zRef vs RefClock Timer
Price, ratings, monetisation and update history for both apps, side by side — with what reviewers say about each.
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.
- 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).
RefClock Timer
This free app assists soccer referees with timing matches. It offers customizable countdowns, stoppage time tracking, and the ability to record goals, substitutions, and misconduct. The app also allows for custom team abbreviations and colors.
- Count up/down timer
- Stoppage time counter
- Custom half and extra time
- Record goals, subs, misconduct
- Custom team abbreviations
- Custom team colors
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A simple, free Referee Timer for Soccer/Football Referees. Features - Records a workout while you referee. - Count up/down timer. - Stoppage time counter. - Custom half and Extra time lengths. - Record goals, subs, and misconduct (can be disabled) - Custom team abbreviations - Custom team colors
Verdict
The clearest difference is review sentiment: RefClock Timer at 100% against zRef's 50%. RefClock Timer also leads on rating (4.5 vs 4.0) and update cadence (every 11 days vs every 2 months). zRef's advantage is ratings volume (6 vs 2). On price, ads, in-app purchases and monetization model 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.
RefClock Timer holds the better App Store score, 4.5 against 4.0. Both are backed by a comparable volume of ratings — 6 and 2 respectively. Written reviews point the same way: 50% of zRef's written reviews are positive against 100% of RefClock Timer's.
zRef ships an update every 2 months, RefClock Timer every 11 days. The most recent releases landed on September 9, 2026 and September 21, 2026 respectively.
| Parameter | zRef | RefClock Timer |
|---|---|---|
| Price | Free | Free |
| Rating | 4.0 (6 ratings) | 4.5 (2 ratings) — better |
| Positive reviews | 50.0% of reviews | 100.0% of reviews — better |
| Number of ratings | 6 — better | 2 |
| Update frequency | Every 2 months | Every 11 days — better |
| Ads | No | No |
| In-app purchases | No | No |
| Monetization | Free | Free |
| Devices | iPhone, iPod, Apple Watch | iPhone, iPod, Apple Watch |
| Requires iOS | 13.0 | 13.0 |
| Further details — not scored | ||
| Size | 1 MB | 1 MB |
| Age rating | 4+ | 4+ |
| Developer | Rami Sinno | Hooshmand Enterprises LLC |
Customer experience
zRef
RefClock Timer
In-app purchases
zRef
No in-app purchases
RefClock Timer
No in-app purchases
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