will be wider.

Screenshots

SFRef Soccer Referee Watch4 screens
Offside game4 screens

Verdict

The call

The clearest difference is review sentiment: SFRef Soccer Referee Watch at 59% against Offside game's 0%. SFRef Soccer Referee Watch also leads on rating (4.4 vs 2.0) and ads (none vs shown). Offside game's advantage is in-app purchases (none vs 2) and update cadence (every 2 days vs every 3 weeks). On price, device support and iOS requirement 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

Both are free to download. SFRef Soccer Referee Watch sells 2 one-off in-app purchases. Offside game asks for nothing beyond the download.

ReceptionRating · Positive reviews · Number of ratings

SFRef Soccer Referee Watch holds the better App Store score, 4.4 against 2.0. That said, the two scores are not equally well evidenced: SFRef Soccer Referee Watch has 153 ratings behind it against 2, so its average is the more settled of the two. Written reviews point the same way: 59% of SFRef Soccer Referee Watch's written reviews are positive against 0% of Offside game's.

UpkeepUpdate frequency

SFRef Soccer Referee Watch ships an update every 3 weeks, Offside game every 2 days. The most recent releases landed on October 14, 2026 and October 12, 2026 respectively.

Scorecard7 real differences · 3 level
SFRef Soccer Referee Watch versus Offside game: the parameters behind the verdict, then further details
ParameterSFRef Soccer Referee WatchOffside game
PriceFreeFree
Rating4.4 (153 ratings) — better2.0 (2 ratings)
Positive reviews59.3% of reviews — better0.0% of reviews
Number of ratings153 — better2
Update frequencyEvery 3 weeksEvery 2 days — better
AdsNo — betterYes
In-app purchasesYesNo — better
MonetizationFree with in-app purchasesAd-supported — better
DevicesiPhone, iPod, Apple WatchiPhone, iPad, iPod
Requires iOS14.013.0 — better
Further details — not scored
Size29 MB22 MB
Age rating4+4+
DeveloperPeramanayagam MarimuthuE-ONLINESERVICE

Customer experience

SFRef Soccer Referee Watch

All ratings153 ratings
Positive85.0%
Neutral7.2%
Negative7.8%
Written reviews59 reviews
Positive59.3%
Neutral13.6%
Negative27.1%

Offside game

All ratings2 ratings
Positive0.0%
Neutral50.0%
Negative50.0%
Written reviews1 reviews
Positive0.0%
Neutral100.0%
Negative0.0%

In-app purchases

2 purchases

SFRef Soccer Referee Watch

One-time2
  • Limited Access$3.99
  • Full Access$6.99
None

Offside game

No in-app purchases

Questions

Is SFRef Soccer Referee Watch free?
SFRef Soccer Referee Watch is free to download, with in-app purchases available.
Is Offside game free?
Offside game is free to download, with no in-app purchases.
Which has better reviews, SFRef Soccer Referee Watch or Offside game?
SFRef Soccer Referee Watch is rated higher. SFRef Soccer Referee Watch averages 4.4 out of 5 from 153 ratings, while Offside game averages 2.0 from 2 ratings.
Do SFRef Soccer Referee Watch or Offside game have ads?
Offside game shows ads; SFRef Soccer Referee Watch does not.
Which is updated more often, SFRef Soccer Referee Watch or Offside game?
SFRef Soccer Referee Watch ships an update every 3 weeks, and Offside game every 2 days. Most recently, SFRef Soccer Referee Watch was updated on October 14, 2026 and Offside game on October 12, 2026.

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