HorizonWebRef.com vs ZebraWeb
Price, ratings, monetisation and update history for both apps, side by side — with what reviewers say about each.
HorizonWebRef.com
This app provides mobile access to a comprehensive system for sports officials, referees, and umpires. It streamlines scheduling, management, and assignments for officiating operations, offering a convenient way to stay organized on the go.
- Referee and umpire scheduling
- Assignment management
- Mobile access to services
- Streamline officiating operations
- Sports official management system
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Stay organized and efficient with the HorizonWebRef iOS App for iPhone and iPad, your gateway to seamless referee and umpire scheduling, management, and assignments. Gain mobile access to Horizon Web Ref and its range of services, empowering you to streamline your officiating operations. While this app encompasses a majority of our feature set, discover advanced functions and options on laptops or desktop computers. HorizonWebRef.com is the ultimate online assigning, scheduling, and management system, designed specifically for sports officials, referees, and umpires. Simplify the process of scheduling and managing your referees and officials with the Horizon Web Ref referee scheduling software system. Take advantage of our free demo at HorizonWebRef.com to experience the power and versatility of our solution: https://horizonwebref.com/demo Discover the future of efficient sports officiating with HorizonWebRef.com, brought to you by Horizon Dynamic Web Designs, LLC.
ZebraWeb
This app provides officials and team users with essential tools for managing schedules, contacts, and game-related tasks. It offers features like instant notifications, direct messaging, availability management, and payment history access. Security is a priority with multiple authentication methods.
- Schedule management
- Push notifications for game changes
- Contact directory
- Availability management
- Payment transaction history
- Messaging capabilities
- Report completion
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Today, Officials can download the ZebraWeb Mobile app to access their schedule and contacts as well as: - Check Your Schedule - Accept or Decline New Games - Get Push Notifications of Game Changes Instantly - Get contact information for partners and team or school contacts - Manage Availability and Blocked Dates - View Your ZebraPay Transaction history, manage your Direct Deposit information and more. - Message Your Partner, Assignor, or School Contacts. - Read Memos from your associations - Complete Assigned Ejection and Game Reports Team Users and School Admin can download the ZebraWeb Mobile app to access their schedule and contacts as well as: - Check Your Entire Schedule In One Place - Approve Officials For Pay and Manage Fees - Message an Official or the Crew - Complete Mandatory Coaches Evaluation Reports - Integrated to the Weather - Complete Directory of All Officials Security is our mission and we take it very seriously. That is why we have implemented many MFA methods like TouchID, FaceID, and Pin entry to keep your private information safe. Questions or feedback? We’d love to hear from you! Just email support@zebraweb.org or download the app and send us a message.
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Verdict
The clearest difference is rating: HorizonWebRef.com at 4.7 against ZebraWeb's 3.0. HorizonWebRef.com also leads on ratings volume (1.6K vs 88). ZebraWeb's advantage is review sentiment (33% vs 21%). 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
Both are free to download. Neither carries in-app purchases, so what you see is what you pay.
HorizonWebRef.com holds the better App Store score, 4.7 against 3.0. That said, the two scores are not equally well evidenced: HorizonWebRef.com has 1.6K ratings behind it against 88, so its average is the more settled of the two. Written reviews complicate that: 21% of HorizonWebRef.com's written reviews are positive against 33% of ZebraWeb's, so the app with the better star average is not the one people write more warmly about.
HorizonWebRef.com ships an update every 2 weeks, ZebraWeb monthly. The most recent releases landed on September 24, 2026 and September 22, 2026 respectively.
| Parameter | HorizonWebRef.com | ZebraWeb |
|---|---|---|
| Price | Free | Free |
| Rating | 4.7 (1.6K ratings) — better | 3.0 (88 ratings) |
| Positive reviews | 21.3% of reviews | 32.7% of reviews — better |
| Number of ratings | 1.6K — better | 88 |
| Update frequency | Every 2 weeks — better | Monthly |
| Ads | No | No |
| In-app purchases | No | No |
| Monetization | Free | Free |
| Devices | iPhone, iPad, iPod | iPhone, iPad, iPod |
| Requires iOS | 15.6 | 15.1 — better |
| Further details — not scored | ||
| Size | 24 MB | 29 MB |
| Age rating | 12+ | 4+ |
| Developer | Horizon Dynamic Web Designs, LLC. | Vantage Labs, LLC |
Customer experience
HorizonWebRef.com
ZebraWeb
User reviews
HorizonWebRef.com
From 1.6K App Store ratingsWhat we love
- 👍 Easy to maneuver
- 🚀 Provides a multitude of services
- 😊 Great app
Room to improve
- 🐛 Crashes on iPadOS 26
- 🐛 Bugs and glitches
- 🔧 Needs updates
- 💤 Outdated UI and UX
- 🤔 Difficult to navigate
ZebraWeb
From 88 App Store ratingsWhat we love
- 👍 Easy to use and user-friendly
- 🚀 Efficient and quick
- 💡 New features like payment history and direct deposit updates
- 👍 Comprehensive features for officials
- 👍 Good for game day logistics and coordination
Room to improve
- 🐛 App crashes frequently
- 🐛 Login issues and errors
- 🐛 App does not save changes properly
- 🐛 Interface is not intuitive
- 🐛 Requires login every time
Bugs and requests
HorizonWebRef.com
Reported bugs
8 issues- Boots user back to Home screen when trying to view associations or type
- Unable to log in, invalid/error messages
- Google map links don't work properly
- Notifications for unaccounted games
- Unable to send TBA requests on iPad
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- Endless login screen loop
- Calendar sync issues on iPhone
- Menu/scrolling functionality broken after updates
Requested features
4 requests- Improve navigation and ability to go back
- Allow writing reviews without a nickname
- Improve availability calendar function
- Optimize for iPad usage
ZebraWeb
Reported bugs
14 issues- App does not save changes properly
- App requires upgrade but no upgrade available
- App will not open after update
- App crashes when trying to view specific dates
- App crashes when trying to sync Google calendar
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- App crashes after entering username and password
- App crashes when clicking on assigned games
- App shows incorrect credentials
- App shows 'failed' when accepting a game
- App only shows blocked dates on calendar view
- App glitches in reason and description column for blocked time
- iCal sync has issues with EST time zone with Outlook app on phone
- Profile icon spins forever, cannot access profile or calendar sync
- White screen after login since update
Requested features
10 requests- Improve login persistence (remember login)
- Make schedule easier to view
- Prompt for new games instead of using filters
- Improve messaging system
- Add assignment functions
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- Improve iCal sync with Outlook app on iPhone
- Fix glitches in blocked time section
- Allow posting scores
- Enable Face ID or fingerprint login
- Improve calendar sync with iPhone
In-app purchases
HorizonWebRef.com
No in-app purchases
ZebraWeb
No in-app purchases
Questions
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