FIBA iRef Library vs Simple Shot Clock
Price, ratings, monetisation and update history for both apps, side by side — with what reviewers say about each.
FIBA iRef Library
Access a comprehensive collection of basketball officiating resources, including videos, manuals, and guidelines. Stay updated with the latest rules and interpretations for referees and officials at all levels.
- Basketball officiating resources
- Public videos and manuals
- Latest rules and interpretations
- Grassroot to top-level content
- For referees and officials
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A public material published by FIBA of all basketball officiating topics from grassroot to top level. Includes public videos, manuals, guidelines, created by FIBA Referee Operations for referees, commissioners, table officials, referee instructors, video operators etc….. It always contains the latest basketball rules with interpretations available.
Simple Shot Clock
This app provides a customizable shot clock for various sports like basketball and water polo. Easily start, stop, and adjust the timer with simple swipe gestures. Personalize the look with color and sound settings to fit your needs.
- Start/Stop timer
- Switch timers
- Adjust time by second
- Customizable colors
- Customizable time settings
- Sound settings
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A dedicated shot clock app for basketball, water polo, billiards, etc. The simple operation makes it easy to use for anyone, and you can change the color and time as you like. ● Basic Operation 1. Start/Stop Tap the time to start the timer, and tap again to stop. 2. Switching the timer Swipe the time to the left or right to switch the timer. 3. Changing the time Swipe up to add 1 second to the time, swipe down to subtract 1 second. ● Setting items ・Color settings (background, text, buttons) ・Time settings ・Sound settings
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Verdict
The clearest difference is in-app purchases: FIBA iRef Library at none against Simple Shot Clock's 2. FIBA iRef Library also leads on ads (none vs shown). Simple Shot Clock's advantage is update cadence (every 2 months vs every 4 months). On price, rating, ratings volume 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. Simple Shot Clock sells 2 one-off in-app purchases. FIBA iRef Library asks for nothing beyond the download.
On the App Store both sit at effectively the same score — 5.0 for FIBA iRef Library against 5.0 for Simple Shot Clock. Both are backed by a comparable volume of ratings — 2 and 2 respectively.
FIBA iRef Library ships an update every 4 months, Simple Shot Clock every 2 months. Both last shipped on November 3, 2026.
| Parameter | FIBA iRef Library | Simple Shot Clock |
|---|---|---|
| Price | Free | Free |
| Rating | 5.0 (2 ratings) | 5.0 (2 ratings) |
| Positive reviews | — | 100.0% of reviews |
| Number of ratings | 2 | 2 |
| Update frequency | Every 4 months | Every 2 months — better |
| Ads | No — better | Yes |
| In-app purchases | No — better | Yes |
| Monetization | Free — better | Free with in-app purchases |
| Devices | iPhone, iPad, iPod | iPhone, iPad, iPod |
| Requires iOS | 15 — better | 15.6 |
| Further details — not scored | ||
| Size | 15 MB | 43 MB |
| Age rating | 4+ | 4+ |
| Developer | FIBA | NAOYA ONO |
Customer experience
FIBA iRef Library
Simple Shot Clock
In-app purchases
FIBA iRef Library
No in-app purchases
Simple Shot Clock
- Support Developer$0.99
- Remove ads$3.99
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