RefHQ vs Copa
Price, ratings, monetisation and update history for both apps, side by side — with what reviewers say about each.
RefHQ
Master sports rules with interactive quizzes and study materials. Compete with others, access pregame content, and take notes for game-specific preparation. Supports basketball and lacrosse, with more sports coming soon.
- Rulebook and casebook quizzes
- Multiple choice and T/F questions
- New content added monthly
- Study specific rules or shuffle mode
- Compete for best question streak
- Access IAABO pregame content
- Pregame notepad for notes
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“As sports officials, we cannot just know the rules – we must master the rules.” – Al Battista (NBA Eastern Regional Officials Scout) RefHQ is your headquarters for studying, quizzing and mastering the rules – so you can have the answer in the heat of the moment. Features: - Quiz on multiple choice and T/F questions regarding rulebook and casebook topics. The question bank includes hundreds of quiz questions with new content added every month. - Study specific rules, individual special topics (rule changes, etc.), or study all questions in shuffle mode Compete with other users for the best streak of consecutive correctly answered questions - Access IAABO pregame content to have on-hand for pregame conferences and preparation Pregame notepad to store game-specific journals and notes ***RefHQ now supports the following sports and rule codes: - Basketball (powered by IAABO) - NFHS - NCAA-M - NCAA-W - FIBA - Lacrosse - NFHS Coming Soon: - Soccer - Baseball - Lacrosse (NCAA) - and more! SUBSCRIPTION: - IAABO pregame content is free for all users - A paid monthly subscription is required to access the quizzing features of RefHQ - Try all features of RefHQ free for 7 days - Cancel subscription anytime free of charge - Continue membership on a month-by-month basis at one of the following package rates: Single Ruleset: $3.99/month Single Sport: $5.99/month All-Access: $9.99/month - Subscription automatically renews unless auto-renew is turned off at least 24 hours before the end of the current period - Account will be charged within 24 hours prior to the end of the current period - Auto-renew may be turned off by visiting the App Store Account Settings Follow this link to read the RefHQ End User Licensing Agreement: https://sites.google.com/view/refhq-eula/home Contact us at refhqsports@gmail.com with any questions.
Copa
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Copa is a tournament manager for amateur football: student leagues, corporate cups, backyard championships. Any flavour of the game — 11-a-side, futsal, whatever the yard allows. TOURNAMENTS • League: live standings (points, goal difference), configurable win/draw points • Cup: a 2/4/8-team bracket in a minute — pair the teams and play • Next stage builds itself from the winners: by hand or by drawing lots • Drawn cup tie? Record who advanced on penalties • The champion gets the trophy on the tournament screen LIVE MATCH • An honest clock: time is derived from timestamps and survives backgrounding and app restarts; added time "45+X" in any format • Configurable match format: period count and length, substitution limit, re-entry — with Classic and Futsal presets • Goals, own goals, yellows and reds (second yellow sends off automatically), substitutions per the match rules • One-tap undo for the last event, screen stays awake during the match • A team can never play two matches at once TEAMS AND PLAYERS • Rosters with squad numbers and positions • Transfers between teams that keep history and stats intact • Free agents STATISTICS • Top scorers and cards — per tournament and all-time • Career stats on every player card SYNC AND SAFEKEEPING • Your data syncs between your iPhone and iPad over iCloud • A season survives a lost or replaced device • It all lives in your private iCloud — we collect nothing You can run a match with no connection — sync catches up once you're back online. Native on iPhone and iPad.
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Verdict
The clearest difference is in-app purchases: Copa at none against RefHQ's 4. RefHQ's advantage is update cadence (every 2 weeks vs every 30 months) and iOS requirement (11.0 vs 17.0). 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. RefHQ sells 4 in-app purchases, starting at $3.99 per month. Copa asks for nothing beyond the download.
RefHQ ships an update every 2 weeks, Copa every 30 months. The most recent releases landed on June 1, 2026 and August 12, 2026 respectively.
| Parameter | RefHQ | Copa |
|---|---|---|
| Price | Free | Free |
| Rating | 4.5 (11 ratings) — better | — |
| Positive reviews | 66.7% of reviews | — |
| Number of ratings | 11 — better | — |
| Update frequency | Every 2 weeks — better | Every 30 months |
| Ads | No | No |
| In-app purchases | Yes | No — better |
| Monetization | Free with in-app purchases | — |
| Devices | iPhone, iPad, iPod — better | iPhone, iPad |
| Requires iOS | 11.0 — better | 17.0 |
| Further details — not scored | ||
| Size | 52 MB | 6 MB |
| Age rating | 4+ | 4+ |
| Developer | Joseph Switzer | Vladimir Muravev |
In-app purchases
RefHQ
- RefHQ Monthly Subscription7 Days trial$3.991 Month
- Single RuleSet Subscription7 Days trial$3.991 Month
- Monthly Single Sport7 Days trial$5.991 Month
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- RefHQ Monthly All Subscription7 Days trial$9.991 Month
Copa
No in-app purchases









