Whistle Timer vs Referee Tools
Price, ratings, monetisation and update history for both apps, side by side — with what reviewers say about each.
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.
- Customizable workout schedules
- Add custom breaks
- Save training plans
- Background operation
- Whistle sound option
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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
Referee Tools
This app provides essential tools for referees, including a timer, whistle sounds, and penalty card displays. It supports various sports like soccer and rugby, with customizable options for countdowns, count-ups, and card colors.
- Adjustable timer (countdown/count up)
- Multiple whistle sounds
- Full-screen penalty card display
- Customizable card colors
- Sound alerts for countdown timer
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Simple and easy-to-use referee tool app. It can be used when refereeing soccer, rugby, handball, etc. ● Basic functions 1. Timer function Tap the time to start the timer. If you want to stop it, tap it again. The timer can be set to “countdown” or “count up”. When "countdown" is selected, a sound can be played when the timer reaches zero. 2. Whistle Press the "Short", "Long", or “Twice” button to sound the whistle. If the whistle icon is held down, the whistle sound will play the entire time (up to approximately 30 seconds). 3. Penalty cards Tap a card to display it in full screen. In the initial display, "yellow card" and "red card" are shown, but other color cards can be displayed in the settings.
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Verdict
The clearest difference is rating: Whistle Timer at 4.4 against Referee Tools's 3.8. Whistle Timer also leads on ads (none vs shown) and ratings volume (99 vs 4). Referee Tools's advantage is review sentiment (70% vs 29%). On price, update cadence, 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
Both are free to download. Whistle Timer sells 1 one-off in-app purchase and Referee Tools sells 2 one-off in-app purchases. Whichever you choose, the download price is not the number that matters.
Whistle Timer holds the better App Store score, 4.4 against 3.8. That said, the two scores are not equally well evidenced: Whistle Timer has 99 ratings behind it against 4, so its average is the more settled of the two. Written reviews complicate that: 29% of Whistle Timer's written reviews are positive against 70% of Referee Tools's, so the app with the better star average is not the one people write more warmly about.
Whistle Timer ships an update every 10 months, Referee Tools every 6 months. The most recent releases landed on September 15, 2026 and October 7, 2026 respectively.
| Parameter | Whistle Timer | Referee Tools |
|---|---|---|
| Price | Free | Free |
| Rating | 4.4 (99 ratings) — better | 3.8 (4 ratings) |
| Positive reviews | 28.6% of reviews | 70.0% of reviews — better |
| Number of ratings | 99 — better | 4 |
| Update frequency | Every 10 months | Every 6 months — better |
| Ads | No — better | Yes |
| In-app purchases | Yes | Yes |
| Monetization | Free with in-app purchases | Free with in-app purchases |
| Devices | iPhone, iPod | iPhone, iPad, iPod — better |
| Requires iOS | 15 — better | 15.6 |
| Further details — not scored | ||
| Size | 4 MB | 41 MB |
| Age rating | +4 | 4+ |
| Developer | Applorium Ltd | NAOYA ONO |
Customer experience
Whistle Timer
Referee Tools
In-app purchases
Whistle Timer
- Unlock all settings$2.99
Referee Tools
- Support Developer$0.99
- Remove ads$2.99
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