Comparison

Soccer Notes vs RefsWatch Dev

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

Head to head
About

Soccer Notes

Record detailed match statistics for soccer players, coaches, and managers. Create graphical reports, analyze plays, and design tactical animations with customizable boards. Share your strategies as video or PDF.

Highlights
  • Detailed match statistics recording
  • Graphical play analysis reports
  • Customizable tactics board with animation
  • Share tactics as video or PDF
  • Team management and formation saving
  • Data backup and restore via Dropbox/iTunes
Features
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This app is a powerful tool for soccer player, coach, and manager. You can manage your team, record stats of your match, consider tactics. *Sample reports created by this app exist developer's website. ◇◇◇Match Recording◇◇◇ ◉Can record various items of stats for your match. ◉Create graphical reports which are useful to analyze your plays. ◉Can sum up matches searched on multiple conditions, seasons, competitions, and term. ◎Actions (Stats Items) -Goal --Details (FK, Right, Left, Head, Other) --Opponent Goalkeeper -Penalty Kick --Details (Success, Failure, Saved) --Shot direction --Opponent Goalkeeper -Assist -Shot --Details (On target, Off target, Saved, Blocked) --Shot position --Goalkeeper who saved the shot --Player who blocked the shot -Pass and Cross --Details (Success, Failure, Intercepted) --Player who received the pass or the cross --Player who intercepted the pass or the cross -Dribble --Details (Success, Failure, Intercepted) --Player who intercepted the dribble -Corner Kick -Offside -Foul --Details (Direct FK, Indirect FK, PK) --Player who received the foul -Card (caution, send off) -Substitution --The upper limit is 15 players --Can re-entry -Formation ◇◇◇Tactics Board◇◇◇ ◉Can create a animation connecting continuous scenes. ◉Can share a animation with converting to high quality movie file or pdf. ◎Details -Can customize the number of players(5 - 11 players) -Can switch normal view (1024 * 768), vertical scroll view (1024 * 1500), and penalty area view -Display the offside line -Can record up to 99 scenes per a tactics animation -Can play and reverse play the animation -Can switch play speed for the animation -Can draw using three color(home team color, away team color, ball color) -Can register formation created -Can change name and number of players -Can change team color -Can change goalkeeper color -Can save team data(the formation, color, player name and number) ◇◇◇Other◇◇◇ -Support iPhone and iPad -Support iPhone6 and iPhone6 Plus -Data backup and restore using Dropbox -Data backup and restore using iTunes -When you found bug, please contact user support --Email : usersupport@adicto-software.com --Top menu > Information > User support

About

RefsWatch Dev

Features
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Companion app for use by team managers or referees and their assistants for recording a rugby game. The game can be displayed on a pitchside screen, publicly via the internet or by users of the app.

Screenshots

Soccer Notes4 screens
RefsWatch Dev4 screens

Verdict

The call

The clearest difference is price: RefsWatch Dev at Free against Soccer Notes's $2.99. On update cadence, 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

RefsWatch Dev is free to download; Soccer Notes costs $2.99 up front. Neither carries in-app purchases, so what you see is what you pay.

UpkeepUpdate frequency

Soccer Notes ships an update every 3 months, RefsWatch Dev every 4 months. The most recent releases landed on September 23, 2026 and September 10, 2026 respectively.

Scorecard1 real difference · 9 level
Soccer Notes versus RefsWatch Dev: the parameters behind the verdict, then further details
ParameterSoccer NotesRefsWatch Dev
Price$2.99Free — better
Rating3.7 (3 ratings) — better—
Positive reviews72.1% of reviews—
Number of ratings3 — better—
Update frequencyEvery 3 months — betterEvery 4 months
AdsNoNo
In-app purchasesNoNo
MonetizationPaid—
DevicesiPhone, iPad, iPodiPhone, iPad, iPod
Requires iOS15.615.1 — better
Further details — not scored
Size74 MB37 MB
Age rating+44+
DeveloperAkira TakahashiMac Beagan

In-app purchases

None

Soccer Notes

No in-app purchases

None

RefsWatch Dev

No in-app purchases

Questions

Is Soccer Notes free?
Soccer Notes costs $2.99, with no in-app purchases.
Is RefsWatch Dev free?
RefsWatch Dev is free to download, with no in-app purchases.
Do Soccer Notes or RefsWatch Dev have ads?
Neither Soccer Notes nor RefsWatch Dev shows ads.
Which is updated more often, Soccer Notes or RefsWatch Dev?
Soccer Notes ships an update every 3 months, and RefsWatch Dev every 4 months. Most recently, Soccer Notes was updated on September 23, 2026 and RefsWatch Dev on September 10, 2026.

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