Comparison

HorizonWebRef.com vs RefMetrix

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

Head to head
About

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.

Highlights
  • Referee and umpire scheduling
  • Assignment management
  • Mobile access to services
  • Streamline officiating operations
  • Sports official management system
Features
Read full description

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.

About

RefMetrix

This app provides referees, assignors, and observers with a platform to track game statistics and performance data. It offers instant feedback and detailed insights to enhance individual and crew development, helping referees progress faster.

Highlights
  • Interactive Court & Prompts
  • Game Log & Play-by-Play Tracking
  • Individual & Crew Specialized Stats
  • Stat Sharing for Assignors/Observers
  • Comprehensive Stat History (Career, Season, Past Games)
  • Detailed Game Profiles
Features
Read full description

With each new game, a referee is always striving to get better. There is now an answer for referees, assignors & observers to track developmental plays and stats on the go that produces data and enhances performance. Built by a professional referee and taking insights from referees at all levels, RefMetrix is the world’s first state of the art interactive training and development platform where referees can receive instant and accurate performance feedback.    Referees will receive specialized individual & crew RefMetrix Stats following each game. Having consistent access to this type of data provides referees the ability to progress faster and focus on their development.   RefMetrix also provides assignors and observers the ability to enhance the overall performance of their staff by utilizing RefMetrix Stat sharing. Features: -Interactive Court -Interactive Prompts -Game Log -Interactive Play-By- Play -Individual Specialized RefMetrix Stats -Crew Specialized RefMetrix Stats -RefMetrix Stat Sharing -Stat History: Past 3 Games -Stat History: Current Season -Stat History: Career -Detailed Game Profile -Personal Game Invites Private Policy: https://refmetrix.com/privacy-policy-2/ Disclaimer: https://refmetrix.com/disclaimer/ Terms & Conditions: https://refmetrix.com/terms-and-condition/ Terms of Use (EULA): https://www.apple.com/legal/internet-services/itunes/dev/stdeula/

Screenshots

HorizonWebRef.com4 screens
RefMetrix4 screens

Verdict

The call

The clearest difference is review sentiment: RefMetrix at 100% against HorizonWebRef.com's 21%. RefMetrix also leads on rating (5.0 vs 4.7) and iOS requirement (11.0 vs 15.6). HorizonWebRef.com's advantage is in-app purchases (none vs 3) and ratings volume (1.6K vs 4). On price, ads 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

CostPrice · In-app purchases · Ads · Monetization

Both are free to download. RefMetrix sells 3 in-app purchases, starting at $7.99 per month. HorizonWebRef.com asks for nothing beyond the download.

ReceptionRating · Positive reviews · Number of ratings

RefMetrix holds the better App Store score, 5.0 against 4.7. That said, the two scores are not equally well evidenced: HorizonWebRef.com has 1.6K ratings behind it against 4, 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 100% of RefMetrix's.

Scorecard6 real differences · 4 level
HorizonWebRef.com versus RefMetrix: the parameters behind the verdict, then further details
ParameterHorizonWebRef.comRefMetrix
PriceFreeFree
Rating4.7 (1.6K ratings)5.0 (4 ratings) — better
Positive reviews21.3% of reviews100.0% of reviews — better
Number of ratings1.6K — better4
Update frequencyEvery 2 weeks—
AdsNoNo
In-app purchasesNo — betterYes
MonetizationFree — betterFree with in-app purchases
DevicesiPhone, iPad, iPodiPhone, iPad, iPod
Requires iOS15.611.0 — better
Further details — not scored
Size24 MB47 MB
Age rating12+4+
DeveloperHorizon Dynamic Web Designs, LLC.RefMetrix, LLC

Customer experience

HorizonWebRef.com

All ratings1,552 ratings
Positive95.7%
Neutral3.1%
Negative1.2%
Written reviews61 reviews
Positive21.3%
Neutral14.8%
Negative63.9%

RefMetrix

All ratings4 ratings
Positive100.0%
Neutral0.0%
Negative0.0%
Written reviews3 reviews
Positive100.0%
Neutral0.0%
Negative0.0%

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
Show 3 more
  • 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

RefMetrix

Not enough reviews yet to summarise bugs or requests.

In-app purchases

None

HorizonWebRef.com

No in-app purchases

3 purchases

RefMetrix

Subscriptions3
  • Month$7.991 Month
  • 6 Months$45.996 Months
  • Year$71.991 Year

Questions

Is HorizonWebRef.com free?
HorizonWebRef.com is free to download, with no in-app purchases.
Is RefMetrix free?
RefMetrix is free to download, with in-app purchases available.
Which has better reviews, HorizonWebRef.com or RefMetrix?
RefMetrix is rated higher. HorizonWebRef.com averages 4.7 out of 5 from 1.6K ratings, while RefMetrix averages 5.0 from 4 ratings.
Do HorizonWebRef.com or RefMetrix have ads?
Neither HorizonWebRef.com nor RefMetrix shows ads.

Other comparisons