Touch by Touch vs Fencing Referee
Price, ratings, monetisation and update history for both apps, side by side — with what reviewers say about each.
Touch by Touch
This app allows users to track fencing bout scores and penalties in real-time. It provides fans and family with live updates on each touch scored, bringing modern technology to traditional fencing scorekeeping.
- Real-time bout scores
- Penalty logging
- Touch logging
- Tap-based controls
- High school team support
- Dual meet tracking
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Take fencing score-keeping to the next level by using TbT! Provide fencers' fans, friends, and family with real-time, in-the moment action, wherever they are. They can follow along as each touch is scored. The Touch by Touch High School Fencing app redefines score-keeping, making the shift from old school fencing practices to innovative technology. Available now: - Real-time bout scores & cards - Log of touches and penalties - Tap based controls - High School teams and dual meets
Fencing Referee
This app helps manage fencing matches by keeping score, timing bouts, and tracking cards. It offers various configuration options for a personalized experience, including light/dark modes and an always-on screen.
- Score keeping
- Time keeping
- Card management
- Priority management
- Passivity timer
- Period counter
- Light and dark mode
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Features include: - Score keeping, time keeping, card management, priority management, and more. - A modern look and feel - Long press on scores to reset score. - Long press on the timer to modify minutes/seconds - Optional passivity timer, p-card tracking, period counter and more. - Light and dark mode. - Tons of configuration options - Always-on screen Created and supported by AskFRED. Regularly updated as rules change, regularly enhanced with new features and functionality.
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Verdict
The clearest difference is iOS requirement: Fencing Referee at 15.1 against Touch by Touch's 26.0. On price, rating, review sentiment and ratings volume 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.
On the App Store both sit at effectively the same score — 5.0 for Touch by Touch against 5.0 for Fencing Referee. Both are backed by a comparable volume of ratings — 10 and 5 respectively. Written reviews split almost evenly too, at 100% and 100% positive.
Both ship on a similar rhythm, roughly every 3 weeks. The most recent releases landed on November 3, 2026 and October 30, 2026 respectively.
| Parameter | Touch by Touch | Fencing Referee |
|---|---|---|
| Price | Free | Free |
| Rating | 5.0 (10 ratings) | 5.0 (5 ratings) |
| Positive reviews | 100.0% of reviews | 100.0% of reviews |
| Number of ratings | 10 — better | 5 |
| Update frequency | Every 3 weeks | Every 3 weeks |
| Ads | No | No |
| In-app purchases | No | No |
| Monetization | Free | Free |
| Devices | iPhone, iPad | iPhone, iPad, iPod — better |
| Requires iOS | 26.0 | 15.1 — better |
| Further details — not scored | ||
| Size | 31 MB | 35 MB |
| Age rating | 4+ | 4+ |
| Developer | Red Panda Fencing Inc | AskFRED Inc |
Customer experience
Touch by Touch
Fencing Referee
In-app purchases
Touch by Touch
No in-app purchases
Fencing Referee
No in-app purchases
Questions
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