ezReferee vs Soccer Match Manager
Price, ratings, monetisation and update history for both apps, side by side — with what reviewers say about each.
ezReferee
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Keep track of score, play time and player punishments. Made for handball referees by handball referees. * The app has three views * 1) Match view containing timer, score, team colors, starting team (ball shown), timestamp for last two goals registered for each team. 2) Punishment log, with a list for each team including timestamp for punishment, player number and type og punishment. 3) Register punishment, player number, team color, punishment type (button), previous punishments for current player. The app will not prevent you from registering more punishments than allowed (1 x yellow card, 3 x 2 min suspension, 1 x disqualification). Punishments for the bench should be attributed to player #0. * Before the match starts * 1) Select team colors by clicking the team on the score. 2) Assign team starting with the ball using long press on score-board. The ball will automatically flip to the other team for each period. The ball will be displayed on the score-board for the first ten seconds of each period. * To start the match * 1) Click the timer. Clock starts running, and timer goes green. * During the match * 1) Register a goal by clicking a team score on the score-board to register goal. The last two timestamps for goal for each team is displayed under the score-board. Success-sound can be prevented by disabling sound on the watch. 2) Remove a goal by swiping down on score board to remove last goal for that team. Alert-sound can be prevented by disabling sound on the watch. 3) Register a punishment by swiping up on score board to on the fouling players team (warning, 2 min, disqualification). You select player using the crown, and an "X" will be displayed for each existing punishment to this player under each category. 4) Timeout / stop timer by clicking the timer. Timer goes red, and you can adjust the timer using the crown. 5) Go to the next period by long-pressing the timer, and confirm. The period number is upped, timer is reset to "00:00", and ball is shown on the team that will start the next period (if starting team has been specified before the match). * After the match * 1) Swipe left to view match logg of punisments. This can be done at any time during the match as well. 2) Long-press on score board to reset match and prepare for the next.
Soccer Match Manager
This app helps coaches manage match days efficiently by building rosters, setting formations, and tracking player stats like goals and cards. It offers live match updates and detailed post-game summaries, with support for Apple Watch and Live Activities.
- Roster, team, and season management
- Customizable match formats (7v7, 9v9, 11v11)
- Live match clock and score tracking
- Player statistics (goals, cards, assists)
- Substitution and position tracking
- Shareable match summaries
- Apple Watch and Live Activities support
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Soccer Match Manager helps coaches manage match day with less guesswork and fewer distractions. Build your roster, choose a match format, set formations, assign players, track playing time, goals, assists and yellow/red cards, and make substitutions from a clean, field-based interface designed for real games. Create custom teams, opponents, seasons, and formations for 7v7, 9v9, and 11v11 matches. Before kickoff, drag and drop players onto the field, adjust your lineup, reuse a previous lineup, and set team-level defaults so each new match starts faster. During the match, Soccer Match Manager keeps the important tools close: start and pause the clock, track the score, manage substitutions, change formations, and monitor player time on the field or bench. Player tiles can show visual play-time progress, while long-press controls let you record yellow cards and red cards and view goals and assists when those tracking options are enabled. After the final whistle, review detailed match summaries with player-by-player time breakdowns, position history, substitutions, goals, assists, cards, and team results. Export match summaries for sharing or record keeping. Soccer Match Manager also supports Apple Watch and Live Activities. Follow the match clock and score from your Lock Screen, Dynamic Island, and Apple Watch Smart Stack. You can even update the score directly from supported Live Activity views or control the match from your watch when your phone is not in hand. Key features: • Roster, team, opponent, and season management • 7v7, 9v9, and 11v11 match formats • Built-in and custom formations • Pre-match drag-and-drop lineup setup • Live match clock with count-up or count-down options • Score tracking with quick correction tools • Substitution and position tracking • Player playing-time summaries • Goals, assists, yellow cards, and red cards • Match and season summary screens • Shareable match exports • On-screen tutorials • iPhone Lock Screen Live Activities • Dynamic Island support • Apple Watch app support • Apple Watch Smart Stack Live Activity support
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Verdict
The clearest difference is price: Soccer Match Manager at Free against ezReferee's $3.99. Soccer Match Manager also leads on update cadence (every 3 days vs every 7 months). ezReferee's advantage is iOS requirement (13.0 vs 17.0). On 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
Soccer Match Manager is free to download; ezReferee costs $3.99 up front. Neither carries in-app purchases, so what you see is what you pay.
ezReferee ships an update every 7 months, Soccer Match Manager every 3 days. The most recent releases landed on November 7, 2026 and October 31, 2026 respectively.
| Parameter | ezReferee | Soccer Match Manager |
|---|---|---|
| Price | $3.99 | Free — better |
| Rating | — | 5.0 (1 ratings) — better |
| Positive reviews | 100.0% of reviews | — |
| Number of ratings | — | 1 — better |
| Update frequency | Every 7 months | Every 3 days — better |
| Ads | No | No |
| In-app purchases | No | No |
| Monetization | — | Free |
| Devices | iPhone, iPod, Apple Watch | iPhone, iPad, Apple Watch |
| Requires iOS | 13.0 — better | 17.0 |
| Further details — not scored | ||
| Size | 1 MB | 10 MB |
| Age rating | 4+ | 4+ |
| Developer | Imaker AS | Steven Branding |
Customer experience
ezReferee
Soccer Match Manager
In-app purchases
ezReferee
No in-app purchases
Soccer Match Manager
No in-app purchases
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