Comparison

Ace Referee vs IMLeagues

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

Head to head
About

Ace Referee

This app assists referees in handball, racquetball, squash, and RoundNet by tracking scores, servers, and timeouts. It offers live score updates for spectators and integrates with tournament software for seamless data management.

Highlights
  • Score tracking
  • Server management
  • Timeout tracking
  • Live score updates for spectators
  • Integration with tournament software
  • Barcode scanning for match data
Features
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Ace Referee is a companion app for handball, racquetball, squash and now RoundNet/SpikeBall referees. It can be used in stand-alone mode or in conjunction with the Bracket Ace tournament software. Ace Referee eliminates the referee's need for pencil and paper. It keeps track of score, server and timeouts on your iPhone, iPad or the Apple Watch. The Apple Watch version allows you to score a game locally or take over a match from the iPhone. All referee features available in the iOS version including the live scoring feature. Ace Referee's live score feature allows spectators to view real-time score updates for any match where the referee is using the app. Via the view scores screen users can simultaneously monitor match scores on both the iPhone and iPad. When Ace Referee is used in conjunction with the Bracket Ace tournament app, all ongoing tournament match scores can be displayed simultaneously, users can jump to the event in the Bracket Ace app, and live video or other media can be displayed when made available by the tournament hosts. Ace Referee can be launched by other apps such as Bracket Ace so that the match data is populated automatically for the referee. Ace Referee can also scan a barcode on a Bracket Ace scorecard. All match data will be populated and the match result will be reported to Bracket Ace.

About

IMLeagues

This app enhances collegiate recreation by offering interactive features for participants in intramural, fitness, and club sports. It provides administrators with tools to manage leagues, schedule games, and track statistics for over 95% of college intramural programs.

Highlights
  • Interactive participant features
  • Lifetime stats and achievements
  • League and game scheduling
  • Player and statistics tracking
  • Mass notification system
  • Remote administration
Features
Currently charting
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IMLeagues Is Changing The World Of Collegiate Recreation! Intramurals - Clubs - Fitness Getting better and better! In a few short months we've built this entire app, and there's lots more to come! What We Do For Participants: IMLeagues makes playing intramurals, fitness, and club sports much more fun for participants by giving them access to a vast array of interactive features, essentially turning each participant into a fantasy player with lifetime stats, trophies, and achievements! What We Do For Administrators: Used by over 95% of collegiate intramural sports programs (and now fitness and club sports programs too!), IMLeagues gives recreation department staff the ability to set up sports leagues, schedule games, track players and statistics, run Greek life/group leagues, send mass notifications on cancellations, make changes from any internet connected computer, and more.

Screenshots

Ace Referee1 screens
IMLeagues4 screens

Verdict

The call

Ace Referee and IMLeagues both sit at 4.5 stars, but that hides the real split: 100% of Ace Referee's written reviews are positive against 20% of IMLeagues's. Ace Referee also leads on ads (none vs shown) and monetization model (free vs ad-supported). IMLeagues's advantage is ratings volume (9.8K vs 2) and chart position (#72 vs unranked). On price, rating 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 — 4.5 for Ace Referee against 4.6 for IMLeagues. That said, the two scores are not equally well evidenced: IMLeagues has 9.8K ratings behind it against 2, so its average is the more settled of the two. Written reviews are what separate them: 100% of Ace Referee's written reviews are positive against 20% of IMLeagues's.

UpkeepUpdate frequency

Ace Referee ships an update every 6 weeks, IMLeagues every 3 months. The most recent releases landed on September 10, 2026 and September 22, 2026 respectively.

Scorecard8 real differences · 3 level
Ace Referee versus IMLeagues: the parameters behind the verdict, then further details
ParameterAce RefereeIMLeagues
PriceFreeFree
Rating4.5 (2 ratings)4.6 (9.8K ratings) — better
Positive reviews100.0% of reviews — better20.1% of reviews
Number of ratings29.8K — better
Update frequencyEvery 6 weeks — betterEvery 3 months
AdsNo — betterYes
In-app purchasesNoNo
MonetizationFree — betterAd-supported
Best chart rank—#72 — better
DevicesiPhone, iPad, iPod, Apple Watch — betteriPhone, iPad
Requires iOS13.0 — better16.6
Further details — not scored
Size12 MB206 MB
Age rating4+12+
DeveloperSoftCP Inc.IMLeagues, LLC

Customer experience

Ace Referee

All ratings2 ratings
Positive100.0%
Neutral0.0%
Negative0.0%
Written reviews1 reviews
Positive100.0%
Neutral0.0%
Negative0.0%

IMLeagues

All ratings9,834 ratings
Positive92.0%
Neutral2.0%
Negative6.0%
Written reviews144 reviews
Positive20.1%
Neutral0.0%
Negative79.9%

Bugs and requests

Ace Referee

Not enough reviews yet to summarise bugs or requests.

IMLeagues

Reported bugs

4 issues
  • Inability to accept team invitations
  • Inconsistent display of game schedules and rosters
  • Feedback submission issues
  • Compatibility problems with older devices

Requested features

4 requests
  • Improved app stability and performance
  • Less intrusive advertising model
  • Better user interface and navigation
  • Offline functionality

In-app purchases

None

Ace Referee

No in-app purchases

None

IMLeagues

No in-app purchases

Questions

Is Ace Referee free?
Ace Referee is free to download, with no in-app purchases.
Is IMLeagues free?
IMLeagues is free to download, with no in-app purchases.
Which has better reviews, Ace Referee or IMLeagues?
IMLeagues is rated higher. Ace Referee averages 4.5 out of 5 from 2 ratings, while IMLeagues averages 4.6 from 9.8K ratings.
Do Ace Referee or IMLeagues have ads?
IMLeagues shows ads; Ace Referee does not.
Which is updated more often, Ace Referee or IMLeagues?
Ace Referee ships an update every 6 weeks, and IMLeagues every 3 months. Most recently, Ace Referee was updated on September 10, 2026 and IMLeagues on September 22, 2026.

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