Calibur vs Fencing Referee
Price, ratings, monetisation and update history for both apps, side by side — with what reviewers say about each.
Calibur
This app transforms your smartphone or tablet into a wireless fencing scoreboard for épée, foil, and sabre. It connects to a small pocket box device, allowing you to set up and fence in seconds. Enjoy wireless scoring for practice or competition.
- Wireless scoring for épée, foil, and sabre
- Connects to pocket box device
- Use phone or tablet as scoreboard
- Quick setup in 30 seconds
- Supports iPhone and iPad
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Wireless fencing scoreboard app of all three disciplines. Set up in 30 seconds. Plug in and fence. Why Calibur? - The app is suitable for épée, foil and sabre fencing - All you need is our tiny device (pocket box), which creates wireless connection between the weapon and the phone - You can use your phone or tablet as a wireless scoring machine How to use? - Download our app to your smartphone or tablet - Connect your pocket boxes to the app - Plug in your body wire - En garde ! Prêts ? Allez ! Don’t have your pocket box yet? Get yours now and unlock fencing anywhere, anytime: https://calibur.ai/shop User manual: calibur.ai/manuals/
Fencing Referee
This app helps manage fencing matches by keeping score, timing bouts, and tracking cards. It offers various configuration options for a personalized experience, including light/dark modes and an always-on screen.
- Score keeping
- Time keeping
- Card management
- Priority management
- Passivity timer
- Period counter
- Light and dark mode
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Features include: - Score keeping, time keeping, card management, priority management, and more. - A modern look and feel - Long press on scores to reset score. - Long press on the timer to modify minutes/seconds - Optional passivity timer, p-card tracking, period counter and more. - Light and dark mode. - Tons of configuration options - Always-on screen Created and supported by AskFRED. Regularly updated as rules change, regularly enhanced with new features and functionality.
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Verdict
The clearest difference is rating: Fencing Referee at 5.0 against Calibur's 4.0. 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. Neither carries in-app purchases, so what you see is what you pay.
Fencing Referee holds the better App Store score, 5.0 against 4.0. Both are backed by a comparable volume of ratings — 2 and 5 respectively.
Both ship on a similar rhythm, roughly every 3 weeks. The most recent releases landed on October 14, 2026 and October 24, 2026 respectively.
| Parameter | Calibur | Fencing Referee |
|---|---|---|
| Price | Free | Free |
| Rating | 4.0 (2 ratings) | 5.0 (5 ratings) — better |
| Positive reviews | — | 100.0% of reviews |
| Number of ratings | 2 | 5 — better |
| Update frequency | Every 3 weeks | Every 3 weeks |
| Ads | No | No |
| In-app purchases | No | No |
| Monetization | Free | Free |
| Devices | iPhone, iPad, iPod | iPhone, iPad, iPod |
| Requires iOS | 15.1 | 15.1 |
| Further details — not scored | ||
| Size | 55 MB | 35 MB |
| Age rating | 4+ | 4+ |
| Developer | TechCruiser Korlatolt Felelossegu Tarsasag | AskFRED Inc |
Customer experience
Calibur
Fencing Referee
In-app purchases
Calibur
No in-app purchases
Fencing Referee
No in-app purchases
Questions
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