Comparison

Whistle Timer vs Match Keeper

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

Head to head
About

Whistle Timer

Create custom workout schedules with customizable work and break intervals. Save your training plans for future use and focus on your fitness goals. The app can run in the background to keep your workout on track.

Highlights
  • Customizable workout schedules
  • Add custom breaks
  • Save training plans
  • Background operation
  • Whistle sound option
Features
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Whistle Timer lets you create a customised working schedule without anything unnecessary. - Blow a whistle forever - Add customised breaks - Focus on your workout! - Save your plans for further use - Run on the background

About

Match Keeper

This app simplifies soccer match management for coaches, referees, and parents. It offers a comprehensive timer, player tracking, custom format creation, and a penalty shootout tracker. Easily manage all aspects of a game from start to finish.

Highlights
  • Match timer with start, pause, rewind, and whistle
  • Player and team management with stats
  • Customizable match formats
  • Penalty shootout tracker
  • Birth year to age group calculator
  • Score tracking and adjustments
Features
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Match Keeper is the soccer timer and match manager for coaches, referees, parents, and players. Simplifying the beautiful game, it runs every part of a match — from the fixture list to the final whistle. SCHEDULE & MATCH DAY - Schedule matches ahead and see what's coming in one place - Match Day puts today's fixtures on one screen, ready to kick off - Save the venue, field, and an address that opens in Maps - Set an arrival time, and choose each team's kit - Share a fixture, or the whole match day, as an image TEAM SCHEDULE - Every team has its own schedule — past results and what's coming, in one list - Share it as a printable sheet for the fridge, or a card for the team chat - Choose the matches to include, or pick a range of dates - Styled with your team's logo, emblem, and colors MATCH TIMER - Start, pause, rewind, and skip periods with ease - Automatic whistle at the end of each interval - Track additional time APPLE WATCH APP - Start a match from your wrist, with no phone needed - Tap to score, hold to correct - See the live timer and score on your watch face - Included free with the app MATCH & PLAYER MANAGEMENT - Create teams with names, colors, logos, rosters, and a default format - Sort your teams by name, birth year, gender, date added, or which ones have players - Track goals, substitutions, cards, and playing time - Handle ties with extra time, golden goal, or penalty shootout - Archive and restore teams and players — history and stats kept whole TEAM LOGOS & COLORS - Give every team its own logo — a shape, a pattern, and a monogram or emblem - Choose from 100 emblems: animals, birds, shields, stars, and more - Set your team's exact colors, shown on the scoreboard and in formations MATCH HISTORY & SHARING - Review match history and notes after the game - Share matches and match stats with a QR code or link TEAM & PLAYER STATISTICS - Team record, goals, and clean sheets across your saved matches - Leaderboards for top scorers, assists, and most minutes played - Per-player minutes, starts, and share of playing time CUSTOM FORMATS - Pick a format and set age group, period length, OT rules, and ball size - Apply restrictions like no heading, offside, goalie, or slide tackles - Customize field and goal dimensions, and share formats by QR code or link PENALTY SHOOTOUT TRACKER - Track shootouts of any length, with a Decisive Shot indicator for the key moments BIRTH YEAR TO AGE GROUP CALCULATOR - Instantly convert birth years to age groups, from U4 to Over 60 Whether you're running a tournament or timing your child's weekend game, Match Keeper gives you the tools to manage the match with confidence. Terms of service: https://lucatoni-labs.com/products/keeper/terms-of-service Privacy policy: https://lucatoni-labs.com/products/keeper/privacy-policy

Screenshots

Whistle Timer4 screens
Match Keeper4 screens

Verdict

The call

The clearest difference is review sentiment: Match Keeper at 100% against Whistle Timer's 29%. Match Keeper also leads on rating (5.0 vs 4.4) and update cadence (every 3 days vs every 10 months). Whistle Timer's advantage is ratings volume (99 vs 15). On price, ads, in-app purchases and monetization model 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. Whistle Timer sells 1 one-off in-app purchase and Match Keeper sells 2 in-app purchases, starting at $1.00 per month. Whichever you choose, the download price is not the number that matters.

ReceptionRating · Positive reviews · Number of ratings

Match Keeper holds the better App Store score, 5.0 against 4.4. That said, the two scores are not equally well evidenced: Whistle Timer has 99 ratings behind it against 15, so its average is the more settled of the two. Written reviews point the same way: 29% of Whistle Timer's written reviews are positive against 100% of Match Keeper's.

UpkeepUpdate frequency

Whistle Timer ships an update every 10 months, Match Keeper every 3 days. The most recent releases landed on September 15, 2026 and October 10, 2026 respectively.

Scorecard4 real differences · 6 level
Whistle Timer versus Match Keeper: the parameters behind the verdict, then further details
ParameterWhistle TimerMatch Keeper
PriceFreeFree
Rating4.4 (99 ratings)5.0 (15 ratings) — better
Positive reviews28.6% of reviews100.0% of reviews — better
Number of ratings99 — better15
Update frequencyEvery 10 monthsEvery 3 days — better
AdsNoNo
In-app purchasesYesYes
MonetizationFree with in-app purchasesFreemium
DevicesiPhone, iPodiPhone, iPad, Apple Watch — better
Requires iOS15 — better16.4
Further details — not scored
Size4 MB55 MB
Age rating+44+
DeveloperApplorium LtdLucatoni, LLC

Customer experience

Whistle Timer

All ratings99 ratings
Positive82.8%
Neutral6.1%
Negative11.1%
Written reviews7 reviews
Positive28.6%
Neutral14.3%
Negative57.1%

Match Keeper

All ratings15 ratings
Positive100.0%
Neutral0.0%
Negative0.0%
Written reviews9 reviews
Positive100.0%
Neutral0.0%
Negative0.0%

In-app purchases

1 purchases

Whistle Timer

One-time1
  • Unlock all settings$2.99
2 purchases

Match Keeper

Subscriptions2
  • Keeper Premium Monthly$1.001 Month
  • Keeper Premium Annual$6.001 Year

Questions

Is Whistle Timer free?
Whistle Timer is free to download, with in-app purchases available.
Is Match Keeper free?
Match Keeper is free to download, with in-app purchases available.
Which has better reviews, Whistle Timer or Match Keeper?
Match Keeper is rated higher. Whistle Timer averages 4.4 out of 5 from 99 ratings, while Match Keeper averages 5.0 from 15 ratings.
Do Whistle Timer or Match Keeper have ads?
Neither Whistle Timer nor Match Keeper shows ads.
Which is updated more often, Whistle Timer or Match Keeper?
Whistle Timer ships an update every 10 months, and Match Keeper every 3 days. Most recently, Whistle Timer was updated on September 15, 2026 and Match Keeper on October 10, 2026.

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