Comparison

RefEvaluation vs The Club Referee

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

Head to head
About

RefEvaluation

This app helps officials prepare game evaluation reports by collecting game statistics, crew observations, and commentary. It allows for detailed or quick reports on individual officials or the entire crew, with options to share via print, text, or email.

Highlights
  • Collect game statistics on calls
  • Record crew and individual observations
  • Generate detailed evaluation reports
  • Create quick reports
  • Share reports via print, text, or email
Features
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Collect game data, crew observations and commentary to assist an official evaluator prepare a game evaluation report of an official or crew for league and tournament assignors. RefEvaluation provides game statistics on calls, who made the call and from what position, provides the ability to add comments on the crew and individual crew members and generates a detailed RefEvaluation game report for the Crew or individual official or the standard NASO Evaluation Report for an individual official. Evaluators can choose the level of detail used in the app to generate the evaluation report. Create a Quick Report or collect game data for a more detailed evaluation. The game report can be saved, printed, texted or emailed to the league or tournament administrator from within the app (with purchase of the Full Version).

About

The Club Referee

Features
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The Club Referee - the only app built for referees. The scoreboard, the clock and the match record — in one hand. The Club Referee is built for the person with the whistle. Record each score and card as it happens, with buttons that match the sport you're actually refereeing, and the match record writes itself. No notebook, no scribbled sheet to type up afterwards. And while you referee, everyone who couldn't get to the pitch follows the game live in The Club Fan. SCORING THAT FITS THE SPORT Each sport gets its own score screen with the right buttons on it — goals and points for GAA, including the two-pointer; tries and conversions for rugby; and the equivalents across every code supported. Own goals and own points are a tap away, and every score can be attributed to a jersey number. CARDS AND SIN BINS Record yellows and reds against a player as you issue them. Sin-bin periods count down on screen and alert you the moment they expire, so nobody comes back early and nobody stays off longer than they should. A CLOCK THAT MATCHES THE RULES Play, stoppages and breaks are timed separately for every period, through extra time and penalties. Slide to confirm each phase change so the clock never advances by accident in your pocket, and adjust the time afterwards if something needs correcting. EVERY EVENT ON A TIMELINE Review the whole match as a running timeline while it's live. Edit or remove anything that went in wrong before you save. TEAMS, CLUBS AND VENUES Set up clubs and teams with their crests, mark the teams you referee most as favourites so they're at the top of the list, and add a new venue by dropping a pin on a map. THE CLUB SEES IT LIVE Every score, card and period appears in The Club Fan within seconds of you entering it. Parents at work, players who are injured, family in another country — they all follow the match as it happens, and nobody has to wait for someone to post the result. SPORTS SUPPORTED • GAA • Soccer • Rugby Union • Rugby League • Aussie Rules • Oz Tag Rugby • IRFU Tag Rugby • ITRA Tag Rugby WHO IT'S FOR Referees, coaches, club secretaries and volunteers — anyone who ends up keeping the official record of a game. If you can start a stopwatch, you can use this. Questions, or a sport or competition you'd like supported? Email info@theclubreferee.com — we read everything. What's New — 1.0.3 (build 18), 1,065 / 4,000 FAVOURITE TEAMS Mark the teams you referee most often and they'll sit at the top of the list, so setting up a match takes a few seconds rather than a scroll. A CLEARER TEAM PICKER The team selection screen has been rebuilt: club crests on every row, filter chips across the top, and the coach's name shown against each team so you can tell two similarly named sides apart. ADD A VENUE ON A MAP New venues can be placed with a full map rather than typed in blind. WHO IT'S FOR Referees, coaches, club secretaries and volunteers — anyone who ends up keeping the official record of a game. If you can start a stopwatch, you can use this. Questions, or a sport or competition you'd like supported? Email info@theclubreferee.com — we read everything. SPORTS SUPPORTED • GAA • Soccer • Rugby Union • Rugby League • Aussie Rules • Oz Tag Rugby • IRFU Tag Rugby • ITRA Tag Rugby https://youtu.be/i3VDLhRV268

Screenshots

RefEvaluation4 screens
The Club Referee4 screens

Verdict

The call

The clearest difference is in-app purchases: The Club Referee at none against RefEvaluation's 1. The Club Referee also leads on update cadence (every 2 weeks vs every 4 months) and iOS requirement (16.1 vs 26.2). On price, ads and device support 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. RefEvaluation sells 1 one-off in-app purchase. The Club Referee asks for nothing beyond the download.

UpkeepUpdate frequency

RefEvaluation ships an update every 4 months, The Club Referee every 2 weeks. The most recent releases landed on October 5, 2026 and October 12, 2026 respectively.

Scorecard3 real differences · 7 level
RefEvaluation versus The Club Referee: the parameters behind the verdict, then further details
ParameterRefEvaluationThe Club Referee
PriceFreeFree
Rating4.5 (2 ratings) — better—
Positive reviews100.0% of reviews—
Number of ratings2 — better—
Update frequencyEvery 4 monthsEvery 2 weeks — better
AdsNoNo
In-app purchasesYesNo — better
MonetizationFree with in-app purchases—
DevicesiPhone, iPadiPhone, Apple Watch
Requires iOS26.216.1 — better
Further details — not scored
Size2 MB131 MB
Age rating4+4+
DeveloperJohn RyanRAYMOND BRENNAN

In-app purchases

1 purchases

RefEvaluation

One-time1
  • FullAppAccess$2.99
None

The Club Referee

No in-app purchases

Questions

Is RefEvaluation free?
RefEvaluation is free to download, with in-app purchases available.
Is The Club Referee free?
The Club Referee is free to download, with no in-app purchases.
Do RefEvaluation or The Club Referee have ads?
Neither RefEvaluation nor The Club Referee shows ads.
Which is updated more often, RefEvaluation or The Club Referee?
RefEvaluation ships an update every 4 months, and The Club Referee every 2 weeks. Most recently, RefEvaluation was updated on October 5, 2026 and The Club Referee on October 12, 2026.

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