RAMP GameSheets vs Ref Buddy
Price, ratings, monetisation and update history for both apps, side by side — with what reviewers say about each.
RAMP GameSheets
Manage sports league games with this app, allowing offline data entry for goals, penalties, and goalie information. It syncs automatically when a connection is available and offers different access levels for teams and officials to manage rosters, sign off on gamesheets, and track game events.
- Offline game data entry
- Real-time data sync
- Roster management
- Game event tracking
- Multiple access levels
- Incident reporting
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RAMP Gamsheets App ties directly into your RAMP Website League Games! No internet access, no problem. Add Goals, Penalties and Goalie information offline and store them on your device. Sync the information as soon as you walk out of the building. With 4 levels of access you can complete all tasks required to successfully add Gamesheets in Real-time. 1. Home Team Access // 2. Visiting Team Access Add, edit and delete Players and Staff on your Roster. Sign-off on your Gamesheet Roster prior to the Game. View Notes and Incident Reports added by the Officials. 3. Full Gamesheet Access View Rosters and Add Officials prior to the Game. Track Shots on Goal and Power Play opportunities. Add Goals, Penalties and Goalie information online or offline. Sync the information as soon as you have a connection. 4. Officials Access View the Rosters added by the Home and Visitor teams prior to the game. Review and Sign-off on the Game Summary for Goals, Penalties and Goalies at the end of the Game. Add Gamesheet Notes and Incident Report forms
Ref Buddy
This app helps sports officials manage their game assignments and track statistics. Assignors can easily schedule officials, while officials can view their upcoming games, accept or decline assignments, and access game details. It also features dedicated game chat and notifications for updates.
- Stat tracking
- Game assignment scheduling
- Accept/decline assignments
- View assigned games
- Game chat
- Notifications for updates
- Dark day setting
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Ref Buddy makes managing your officiating schedule simple, organized, and connected. View upcoming assignments, confirm games, manage your availability, track expenses, submit game reports, and stay connected with your officiating community—all in one place. With Ref Buddy, officials can: - View and confirm game assignments - Keep track of upcoming games and schedules - Set availability and dark days - Put eligible assignments Up for Grabs when plans change - Browse and take available games from other officials - Track mileage and officiating expenses - Complete game and video reports - Connect with officials through Ref Room - Follow league scores, standings, playoffs, and statistics - Access important game, venue, team, and crew details League administrators can manage schedules, officials, assignments, reports, and other league settings directly through Ref Buddy’s connected platform. Available features may vary depending on your league’s configuration.
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Verdict
The clearest difference is review sentiment: Ref Buddy at 100% against RAMP GameSheets's 25%. Ref Buddy also leads on rating (5.0 vs 4.4) and update cadence (every 2 days vs every 5 days). RAMP GameSheets's advantage is ratings volume (12 vs 1). On price, ads, in-app purchases and monetization model 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.
Ref Buddy holds the better App Store score, 5.0 against 4.4. That said, the two scores are not equally well evidenced: RAMP GameSheets has 12 ratings behind it against 1, so its average is the more settled of the two. Written reviews point the same way: 25% of RAMP GameSheets's written reviews are positive against 100% of Ref Buddy's.
RAMP GameSheets ships an update every 5 days, Ref Buddy every 2 days. The most recent releases landed on September 26, 2026 and September 18, 2026 respectively.
| Parameter | RAMP GameSheets | Ref Buddy |
|---|---|---|
| Price | Free | Free |
| Rating | 4.4 (12 ratings) | 5.0 (1 ratings) — better |
| Positive reviews | 24.6% of reviews | 100.0% of reviews — better |
| Number of ratings | 12 — better | 1 |
| Update frequency | Every 5 days | Every 2 days — better |
| Ads | No | No |
| In-app purchases | No | No |
| Monetization | Free | Free |
| Devices | iPhone, iPad, iPod — better | iPhone, iPod |
| Requires iOS | 13.0 | 13.0 |
| Further details — not scored | ||
| Size | 37 MB | 57 MB |
| Age rating | 4+ | 4+ |
| Developer | Ramp Interactive | Jonah Duckworth |
Customer experience
RAMP GameSheets
Ref Buddy
Bugs and requests
RAMP GameSheets
Reported bugs
68 issues- Suspended players not identified
- Support takes a long time to rectify issues
- Need to restart phone to access app
- Support message won't work through the app
- Cannot delete mistakes
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- New bugs in recent update
- UI is worse compared to last version
- Menu disappears when entering goal
- No back button
- Constantly have to exit and re-enter game
- Doesn't work since last update
- Device not connecting since last update
- Cannot insert official's code or game code
- All previous games wiped
- Cannot do write-up
- App simply does not work
- Says code not found
- App malfunction
- Doesn't recognize official's code
- Stopped working a month ago
- Cannot use app to verify games
- Gives an error, will not accept game codes
- Hidden navigation bar
- Navigation bar not accessible
- Made navigation worse and inoperable
- Codes never work
- Always says code not found
- Gives random game codes
- Game write up reports not visible by all officials
- Cannot access game sheet live in arenas
- Boots out of teams
- Will not accept game sheet codes or team code
- ExemptionWasThrown errors
- Team code isn't recognized
- Official's codes aren't recognized
- Cannot update setting (name) - app crashes
- Won't even load
- Cannot get logged in
- Password incorrect error
- No reset email received
- Utterly unusable
- Rarely works
- Looses connection
- Doesn't record game details
- Cannot load team information
- Circle of death
- Cannot delete account
- Input error when deleting account
- App crashes when trying to update name
- App won't connect to game
- Different error every time
- Cannot log in
- Screen scrolls up while typing login
- Unreasonable data query times
- UI/UX is terrible
- Clumsy app
- Data host server runs slow
- Not tested in a live environment
- Areas that allow screen scrolling are not clearly identified
- Users end up changing previous selection
- Cannot copy and paste code
- Games not separated
- Older game always at the top
- Hard to distinguish codes
- Affiliate players don't show up in app
- Newest version is NOT good
- Deleted all old games
- Deleted newest games after one week
Requested features
29 requests- Simpler interface
- Intuitive goal entry
- Add goalie stats on main page
- Delete mistakes
- Multiple goal type options
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- Sort numerically
- Undo mistake
- Web-based version
- Improve server services
- Visible game write ups for all officials
- Display number of players 'In Game'
- View past games
- Keep track of officiated games
- Hire Dev architect
- Hire product designer
- Easier to distinguish codes
- Color code codes
- Affiliate players show in app
- Spot for affiliate players
- Copy and paste code
- Separate games by day
- Easier way to distinguish codes
- Color code codes
- Affiliate players show in app
- Spot for affiliate players
- Web access
- Export functionality
- Borders around selection areas
- Dark mode option
Ref Buddy
Not enough reviews yet to summarise bugs or requests.
In-app purchases
RAMP GameSheets
No in-app purchases
Ref Buddy
No in-app purchases









