Comparison

Ace Referee vs Golf Genius

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

Golf Genius

This app enhances the golf experience by allowing live score entry, access to member portals with stats, and easy photo uploads for events. It also provides mobile access for club pros and league managers to event details and offers sponsorship branding opportunities.

Highlights
  • Live score entry
  • Real-time leaderboards
  • Member portal access
  • Photo gallery uploads
  • Event management for pros
  • Sponsorship branding
Features
Currently charting
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Registered Golf Genius players will find the free Golf Genius mobile app an exciting and useful addition to their golf experience. The app is also designed to reduce effort and save valuable time for the pro shop staff and league managers. Here are a few of the most important app functions: (1) Live score entry out on the course (scores can be entered by players or pro staff) that immediately updates full field leaderboards on large TV displays in the clubhouse and on the app itself; (2) access to the custom member portal where players can view tee sheets, results, statistics, etc.; (3) an easy and fast way to upload photos, creating photo galleries that add to the fun for any event; (4) mobile access for club pros and league managers to all events on the golf calendar, with dates, registrants, tee sheets, hole-by-hole scorecards, final results, etc.; (5) mobile, contextual branding exposure and messaging customized for corporate and charity outings sponsors, which translates into an attractive and differentiated “outings offer” and the opportunity for clubs hosting outings to maximize revenue. The Golf Genius mobile app is designed for both iPhone and iPad.

Screenshots

Ace Referee4 screens
Golf Genius4 screens

Verdict

The call

The clearest difference is review sentiment: Ace Referee at 100% against Golf Genius's 26%. Ace Referee also leads on iOS requirement (13.0 vs 15.1). Golf Genius's advantage is ratings volume (76K vs 2) and rating (4.8 vs 4.5). On price, update cadence, ads 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

Golf Genius holds the better App Store score, 4.8 against 4.5. That said, the two scores are not equally well evidenced: Golf Genius has 76K ratings behind it against 2, so its average is the more settled of the two. Written reviews complicate that: 100% of Ace Referee's written reviews are positive against 26% of Golf Genius's, so the app with the better star average is not the one people write more warmly about.

UpkeepUpdate frequency

Ace Referee ships an update every 6 weeks, Golf Genius every 3 weeks. The most recent releases landed on November 1, 2026 and November 11, 2026 respectively.

Scorecard5 real differences · 6 level
Ace Referee versus Golf Genius: the parameters behind the verdict, then further details
ParameterAce RefereeGolf Genius
PriceFreeFree
Rating4.5 (2 ratings)4.8 (76K ratings) — better
Positive reviews100.0% of reviews — better26.3% of reviews
Number of ratings276K — better
Update frequencyEvery 6 weeksEvery 3 weeks — better
AdsNoNo
In-app purchasesNoNo
MonetizationFreeFree
Best chart rank—#133 — better
DevicesiPhone, iPad, iPod, Apple Watch — betteriPhone, iPad, iPod
Requires iOS13.0 — better15.1
Further details — not scored
Size12 MB59 MB
Age rating4+4+
DeveloperSoftCP Inc.Golf Genius Software, Inc.

Customer experience

Ace Referee

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

Golf Genius

All ratings75,951 ratings
Positive96.8%
Neutral1.5%
Negative1.7%
Written reviews198 reviews
Positive26.3%
Neutral11.6%
Negative62.1%

Bugs and requests

Ace Referee

Not enough reviews yet to summarise bugs or requests.

Golf Genius

Reported bugs

4 issues
  • Compatibility issues with newer devices
  • Syncing problems between app and website
  • Incorrect handicap calculations
  • Scores not saving properly

Requested features

5 requests
  • Allow reorganizing player names
  • Increase font size
  • Add Apple Watch functionality
  • Ability to cancel registrations
  • Putt tracking feature

In-app purchases

None

Ace Referee

No in-app purchases

None

Golf Genius

No in-app purchases

Questions

Is Ace Referee free?
Ace Referee is free to download, with no in-app purchases.
Is Golf Genius free?
Golf Genius is free to download, with no in-app purchases.
Which has better reviews, Ace Referee or Golf Genius?
Golf Genius is rated higher. Ace Referee averages 4.5 out of 5 from 2 ratings, while Golf Genius averages 4.8 from 76K ratings.
Do Ace Referee or Golf Genius have ads?
Neither Ace Referee nor Golf Genius shows ads.
Which is updated more often, Ace Referee or Golf Genius?
Ace Referee ships an update every 6 weeks, and Golf Genius every 3 weeks. Most recently, Ace Referee was updated on November 1, 2026 and Golf Genius on November 11, 2026.

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