Ace Referee vs Fusion Play
Price, ratings, monetisation and update history for both apps, side by side — with what reviewers say about each.
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.
- Score tracking
- Server management
- Timeout tracking
- Live score updates for spectators
- Integration with tournament software
- Barcode scanning for match data
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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.
Fusion Play
Organize school intramural sports teams, manage rosters, and stay updated on game schedules and real-time stats. Receive push notifications to keep you informed about your teams' progress and rankings.
- Create intramural teams
- Manage rosters
- View upcoming sports info
- Push notifications
- Real-time team stats
- Team rankings
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Get in the game with Fusion Play! Connect with friends at your school to create intramural teams, manage your rosters and get all the info on upcoming sports! The Play app's push notifications and real-time team stats and rankings will keep you in the loop on what's happening with all your teams. Download Fusion Play and start playing today!
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Verdict
The clearest difference is review sentiment: Ace Referee at 100% against Fusion Play's 12%. Ace Referee also leads on rating (4.5 vs 1.4) and device support (4 vs 2). Fusion Play's advantage is ratings volume (355 vs 2) and update cadence (every 2 weeks vs every 6 weeks). On price, ads, in-app purchases and monetization model 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
Both are free to download. Neither carries in-app purchases, so what you see is what you pay.
Ace Referee holds the better App Store score, 4.5 against 1.4. That said, the two scores are not equally well evidenced: Fusion Play has 355 ratings behind it against 2, so its average is the more settled of the two. Written reviews point the same way: 100% of Ace Referee's written reviews are positive against 12% of Fusion Play's.
Ace Referee ships an update every 6 weeks, Fusion Play every 2 weeks. The most recent releases landed on September 10, 2026 and September 23, 2026 respectively.
| Parameter | Ace Referee | Fusion Play |
|---|---|---|
| Price | Free | Free |
| Rating | 4.5 (2 ratings) — better | 1.4 (355 ratings) |
| Positive reviews | 100.0% of reviews — better | 11.7% of reviews |
| Number of ratings | 2 | 355 — better |
| Update frequency | Every 6 weeks | Every 2 weeks — better |
| Ads | No | No |
| In-app purchases | No | No |
| Monetization | Free | Free |
| Best chart rank | — | #70 — better |
| Devices | iPhone, iPad, iPod, Apple Watch — better | iPhone, iPod |
| Requires iOS | 13.0 — better | 15.0 |
| Further details — not scored | ||
| Size | 12 MB | 43 MB |
| Age rating | 4+ | 12+ |
| Developer | SoftCP Inc. | InnoSoft Canada Inc. |
Customer experience
Ace Referee
Fusion Play
Bugs and requests
Ace Referee
Not enough reviews yet to summarise bugs or requests.
Fusion Play
Reported bugs
5 issues- App freezes and crashes frequently
- Login and sign-up process is broken
- Unable to join teams or add free agents
- Incorrect win/loss color indicators
- Notifications and alerts not working
Requested features
4 requests- Allow seeing other team rosters and results
- Add notifications and settings
- Improve team management features
- Provide better support and documentation
In-app purchases
Ace Referee
No in-app purchases
Fusion Play
No in-app purchases
