Comparison

SFRef Soccer Referee Watch vs RefClock Timer

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

RefClock Timer

This free app assists soccer referees with timing matches. It offers customizable countdowns, stoppage time tracking, and the ability to record goals, substitutions, and misconduct. The app also allows for custom team abbreviations and colors.

Highlights
  • Count up/down timer
  • Stoppage time counter
  • Custom half and extra time
  • Record goals, subs, misconduct
  • Custom team abbreviations
  • Custom team colors
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A simple, free Referee Timer for Soccer/Football Referees. Features - Records a workout while you referee. - Count up/down timer. - Stoppage time counter. - Custom half and Extra time lengths. - Record goals, subs, and misconduct (can be disabled) - Custom team abbreviations - Custom team colors

Screenshots

SFRef Soccer Referee Watch4 screens

Verdict

The call

SFRef Soccer Referee Watch and RefClock Timer both sit at 4.4 stars, but that hides the real split: 100% of RefClock Timer's written reviews are positive against 59% of SFRef Soccer Referee Watch's. RefClock Timer also leads on in-app purchases (none vs 2). SFRef Soccer Referee Watch's advantage is ratings volume (153 vs 2). On price, rating, update cadence and ads 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. RefClock Timer asks for nothing beyond the download.

ReceptionRating · Positive reviews · Number of ratings

On the App Store both sit at effectively the same score — 4.4 for SFRef Soccer Referee Watch against 4.5 for RefClock Timer. 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 are what separate them: 59% of SFRef Soccer Referee Watch's written reviews are positive against 100% of RefClock Timer's.

UpkeepUpdate frequency

SFRef Soccer Referee Watch ships an update every 3 weeks, RefClock Timer every 11 days. The most recent releases landed on October 14, 2026 and October 8, 2026 respectively.

Scorecard4 real differences · 6 level
SFRef Soccer Referee Watch versus RefClock Timer: the parameters behind the verdict, then further details
ParameterSFRef Soccer Referee WatchRefClock Timer
PriceFreeFree
Rating4.4 (153 ratings)4.5 (2 ratings) — better
Positive reviews59.3% of reviews100.0% of reviews — better
Number of ratings153 — better2
Update frequencyEvery 3 weeksEvery 11 days — better
AdsNoNo
In-app purchasesYesNo — better
MonetizationFree with in-app purchasesFree — better
DevicesiPhone, iPod, Apple WatchiPhone, iPod, Apple Watch
Requires iOS14.013.0 — better
Further details — not scored
Size29 MB1 MB
Age rating4+4+
DeveloperPeramanayagam MarimuthuHooshmand Enterprises LLC

Customer experience

SFRef Soccer Referee Watch

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

RefClock Timer

All ratings2 ratings
Positive100.0%
Neutral0.0%
Negative0.0%
Written reviews1 reviews
Positive100.0%
Neutral0.0%
Negative0.0%

In-app purchases

2 purchases

SFRef Soccer Referee Watch

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

RefClock Timer

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 RefClock Timer free?
RefClock Timer is free to download, with no in-app purchases.
Which has better reviews, SFRef Soccer Referee Watch or RefClock Timer?
RefClock Timer is rated higher. SFRef Soccer Referee Watch averages 4.4 out of 5 from 153 ratings, while RefClock Timer averages 4.5 from 2 ratings.
Do SFRef Soccer Referee Watch or RefClock Timer have ads?
Neither SFRef Soccer Referee Watch nor RefClock Timer shows ads.
Which is updated more often, SFRef Soccer Referee Watch or RefClock Timer?
SFRef Soccer Referee Watch ships an update every 3 weeks, and RefClock Timer every 11 days. Most recently, SFRef Soccer Referee Watch was updated on October 14, 2026 and RefClock Timer on October 8, 2026.

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