XUNO Family vs MCBA Refs
Price, ratings, monetisation and update history for both apps, side by side — with what reviewers say about each.
XUNO Family
Stay informed about your child's school life with real-time updates on messages, timetables, attendance, and school news. Manage payments, book parent-teacher interviews, and access school reports. This app facilitates seamless communication between parents, students, and the school to foster student progress.
- School messages and news
- Student timetable and attendance
- Event and fee payments
- Parent-teacher interviews
- School reports access
- Student progress tracking
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The XUNO App keeps parents and students up-to-date with: * Messages from the school * A student’s timetable * News items * Attendance communications * Events, Camps & Excursions * Fee and Event Payments * Parent Teacher Interviews * School Reports XUNO keeps staff on the same page and parents happy and informed, with a host of features designed around communication. XUNO helps teachers and parents build a strong understanding of each individual student and helps teaching professionals and parents work together to direct a student’s progress. Just some of XUNO’s features : Roll Marking Daily Organisation School Fee & Event Management Online Payments Progress Reports Student Profiles Incidents & Wellbeing Parent & Student Portal Parent Teacher Interviews Classwork & Lesson Plans Sign-in/out Kiosk Asset Management SMS & Email Communication Timetabling
MCBA Refs
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MCBA Refs helps basketball referees complete training, practise rules knowledge, review feedback, and stay current with MCBA announcements. Members can answer practice questions, complete assigned exams, work through courses, view Challenge Mode seasons and leaderboards, submit match reports, and receive important notifications when action is required. The app supports referee development with rules practice, courses, required exams, coach feedback, yellow/red card reports, BV tribunal reports, supervisor logs, news updates, and Challenge seasons.
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Verdict
The clearest difference is update cadence: MCBA Refs at fortnightly against XUNO Family's monthly. On price, ads, in-app purchases 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
Both are free to download. Neither carries in-app purchases, so what you see is what you pay.
XUNO Family ships an update monthly, MCBA Refs fortnightly. The most recent releases landed on November 6, 2026 and October 31, 2026 respectively.
| Parameter | XUNO Family | MCBA Refs |
|---|---|---|
| Price | Free | Free |
| Rating | 4.7 (15 ratings) — better | — |
| Positive reviews | 16.4% of reviews | — |
| Number of ratings | 15 — better | — |
| Update frequency | Monthly | Fortnightly — better |
| Ads | No | No |
| In-app purchases | No | No |
| Monetization | Free | — |
| Devices | iPhone, iPad, iPod | iPhone, iPad, iPod |
| Requires iOS | 15.0 — better | 15.1 |
| Further details — not scored | ||
| Size | 30 MB | 27 MB |
| Age rating | 4+ | 4+ |
| Developer | Semaphore Consulting Pty Ltd | Lachlan Geron |
Bugs and requests
XUNO Family
Reported bugs
25 issues- Blank screen on loading
- Slow or no loading
- Notifications not marked as read
- Unable to delete notifications
- App freezes
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- Forever loading
- Error messages
- App constantly asks for login
- App won't open
- Logs out frequently
- Circle of death (loading icon)
- Cannot scroll up through notifications
- Notification count misleading
- Login errors (incorrect username/password)
- Forgets read notifications
- App crashes
- Cannot reset password
- No login option, only registration
- Menus don't close properly
- Updated messages not coming through
- Some messages cannot be removed
- No push notifications
- Blank screen after login
- Cannot access messages
- Video links not working
Requested features
19 requests- 💡 Usability tweaks needed
- 💡 Way to go back to event list
- 💡 Landscape mode for documents
- 💡 Fix notification marking as read
- 💡 Improve usability
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- 💡 Allow line breaks in messages
- 💡 Add red dot for specific unread sections
- 💡 Fix badge notification not disappearing
- 💡 Allow users to go back from a page easily
- 💡 Improve navigation for payments
- 💡 Better grouping of information
- 💡 Send notifications when information is available
- 💡 Fix video links not working
- 💡 Allow chatting with fellow students
- 💡 Add bookmarking feature
- 💡 Ability to email all teachers as a group
- 💡 Improve graphic interface
- 💡 Fix push notifications
- 💡 Allow direct user support
MCBA Refs
Not enough reviews yet to summarise bugs or requests.
In-app purchases
XUNO Family
No in-app purchases
MCBA Refs
No in-app purchases









