Comparison

SFRef Soccer Referee Watch vs Soccer Referee Timer by WTSB

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

Head to head
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

Soccer Referee Timer by WTSB

This app is an all-in-one tool for soccer referees, offering precise timekeeping, fast event logging, GPS tracking, and AI-powered performance analysis. It provides detailed match reports and fitness data, streamlining the refereeing process without the need for pen and paper.

Highlights
  • Event logging (goals, cards, fouls)
  • IFAB-compliant disciplinary actions
  • Automatic timers for halves and shootouts
  • GPS-based movement analysis
  • AI performance insights
  • Full match reports
  • iPhone companion app
Features
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Soccer Referee Timer by WTSB turns Apple Watch into a powerful tool for soccer referees. You do not need your iPhone during the match: manage match time, stoppage time, goals, cards, temporary dismissals, substitutions and penalty shootouts directly from your wrist. After the final whistle, the match is saved and transferred automatically to your iPhone. TIME AND EVENTS UNDER CONTROL The flexible match timer supports one to four periods, countdown or open-ended timing, and customizable match and break lengths. When play is delayed by an injury, goal celebration or another interruption, the app measures the lost time and calculates your recommended stoppage time. Clear haptic alerts notify you when regulation time ends, calculated stoppage time is reached, the break is over or a temporary dismissal has expired – so your attention can remain on the match. Record goals with scorer, penalty or own-goal details, yellow, second-yellow and red cards with reasons, disciplinary action against team officials, and multiple simultaneous temporary dismissals. Custom card reasons can be prepared in advance. Manage lineups, captains and goalkeepers, multiple substitutions, return substitutions and late roster additions, as well as extra time and penalty shootouts. Short voice notes can be attached to cards and temporary dismissals directly from the watch. Match suspensions and abandoned matches are documented too. THE COMPLETE MATCH REPORT The live match report presents every event chronologically and can be reviewed on Apple Watch. On iPhone, it becomes a clear, color-coded report containing halftime and final scores, stoppage time, goals, cards, substitutions, lineups, voice notes and shootout results. Events can be added, corrected or removed after the match, with the score and statistics updating automatically. FITNESS, MOVEMENT AND AI ANALYSIS With fitness and location tracking enabled, a workout starts automatically at kickoff. Apple Watch records heart rate, distance, speed, running power and active calories and saves the workout to Apple Health. The app can also capture the venue, weather and GPS route. On iPhone, explore your movement on an interactive map with route playback, heatmap, detected movement corridor, event locations and sprint analysis. AI-assisted performance analysis combines your fitness data into a Performance Score and visualizes activity, explosiveness and fatigue throughout the match. Compare each performance with previous matches, identify peak-load phases and track your development. The dashboard summarizes your entire refereeing career, including matches, time on the field, goals, cards, stoppage time, distance, venues, speed and performance. SHARE AND CONNECT Share match reports, workout data, heatmaps and sprints as ready-made story graphics. Relive your season with Season Replay and create a personalized referee trading card. Matches can also be uploaded to Strava. Lineup links import rosters and match formats from supported competition software, while the AI Help Chat answers questions about the app and the Laws of the Game with source references. Complications and the Apple Watch Ultra Action Button provide fast access, while an iPhone widget displays key career statistics on your Home Screen. START FOR FREE The free download includes the complete match timer with stoppage-time calculation, haptic alerts, scorekeeping and synchronization. Advanced match documentation, tracking and analysis are available with Pro. Pro can be tested free of charge and unlocked through a subscription or a one-time lifetime purchase. Terms of Use: https://www.apple.com/legal/internet-services/itunes/dev/stdeula/

Screenshots

SFRef Soccer Referee Watch4 screens
Soccer Referee Timer by WTSB4 screens

Verdict

The call

SFRef Soccer Referee Watch and Soccer Referee Timer by WTSB both sit at 4.4 stars, but that hides the real split: 90% of Soccer Referee Timer by WTSB's written reviews are positive against 59% of SFRef Soccer Referee Watch's. Soccer Referee Timer by WTSB also leads on update cadence (every 4 days vs every 3 weeks). SFRef Soccer Referee Watch's advantage is ratings volume (160 vs 15) and iOS requirement (14.0 vs 26.1). On price, rating, 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

CostPrice · In-app purchases · Ads · Monetization

Both are free to download. SFRef Soccer Referee Watch sells 2 one-off in-app purchases and Soccer Referee Timer by WTSB sells 3 in-app purchases, starting at $1.99 per month. Whichever you choose, the download price is not the number that matters.

ReceptionRating · Positive reviews · Number of ratings

Soccer Referee Timer by WTSB holds the better App Store score, 4.6 against 4.4. That said, the two scores are not equally well evidenced: SFRef Soccer Referee Watch has 160 ratings behind it against 15, 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 90% of Soccer Referee Timer by WTSB's.

UpkeepUpdate frequency

SFRef Soccer Referee Watch ships an update every 3 weeks, Soccer Referee Timer by WTSB every 4 days. The most recent releases landed on October 24, 2026 and October 25, 2026 respectively.

Scorecard4 real differences · 6 level
SFRef Soccer Referee Watch versus Soccer Referee Timer by WTSB: the parameters behind the verdict, then further details
ParameterSFRef Soccer Referee WatchSoccer Referee Timer by WTSB
PriceFreeFree
Rating4.4 (160 ratings)4.6 (15 ratings) — better
Positive reviews59.3% of reviews89.7% of reviews — better
Number of ratings160 — better15
Update frequencyEvery 3 weeksEvery 4 days — better
AdsNoNo
In-app purchasesYesYes
MonetizationFree with in-app purchasesFree with in-app purchases
DevicesiPhone, iPod, Apple Watch — betteriPhone, Apple Watch
Requires iOS14.0 — better26.1
Further details — not scored
Size29 MB110 MB
Age rating4+4+
DeveloperPeramanayagam MarimuthuTHILO SPECHT

Customer experience

SFRef Soccer Referee Watch

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

Soccer Referee Timer by WTSB

All ratings15 ratings
Positive93.3%
Neutral0.0%
Negative6.7%
Written reviews29 reviews
Positive89.7%
Neutral3.4%
Negative6.9%

In-app purchases

2 purchases

SFRef Soccer Referee Watch

One-time2
  • Limited Access$3.99
  • Full Access$6.99
3 purchases

Soccer Referee Timer by WTSB

Subscriptions2
  • Monthly subscription14 Days trial$1.991 Month
  • Annual subscription1 Month trial$17.991 Year
One-time1
  • Lifetime Pro$149.00

Questions

Is SFRef Soccer Referee Watch free?
SFRef Soccer Referee Watch is free to download, with in-app purchases available.
Is Soccer Referee Timer by WTSB free?
Soccer Referee Timer by WTSB is free to download, with in-app purchases available.
Which has better reviews, SFRef Soccer Referee Watch or Soccer Referee Timer by WTSB?
Soccer Referee Timer by WTSB is rated higher. SFRef Soccer Referee Watch averages 4.4 out of 5 from 160 ratings, while Soccer Referee Timer by WTSB averages 4.6 from 15 ratings.
Do SFRef Soccer Referee Watch or Soccer Referee Timer by WTSB have ads?
Neither SFRef Soccer Referee Watch nor Soccer Referee Timer by WTSB shows ads.
Which is updated more often, SFRef Soccer Referee Watch or Soccer Referee Timer by WTSB?
SFRef Soccer Referee Watch ships an update every 3 weeks, and Soccer Referee Timer by WTSB every 4 days. Most recently, SFRef Soccer Referee Watch was updated on October 24, 2026 and Soccer Referee Timer by WTSB on October 25, 2026.

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