Arbiter vs RefBox'd
Price, ratings, monetisation and update history for both apps, side by side — with what reviewers say about each.
Arbiter
Manage school events, track schedules, record scores, and handle payments for administrators, officials, and fans. Stay connected to your favorite teams and follow game updates seamlessly.
- View schedules and team information
- Record scores accurately
- Make secure payments
- Accept game assignments
- Manage availability blocks
- Track game payments and transfers
- Follow favorite schools and teams
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Stay connected and in control with Arbiter, the all-in-one platform for managing school events. Whether you’re a school administrator, game official, or passionate fan, Arbiter makes it easy to organize, track, and enjoy every event. For School Administrators: • View schedules and team information anytime. • Record scores quickly and accurately. • Make secure payments to officials and workers. For Officials: • Accept new game assignments with ease. • Add and manage blocks to control your availability. • Track and manage game payments, then transfer earnings directly to your bank. For Fans, Parents & Students: • Follow your favorite schools and teams. • View schedules, scores, and rosters. Download the Arbiter App today and experience the easiest way to manage and follow your favorite school! Questions? Feel free to contact us anytime at support@arbitersports.com.
RefBox'd
This app helps sports officials log games, track experience, and build a personal officiating history. Users can view stats, connect with friends, and see their career journey unfold.
- Log officiated games
- Track game history and stats
- Connect with other officials
- Organize career experience
- View game details (teams, scores, venues)
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RefBox’d — Built for Officials Every game is part of your officiating journey. RefBox’d gives sports officials a simple way to log the games they work, track their experience, connect with friends, and see their officiating history come to life. LOG YOUR GAMES Keep a detailed record of the games you've officiated, including teams, scores, leagues, venues, partners, and more. BUILD YOUR GAME HISTORY No more trying to remember when or where you worked a game. RefBox’d keeps your officiating history organized in one place so you can easily look back on the games you've worked throughout your career. DISCOVER YOUR STATS Turn your game history into meaningful stats. See how many games you've worked, which teams you've officiated most, your most frequent partners, and more. CONNECT WITH FRIENDS Officiating is a community. Add friends on RefBox’d, see the games they're working, and keep up with each other's officiating journeys. Stay connected with the officials you meet along the way and see where the game takes them next. MADE FOR OFFICIALS RefBox’d was designed specifically for sports officials. Whether you're working your first games or have years of experience, RefBox’d gives you one place to track the moments, people, and games that make up your officiating career. Your games. Your stats. Your crew. Log it with RefBox’d.
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Verdict
The clearest difference is rating: RefBox'd at 5.0 against Arbiter's 4.4. Arbiter's advantage is ratings volume (1.2K vs 1) and chart position (#81 vs unranked). On price, update cadence, ads and in-app purchases 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.
RefBox'd holds the better App Store score, 5.0 against 4.4. That said, the two scores are not equally well evidenced: Arbiter has 1.2K ratings behind it against 1, so its average is the more settled of the two.
Both ship on a similar rhythm, roughly fortnightly. The most recent releases landed on October 19, 2026 and October 9, 2026 respectively.
| Parameter | Arbiter | RefBox'd |
|---|---|---|
| Price | Free | Free |
| Rating | 4.4 (1.2K ratings) | 5.0 (1 ratings) — better |
| Positive reviews | 32.4% of reviews | — |
| Number of ratings | 1.2K — better | 1 |
| Update frequency | Fortnightly | Fortnightly |
| Ads | No | No |
| In-app purchases | No | No |
| Monetization | Free | Free |
| Best chart rank | #81 — better | — |
| Devices | iPhone, iPad | iPhone, iPad, iPod — better |
| Requires iOS | 16.4 | 15.1 — better |
| Further details — not scored | ||
| Size | 67 MB | 45 MB |
| Age rating | 4+ | 4+ |
| Developer | ArbiterSports LLC | Daniel Kandell |
Customer experience
Arbiter
RefBox'd
Bugs and requests
Arbiter
Reported bugs
20 issues- Login credentials not recognized despite working on website
- App logs user out after short inactivity
- Schedule fails to load or display
- Blank screens on home, connect, and profile tabs
- Calendar navigation jumps to wrong dates
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- Game acceptance shows success but doesn't actually accept
- Verification codes not received on iPhone
- Bank transfer button non-functional
- Page doesn't fully display on Pro Max iPhones
- Email verification links never send
- App crashes or force closes frequently
- Strobe light effect on latest iOS versions
- Sign in button greyed out after maintenance
- Game changes don't sync to app from website
- Multi-factor authentication screen misformatted
- App freezes when selecting school
- Limited app support banner appears
- Schedule doesn't appear after login without refresh
- Declined game assignment produces error message
- Contact information displays incorrectly (mismatched logos/names)
Requested features
16 requests- Coach names visible before games
- Monitor crew assignments display
- Mileage tracking for tax purposes
- Stay logged in option
- Calendar export to phone calendar
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- Search functionality for contacts
- Crew text messaging for all members
- Self-assign options on mobile
- Notes feature on app (not just website)
- Payment status indicator on assignments
- Today button for quick date navigation
- Block status visual indicators (color-coded)
- Face ID/biometric authentication
- Contact export functionality
- Email verification option for 2FA
- Clickable AD links for game locations
RefBox'd
Not enough reviews yet to summarise bugs or requests.
In-app purchases
Arbiter
No in-app purchases
RefBox'd
No in-app purchases









