Comparison

Soccer Referee Timer by WTSB vs RefClock Timer

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

Head to head
About

Soccer Referee Timer by WTSB

This app transforms your Apple Watch into a dedicated tool for soccer referees, allowing full match management from your wrist. Track time, goals, cards, and substitutions, with detailed reports automatically syncing to your iPhone. It also offers fitness tracking and AI-powered performance analysis.

Highlights
  • Manage match time and stoppage time
  • Record goals, cards, and substitutions
  • Automatic match data sync to iPhone
  • Fitness and GPS tracking
  • AI-assisted performance analysis
  • Detailed match reports
  • Penalty shootout management
Features
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Soccer Referee Timer by WTSB turns Apple Watch into a powerful tool for soccer referees. You do not need your iPhone during the match: manage match time, stoppage time, goals, cards, temporary dismissals, substitutions and penalty shootouts directly from your wrist. After the final whistle, the match is saved and transferred automatically to your iPhone. TIME AND EVENTS UNDER CONTROL The flexible match timer supports one to four periods, countdown or open-ended timing, and customizable match and break lengths. When play is delayed by an injury, goal celebration or another interruption, the app measures the lost time and calculates your recommended stoppage time. Clear haptic alerts notify you when regulation time ends, calculated stoppage time is reached, the break is over or a temporary dismissal has expired – so your attention can remain on the match. Record goals with scorer, penalty or own-goal details, yellow, second-yellow and red cards with reasons, disciplinary action against team officials, and multiple simultaneous temporary dismissals. Custom card reasons can be prepared in advance. Manage lineups, captains and goalkeepers, multiple substitutions, return substitutions and late roster additions, as well as extra time and penalty shootouts. Short voice notes can be attached to cards and temporary dismissals directly from the watch. Match suspensions and abandoned matches are documented too. THE COMPLETE MATCH REPORT The live match report presents every event chronologically and can be reviewed on Apple Watch. On iPhone, it becomes a clear, color-coded report containing halftime and final scores, stoppage time, goals, cards, substitutions, lineups, voice notes and shootout results. Events can be added, corrected or removed after the match, with the score and statistics updating automatically. FITNESS, MOVEMENT AND AI ANALYSIS With fitness and location tracking enabled, a workout starts automatically at kickoff. Apple Watch records heart rate, distance, speed, running power and active calories and saves the workout to Apple Health. The app can also capture the venue, weather and GPS route. On iPhone, explore your movement on an interactive map with route playback, heatmap, detected movement corridor, event locations and sprint analysis. AI-assisted performance analysis combines your fitness data into a Performance Score and visualizes activity, explosiveness and fatigue throughout the match. Compare each performance with previous matches, identify peak-load phases and track your development. The dashboard summarizes your entire refereeing career, including matches, time on the field, goals, cards, stoppage time, distance, venues, speed and performance. SHARE AND CONNECT Share match reports, workout data, heatmaps and sprints as ready-made story graphics. Relive your season with Season Replay and create a personalized referee trading card. Matches can also be uploaded to Strava. Lineup links import rosters and match formats from supported competition software, while the AI Help Chat answers questions about the app and the Laws of the Game with source references. Complications and the Apple Watch Ultra Action Button provide fast access, while an iPhone widget displays key career statistics on your Home Screen. START FOR FREE The free download includes the complete match timer with stoppage-time calculation, haptic alerts, scorekeeping and synchronization. Advanced match documentation, tracking and analysis are available with Pro. Pro can be tested free of charge and unlocked through a subscription or a one-time lifetime purchase. Terms of Use: https://www.apple.com/legal/internet-services/itunes/dev/stdeula/

About

RefClock Timer

This app provides a dedicated timer and event tracker for soccer referees on Apple Watch. It allows for recording goals, cards, and substitutions, with a companion iPhone app for managing match history and generating shareable PDF reports.

Highlights
  • Apple Watch timer
  • Stoppage time tracking
  • Event recording (goals, cards, subs)
  • Vibration alerts
  • Match history on iPhone
  • Shareable PDF reports
Features
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RefClock is a soccer referee timer for Apple Watch, with an iPhone companion for match history and reports. ON APPLE WATCH • Count up or down and track stoppage time. • Set half lengths, breaks and extra time. • Record goals, yellow and red cards, and substitutions. • Choose which events to track and turn vibration alerts on or off. ON IPHONE • View the score, clock and events from your paired watch. • Search saved games by team name or date. • Edit team names, colors and match events. • Add match notes and incident statements. • Preview and share PDF reports with the score, timeline and notes. • Adjust timer and event settings. The watch runs the match timer. Live updates need a watch connection; phone edits wait for the watch to confirm them. Completed games remain available on iPhone. RefClock can record a workout with your permission. The iPhone Games screen includes a banner ad.

Screenshots

Soccer Referee Timer by WTSB4 screens
RefClock Timer4 screens

Verdict

The call

The clearest difference is in-app purchases: RefClock Timer at none against Soccer Referee Timer by WTSB's 3. RefClock Timer also leads on review sentiment (100% vs 90%) and iOS requirement (17.2 vs 26.1). Soccer Referee Timer by WTSB's advantage is ads (none vs shown) and update cadence (every 4 days vs every 5 weeks). On price, rating 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. Soccer Referee Timer by WTSB sells 3 in-app purchases, starting at $1.99 per month. RefClock Timer asks for nothing beyond the download.

ReceptionRating · Positive reviews · Number of ratings

On the App Store both sit at effectively the same score — 4.6 for Soccer Referee Timer by WTSB against 4.7 for RefClock Timer. That said, the two scores are not equally well evidenced: Soccer Referee Timer by WTSB has 15 ratings behind it against 3, so its average is the more settled of the two. Written reviews are what separate them: 90% of Soccer Referee Timer by WTSB's written reviews are positive against 100% of RefClock Timer's.

UpkeepUpdate frequency

Soccer Referee Timer by WTSB ships an update every 4 days, RefClock Timer every 5 weeks. The most recent releases landed on November 3, 2026 and November 4, 2026 respectively.

Scorecard7 real differences · 3 level
Soccer Referee Timer by WTSB versus RefClock Timer: the parameters behind the verdict, then further details
ParameterSoccer Referee Timer by WTSBRefClock Timer
PriceFreeFree
Rating4.6 (15 ratings)4.7 (3 ratings) — better
Positive reviews90.0% of reviews100.0% of reviews — better
Number of ratings15 — better3
Update frequencyEvery 4 days — betterEvery 5 weeks
AdsNo — betterYes
In-app purchasesYesNo — better
MonetizationFree with in-app purchasesAd-supported — better
DevicesiPhone, Apple WatchiPhone, Apple Watch
Requires iOS26.117.2 — better
Further details — not scored
Size112 MB9 MB
Age rating4+4+
DeveloperThilo SpechtHooshmand Enterprises LLC

Customer experience

Soccer Referee Timer by WTSB

All ratings15 ratings
Positive93.3%
Neutral0.0%
Negative6.7%
Written reviews30 reviews
Positive90.0%
Neutral3.3%
Negative6.7%

RefClock Timer

All ratings3 ratings
Positive100.0%
Neutral0.0%
Negative0.0%
Written reviews2 reviews
Positive100.0%
Neutral0.0%
Negative0.0%

In-app purchases

3 purchases

Soccer Referee Timer by WTSB

Subscriptions2
  • Monthly subscription14 Days trial$1.991 Month
  • Annual subscription1 Month trial$17.991 Year
One-time1
  • Lifetime Pro$149.00
None

RefClock Timer

No in-app purchases

Questions

Is Soccer Referee Timer by WTSB free?
Soccer Referee Timer by WTSB is free to download, with in-app purchases available.
Is RefClock Timer free?
RefClock Timer is free to download, with no in-app purchases.
Which has better reviews, Soccer Referee Timer by WTSB or RefClock Timer?
RefClock Timer is rated higher. Soccer Referee Timer by WTSB averages 4.6 out of 5 from 15 ratings, while RefClock Timer averages 4.7 from 3 ratings.
Do Soccer Referee Timer by WTSB or RefClock Timer have ads?
RefClock Timer shows ads; Soccer Referee Timer by WTSB does not.
Which is updated more often, Soccer Referee Timer by WTSB or RefClock Timer?
Soccer Referee Timer by WTSB ships an update every 4 days, and RefClock Timer every 5 weeks. Most recently, Soccer Referee Timer by WTSB was updated on November 3, 2026 and RefClock Timer on November 4, 2026.

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