HorizonWebRef.com vs Shutout Deals
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.
Shutout Deals
Discover the lowest prices on sports equipment like sticks, bats, and helmets. This app helps you gear up for less and allows you to share great deals you find with the community.
- Lowest prices on sports equipment
- Scours internet for deals
- Gear up for less
- Community deal sharing
- Expand access to local deals
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Tired of paying full price for sports equipment? Shutout Deals scours the internet to bring you the lowest prices on sticks, bats, helmets, and clubs. Whether you're a seasoned pro or just starting out, we'll help you gear up for less. See something you think would be a great opportunity for others? Take part in the community and give back by posting your own deals that you come across! Our social platform is designed to expand access to everyone by making sure that great deals promoted in your local communities!
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Verdict
The clearest difference is ratings volume: HorizonWebRef.com at 1.6K against Shutout Deals's 1. Shutout Deals's advantage is rating (5.0 vs 4.7) and iOS requirement (13.4 vs 15.6). 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.
Shutout Deals 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 1, so its average is the more settled of the two.
Both ship on a similar rhythm, roughly every 2 weeks. The most recent releases landed on October 22, 2026 and October 8, 2026 respectively.
| Parameter | HorizonWebRef.com | Shutout Deals |
|---|---|---|
| Price | Free | Free |
| Rating | 4.7 (1.6K ratings) | 5.0 (1 ratings) — better |
| Positive reviews | 21.3% of reviews | — |
| Number of ratings | 1.6K — better | 1 |
| Update frequency | Every 2 weeks | Every 2 weeks |
| Ads | No | No |
| In-app purchases | No | No |
| Monetization | Free | Free |
| Devices | iPhone, iPad, iPod — better | iPhone, iPod |
| Requires iOS | 15.6 | 13.4 — better |
| Further details — not scored | ||
| Size | 24 MB | 40 MB |
| Age rating | 12+ | 4+ |
| Developer | Horizon Dynamic Web Designs, LLC. | Michael Hubbard |
Customer experience
HorizonWebRef.com
Shutout Deals
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
Shutout Deals
Not enough reviews yet to summarise bugs or requests.
In-app purchases
HorizonWebRef.com
No in-app purchases
Shutout Deals
No in-app purchases
Questions
Is HorizonWebRef.com free?
Is Shutout Deals free?
Which has better reviews, HorizonWebRef.com or Shutout Deals?
Do HorizonWebRef.com or Shutout Deals have ads?
Which is updated more often, HorizonWebRef.com or Shutout Deals?
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