Comparison

FencingPool vs Fencing Referee

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

Head to head
About

FencingPool

This app streamlines fencing tournament management by directly importing pool data from a popular website. It highlights your upcoming bouts, allows direct score recording, and provides a clear grid display of your results for easy comparison.

Highlights
  • Direct pool data import
  • Highlights upcoming bouts
  • Direct score recording
  • Grid display of bout scores
  • QR code scanning for pool data
  • Left/right-handed fencer tracking
Features
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FencingPool lets you track who you're fencing next, when you are up in a pool, and whether you're left or right. Rather than finding your pool on www.fencingtimelive.com, taking a screenshot of the details list (and possibly marking it up with scores), FencingPool directly imports the pool data, highlights your bouts, and lets you record scores directly. Every time you enter a score after a bout, your next bout is highlighted. At the end of the pool, a handy grid display shows your scores for easy comparison with the referee's pool sheet. The best way to add a new pool is to go to fencingtimelive.com, find your pool, click on the "Details" tab and scroll to the very bottom. Click on "Open in FencingPool" to have the details of your pool loaded into the app. Alternately, you can use your phone's camera to scan the QR code at the bottom of the referee's score sheet once you arrive at the strip.

About

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.

Highlights
  • Score keeping
  • Time keeping
  • Card management
  • Priority management
  • Passivity timer
  • Period counter
  • Light and dark mode
Features
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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.

Screenshots

FencingPool4 screens
Fencing Referee3 screens

Verdict

The call

The clearest difference is rating: Fencing Referee at 5.0 against FencingPool's 3.8. Fencing Referee also leads on device support (3 vs 1) and iOS requirement (15.1 vs 17.0). On price, review sentiment, ratings volume and update cadence 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

Fencing Referee holds the better App Store score, 5.0 against 3.8. Both are backed by a comparable volume of ratings — 4 and 4 respectively. Written reviews split almost evenly too, at 100% and 100% positive.

UpkeepUpdate frequency

FencingPool ships an update fortnightly, Fencing Referee every 3 weeks. The most recent releases landed on June 1, 2026 and September 11, 2026 respectively.

Scorecard3 real differences · 7 level
FencingPool versus Fencing Referee: the parameters behind the verdict, then further details
ParameterFencingPoolFencing Referee
PriceFreeFree
Rating3.8 (4 ratings)5.0 (4 ratings) — better
Positive reviews100.0% of reviews100.0% of reviews
Number of ratings44
Update frequencyFortnightly — betterEvery 3 weeks
AdsNoNo
In-app purchasesNoNo
MonetizationFreeFree
DevicesiPhoneiPhone, iPad, iPod — better
Requires iOS17.015.1 — better
Further details — not scored
Size3 MB35 MB
Age rating4+4+
DeveloperDavid BaraffAskFRED Inc

Customer experience

FencingPool

All ratings4 ratings
Positive75.0%
Neutral0.0%
Negative25.0%
Written reviews2 reviews
Positive100.0%
Neutral0.0%
Negative0.0%

Fencing Referee

All ratings4 ratings
Positive100.0%
Neutral0.0%
Negative0.0%
Written reviews2 reviews
Positive100.0%
Neutral0.0%
Negative0.0%

In-app purchases

None

FencingPool

No in-app purchases

None

Fencing Referee

No in-app purchases

Questions

Is FencingPool free?
FencingPool is free to download, with no in-app purchases.
Is Fencing Referee free?
Fencing Referee is free to download, with no in-app purchases.
Which has better reviews, FencingPool or Fencing Referee?
Fencing Referee is rated higher. FencingPool averages 3.8 out of 5 from 4 ratings, while Fencing Referee averages 5.0 from 4 ratings.
Do FencingPool or Fencing Referee have ads?
Neither FencingPool nor Fencing Referee shows ads.
Which is updated more often, FencingPool or Fencing Referee?
FencingPool ships an update fortnightly, and Fencing Referee every 3 weeks. Most recently, FencingPool was updated on June 1, 2026 and Fencing Referee on September 11, 2026.

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