Comparison

Touch by Touch vs Poule Referee

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

Head to head
About

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.

Highlights
  • Real-time bout scores
  • Penalty logging
  • Touch logging
  • Tap-based controls
  • High school team support
  • Dual meet tracking
Features
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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

About

Poule Referee

Features
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Poule Referee is the phone the referee scores from. Connect to a piste with the six-digit code the organiser issues, or scan the QR on the poule sheet, and referee the bout: touches, cards, priority, the clock and the passivity timer. The result goes straight to the competition, and the poule sheet updates for everyone watching it. WHAT IT DOES • Scores poule bouts and knockout matches, with the target score and timing the competition sets • A full bout clock: periods, the rest between them, sudden death and the priority draw • Cards, and a touch-by-touch timeline of the bout as it happens • Works without a signal — results wait on the phone and go up when the network returns • A standalone timer for training and local events, with no competition and no fencers WHAT YOU NEED A six-digit code from the organiser of a competition running on poule.esgrima.pt. The app cannot create a competition and cannot issue a code. The standalone timer needs neither. WHAT IT DOES NOT DO No account, no sign-up, no advertising, and nothing about you is collected. The code is all the app ever knows about who is holding the phone.

Screenshots

Touch by Touch4 screens
Poule Referee4 screens

Verdict

The call

The clearest difference is update cadence: Poule Referee at weekly against Touch by Touch's every 3 weeks. On price, ads, in-app purchases 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

CostPrice · In-app purchases · Ads · Monetization

Both are free to download. Neither carries in-app purchases, so what you see is what you pay.

UpkeepUpdate frequency

Touch by Touch ships an update every 3 weeks, Poule Referee weekly. The most recent releases landed on October 3, 2026 and October 4, 2026 respectively.

Scorecard1 real difference · 9 level
Touch by Touch versus Poule Referee: the parameters behind the verdict, then further details
ParameterTouch by TouchPoule Referee
PriceFreeFree
Rating5.0 (10 ratings) — better—
Positive reviews100.0% of reviews—
Number of ratings10 — better—
Update frequencyEvery 3 weeksWeekly — better
AdsNoNo
In-app purchasesNoNo
MonetizationFree—
DevicesiPhone, iPod — betteriPhone
Requires iOS15.5 — better16.4
Further details — not scored
Size28 MB42 MB
Age rating4+4+
DeveloperRed Panda Fencing IncJonathan Fontes

In-app purchases

None

Touch by Touch

No in-app purchases

None

Poule Referee

No in-app purchases

Questions

Is Touch by Touch free?
Touch by Touch is free to download, with no in-app purchases.
Is Poule Referee free?
Poule Referee is free to download, with no in-app purchases.
Do Touch by Touch or Poule Referee have ads?
Neither Touch by Touch nor Poule Referee shows ads.
Which is updated more often, Touch by Touch or Poule Referee?
Touch by Touch ships an update every 3 weeks, and Poule Referee weekly. Most recently, Touch by Touch was updated on October 3, 2026 and Poule Referee on October 4, 2026.

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