Referee Watch PRO vs BackJudgeBuddy App
Price, ratings, monetisation and update history for both apps, side by side — with what reviewers say about each.
Referee Watch PRO
Track match time and analyze player performance with this sports referee timer. Features include customizable presets for various sports, detailed run analysis, and integration with Apple Health. Requires an Apple Watch and a subscription for full functionality.
- Apple Watch integration for real-time timing
- Customizable match presets for different sports
- Detailed run analysis with satellite maps
- Performance metrics including speed and intensity
- Apple Health and Fitness app integration
- No account or tracking required
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The referee timer for your Apple Watch. Stay on top of playing time, additional time and breaks without constantly checking your wrist. After the final whistle, your iPhone shows you your runs. ON APPLE WATCH • One tap when play stops, another when it restarts. Press and hold to open the match menu • Additional Time on: the clock keeps running and the lost time is counted separately. Off: the clock stops • Vibrations signal the end of playing time, additional time and breaks • Extra time and abandoning a match are built in • Use the Digital Crown to match the official clock • If the app closes during a match, the match continues where it left off the next time you open it FOR EVERY LEVEL Create presets on your iPhone for men's, women's, youth or indoor matches: length and number of periods, break length, additional time and extra time. Presets transfer to your watch automatically. Made for football (soccer), handball, hockey, rugby, American football, Australian football, cricket and other sports. Indoors, Indoor Mode turns GPS off. AFTER THE MATCH • Runs: a satellite map showing your runs as arrows, as main routes, sprints or all runs • Analysis: running performance, speed, movement area and switches, compared across periods • Heatmap for the full match or individual periods • Distance, sprints, steps, active energy and heart rate • Intensity: time spent at low, moderate and high intensity, based on your maximum heart rate • Season overview: playing time, distance and sprints in total, per match and per month, compared with the previous season Heatmap, runs and sprints need GPS, so they're only available with Indoor Mode off. YOUR DATA Your matches are saved as workouts in Apple Health and also appear in the Fitness app. No account needed, and the app contains no tracking. REQUIREMENTS AND SUBSCRIPTION An Apple Watch is required: timekeeping and recording happen on the watch, and on your iPhone you create presets and review your matches. Recording matches requires a subscription (monthly or annual). It renews automatically and you can cancel at any time. New users can try the subscription free for 7 days. After your subscription ends, you can still view your previous matches but can't record new ones. Terms of Use: https://www.apple.com/legal/internet-services/itunes/dev/stdeula/ Privacy Policy: https://www.refereewatch.app/privacy-policy
BackJudgeBuddy App
This timer application assists high school and college sports officials with managing game clock situations. It provides customizable 60-second and 25-second timers with alerts, along with a companion app for usage guidance.
- NFHS timer
- NCAA timer
- 60-second clock
- 25-second clock
- Customizable intervals
- Alerts for remaining time
- Companion iPhone app
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BackJudgeBuddy application offers a timer based application which can be used by High school (NFHS) and Colleges (NCAA). There are two types of timer available in the watch application. 1) High School(NFHS) 2) NCAA College Timer Users can run 60 or 25 second timers at anytime. 60 second clock for timeouts (NCAA) contains alerts after 5 seconds remaining. 25 second clock for timeouts (NFHS) contains alerts after 5 seconds remaining. User can customise these intervals for timeouts as well as timer duration from the setting section. Its companion iPhone application provides guideline how to use this solution using photos with instructions.
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Verdict
The clearest difference is rating: Referee Watch PRO at 4.4 against BackJudgeBuddy App's 1.0. Referee Watch PRO also leads on ratings volume (38 vs 3). BackJudgeBuddy App's advantage is in-app purchases (none vs 2) and iOS requirement (10.0 vs 16.0). 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
Both are free to download. Referee Watch PRO sells 2 in-app purchases, starting at $3.99 per month. BackJudgeBuddy App asks for nothing beyond the download.
Referee Watch PRO holds the better App Store score, 4.4 against 1.0. That said, the two scores are not equally well evidenced: Referee Watch PRO has 38 ratings behind it against 3, so its average is the more settled of the two.
| Parameter | Referee Watch PRO | BackJudgeBuddy App |
|---|---|---|
| Price | Free | Free |
| Rating | 4.4 (38 ratings) — better | 1.0 (3 ratings) |
| Positive reviews | 55.1% of reviews | — |
| Number of ratings | 38 — better | 3 |
| Update frequency | Fortnightly | — |
| Ads | No | No |
| In-app purchases | Yes | No — better |
| Monetization | Subscription | Free — better |
| Devices | iPhone, Apple Watch | iPhone, iPod, Apple Watch — better |
| Requires iOS | 16.0 | 10.0 — better |
| Further details — not scored | ||
| Size | 4 MB | 36 MB |
| Age rating | 4+ | 4+ |
| Developer | Kevin Hartmann | WeblineIndia |
Customer experience
Referee Watch PRO
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In-app purchases
Referee Watch PRO
- Monthly7 Days trial$3.991 Month
- Annual7 Days trial$29.991 Year
BackJudgeBuddy App
No in-app purchases
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