RefEvaluation vs MatchReel
Price, ratings, monetisation and update history for both apps, side by side — with what reviewers say about each.
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.
- Collect game statistics on calls
- Record crew and individual observations
- Generate detailed evaluation reports
- Create quick reports
- Share reports via print, text, or email
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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).
MatchReel
Automatically create broadcast-quality soccer highlight reels from your matches. Tag goals live on your Apple Watch and let the app edit the footage with TV-style graphics. Track your performance with detailed stats and share clips easily.
- Automated highlight reel editing
- Live goal and highlight tagging
- Apple Watch integration for live stats
- TV-style graphics and overlays
- Clip editing and sharing
- Performance tracking and season statistics
- Privacy-focused with no data collection
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Grassroots soccer, broadcast quality. Film your match with an iPhone or any camera. Tag goals live on your Apple Watch. MatchReel finds the moments by itself and cuts a finished highlight reel with TV-style graphics, an intro and a full-time card. No editing skills required. HOW IT WORKS 1. Set up a tripod and film the match with your iPhone or any other camera. 2. During the match, tag goals and highlights on your Apple Watch, with scorer and assist from your squad. No iPhone needed at the touchline. (Live capture also works directly on the iPhone.) 3. After the match, pick the video. MatchReel automatically matches every tagged moment to the footage and cuts the clips. YOUR HIGHLIGHTS, TV-STYLE • Score bar with the minute, scorer lower-third: the score changes at the exact moment of the goal • Intro with teams, kick-off time and live weather from the venue, full-time card with final score and list of scorers • Multiple overlay designs, from a modern broadcast look to retro-90s teletext, all with animated graphics like on TV • Your own team images and crests from your photos • Drag-and-drop lineups with shirt numbers, optionally as an animated lineup clip after the intro • Clip editor: timing, framing, zoom and a freely adjustable slow motion • Moving crop with keyframes: zoom and pan during a clip, and show one moment from several cameras • Share single clips, including 9:16 for WhatsApp status, Reels and TikTok • Portrait clips with keyframes: guide the 9:16 frame through the play while score and scorer animate in (Pro) • Share matches as a file with your team: no account, no cloud • Save storage: complete a match, keep the reel, delete the original MATCH TRACKING WITH APPLE WATCH Worth it even without a camera: the Watch tracks your match as a real football workout. • Heart rate, distance, top speed, sprints and GPS route, live from your wrist • Log the score and scorers right on your wrist • Season statistics with top scorers, trends and records • Home Screen widgets and Watch complications • Live Activity with the score in the Dynamic Island • Heatmap of your runs, sprint map and heart rate zones per match (Pro) PRIVATE BY PRINCIPLE No account, no servers, no data collection. Your videos stay in your Photos library, your health data stays in Apple Health. Full stop. MATCHREEL PRO (optional subscription) Full highlight reels (16:9 and 9:16 social), portrait clips with keyframes, 4K export, all overlay designs and watermark-free exports. Pro analytics: a heatmap of your runs, a sprint map with pace colours and heart rate zones. • Monthly with a 2-week free trial • Yearly with a 1-month free trial: a full month of real match days The price is shown in the App Store before purchase. The subscription renews automatically and can be cancelled anytime in your Apple account settings. Always free: live capture, statistics, watching all your highlights in the app and sharing single clips. Privacy: https://matchreel.app/privacy Terms of Use: https://www.apple.com/legal/internet-services/itunes/dev/stdeula/ Support: https://matchreel.app · hallo@matchreel.app
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Verdict
The clearest difference is update cadence: MatchReel at every 4 days against RefEvaluation's every 4 months. MatchReel also leads on iOS requirement (17.0 vs 26.2). On price, review sentiment, 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
Both are free to download. RefEvaluation sells 1 one-off in-app purchase and MatchReel sells 2 in-app purchases, starting at $3.99 per month. Whichever you choose, the download price is not the number that matters.
RefEvaluation ships an update every 4 months, MatchReel every 4 days. The most recent releases landed on November 3, 2026 and November 7, 2026 respectively.
| Parameter | RefEvaluation | MatchReel |
|---|---|---|
| Price | Free | Free |
| Rating | 4.5 (2 ratings) — better | — |
| Positive reviews | 100.0% of reviews | 100.0% of reviews |
| Number of ratings | 2 — better | — |
| Update frequency | Every 4 months | Every 4 days — better |
| Ads | No | No |
| In-app purchases | Yes | Yes |
| Monetization | Free with in-app purchases | Free with in-app purchases |
| Devices | iPhone, iPad | iPhone, iPad, Apple Watch — better |
| Requires iOS | 26.2 | 17.0 — better |
| Further details — not scored | ||
| Size | 2 MB | 39 MB |
| Age rating | 4+ | 4+ |
| Developer | John Ryan | Michael Fischer |
Customer experience
RefEvaluation
MatchReel
In-app purchases
RefEvaluation
- FullAppAccess$2.99
MatchReel
- MatchReel Pro Monthly14 Days trial$3.991 Month
- MatchReel Pro Yearly1 Month trial$34.991 Year









