Comparison

RefMasters Community vs RefBox'd

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

Head to head
About

RefMasters Community

Connect with sports officials, players, coaches, and fans to improve your understanding of the game. Engage with professionals, discuss plays, build your profile, and access educational content and quizzes.

Highlights
  • Connect with sports professionals
  • Discuss plays and trends
  • Develop personal profile
  • Attend film sessions
  • Take knowledge quizzes
  • Access educational content
Features
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RefMasters is the premier platform where sports officials, players, coaches and fans connect and elevate the game. · Learn from the best: Engage with professional referees and umpires · Share and post: Discuss and debate plays and other trends · Develop your profile: Showcase your knowledge and grow your network · Attend film sessions: Grow in the craft and earn certifications · Test yourself: Take quizzes to test your knowledge ALL IN ONE APP: No matter your need, we’ve got you covered. SOCIAL: Share and discuss plays or anything else between the lines. Find other people with similar interests to get further connected. Join a crew in your area and grow your network. EDUCATION: Enroll in interactive content hosted by the pros to run the game like a pro. Enjoy athlete and coach-related content to up your game. ONE APP FOR ALL: There’s something for everyone at RefMasters. Referees & Umpires Develop in the craft, build a sense of community and find career opportunities Players & Coaches Learn next-level details of the rules for better preparation and performance Passionate Fans Access insider knowledge to unlock a deeper understanding of the game

About

RefBox'd

This app helps sports officials log their games, track experience, and build a personal officiating history. It allows users to discover stats, connect with friends in the officiating community, and organize their career details in one place.

Highlights
  • Log officiated games with details
  • Track officiating experience and history
  • Discover personal game statistics
  • Connect with other officials
  • Organize career game data
Features
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RefBox’d — Built for Officials Every game is part of your officiating journey. RefBox’d gives sports officials a simple way to log the games they work, track their experience, connect with friends, and see their officiating history come to life. LOG YOUR GAMES Keep a detailed record of the games you've officiated, including teams, scores, leagues, venues, partners, and more. BUILD YOUR GAME HISTORY No more trying to remember when or where you worked a game. RefBox’d keeps your officiating history organized in one place so you can easily look back on the games you've worked throughout your career. DISCOVER YOUR STATS Turn your game history into meaningful stats. See how many games you've worked, which teams you've officiated most, your most frequent partners, and more. CONNECT WITH FRIENDS Officiating is a community. Add friends on RefBox’d, see the games they're working, and keep up with each other's officiating journeys. Stay connected with the officials you meet along the way and see where the game takes them next. MADE FOR OFFICIALS RefBox’d was designed specifically for sports officials. Whether you're working your first games or have years of experience, RefBox’d gives you one place to track the moments, people, and games that make up your officiating career. Your games. Your stats. Your crew. Log it with RefBox’d.

Screenshots

RefMasters Community4 screens
RefBox'd4 screens

Verdict

The call

The clearest difference is in-app purchases: RefBox'd at none against RefMasters Community's 10. RefBox'd also leads on iOS requirement (15.1 vs 17.0). RefMasters Community's advantage is ratings volume (194 vs 1) and update cadence (weekly vs every 5 weeks). On price, rating, ads 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. RefMasters Community sells 10 in-app purchases, starting at $9.99 per month. RefBox'd asks for nothing beyond the download.

ReceptionRating · Positive reviews · Number of ratings

On the App Store both sit at effectively the same score — 4.9 for RefMasters Community against 5.0 for RefBox'd. That said, the two scores are not equally well evidenced: RefMasters Community has 194 ratings behind it against 1, so its average is the more settled of the two.

UpkeepUpdate frequency

RefMasters Community ships an update weekly, RefBox'd every 5 weeks. The most recent releases landed on November 12, 2026 and November 6, 2026 respectively.

Scorecard5 real differences · 5 level
RefMasters Community versus RefBox'd: the parameters behind the verdict, then further details
ParameterRefMasters CommunityRefBox'd
PriceFreeFree
Rating4.9 (194 ratings)5.0 (1 ratings) — better
Positive reviews100.0% of reviews—
Number of ratings194 — better1
Update frequencyWeekly — betterEvery 5 weeks
AdsNoNo
In-app purchasesYesNo — better
MonetizationFreemiumFree — better
DevicesiPhone, iPadiPhone, iPad, iPod — better
Requires iOS17.015.1 — better
Further details — not scored
Size130 MB45 MB
Age rating9+4+
DeveloperRefMasters.com LLCDaniel Kandell

Customer experience

RefMasters Community

All ratings192 ratings
Positive100.0%
Neutral0.0%
Negative0.0%
Written reviews9 reviews
Positive100.0%
Neutral0.0%
Negative0.0%

RefBox'd

All ratings1 ratings
Positive100.0%
Neutral0.0%
Negative0.0%

In-app purchases

10 purchases

RefMasters Community

Subscriptions10
  • Monthly Plan1 Month trial$9.991 Month
  • Monthly Plan$11.991 Month
  • Monthly Plan1 Month trial$11.991 Month
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  • Monthly Plan1 Month trial$29.991 Month
  • Monthly Plan3 Months trial$29.991 Month
  • Annual Plan1 Month trial$64.991 Year
  • Annual Plan$119.991 Year
  • Annual Plan1 Month trial$119.991 Year
  • Annual Plan1 Month trial$299.991 Year
  • Annual Plan3 Months trial$299.991 Year
None

RefBox'd

No in-app purchases

Questions

Is RefMasters Community free?
RefMasters Community is free to download, with in-app purchases available.
Is RefBox'd free?
RefBox'd is free to download, with no in-app purchases.
Which has better reviews, RefMasters Community or RefBox'd?
RefBox'd is rated higher. RefMasters Community averages 4.9 out of 5 from 194 ratings, while RefBox'd averages 5.0 from 1 ratings.
Do RefMasters Community or RefBox'd have ads?
Neither RefMasters Community nor RefBox'd shows ads.
Which is updated more often, RefMasters Community or RefBox'd?
RefMasters Community ships an update weekly, and RefBox'd every 5 weeks. Most recently, RefMasters Community was updated on November 12, 2026 and RefBox'd on November 6, 2026.

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