SimpleSaber vs Fencing Referee
Price, ratings, monetisation and update history for both apps, side by side — with what reviewers say about each.
SimpleSaber
Learn the fundamentals of saber fencing with this app designed for beginners and their parents. It explains key terms and moves, and offers an interactive toolkit to help prepare for tournaments.
- Saber fencing fundamentals explained
- Key terms and moves glossary
- Interactive tournament preparation toolkit
- Beginner-friendly content
- Parental guidance support
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This is a saber fencing-related app to help beginner fencers and their parents understand the main elements, terms, and moves of saber fencing. In addition, the app includes a valuable interactive and easy-to-use toolkit for preparing for tournaments.
Fencing Referee
This app helps manage fencing matches by keeping score, timing bouts, and tracking cards. It offers various configuration options for a personalized experience, including light/dark modes and an always-on screen.
- Score keeping
- Time keeping
- Card management
- Priority management
- Passivity timer
- Period counter
- Light and dark mode
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Features include: - Score keeping, time keeping, card management, priority management, and more. - A modern look and feel - Long press on scores to reset score. - Long press on the timer to modify minutes/seconds - Optional passivity timer, p-card tracking, period counter and more. - Light and dark mode. - Tons of configuration options - Always-on screen Created and supported by AskFRED. Regularly updated as rules change, regularly enhanced with new features and functionality.
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Verdict
The clearest difference is device support: Fencing Referee at 3 against SimpleSaber's 1. 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 — 5.0 for SimpleSaber against 5.0 for Fencing Referee. Both are backed by a comparable volume of ratings — 2 and 5 respectively.
| Parameter | SimpleSaber | Fencing Referee |
|---|---|---|
| Price | Free | Free |
| Rating | 5.0 (2 ratings) | 5.0 (5 ratings) |
| Positive reviews | — | 100.0% of reviews |
| Number of ratings | 2 | 5 — better |
| Update frequency | — | Every 3 weeks |
| Ads | No | No |
| In-app purchases | No | No |
| Monetization | Free | Free |
| Devices | iPhone | iPhone, iPad, iPod — better |
| Requires iOS | 16.2 | 15.1 — better |
| Further details — not scored | ||
| Size | 70 MB | 35 MB |
| Age rating | 4+ | 4+ |
| Developer | Terje Saar-Hambazaza | AskFRED Inc |
Customer experience
SimpleSaber
Fencing Referee
In-app purchases
SimpleSaber
No in-app purchases
Fencing Referee
No in-app purchases
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