Comparison

ezReferee vs Whistle Match

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

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About

ezReferee

Features
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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.

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Whistle Match

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Whistle Match is the match report, done on the field, by the person who was actually there. A referee opens their assignment list, taps kickoff, and the clock runs. Goals, cards, substitutions and injuries go in as they happen, in a few taps, with gloves on and one eye still on the game. At full time the referee submits the score and the league table updates for everyone. BUILT FOR A FIELD WITH NO SIGNAL Everything is written to the phone first and sent when there is a connection. Losing service in the middle of a half changes nothing: keep recording, and the match syncs when the phone finds a bar. Nothing is lost and nothing has to be re-entered in a car park afterwards. FOR REFEREES - Your assignments, and only yours, on one screen - A match clock that survives a locked screen, a phone call and a dead zone - Goals, cautions, dismissals, substitutions and injuries, recorded by shirt number - Half time, full time and stoppage handled the way a match actually runs - Submit the result once, from the field FOR THE PEOPLE RUNNING THE LEAGUE - Build a season, divisions and teams, or import a schedule from a spreadsheet - Assign referees to matches and approve the ones who register - Corrections after a result is submitted go through a reviewed request, so a closed match is never quietly edited - Standings that recalculate the moment a final score lands FOR EVERYONE ELSE No account needed. Parents, players and anyone else can open the app and see the schedule, the live score and the table. There is nothing to sign up for and nothing to dismiss. ON APPLE WATCH Start the clock, see the score and record a goal from your wrist, so the phone can stay in a pocket during play. WHAT IT DOES NOT DO There are no player names in this app, and there is no roster. Referees enter shirt numbers, never names. There is no messaging, no feed and no comments. There are no advertisements, no tracking and no analytics. Built for Nipomo Soccer Club, and usable by any league that runs the same way.

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Whistle Match4 screens

Verdict

The call

The clearest difference is price: Whistle Match at Free against ezReferee's $3.99. 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

CostPrice · In-app purchases · Ads · Monetization

Whistle Match is free to download; ezReferee costs $3.99 up front. Neither carries in-app purchases, so what you see is what you pay.

Scorecard2 real differences · 4 level
ezReferee versus Whistle Match: the parameters behind the verdict, then further details
ParameterezRefereeWhistle Match
Price$3.99Free — better
Update frequencyEvery 7 months—
AdsNoNo
In-app purchasesNoNo
DevicesiPhone, iPod, Apple WatchiPhone, iPad, Apple Watch
Requires iOS13.0 — better17.0
Further details — not scored
Size0 MB9 MB
Age rating4+4+
DeveloperImaker ASAdrian Dalton

In-app purchases

None

ezReferee

No in-app purchases

None

Whistle Match

No in-app purchases

Questions

Is ezReferee free?
ezReferee costs $3.99, with no in-app purchases.
Is Whistle Match free?
Whistle Match is free to download, with no in-app purchases.
Do ezReferee or Whistle Match have ads?
Neither ezReferee nor Whistle Match shows ads.

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