Touch by Touch vs Poule 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
Poule Referee
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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.
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Verdict
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
Both are free to download. Neither carries in-app purchases, so what you see is what you pay.
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.
| Parameter | Touch by Touch | Poule Referee |
|---|---|---|
| Price | Free | Free |
| Rating | 5.0 (10 ratings) — better | — |
| Positive reviews | 100.0% of reviews | — |
| Number of ratings | 10 — better | — |
| Update frequency | Every 3 weeks | Weekly — better |
| Ads | No | No |
| In-app purchases | No | No |
| Monetization | Free | — |
| Devices | iPhone, iPod — better | iPhone |
| Requires iOS | 15.5 — better | 16.4 |
| Further details — not scored | ||
| Size | 28 MB | 42 MB |
| Age rating | 4+ | 4+ |
| Developer | Red Panda Fencing Inc | Jonathan Fontes |
In-app purchases
Touch by Touch
No in-app purchases
Poule Referee
No in-app purchases
Questions
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