Match Keeper vs Final Horn
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
Final Horn
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FinalHorn gives coaches, referees, umpires, teachers, clubs and players fast access to sport-specific timers and match clocks. Choose a sport, pick the right preset and start timing in seconds. FinalHorn supports countdown, count-up and event-style clocks for games, training sessions, rounds, intervals and breaks. Sports and built-in presets: Court sports: Netball: Professional; School / Junior; NetSetGO Set; NetSetGO GO; Standard 8-min Half Time; Finals Extra Time. Basketball: Professional (FIBA); Club; School 4 x 8; Junior Domestic 2 x 20; FIBA Overtime; NBA-style 4 x 12; 3x3 Timed Game. Volleyball: Indoor Best of 5; Indoor Best of 3; Beach Best of 3; School Timed Sets. Handball: Professional; Youth 12-16; Youth 8-12; Overtime. Football and field sports: Soccer / Association Football: Professional; Junior; MiniRoos U6-U7; MiniRoos U8-U9; MiniRoos U10-U11; Professional Count Up; Finals Extra Time. OzTag: Senior 2 x 20; Tournament 2 x 15; Junior 2 x 15; Tiny Taggers; Beach Tag; Semi Final Extra Time; Grand Final Drop-off. Rugby Union: Professional; Junior; Rugby Sevens; Sevens Extra Time; Tag Rugby. Rugby League: Professional; NRLW / Women's Origin; League Nines; Junior U8-U9; Community U13+; Golden Point. AFL: Professional; AFLW; School 4 x 15; Junior U8-U10; Junior U11-U12; Junior U13-U15; Junior U17; Finals Extra Time; Auskick Grid Game. Hockey: Professional; Indoor Hockey; Hockey5s; Junior Outdoor. Lacrosse: Men's Field (World Lacrosse); Women's Field (World Lacrosse); Sixes; Box Lacrosse. Futsal: Professional; Youth 2 x 15; Extra Time; Social 2 x 15. Water sports: Water Polo: International 4 x 8; Junior 4 x 6; School 4 x 6; Local Senior 4 x 7. Combat sports: Boxing: Amateur 3 x 3; Junior 3 x 2; Pro Men's 12 x 3; Pro Women's 10 x 2; Junior Novice 3 x 1. MMA: Non-title 3 x 5; Title 5 x 5; Amateur 3 x 3; Youth 3 x 2. Racquet sports: Tennis: Tour Match (Best of 3); Major Match (Best of 5); Match Tiebreak; FAST4; Tie Break Tens. Badminton: BWF Match Utility; Tournament Utility; AirBadminton. Use FinalHorn for: - Match clocks, game clocks and period timers - Halves, quarters, periods, rounds, sets and intervals - Timeout, break and secondary timing needs - School sport, club sport, training and casual games Why it works: - Large, high-contrast timer display - Simple controls for start, pause, reset and period changes - Search, favourites and recently used timers - Offline-first timing for reliable use on the sideline, court, field or gym - iPhone-first design with iPad support - Optional one-time Remove Ads purchase FinalHorn is built for moments when you need the right clock quickly. Whether you are timing a local match, managing a training drill, running a school sports session or keeping track of rounds, the app keeps the main timer clear, readable and easy to control. Open FinalHorn, choose your sport and start the timer.
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Verdict
The clearest difference is ads: Match Keeper at none against Final Horn's shown. Match Keeper also leads on update cadence (every 3 days vs every 2 months). On price, in-app purchases, device support and iOS requirement 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 and Final Horn sells 4 one-off in-app purchases. Whichever you choose, the download price is not the number that matters.
Match Keeper ships an update every 3 days, Final Horn every 2 months. The most recent releases landed on November 10, 2026 and October 31, 2026 respectively.
| Parameter | Match Keeper | Final Horn |
|---|---|---|
| Price | Free | Free |
| Rating | 5.0 (15 ratings) — better | — |
| Positive reviews | 100.0% of reviews | — |
| Number of ratings | 15 — better | — |
| Update frequency | Every 3 days — better | Every 2 months |
| Ads | No — better | Yes |
| In-app purchases | Yes | Yes |
| Monetization | Freemium | — |
| Devices | iPhone, iPad, Apple Watch — better | iPhone, iPad |
| Requires iOS | 16.4 — better | 17.0 |
| Further details — not scored | ||
| Size | 51 MB | 8 MB |
| Age rating | 4+ | 4+ |
| Developer | Lucatoni, LLC | David Foster |
In-app purchases
Match Keeper
- Keeper Premium Monthly$2.001 Month
- Keeper Premium Annual$12.001 Year
Final Horn
- Custom Presets (1 Sport)$1.99
- Remove Ads$3.99
- Custom Presets (3 Sports)$3.99
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- Custom Presets (All Sports)$5.99
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