Comparison

Match Keeper vs Soccer Referee

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

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About

Match Keeper

This app simplifies soccer match management for coaches, referees, and parents. It offers a comprehensive timer, player tracking, custom format creation, and a penalty shootout tracker. Easily manage all aspects of a game from start to finish.

Highlights
  • Match timer with start, pause, rewind, and whistle
  • Player and team management with stats
  • Customizable match formats
  • Penalty shootout tracker
  • Birth year to age group calculator
  • Score tracking and adjustments
Features
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Match Keeper is the soccer timer and match manager for coaches, referees, parents, and players. Simplifying the beautiful game, it runs every part of a match — from the fixture list to the final whistle. SCHEDULE & MATCH DAY - Schedule matches ahead and see what's coming in one place - Match Day puts today's fixtures on one screen, ready to kick off - Save the venue, field, and an address that opens in Maps - Set an arrival time, and choose each team's kit - Share a fixture, or the whole match day, as an image TEAM SCHEDULE - Every team has its own schedule — past results and what's coming, in one list - Share it as a printable sheet for the fridge, or a card for the team chat - Choose the matches to include, or pick a range of dates - Styled with your team's logo, emblem, and colors MATCH TIMER - Start, pause, rewind, and skip periods with ease - Automatic whistle at the end of each interval - Track additional time APPLE WATCH APP - Start a match from your wrist, with no phone needed - Tap to score, hold to correct - See the live timer and score on your watch face - Included free with the app MATCH & PLAYER MANAGEMENT - Create teams with names, colors, logos, rosters, and a default format - Track goals, substitutions, cards, and playing time - Handle ties with extra time, golden goal, or penalty shootout TEAM LOGOS & COLORS - Give every team its own logo — a shape, a pattern, and a monogram or emblem - Choose from 100 emblems: animals, birds, shields, stars, and more - Set your team's exact colors, shown on the scoreboard and in formations MATCH HISTORY & SHARING - Review match history and notes after the game - Share matches and match stats with a QR code or link TEAM & PLAYER STATISTICS - Team record, goals, and clean sheets across your saved matches - Leaderboards for top scorers, assists, and most minutes played - Per-player minutes, starts, and share of playing time CUSTOM FORMATS - Pick a format and set age group, period length, OT rules, and ball size - Apply restrictions like no heading, offside, goalie, or slide tackles - Customize field and goal dimensions, and share formats by QR code or link PENALTY SHOOTOUT TRACKER - Track best-of-5 shootouts, with a Decisive Shot indicator for the key moments BIRTH YEAR TO AGE GROUP CALCULATOR - Instantly convert birth years to age groups, from U4 to Over 60 Whether you're running a tournament or timing your child's weekend game, Match Keeper gives you the tools to manage the match with confidence. Terms of service: https://lucatoni-labs.com/products/keeper/terms-of-service Privacy policy: https://lucatoni-labs.com/products/keeper/privacy-policy

About

Soccer Referee

This app provides a simple and intuitive timer for soccer referees, with Apple Watch integration. It allows you to create preset games, view game summaries, and automatically sync activity data with Apple Health to contribute to fitness goals.

Highlights
  • Preset game creation
  • Apple Watch timer integration
  • Intuitive interface
  • Game summaries
  • Automatic Health app sync
  • Fitness ring completion
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Soccer Referee allows you to create preset games. The integration with the Apple Watch gives you a complete, simple and intuitive timer. In addition, you will have a summary of all your games. Finally, your activity data will be automatically synchronized with the Fitness app and the Health app on your iPhone to close your rings.

Screenshots

Match Keeper4 screens
Soccer Referee4 screens

Verdict

The call

The clearest difference is in-app purchases: Soccer Referee at none against Match Keeper's 2. Match Keeper's advantage is update cadence (every 3 days vs every 6 weeks) and rating (5.0 vs 4.7). On price, review sentiment, ads 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. Match Keeper sells 2 in-app purchases, starting at $1.00 per month. Soccer Referee asks for nothing beyond the download.

ReceptionRating · Positive reviews · Number of ratings

Match Keeper holds the better App Store score, 5.0 against 4.7. That said, the two scores are not equally well evidenced: Match Keeper has 15 ratings behind it against 3, so its average is the more settled of the two. Written reviews split almost evenly too, at 100% and 100% positive.

UpkeepUpdate frequency

Match Keeper ships an update every 3 days, Soccer Referee every 6 weeks. The most recent releases landed on September 20, 2026 and June 1, 2026 respectively.

Scorecard5 real differences · 5 level
Match Keeper versus Soccer Referee: the parameters behind the verdict, then further details
ParameterMatch KeeperSoccer Referee
PriceFreeFree
Rating5.0 (15 ratings) — better4.7 (3 ratings)
Positive reviews100.0% of reviews100.0% of reviews
Number of ratings15 — better3
Update frequencyEvery 3 days — betterEvery 6 weeks
AdsNoNo
In-app purchasesYesNo — better
MonetizationFreemiumFree — better
DevicesiPhone, iPad, Apple WatchiPhone, iPad, Apple Watch
Requires iOS16.2 — better17.0
Further details — not scored
Size54 MB16 MB
Age rating4+4+
DeveloperLucatoni, LLCNolasco Encina

Customer experience

Match Keeper

All ratings15 ratings
Positive100.0%
Neutral0.0%
Negative0.0%
Written reviews9 reviews
Positive100.0%
Neutral0.0%
Negative0.0%

Soccer Referee

All ratings3 ratings
Positive100.0%
Neutral0.0%
Negative0.0%
Written reviews2 reviews
Positive100.0%
Neutral0.0%
Negative0.0%

In-app purchases

2 purchases

Match Keeper

Subscriptions2
  • Keeper Premium Monthly$1.001 Month
  • Keeper Premium Annual$6.001 Year
None

Soccer Referee

No in-app purchases

Questions

Is Match Keeper free?
Match Keeper is free to download, with in-app purchases available.
Is Soccer Referee free?
Soccer Referee is free to download, with no in-app purchases.
Which has better reviews, Match Keeper or Soccer Referee?
Match Keeper is rated higher. Match Keeper averages 5.0 out of 5 from 15 ratings, while Soccer Referee averages 4.7 from 3 ratings.
Do Match Keeper or Soccer Referee have ads?
Neither Match Keeper nor Soccer Referee shows ads.
Which is updated more often, Match Keeper or Soccer Referee?
Match Keeper ships an update every 3 days, and Soccer Referee every 6 weeks. Most recently, Match Keeper was updated on September 20, 2026 and Soccer Referee on June 1, 2026.

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