HorizonWebRef.com vs Assignr
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.
Assignr
Manage, communicate, and pay referees and umpires efficiently. This app allows officials to update availability, accept assignments, and message within the platform. Organizations can process payments and track game reports.
- Assign games to referees and umpires
- Manage official availability
- Communicate with officials via messaging
- Process payments via Direct Deposit
- Submit game reports
- Access official directory
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Whether you manage a small group of umpires, or assign thousands of games per year, we have everything you need to assign, communicate, manage, and pay your referees and umpires, all in one place. This is the official Assignr mobile app, designed to work with the Assignr.com referee and umpire management platform. Your referees and umpires can use the mobile app to manage their availability, accept or decline game assignments, and communicate using our messaging functionality. Organziations in the United States can use Assignr to pay officials using Direct Deposit. Referees and umpires can provide W9 and banking details, submit game reports, and access a directory of other officials within your organization. A subscription to the Assignr platform is required to use the Assignr mobile app.
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Verdict
The clearest difference is review sentiment: Assignr at 73% against HorizonWebRef.com's 21%. Assignr also leads on rating (4.9 vs 4.7) and ratings volume (8.3K vs 1.6K). HorizonWebRef.com's advantage is monetization model (free vs subscription) and update cadence (every 2 weeks vs every 6 weeks). On price, 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
Both are free to download. Neither carries in-app purchases, so what you see is what you pay.
Assignr holds the better App Store score, 4.9 against 4.7. That said, the two scores are not equally well evidenced: Assignr has 8.3K ratings behind it against 1.6K, so its average is the more settled of the two. Written reviews point the same way: 21% of HorizonWebRef.com's written reviews are positive against 73% of Assignr's.
HorizonWebRef.com ships an update every 2 weeks, Assignr every 6 weeks. The most recent releases landed on September 24, 2026 and September 22, 2026 respectively.
| Parameter | HorizonWebRef.com | Assignr |
|---|---|---|
| Price | Free | Free |
| Rating | 4.7 (1.6K ratings) | 4.9 (8.3K ratings) — better |
| Positive reviews | 21.3% of reviews | 73.3% of reviews — better |
| Number of ratings | 1.6K | 8.3K — better |
| Update frequency | Every 2 weeks — better | Every 6 weeks |
| Ads | No | No |
| In-app purchases | No | No |
| Monetization | Free — better | Subscription |
| Devices | iPhone, iPad, iPod — better | iPhone, iPod |
| Requires iOS | 15.6 | 15.1 — better |
| Further details — not scored | ||
| Size | 24 MB | 72 MB |
| Age rating | 12+ | 12+ |
| Developer | Horizon Dynamic Web Designs, LLC. | Assignr LLC |
Customer experience
HorizonWebRef.com
Assignr
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
Assignr
From 8.3K App Store ratingsWhat we love
- 👍 Easy to use
- 🚀 Seamless and modern interface
- 💡 Great resources and easy to find answers
- 👍 Intuitive with a clean interface
- 👍 Organized way of working
Room to improve
- 🐛 Slow and glitchy app
- 🐛 Keeps logging users out
- 🐛 Inaccurate schedules and out of sync with desktop version
- 🐛 Frequent login requests
- 🐛 Slow response 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
Assignr
Reported bugs
3 issues- App not registering availability changes correctly
- Logging out issues
- Server connection problems
Requested features
5 requests- Ability to view other referees' game reports
- Search feature to filter games by level or location
- Ability to request games directly from the app
- Automatic availability blocking when a game is accepted
- Option to view past games through the app
In-app purchases
HorizonWebRef.com
No in-app purchases
Assignr
No in-app purchases
Questions
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