Match Keeper vs Game Clock
Price, ratings, monetisation and update history for both apps, side by side — with what reviewers say about each.
Match Keeper
Manage soccer matches from scheduling to final whistle. Track scores, player stats, and team performance. Includes a timer with whistle, custom formats, and penalty shootout tools. Offers training games and Apple Watch integration.
- Match scheduling and day-of management
- Real-time match timer with whistle
- Player and team statistics tracking
- Customizable match formats and rules
- Penalty shootout and extra time management
- Apple Watch integration for live control
- Training games and challenges
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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 - Mark who's in and who's out for each match, and call up guest players to cover - 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 - Sort your teams by name, birth year, gender, date added, or which ones have players - Track goals, substitutions, cards, and playing time - Handle ties with extra time, golden goal, or penalty shootout - Archive and restore teams and players — history and stats kept whole 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 SHOOTOUTS - Record every penalty as a goal, save or miss, with the shooter and the goalkeeper, through sudden death - See each player's penalty record in their stats TRAINING GAMES - Free games for training: Shootout, Penalty King, Crossbar Challenge, and World Cup - Play with your own players, award medals, and share the result AGE GROUPS - See a player's age group this season and the next five, counted by your country's own rule - Set your club's own rule if it counts differently - Share the age chart as a page to print or a card for the team chat 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
Game Clock
Organize football games with automatic looping timers and audible announcements. Enhance the experience with iconic sports sound effects for engaging gameplay.
- Automatic looping game timers
- Audible announcements
- Iconic sports sound effects
- Organized game management
- Engaging gameplay enhancement
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Run engaging and organized football games with automatic looping game timers with audible announcements. Equipped with sound effects from the most iconic moments in sports history.
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Verdict
The clearest difference is review sentiment: Match Keeper at 100% against Game Clock's 50%. Match Keeper also leads on rating (5.0 vs 4.7) and device support (3 vs 1). Game Clock's advantage is in-app purchases (none vs 2). On price, ratings volume, update cadence and ads 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. Match Keeper sells 2 in-app purchases, starting at $2.00 per month. Game Clock asks for nothing beyond the download.
Match Keeper holds the better App Store score, 5.0 against 4.7. Both are backed by a comparable volume of ratings — 15 and 6 respectively. Written reviews point the same way: 100% of Match Keeper's written reviews are positive against 50% of Game Clock's.
Both ship on a similar rhythm, roughly every 3 days. The most recent releases landed on November 10, 2026 and November 3, 2026 respectively.
| Parameter | Match Keeper | Game Clock |
|---|---|---|
| Price | Free | Free |
| Rating | 5.0 (15 ratings) — better | 4.7 (6 ratings) |
| Positive reviews | 100.0% of reviews — better | 50.0% of reviews |
| Number of ratings | 15 — better | 6 |
| Update frequency | Every 3 days | Every 3 days |
| Ads | No | No |
| In-app purchases | Yes | No — better |
| Monetization | Freemium | Free — better |
| Devices | iPhone, iPad, Apple Watch — better | iPhone |
| Requires iOS | 16.4 | 16.2 — better |
| Further details — not scored | ||
| Size | 51 MB | 11 MB |
| Age rating | 4+ | 4+ |
| Developer | Lucatoni, LLC | Christian Rodriguez |
Customer experience
Match Keeper
Game Clock
In-app purchases
Match Keeper
- Keeper Premium Monthly$2.001 Month
- Keeper Premium Annual$12.001 Year
Game Clock
No in-app purchases
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