Comparison

Referee Coach vs Match Facts

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

Head to head
About

Referee Coach

Record match details, including referee information, score, time, and specific play phases. Analyze trends with a penalty heat map and timeline. Save notes and videos for later review and export reports via email.

Highlights
  • Record referee name, score, and time
  • Note phases of play with detailed comments
  • Track penalty counts and locations
  • Video recording and saving
  • Penalty heat map and timeline
  • Email reports as PDF and TXT
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Record the referee's name, keep score & time, note phases in play and add notes on how they are going. In Stats mode, each phase is recorded on its own line and can be reviewed later. Switch into video mode, record and save on the fly. Keep an ongoing penalty count against the Home and Away teams and where they were awarded. On review, you can add overall comments and then email it as a pdf and txt attachment. Easily pick up trends at scrums and breakdown. Phases of play record the game time and score when the comment was saved. Phases are selected using pop up windows: - Scrum - Lineout - Tackle - PK General Play - Ruck - Maul - Free Kick - Advantage General Play - Critical Associated comments with these phases are then available to add and build an overall picture of the phase. Including being able to add a comment to say anything about what happened. Included in the summary is how many scrums and the penalties at the different phases against each side. The final page has a penalty heat map showing where penalties were awarded against each team and includes a timeline of when penalties were awarded. In Notes mode has the phase buttons removed. Type in your comments and take videos. Keeps the time and score whilst incorporating into the notes as they are saved.

About

Match Facts

Features
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Match Facts is a competition management system for all levels of sport. This app brings selected features of the Match Facts website to phones and tablets for use in the field.

Screenshots

Referee Coach4 screens
Match Facts3 screens

Verdict

The call

The clearest difference is price: Match Facts at Free against Referee Coach's $2.99. Match Facts also leads on update cadence (every 4 days vs every 6 weeks). On ads, in-app purchases, device support and iOS requirement 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

Match Facts is free to download; Referee Coach costs $2.99 up front. Neither carries in-app purchases, so what you see is what you pay.

UpkeepUpdate frequency

Referee Coach ships an update every 6 weeks, Match Facts every 4 days. The most recent releases landed on October 7, 2026 and October 24, 2026 respectively.

Scorecard2 real differences · 6 level
Referee Coach versus Match Facts: the parameters behind the verdict, then further details
ParameterReferee CoachMatch Facts
Price$2.99Free — better
Positive reviews100.0% of reviews—
Update frequencyEvery 6 weeksEvery 4 days — better
AdsNoNo
In-app purchasesNoNo
MonetizationPaid—
DevicesiPhone, iPodiPhone, iPad, iPod — better
Requires iOS15.615.0 — better
Further details — not scored
Size7 MB71 MB
Age rating4+4+
DeveloperGlen DevenieTBD Technology

In-app purchases

None

Referee Coach

No in-app purchases

None

Match Facts

No in-app purchases

Questions

Is Referee Coach free?
Referee Coach costs $2.99, with no in-app purchases.
Is Match Facts free?
Match Facts is free to download, with no in-app purchases.
Do Referee Coach or Match Facts have ads?
Neither Referee Coach nor Match Facts shows ads.
Which is updated more often, Referee Coach or Match Facts?
Referee Coach ships an update every 6 weeks, and Match Facts every 4 days. Most recently, Referee Coach was updated on October 7, 2026 and Match Facts on October 24, 2026.

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