HorizonWebRef.com vs SidelineCount
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.
SidelineCount
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Every player counts. SidelineCount is for youth football coaches, team parents and league volunteers who are responsible for getting every kid their required plays — and for proving it afterwards. Tap SNAP once per play and every player you marked on the field is credited instantly, so you can see who is still short while you can still do something about it. TAP ONCE PER PLAY Mark who is on the field, tap the big green SNAP button, and every one of them gets a play. Nothing to write down, nothing to count up at the end of the game. A SCOREBOARD ON THE SIDELINE The live screen carries a lit scoreboard: plays run, players still short, players on the field. Jersey numbers read like a stadium board, so the whole roster scans at a glance between plays. SEE WHO STILL NEEDS PLAYS A live Needs Plays list shows every player who has not reached your league's minimum yet, and exactly how many more they need. Select them straight from that list to put them on the field for the next snap. FIX MISTAKES IN ONE TAP Tapped on a play that got blown dead or called back? Undo Last Snap names the exact play it will remove and lets you attach a reason. Nothing is ever silently deleted — recalled plays stay in the record, marked as recalled. BUILD YOUR ROSTER HOWEVER YOU LIKE Type players in, scan a printed roster with the camera, import a screenshot, paste a list, or pull one from your league's website. Every import is shown to you for review before anything is saved. REUSABLE LINEUPS Save the groups you actually use — Offense A, Kickoff, Punt Return — and apply one with a single tap instead of re-selecting the same players every series. PAIRED GAME MODE Many leagues have each team send a rep to verify the other team's play count. SidelineCount does it digitally: connect directly to the opposing team's phone over Wi-Fi, with no internet required, and each side keeps its own independent count of both rosters, with an alert if the two ever disagree. A RECORD YOU CAN HAND OVER Export a PDF or CSV showing each player's total plays, the exact play numbers they were in, and the game's total play count. It is a traceable record for your own files or for a league official who wants the detail. ON IPHONE AND IPAD The same app on both. On an iPad in landscape, a column on the right holds the scoreboard, the players still short, Package, Undo and a tall SNAP under your thumb. BUILT FOR THE SIDELINE Big touch targets, one-handed operation, high contrast for bright sunlight, and no color-only status. Mark a player absent or injured with a reason before kickoff and they stay out of the count. YOUR DATA STAYS ON YOUR PHONE Your teams, rosters and games stay on your device. No account, no sign-in, no third-party analytics. The only thing that goes online is the suggestion box, and only what you choose to post or vote on. WHAT IT DOES NOT DO SidelineCount counts the plays you tap. It does not watch the field, and it does not decide which plays qualify under your league's rule — most leagues count only plays from the line of scrimmage, so kickoffs and extra points are yours to skip. You stay in charge of what gets counted. FREE TO START Your first 3 games are free with every feature included, Paired Game Mode as well. Pro removes the game limit for $9.99 a year. Paired Game Mode is a separate $5.99 a year. HELP AND IDEAS Help answers how to do every main job, a short tour shows you around the first time, and a suggestion box lets you post and vote on what gets built next. Terms of Use (EULA): https://www.apple.com/legal/internet-services/itunes/dev/stdeula/
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Verdict
The clearest difference is in-app purchases: HorizonWebRef.com at none against SidelineCount's 2. HorizonWebRef.com also leads on iOS requirement (15.6 vs 17.0). SidelineCount's advantage is update cadence (every 4 days vs every 2 weeks). 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
Both are free to download. SidelineCount sells 2 in-app purchases, starting at $5.99 per year. HorizonWebRef.com asks for nothing beyond the download.
HorizonWebRef.com ships an update every 2 weeks, SidelineCount every 4 days. The most recent releases landed on October 16, 2026 and October 7, 2026 respectively.
| Parameter | HorizonWebRef.com | SidelineCount |
|---|---|---|
| Price | Free | Free |
| Rating | 4.7 (1.6K ratings) — better | — |
| Positive reviews | 21.3% of reviews | — |
| Number of ratings | 1.6K — better | — |
| Update frequency | Every 2 weeks | Every 4 days — better |
| Ads | No | No |
| In-app purchases | No — better | Yes |
| Monetization | Free | — |
| Devices | iPhone, iPad, iPod — better | iPhone, iPad |
| Requires iOS | 15.6 — better | 17.0 |
| Further details — not scored | ||
| Size | 24 MB | 3 MB |
| Age rating | 12+ | 4+ |
| Developer | Horizon Dynamic Web Designs, LLC. | Steve Binegar |
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
SidelineCount
Not enough reviews yet to summarise bugs or requests.
In-app purchases
HorizonWebRef.com
No in-app purchases
SidelineCount
- Team Pro$5.991 Year
- SidelineCount Pro$9.991 Year
Questions
Is HorizonWebRef.com free?
Is SidelineCount free?
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