Assignr vs NorCal
Price, ratings, monetisation and update history for both apps, side by side — with what reviewers say about each.
Assignr
Manage, communicate, and pay referees and umpires efficiently. This app allows officials to update availability, accept assignments, and message within the platform. Organizations can process payments and track game reports.
- Assign games to referees and umpires
- Manage official availability
- Communicate with officials via messaging
- Process payments via Direct Deposit
- Submit game reports
- Access official directory
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Whether you manage a small group of umpires, or assign thousands of games per year, we have everything you need to assign, communicate, manage, and pay your referees and umpires, all in one place. This is the official Assignr mobile app, designed to work with the Assignr.com referee and umpire management platform. Your referees and umpires can use the mobile app to manage their availability, accept or decline game assignments, and communicate using our messaging functionality. Organziations in the United States can use Assignr to pay officials using Direct Deposit. Referees and umpires can provide W9 and banking details, submit game reports, and access a directory of other officials within your organization. A subscription to the Assignr platform is required to use the Assignr mobile app.
NorCal
This app connects the Northern California soccer community by providing live scores, lineups, and livestreaming for games. Fans can engage with teams through comments and media uploads, while clubs can communicate with followers and explore new revenue streams.
- Live scores and updates
- Lineup information
- Livestreaming capabilities
- Video and image uploads
- Team and club pages
- Notifications for game starts and goals
- Integrated communication for clubs
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The NorCal App brings the Northern California soccer community closer together while enhancing the fan and participant experience by enabling lineups, live scores, livestreaming, highlights and fan engagement features for soccer games at all levels. With the NorCal App, families, friends and fans can support their favorite team and share their passion live in the community by commenting and uploading videos or images boosting the interest and engagement. In the NorCal App, you follow the teams you are interested in and get full control of game schedules, lineups, match reporting, livestreams and notifications when the match starts or goal-by-goal if you want. NorCal gives you the same experience as a professional league no matter the level or league of your favorite team. The dedicated team and club pages automatically gather all content related to you, and the integrated communication function lets teams and clubs quickly reach all their followers with information. NorCal also enables new revenue streams for clubs and teams through integrated partner functions.
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Verdict
The clearest difference is review sentiment: Assignr at 73% against NorCal's 29%. Assignr also leads on rating (4.9 vs 2.8) and ratings volume (8.3K vs 12). NorCal's advantage is monetization model (free vs subscription) and update cadence (every 10 days vs every 6 weeks). On price, ads, in-app purchases 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
Both are free to download. Neither carries in-app purchases, so what you see is what you pay.
Assignr holds the better App Store score, 4.9 against 2.8. That said, the two scores are not equally well evidenced: Assignr has 8.3K ratings behind it against 12, so its average is the more settled of the two. Written reviews point the same way: 73% of Assignr's written reviews are positive against 29% of NorCal's.
Assignr ships an update every 6 weeks, NorCal every 10 days. The most recent releases landed on October 20, 2026 and October 9, 2026 respectively.
| Parameter | Assignr | NorCal |
|---|---|---|
| Price | Free | Free |
| Rating | 4.9 (8.3K ratings) — better | 2.8 (12 ratings) |
| Positive reviews | 72.6% of reviews — better | 28.6% of reviews |
| Number of ratings | 8.3K — better | 12 |
| Update frequency | Every 6 weeks | Every 10 days — better |
| Ads | No | No |
| In-app purchases | No | No |
| Monetization | Subscription | Free — better |
| Best chart rank | — | #201 — better |
| Devices | iPhone, iPod | iPhone, iPod, Apple TV — better |
| Requires iOS | 15.1 — better | 15.6 |
| Further details — not scored | ||
| Size | 72 MB | 85 MB |
| Age rating | 12+ | 4+ |
| Developer | Assignr LLC | NorCal Premier Soccer |
Customer experience
Assignr
NorCal
Bugs and requests
Assignr
Reported bugs
3 issues- App not registering availability changes correctly
- Logging out issues
- Server connection problems
Requested features
5 requests- Ability to view other referees' game reports
- Search feature to filter games by level or location
- Ability to request games directly from the app
- Automatic availability blocking when a game is accepted
- Option to view past games through the app
NorCal
Not enough reviews yet to summarise bugs or requests.
In-app purchases
Assignr
No in-app purchases
NorCal
No in-app purchases









