Comparison

Volleyball Referee Timer vs Away from the Net

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

Head to head
About

Volleyball Referee Timer

This app helps volleyball referees manage game timing for warmups, timeouts, and set intervals. It offers customizable timers based on different rulesets and organizations, with audible and vibrating alerts for key actions.

Highlights
  • Customizable timers for warmups, timeouts, and set intervals
  • Support for various rulesets and organizations
  • Audible and vibrating alerts for upcoming actions
  • Action descriptions displayed on screen
  • Designed for Apple Watch
Features
Currently charting
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Volleyball Referee Timer for Apple Watch aids volleyball referees in timing 3+ things: warmups, timeouts, and the interval between sets. Since different rulesets and organizations use variations of these, Volleyball Referee Timer lets you choose the ruleset/organization and lets you customize your timers for matches that you are refereeing. To ensure you never miss anything important, Volleyball Referee Timer will beep (unless silenced) and vibrate to alert you to upcoming actions and display a description of those actions on the screen (such as blowing a whistle or horn).

About

Away from the Net

Features
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You practice. You improve. Then the same mistakes happen again because you forgot what you learned. You leave practice, come back a few days later, and repeat them. What you worked on gets forgotten unless you track it. If you feel no different from the player you were six months ago, this is probably why. After every practice, we ask what went wrong, what clicked, and what needs your attention next. So when you walk into practice again, you already know what you’re there to work on. The more you use it, the more you understand your game. You notice the mistakes that keep coming back, what actually helps you improve, and what has been holding you back. Every practice should build on the last. Improve on purpose, not by coincidence. • Reflect after practices, tournaments, open gyms, and beach sessions. • Get feedback based on what happened in your practice or tournament. • Leave every practice knowing what to focus on next. • Look back at past sessions and see how your game is changing. • Track mistakes and focus areas. • Get reminders before and after practice. • Build your tree and unlock more as you keep improving. Your first seven completed reflections are free, with no subscription required and no time limit. After that, an optional auto-renewing subscription unlocks additional reflections. Monthly and annual plans are available. Prices and billing periods are shown before purchase and vary by storefront. Payment is charged when you subscribe; subscriptions renew automatically unless canceled through your App Store account settings. Terms: https://www.apple.com/legal/internet-services/itunes/dev/stdeula/ Privacy: https://www.zenvolley.com/privacy

Screenshots

Volleyball Referee Timer1 screens
Away from the Net2 screens

Verdict

The call

The clearest difference is price: Away from the Net at Free against Volleyball Referee Timer's $4.99. Away from the Net also leads on iOS requirement (15.1 vs 17.0). Volleyball Referee Timer's advantage is update cadence (fortnightly vs every 2 months) and chart position (#87 vs unranked). On 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

Away from the Net is free to download; Volleyball Referee Timer costs $4.99 up front. Neither carries in-app purchases, so what you see is what you pay.

UpkeepUpdate frequency

Volleyball Referee Timer ships an update fortnightly, Away from the Net every 2 months. The most recent releases landed on October 8, 2026 and October 7, 2026 respectively.

Scorecard4 real differences · 7 level
Volleyball Referee Timer versus Away from the Net: the parameters behind the verdict, then further details
ParameterVolleyball Referee TimerAway from the Net
Price$4.99Free — better
Rating4.9 (18 ratings) — better—
Positive reviews100.0% of reviews—
Number of ratings18 — better—
Update frequencyFortnightly — betterEvery 2 months
AdsNoNo
In-app purchasesNoNo
MonetizationPaid—
Best chart rank#87 — better—
DevicesiPhone, Apple WatchiPhone, iPad, iPod — better
Requires iOS17.015.1 — better
Further details — not scored
Size27 MB68 MB
Age rating4+4+
DeveloperGlenn Corwinzenvolley

In-app purchases

None

Volleyball Referee Timer

No in-app purchases

None

Away from the Net

No in-app purchases

Questions

Is Volleyball Referee Timer free?
Volleyball Referee Timer costs $4.99, with no in-app purchases.
Is Away from the Net free?
Away from the Net is free to download, with no in-app purchases.
Do Volleyball Referee Timer or Away from the Net have ads?
Neither Volleyball Referee Timer nor Away from the Net shows ads.
Which is updated more often, Volleyball Referee Timer or Away from the Net?
Volleyball Referee Timer ships an update fortnightly, and Away from the Net every 2 months. Most recently, Volleyball Referee Timer was updated on October 8, 2026 and Away from the Net on October 7, 2026.

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