Comparison

zRef vs Soccer Referee Timer by WTSB

Price, ratings, monetisation and update history for both apps, side by side — with what reviewers say about each.

Head to head
About

zRef

This app helps referees manage sports matches by tracking time, logging goals, cautions, and ejections. It provides a timer and stopwatch for game management and generates end-of-game reports with scores and event details.

Highlights
  • Match time tracking
  • Goal logging
  • Caution and ejection tracking
  • Timer and stopwatch
  • End-of-game reports
  • Simple match creation
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zRef is a refereeing app to help you keep track of your matches. The app can keep track of time, log goals, cautions, ejections, and more. The app is simple to use. Simply create a new match, and supply the time per half. Click the start button to start the timer and press it to stop. There is a timer and stopwatch, so you can know he time remaining and the elapsed time for filling out game cards. You can also click and hold start/stop the button to log things such as goals, cautions, and ejections. When the game is over, you will be given an end of game report. This will contain the final score and each event that occurred (including time).

About

Soccer Referee Timer by WTSB

This app transforms your Apple Watch into a dedicated tool for soccer referees, allowing full match management from your wrist. Track time, goals, cards, and substitutions, with detailed reports automatically syncing to your iPhone. It also offers fitness tracking and AI-powered performance analysis.

Highlights
  • Manage match time and stoppage time
  • Record goals, cards, and substitutions
  • Automatic match data sync to iPhone
  • Fitness and GPS tracking
  • AI-assisted performance analysis
  • Detailed match reports
  • Penalty shootout management
Features
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Soccer Referee Timer by WTSB turns Apple Watch into a powerful tool for soccer referees. You do not need your iPhone during the match: manage match time, stoppage time, goals, cards, temporary dismissals, substitutions and penalty shootouts directly from your wrist. After the final whistle, the match is saved and transferred automatically to your iPhone. TIME AND EVENTS UNDER CONTROL The flexible match timer supports one to four periods, countdown or open-ended timing, and customizable match and break lengths. When play is delayed by an injury, goal celebration or another interruption, the app measures the lost time and calculates your recommended stoppage time. Clear haptic alerts notify you when regulation time ends, calculated stoppage time is reached, the break is over or a temporary dismissal has expired – so your attention can remain on the match. Record goals with scorer, penalty or own-goal details, yellow, second-yellow and red cards with reasons, disciplinary action against team officials, and multiple simultaneous temporary dismissals. Custom card reasons can be prepared in advance. Manage lineups, captains and goalkeepers, multiple substitutions, return substitutions and late roster additions, as well as extra time and penalty shootouts. Short voice notes can be attached to cards and temporary dismissals directly from the watch. Match suspensions and abandoned matches are documented too. THE COMPLETE MATCH REPORT The live match report presents every event chronologically and can be reviewed on Apple Watch. On iPhone, it becomes a clear, color-coded report containing halftime and final scores, stoppage time, goals, cards, substitutions, lineups, voice notes and shootout results. Events can be added, corrected or removed after the match, with the score and statistics updating automatically. FITNESS, MOVEMENT AND AI ANALYSIS With fitness and location tracking enabled, a workout starts automatically at kickoff. Apple Watch records heart rate, distance, speed, running power and active calories and saves the workout to Apple Health. The app can also capture the venue, weather and GPS route. On iPhone, explore your movement on an interactive map with route playback, heatmap, detected movement corridor, event locations and sprint analysis. AI-assisted performance analysis combines your fitness data into a Performance Score and visualizes activity, explosiveness and fatigue throughout the match. Compare each performance with previous matches, identify peak-load phases and track your development. The dashboard summarizes your entire refereeing career, including matches, time on the field, goals, cards, stoppage time, distance, venues, speed and performance. SHARE AND CONNECT Share match reports, workout data, heatmaps and sprints as ready-made story graphics. Relive your season with Season Replay and create a personalized referee trading card. Matches can also be uploaded to Strava. Lineup links import rosters and match formats from supported competition software, while the AI Help Chat answers questions about the app and the Laws of the Game with source references. Complications and the Apple Watch Ultra Action Button provide fast access, while an iPhone widget displays key career statistics on your Home Screen. START FOR FREE The free download includes the complete match timer with stoppage-time calculation, haptic alerts, scorekeeping and synchronization. Advanced match documentation, tracking and analysis are available with Pro. Pro can be tested free of charge and unlocked through a subscription or a one-time lifetime purchase. Terms of Use: https://www.apple.com/legal/internet-services/itunes/dev/stdeula/

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Verdict

The call

The clearest difference is review sentiment: Soccer Referee Timer by WTSB at 90% against zRef's 50%. Soccer Referee Timer by WTSB also leads on update cadence (every 4 days vs every 2 months) and rating (4.6 vs 4.3). zRef's advantage is in-app purchases (none vs 3) and iOS requirement (13.0 vs 26.1). On price, ratings volume, ads 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

CostPrice · In-app purchases · Ads · Monetization

Both are free to download. Soccer Referee Timer by WTSB sells 3 in-app purchases, starting at $1.99 per month. zRef asks for nothing beyond the download.

ReceptionRating · Positive reviews · Number of ratings

Soccer Referee Timer by WTSB holds the better App Store score, 4.6 against 4.3. Both are backed by a comparable volume of ratings — 7 and 15 respectively. Written reviews point the same way: 50% of zRef's written reviews are positive against 90% of Soccer Referee Timer by WTSB's.

UpkeepUpdate frequency

zRef ships an update every 2 months, Soccer Referee Timer by WTSB every 4 days. Both last shipped on November 3, 2026.

Scorecard6 real differences · 4 level
zRef versus Soccer Referee Timer by WTSB: the parameters behind the verdict, then further details
ParameterzRefSoccer Referee Timer by WTSB
PriceFreeFree
Rating4.3 (7 ratings)4.6 (15 ratings) — better
Positive reviews50.0% of reviews90.0% of reviews — better
Number of ratings715 — better
Update frequencyEvery 2 monthsEvery 4 days — better
AdsNoNo
In-app purchasesNo — betterYes
MonetizationFree — betterFree with in-app purchases
DevicesiPhone, iPod, Apple Watch — betteriPhone, Apple Watch
Requires iOS13.0 — better26.1
Further details — not scored
Size1 MB112 MB
Age rating4+4+
DeveloperRami SinnoThilo Specht

Customer experience

zRef

All ratings6 ratings
Positive83.3%
Neutral0.0%
Negative16.7%
Written reviews2 reviews
Positive50.0%
Neutral0.0%
Negative50.0%

Soccer Referee Timer by WTSB

All ratings15 ratings
Positive93.3%
Neutral0.0%
Negative6.7%
Written reviews30 reviews
Positive90.0%
Neutral3.3%
Negative6.7%

In-app purchases

None

zRef

No in-app purchases

3 purchases

Soccer Referee Timer by WTSB

Subscriptions2
  • Monthly subscription14 Days trial$1.991 Month
  • Annual subscription1 Month trial$17.991 Year
One-time1
  • Lifetime Pro$149.00

Questions

Is zRef free?
zRef is free to download, with no in-app purchases.
Is Soccer Referee Timer by WTSB free?
Soccer Referee Timer by WTSB is free to download, with in-app purchases available.
Which has better reviews, zRef or Soccer Referee Timer by WTSB?
Soccer Referee Timer by WTSB is rated higher. zRef averages 4.3 out of 5 from 7 ratings, while Soccer Referee Timer by WTSB averages 4.6 from 15 ratings.
Do zRef or Soccer Referee Timer by WTSB have ads?
Neither zRef nor Soccer Referee Timer by WTSB shows ads.
Which is updated more often, zRef or Soccer Referee Timer by WTSB?
zRef ships an update every 2 months, and Soccer Referee Timer by WTSB every 4 days. Most recently, zRef was updated on November 3, 2026 and Soccer Referee Timer by WTSB on November 3, 2026.

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