Comparison

XUNO Family vs MCBA Refs

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

Head to head
About

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.

Highlights
  • School messages and news
  • Student timetable and attendance
  • Event and fee payments
  • Parent-teacher interviews
  • School reports access
  • Student progress tracking
Features
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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

About

MCBA Refs

Features
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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.

Screenshots

XUNO Family4 screens
MCBA Refs4 screens

Verdict

The call

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

CostPrice · In-app purchases · Ads · Monetization

Both are free to download. Neither carries in-app purchases, so what you see is what you pay.

UpkeepUpdate frequency

XUNO Family ships an update monthly, MCBA Refs fortnightly. The most recent releases landed on November 6, 2026 and October 31, 2026 respectively.

Scorecard1 real difference · 9 level
XUNO Family versus MCBA Refs: the parameters behind the verdict, then further details
ParameterXUNO FamilyMCBA Refs
PriceFreeFree
Rating4.7 (15 ratings) — better—
Positive reviews16.4% of reviews—
Number of ratings15 — better—
Update frequencyMonthlyFortnightly — better
AdsNoNo
In-app purchasesNoNo
MonetizationFree—
DevicesiPhone, iPad, iPodiPhone, iPad, iPod
Requires iOS15.0 — better15.1
Further details — not scored
Size30 MB27 MB
Age rating4+4+
DeveloperSemaphore Consulting Pty LtdLachlan 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

None

XUNO Family

No in-app purchases

None

MCBA Refs

No in-app purchases

Questions

Is XUNO Family free?
XUNO Family is free to download, with no in-app purchases.
Is MCBA Refs free?
MCBA Refs is free to download, with no in-app purchases.
Do XUNO Family or MCBA Refs have ads?
Neither XUNO Family nor MCBA Refs shows ads.
Which is updated more often, XUNO Family or MCBA Refs?
XUNO Family ships an update monthly, and MCBA Refs fortnightly. Most recently, XUNO Family was updated on November 6, 2026 and MCBA Refs on October 31, 2026.

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