Game Clock vs RefClock Timer
Price, ratings, monetisation and update history for both apps, side by side — with what reviewers say about each.
Game Clock
Organize football games with automatic looping timers and audible announcements. Enhance the experience with iconic sports sound effects for engaging gameplay.
- Automatic looping game timers
- Audible announcements
- Iconic sports sound effects
- Organized game management
- Engaging gameplay enhancement
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Run engaging and organized football games with automatic looping game timers with audible announcements. Equipped with sound effects from the most iconic moments in sports history.
RefClock Timer
This free app assists soccer referees with timing matches. It offers customizable countdowns, stoppage time tracking, and the ability to record goals, substitutions, and misconduct. The app also allows for custom team abbreviations and colors.
- Count up/down timer
- Stoppage time counter
- Custom half and extra time
- Record goals, subs, misconduct
- Custom team abbreviations
- Custom team colors
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A simple, free Referee Timer for Soccer/Football Referees. Features - Records a workout while you referee. - Count up/down timer. - Stoppage time counter. - Custom half and Extra time lengths. - Record goals, subs, and misconduct (can be disabled) - Custom team abbreviations - Custom team colors
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Verdict
Game Clock and RefClock Timer both sit at 4.6 stars, but that hides the real split: 100% of RefClock Timer's written reviews are positive against 50% of Game Clock's. RefClock Timer also leads on device support (3 vs 1) and iOS requirement (13.0 vs 16.2). Game Clock's advantage is update cadence (every 3 days vs every 11 days). On price, rating, ratings volume and ads 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.
On the App Store both sit at effectively the same score — 4.6 for Game Clock against 4.5 for RefClock Timer. Both are backed by a comparable volume of ratings — 5 and 2 respectively. Written reviews are what separate them: 50% of Game Clock's written reviews are positive against 100% of RefClock Timer's.
Game Clock ships an update every 3 days, RefClock Timer every 11 days. The most recent releases landed on June 8, 2026 and September 21, 2026 respectively.
| Parameter | Game Clock | RefClock Timer |
|---|---|---|
| Price | Free | Free |
| Rating | 4.6 (5 ratings) — better | 4.5 (2 ratings) |
| Positive reviews | 50.0% of reviews | 100.0% of reviews — better |
| Number of ratings | 5 — better | 2 |
| Update frequency | Every 3 days — better | Every 11 days |
| Ads | No | No |
| In-app purchases | No | No |
| Monetization | Free | Free |
| Devices | iPhone | iPhone, iPod, Apple Watch — better |
| Requires iOS | 16.2 | 13.0 — better |
| Further details — not scored | ||
| Size | 11 MB | 1 MB |
| Age rating | 4+ | 4+ |
| Developer | Christian Rodriguez | Hooshmand Enterprises LLC |
Customer experience
Game Clock
RefClock Timer
In-app purchases
Game Clock
No in-app purchases
RefClock Timer
No in-app purchases
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