Comparison

RefTown Mobile vs RefScore

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

Head to head
About

RefTown Mobile

Manage your officiating schedule on the go. View upcoming games, connect with other officials, and update your availability directly from your phone. Streamline your sports officiating with this convenient mobile tool.

Highlights
  • View upcoming games
  • Accept/decline game assignments
  • Access official contact information
  • Update availability
  • Phone-native experience
Features
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A phone-native RefTown.com experience that brings a simple view of upcoming games, fellow officials, and availability. The app gives the ability to view/accept/decline games, access contact info for officials in your organization, and view/change availability for future dates.

About

RefScore

Manage sports assignments, track game details, and monitor payments. Officials can view their evaluations, communicate with assignors and crews, and find open games. Set your availability and get paid for your work.

Highlights
  • View game assignments with details
  • Accept or decline assignments
  • Track availability and work days
  • Review evaluation scores and comments
  • Communicate with assignors and crews
  • Monitor payment status
  • Find open games and tournaments
Features
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RefScore is the app for sports officials whose organizations use RefScore to assign games, evaluate officials and pay them. GAMES See every assignment with its date, venue, crew and pay. Accept or decline from the notification, and check in on game day. AVAILABILITY Mark the days you can work and send the month to your assignor. REFSCORE Your evaluation score, with category breakdowns and how it has changed over time. EVALUATIONS Read your completed evaluations and the comments behind the numbers. Observers can record voice notes at a game; with their consent the recording is transcribed into a draft evaluation. MESSAGES Message your assignor, the crew for a game, or RefScore support. Report a message or block a crewmate from inside the conversation. PAYMENTS Set up payouts once, then track what is pending and what has been paid. FIND GAMES Browse open games and tournaments from organizations looking for officials. An invitation from your assignor connects your account to your organization. Without one you can still set up your profile and availability and see how RefScore works.

Screenshots

RefTown Mobile2 screens
RefScore4 screens

Verdict

The call

The clearest difference is rating: RefScore at 5.0 against RefTown Mobile's 3.3. RefScore also leads on update cadence (every 5 days vs every 2 weeks). RefTown Mobile's advantage is ratings volume (12 vs 2). On price, ads, in-app purchases and monetization model 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. Neither carries in-app purchases, so what you see is what you pay.

ReceptionRating · Positive reviews · Number of ratings

RefScore holds the better App Store score, 5.0 against 3.3. That said, the two scores are not equally well evidenced: RefTown Mobile has 12 ratings behind it against 2, so its average is the more settled of the two.

UpkeepUpdate frequency

RefTown Mobile ships an update every 2 weeks, RefScore every 5 days. The most recent releases landed on October 24, 2026 and October 31, 2026 respectively.

Scorecard3 real differences · 7 level
RefTown Mobile versus RefScore: the parameters behind the verdict, then further details
ParameterRefTown MobileRefScore
PriceFreeFree
Rating3.3 (12 ratings)5.0 (2 ratings) — better
Positive reviews50.0% of reviews—
Number of ratings12 — better2
Update frequencyEvery 2 weeksEvery 5 days — better
AdsNoNo
In-app purchasesNoNo
MonetizationFreeFree
DevicesiPhone, iPad, iPod — betteriPhone, iPod
Requires iOS14.0 — better15.1
Further details — not scored
Size28 MB52 MB
Age rating4+4+
DeveloperCamron RustRefMasters.com LLC

Customer experience

RefTown Mobile

All ratings6 ratings
Positive66.7%
Neutral16.7%
Negative16.7%
Written reviews2 reviews
Positive50.0%
Neutral50.0%
Negative0.0%

RefScore

All ratings2 ratings
Positive100.0%
Neutral0.0%
Negative0.0%

In-app purchases

None

RefTown Mobile

No in-app purchases

None

RefScore

No in-app purchases

Questions

Is RefTown Mobile free?
RefTown Mobile is free to download, with no in-app purchases.
Is RefScore free?
RefScore is free to download, with no in-app purchases.
Which has better reviews, RefTown Mobile or RefScore?
RefScore is rated higher. RefTown Mobile averages 3.3 out of 5 from 12 ratings, while RefScore averages 5.0 from 2 ratings.
Do RefTown Mobile or RefScore have ads?
Neither RefTown Mobile nor RefScore shows ads.
Which is updated more often, RefTown Mobile or RefScore?
RefTown Mobile ships an update every 2 weeks, and RefScore every 5 days. Most recently, RefTown Mobile was updated on October 24, 2026 and RefScore on October 31, 2026.

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