Comparison

FlipFlapReferee vs Count Rugby

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

Head to head
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FlipFlapReferee

Features
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Referee app to support FlipFlap player app - view and referee your assigned matches - select players - add match events in real-time - see upcoming and past matches - see your referee profile

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Count Rugby

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A touchline scorebook for rugby union. Log each try, conversion and penalty against the player who made it, and the match total builds itself. ON THE TOUCHLINE Tap a player, then the action. A try adds 5, a successful conversion 2, a penalty goal or drop goal 3, a penalty try 7. Missed conversions and missed penalty kicks are logged too, so kicks made and kicks missed are both on the sheet. Assists and line breaks sit next to the points. DISCIPLINE Yellow and red cards go against the player's name. A yellow card brings up a ten-minute sin-bin reminder; a red card is noted as sent off. Referee calls are one tap each: penalty, offside, not rolling away, off feet, collapsing, high tackle, obstruction, early push, not releasing. Knock-ons, forward passes, lineout not straight and turnovers are recorded under Errors. SET PIECE, KICKING AND DEFENCE Scrums and lineouts, backline moves (cross, loop, nine- and ten-shape, backdoor), high punts, ground kicks, kick passes, catches, fair catches and catch misses, tackles made and missed, carries. HALVES AND THE CLOCK Each match runs as 1st half and 2nd half with a countdown clock, forty minutes by default and editable for age-grade or sevens-length games. Pause and adjust it whenever the referee stops play. REPLACEMENTS Mark who started and who is on the bench, and switch a player on or off when a replacement comes on. Squad numbers 1 to 23 with positions: prop, hooker, lock, flanker, number eight, scrum-half, fly-half, centre, wing, fullback. For training matches, drag a player from one side to the other. SEVERAL SCORERS, ONE MATCH Put a parent on each wing, a coach in the stand. Everyone records on their own phone, then one device scans the others' QR codes and the entries merge into a single match sheet. The same QR code copies a squad list onto a new phone. AFTER THE FINAL WHISTLE Pick the fixtures you want - one festival, a month of Saturday games - and see totals per player: tries, kicks made and missed, cards, tackles. Export a match sheet as PDF or CSV, or share a picture of it to the club chat. Undo fixes a mis-tap. Works with no signal at the ground and no account. Free trial: every feature is free for 30 days after you install the app. After that, recording and saving new matches needs an auto-renewing monthly or yearly subscription; saved matches, stats, QR sharing and PDF/CSV export stay free. Terms of Use (EULA): https://www.apple.com/legal/internet-services/itunes/dev/stdeula/ Privacy Policy: https://qconp.com/privacy

Screenshots

FlipFlapReferee4 screens
Count Rugby4 screens

Verdict

The call

The clearest difference is in-app purchases: FlipFlapReferee at none against Count Rugby's 4. Count Rugby's advantage is update cadence (every 5 days vs fortnightly) and device support (3 vs 1). On price and ads 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. Count Rugby sells 4 in-app purchases, starting at $14.99 per month. FlipFlapReferee asks for nothing beyond the download.

UpkeepUpdate frequency

FlipFlapReferee ships an update fortnightly, Count Rugby every 5 days. The most recent releases landed on October 29, 2026 and October 28, 2026 respectively.

Scorecard4 real differences · 2 level
FlipFlapReferee versus Count Rugby: the parameters behind the verdict, then further details
ParameterFlipFlapRefereeCount Rugby
PriceFreeFree
Update frequencyFortnightlyEvery 5 days — better
AdsNoNo
In-app purchasesNo — betterYes
DevicesiPhoneiPhone, iPad, iPod — better
Requires iOS17.415.0 — better
Further details — not scored
Size35 MB30 MB
Age rating4+4+
DeveloperFlipflap Technologies LtdQAEE CONPUUTENG

In-app purchases

None

FlipFlapReferee

No in-app purchases

4 purchases

Count Rugby

Subscriptions4
  • Monthly Plan1 Month trial$14.991 Month
  • month$15.001 Month
  • Yearly Plan1 Month trial$150.001 Year
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  • year$150.001 Year

Questions

Is FlipFlapReferee free?
FlipFlapReferee is free to download, with no in-app purchases.
Is Count Rugby free?
Count Rugby is free to download, with in-app purchases available.
Do FlipFlapReferee or Count Rugby have ads?
Neither FlipFlapReferee nor Count Rugby shows ads.
Which is updated more often, FlipFlapReferee or Count Rugby?
FlipFlapReferee ships an update fortnightly, and Count Rugby every 5 days. Most recently, FlipFlapReferee was updated on October 29, 2026 and Count Rugby on October 28, 2026.

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