Referee Tools vs Soccer Scoreboard App
Price, ratings, monetisation and update history for both apps, side by side — with what reviewers say about each.
Referee Tools
This app provides essential tools for referees, including a timer, whistle sounds, and penalty card displays. It supports various sports like soccer and rugby, with customizable options for countdowns, count-ups, and card colors.
- Adjustable timer (countdown/count up)
- Multiple whistle sounds
- Full-screen penalty card display
- Customizable card colors
- Sound alerts for countdown timer
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Simple and easy-to-use referee tool app. It can be used when refereeing soccer, rugby, handball, etc. ● Basic functions 1. Timer function Tap the time to start the timer. If you want to stop it, tap it again. The timer can be set to “countdown” or “count up”. When "countdown" is selected, a sound can be played when the timer reaches zero. 2. Whistle Press the "Short", "Long", or “Twice” button to sound the whistle. If the whistle icon is held down, the whistle sound will play the entire time (up to approximately 30 seconds). 3. Penalty cards Tap a card to display it in full screen. In the initial display, "yellow card" and "red card" are shown, but other color cards can be displayed in the settings.
Soccer Scoreboard App
Easily track soccer match scores, goals, bookings, and substitutions. Customize team details and formations with an intuitive interface. Access match history and game timers for comprehensive game management.
- Score tracking
- Team customization
- Goal and booking recording
- Substitution management
- Tactics board for formations
- Match history
- Game timer
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Soccer Scoreboard turns your phone or tablet into a full soccer scoreboard: score, match timer, events and lineups on one landscape screen. Perfect for coaches, referees, players, parents and fans who want to keep score of 5-a-side, 7-a-side, 9-a-side and 11-a-side matches. KEEP SCORE IN SECONDS - Big, readable scoreboard for both teams - Tap to add a goal, swipe to correct a mistake - Undo and redo every action, reset the match with one tap - Custom team names, jersey colors, patterns and badges MATCH TIMER AND PERIODS - Match timer with first half, second half, extra time and penalty shootout - Single period, two halves, or two halves plus extra time - Custom duration for regular and extra periods - Sound and vibration at the end of every period EVERY EVENT ON A TIMELINE - Goals, own goals, assists, penalties and missed penalties - Yellow cards, second yellows, red cards, fouls and injuries - Substitutions with the players coming on and off - Full match timeline, minute by minute, with player names TACTICS BOARD AND LINEUPS - Move your players on the field like on a real tactics board - Ready-made formations: 4-4-2, 4-3-3, 3-5-2 and many more - Free positioning for your own custom formations - Bench, shirt numbers and names on the field HISTORY, STATS AND SHARING - History of all your past matches, ready to review and edit - Export the scorecard as a PDF or an image - Share the live score: a friend can follow the match from another phone - Saved teams and default settings, so the next match starts in one tap MADE TO BE SIMPLE - No account and no sign-up: keep score even without an internet connection - Light and dark theme - Available in 25+ languages Download Soccer Scoreboard and keep score of every match, from training to the cup final. EULA: https://www.apple.com/legal/internet-services/itunes/dev/stdeula/
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Verdict
The clearest difference is rating: Soccer Scoreboard App at 5.0 against Referee Tools's 3.8. Soccer Scoreboard App also leads on update cadence (fortnightly vs every 6 months) and review sentiment (86% vs 70%). 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. Referee Tools sells 2 one-off in-app purchases and Soccer Scoreboard App sells 3 in-app purchases, starting at $1.99 per month. Whichever you choose, the download price is not the number that matters.
Soccer Scoreboard App holds the better App Store score, 5.0 against 3.8. That said, the two scores are not equally well evidenced: Soccer Scoreboard App has 22 ratings behind it against 4, so its average is the more settled of the two. Written reviews point the same way: 70% of Referee Tools's written reviews are positive against 86% of Soccer Scoreboard App's.
Referee Tools ships an update every 6 months, Soccer Scoreboard App fortnightly. The most recent releases landed on October 22, 2026 and October 24, 2026 respectively.
| Parameter | Referee Tools | Soccer Scoreboard App |
|---|---|---|
| Price | Free | Free |
| Rating | 3.8 (4 ratings) | 5.0 (22 ratings) — better |
| Positive reviews | 70.0% of reviews | 85.7% of reviews — better |
| Number of ratings | 4 | 22 — better |
| Update frequency | Every 6 months | Fortnightly — better |
| Ads | Yes | Yes |
| In-app purchases | Yes | Yes |
| Monetization | Free with in-app purchases | Free with in-app purchases |
| Devices | iPhone, iPad, iPod | iPhone, iPad, iPod |
| Requires iOS | 15.6 | 15.6 |
| Further details — not scored | ||
| Size | 41 MB | 41 MB |
| Age rating | 4+ | 4+ |
| Developer | NAOYA ONO | ANDREAROSARIO CENSABELLA |
Customer experience
Referee Tools
Soccer Scoreboard App
In-app purchases
Referee Tools
- Support Developer$0.99
- Remove ads$2.99
Soccer Scoreboard App
- Premium Pack - Monthly3 Days trial$1.991 Month
- Premium Pack - Annual3 Days trial$19.991 Year
- Soccer Premium Pack$29.99
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