Comparison

My Sister's Keeper (MSK) vs ref

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

Head to head
About

My Sister's Keeper (MSK)

This app empowers women by providing professional coaching, mentoring, and skill development resources. It aims to help women achieve excellence in their educational, personal, and professional lives through a supportive community.

Highlights
  • Professional coaching
  • Mentoring relationships
  • Life skills acquisition
  • Personal development
  • Professional development
  • Community support
Features
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My Sister’s Keeper Foundation’s (MSK) mission is to move women from average to excellence. The foundation’s vision is dedicated to equipping and empowering a diverse community of women in their educational pursuits and goals, acquisition of life skills, and personal and professional development. This is accomplished primarily through the medium of professional coaching, mentoring relationships and partnerships with other organizations that address the needs of women...

About

ref

This app helps referees master the inner game through reflection, presence, and practice. It offers educational resources, game film breakdowns, and live events to sharpen skills and deepen understanding. Built by officials, for officials, it provides a space to grow confidence, ask questions, and build a network.

Highlights
  • Training videos and game film analysis
  • Expert breakdowns
  • Live webinars and on-demand sessions
  • Mentoring opportunities
  • Interactive space for confidence and awareness
Features
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Welcome to ref-ology —Through reflection, presence, and practice, ref-ology helps referees master the inner game so they can serve the outer game with excellence. Our mission is to create a movement of officials who prioritize integrity in performance and who view the game as a pathway for lifelong development. We are here to develop referees who call the game and embody the spirit of it: cultivating consistency, communication, and clarity in every moment. Inside the app, you’ll find a growing library of educational resources, game film breakdowns, live events, and vibrant conversations designed to help you sharpen your skills, deepen your understanding of the game, and thrive in your officiating journey. Built by officials, for officials, ref-ology offers an inclusive space where you can level up, ask questions, get feedback, become situationally competent and grow your network —all in one place. Key Features: + Training videos, game film analysis, and expert breakdowns. + Live webinars, mentoring opportunities and on-demand sessions from experienced officials and other key influencers inside the sports ecosystem. + A dedicated and interactive space to grow your confidence and mastery of on-court awareness. Whether you’re looking to get started or aiming to refine your approach at the highest level, ref-ology is where better officials are made.

Screenshots

My Sister's Keeper (MSK)4 screens
ref4 screens

Verdict

The call

The clearest difference is update cadence: ref at weekly against My Sister's Keeper (MSK)'s monthly. ref also leads on ratings volume (9 vs 1). My Sister's Keeper (MSK)'s advantage is iOS requirement (12.0 vs 17.0). On price, rating, 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

CostPrice · In-app purchases · Ads · Monetization

Both are free to download. Neither carries in-app purchases, so what you see is what you pay.

ReceptionRating · Positive reviews · Number of ratings

On the App Store both sit at effectively the same score — 5.0 for My Sister's Keeper (MSK) against 5.0 for ref. That said, the two scores are not equally well evidenced: ref has 9 ratings behind it against 1, so its average is the more settled of the two.

UpkeepUpdate frequency

My Sister's Keeper (MSK) ships an update monthly, ref weekly. Both last shipped on October 30, 2026.

Scorecard3 real differences · 6 level
My Sister's Keeper (MSK) versus ref: the parameters behind the verdict, then further details
ParameterMy Sister's Keeper (MSK)ref
PriceFreeFree
Rating5.0 (1 ratings)5.0 (9 ratings)
Number of ratings19 — better
Update frequencyMonthlyWeekly — better
AdsNoNo
In-app purchasesNoNo
MonetizationFreeFree
DevicesiPhone, iPodiPhone, iPad
Requires iOS12.0 — better17.0
Further details — not scored
Size67 MB130 MB
Age rating4+9+
DeveloperSupport Community, Inc.Ref-ology

Customer experience

My Sister's Keeper (MSK)

All ratings1 ratings
Positive100.0%
Neutral0.0%
Negative0.0%

ref

All ratings9 ratings
Positive100.0%
Neutral0.0%
Negative0.0%

In-app purchases

None

My Sister's Keeper (MSK)

No in-app purchases

None

ref

No in-app purchases

Questions

Is My Sister's Keeper (MSK) free?
My Sister's Keeper (MSK) is free to download, with no in-app purchases.
Is ref free?
ref is free to download, with no in-app purchases.
Which has better reviews, My Sister's Keeper (MSK) or ref?
My Sister's Keeper (MSK) and ref are both rated 5.0 out of 5 on the App Store, from 1 and 9 ratings respectively.
Do My Sister's Keeper (MSK) or ref have ads?
Neither My Sister's Keeper (MSK) nor ref shows ads.
Which is updated more often, My Sister's Keeper (MSK) or ref?
My Sister's Keeper (MSK) ships an update monthly, and ref weekly. Most recently, My Sister's Keeper (MSK) was updated on October 30, 2026 and ref on October 30, 2026.

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