Rate The Refs vs Tailgait
Price, ratings, monetisation and update history for both apps, side by side — with what reviewers say about each.
Rate The Refs
Share your opinions on referee performance and other game aspects with fellow sports fans. Rate refs on a 1-5 star scale and join discussions about missed calls and team treatment. Stay updated on opinions for your favorite teams and local games.
- Rate referee performance (1-5 stars)
- Discuss missed calls and game events
- Follow favorite teams for ref reports
- See local game referee opinions
- Connect with other sports enthusiasts
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The 1st platform that enables you to share your opinion on the Ref’s performance. Join the conversation with fellow sports enthusiasts! Rate the Refs is a sports social media app that connects you to the game! Whether you’re at the game or at home, evaluate the refs and other aspects of the game! Meet like minded sports people! If you saw a missed call, there’s someone out there who did as well. Now you can rate the refs on a 1-5 star rating scale! Your comments and ratings will now not only be shared with your fellow fans, but with opposing team’s fans as well. Discuss to really get your point across now! Tune in to your favorite teams. Stay up to date with the latest sports opinions. Add your favorite teams to see how they’re treated by the refs. See reports of past ratings by sport, conference or individual teams. Check out the games going on nearby! Stay up to date with how the people around you feel bout the refs. Sign up today to get the conversation started!
Tailgait
Discover live tailgate locations, parking spots, and pre-game events for Buffalo Bills game days. This app provides real-time updates to help you find the best spots and never miss out on the action at Highmark Stadium.
- Live tailgate map
- Real-time location updates
- Parking finder
- Event filters
- Game day event details
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New stadium. New parking. One map. Tailgait puts Bills game-day parking and tailgates around the new Highmark Stadium on one map. Prices sit right on the pins, so you can read the whole neighborhood without tapping a thing. THE MAP Every parking lot is a price pin, and the pin tells you where the number came from. A blue price is the owner's own. A white pin is a price a fan checked at the sign. A gray pin is our estimate. Tap any pin for a photo, the street, the price, and a walk time to the nearest stadium gate. Switch to Hybrid to see the neighborhood from above, with lot lines drawn on the ground and house numbers on the street. TAILGATES Tailgates get their own red pins: $ for one that charges, B for bring-your-own. The map opens on the next home game and shows the tailgates set up for it. Tap one for the cost, how to reach the host, and directions. Filter to tailgates only when that's what you're after. FILTERS Search by lot name or street. Narrow by price, by type (house, lot, or business), by restroom (indoor or porta pot), and by walk time to the stadium. Open Filters for ground surface, vehicle sizes from a standard car to a Class A RV, and owners who take calls or texts. Clear all puts everything back. LOT DETAILS Photos, property type, ground surface, bathrooms, suggested arrival times for a 1 PM and an 8:15 game, and the walk to the nearest gate. Prices by vehicle size when the owner set them. Contact owner shows the phone number an owner agreed to share. Directions hands the lot to your maps app. SHARE MY SPOT Parked and waiting on friends? Share my spot texts them a link to exactly where you are. It stays live for four hours, or until you tap Stop. ADD TO THE MAP See a lot that isn't on here? Submit it. A photo and an address is enough. Hosting a tailgate? Put it on the map, say whether it's paid or BYOB, and let fans find you. Something changed? Suggest an update. A person reviews every submission before anything goes live. SIGN IN Sign in with Apple or Google. No passwords. Free for fans - no booking fees, you pay the owner directly. YOUR LOCATION The map can center on where you are. That read stays on your phone. Your location is sent only when you tap Use my location in a form, or Share my spot. Crowdsourced by the Mafia, for the Mafia. Tailgait LLC is not affiliated with the Buffalo Bills or the NFL. Go Bills.
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Verdict
The clearest difference is rating: Tailgait at 5.0 against Rate The Refs's 4.6. Rate The Refs's advantage is ratings volume (8 vs 1). On price, update cadence, ads and in-app purchases 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. Neither carries in-app purchases, so what you see is what you pay.
Tailgait holds the better App Store score, 5.0 against 4.6. That said, the two scores are not equally well evidenced: Rate The Refs has 8 ratings behind it against 1, so its average is the more settled of the two.
Rate The Refs ships an update every 8 days, Tailgait every 10 days. The most recent releases landed on July 7, 2026 and September 19, 2026 respectively.
| Parameter | Rate The Refs | Tailgait |
|---|---|---|
| Price | Free | Free |
| Rating | 4.6 (8 ratings) | 5.0 (1 ratings) — better |
| Positive reviews | 66.7% of reviews | — |
| Number of ratings | 8 — better | 1 |
| Update frequency | Every 8 days — better | Every 10 days |
| Ads | No | No |
| In-app purchases | No | No |
| Monetization | Free | Free |
| Devices | iPhone | iPhone |
| Requires iOS | 17.0 | 16.4 — better |
| Further details — not scored | ||
| Size | 23 MB | 53 MB |
| Age rating | 9+ | 4+ |
| Developer | Rate the Refs, LLC | Eric Anderson |
Customer experience
Rate The Refs
Tailgait
In-app purchases
Rate The Refs
No in-app purchases
Tailgait
No in-app purchases









