Sports Clock Manager vs REF!
Price, ratings, monetisation and update history for both apps, side by side — with what reviewers say about each.
Sports Clock Manager
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● Manage game clocks easily This app is built for sports that require accurate and reliable clock management. Designed for referees, coaches, and teams, it supports smooth game flow and training with simple, fast, and dependable controls. The app is completely ad-free. For the best experience, we recommend using earphones or headphones to clearly hear countdowns and buzzer sounds during games. We also recommend having a dedicated clock manager operate the timers—especially auxiliary timers such as play clocks or shot clocks—using the app. This allows referees, using earphones or headphones, to stay focused on live play while clearly hearing countdowns and buzzer signals. ● Supported sports • Basketball • Soccer • Futsal • Flag Football • American Football • Handball Each sport includes optimized clock behavior to match real game flow, helping you focus on the game—not the clock. ● Sound notice Some buzzer sounds may be loud. Please adjust the volume carefully to protect your hearing, especially when using earphones or headphones. ● Free features • Game clock management for multiple sports • Breaks and basic timeout handling • Completely ad-free experience • Simple, fast, and reliable operation • Stopwatch with leaderboard for training sessions and player competitions ● Premium features • Advanced game management tools • Team timeout management (count and duration) • Water break support • Suspension-related foul management • Custom game, half, and timeout durations • Simple score tracking • Theme color and sound customization ● How to Upgrade to Premium Premium unlocks advanced tools for more organized games and competitive environments, as described above. You can upgrade to Premium using one of the following options: • One-time purchase for lifetime access • Monthly subscription • Yearly subscription Pricing may vary by region. Please check the upgrade page in the app for the latest pricing in your local currency. Payment will be charged to your Apple ID account upon confirmation of purchase. Subscriptions automatically renew unless canceled at least 24 hours before the end of the current subscription period. You can manage or cancel your subscription through your Apple ID settings in the App Store. By upgrading to Premium, you agree to Apple’s End User License Agreement (EULA), as well as Sports Clock Manager’s Terms of Service and Privacy Policy. Terms of Use (EULA): https://www.apple.com/legal/internet-services/itunes/dev/stdeula/ Terms of Service: https://hoothall.com/sportsclockmanager/terms.html Privacy Policy: https://hoothall.com/sportsclockmanager/privacy.html
REF!
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REF! is the ultimate app for football referees. Create the match, invite your trio, run it from your watch and fill in the match report on your federation's intranet without leaving the app. No paper, no hassle. BEFORE THE MATCH - Create the match with teams, category, pitch, date and time. - Save your teams with crest, colours and short name, and your usual pitches. - Match and travel fees by category, editable for each match. - Choose whether you're the referee or an assistant. - History for each team: how often you've refereed them and how it went. - Countdown to your next match in the widget, the Live Activity and on your watch face. - A calendar event, created automatically. ON THE PITCH, FROM YOUR APPLE WATCH - Timer by periods: set how many, how long and how long the break is. - Haptic alert when time is up and when the break runs over. - Added time: enter the minutes announced and the watch tells you when they run out. - Choose who kicks off at the start of each period. - Goals with one gesture and the scorer's number; stoppage time is logged like a match report: 45+2. - Yellow and red cards to players and team officials, with second yellows handled for you. - The reason for each card: reckless, promising attack, serious foul play, violent conduct… - Substitutions in the order you write them down, at half-time too. - Substitution windows: how many stoppages each team has used to make changes. - Events view for each team: you choose whether to see goals, cards or substitutions. - Match summary on your wrist at the final whistle. - Tournament mode: create and run matches on the watch itself, with their own times and fees. - If the app closes, the match picks up where you left it. AFTER THE MATCH - Fill in the match report: one tap takes you to your reports on the RFEF or regional federation intranet. - The full report in the app: goals, cards with their reason and substitutions, each with its minute. - Distance covered, per half too, sprints, top speed, heart rate, calories and steps. - Heat map of your position over the real image of the pitch, in satellite or pitch view. - Effort zones calculated from your real maximum heart rate, read from Apple Health. - The match is saved to Apple Health like any other workout. YOUR SEASON - Statistics by season or date range, as referee and as assistant. - History of teams, categories and pitches. FEES - Paid and pending for the season, by category and by month, with match and travel fees kept separate. - Annual PDF and CSV report, for your committee or your tax return. - Mark matches as paid one by one or all at once. WITH YOUR TRIO - Add other referees as friends by name or @alias and invite them to your matches. - The match syncs in real time between the three of you. - Combined heat map and statistics for the whole refereeing team. - Profile with avatar and alias, plus blocking and reporting. AND ALSO - Your federation's intranet one tap away from Home; your password never goes through REF!. - Everything synced with iCloud between iPhone and Apple Watch. - Exportable and importable backup. - Works without signal: whatever you record on the pitch is sent as soon as you're back online. - Match reminders, tutorials and a suggestion box. REF! PRO Refereeing with REF! is free, with no match limit: timer, goals, cards and substitutions from the watch, match metrics and effort zones. REF! PRO unlocks the heat map, statistics across all seasons and by date range, fee reports, friends and shared matches, tournament mode, substitution windows and card reasons. €2.99/month or €16.99/year, with the first month free on the annual plan. The subscription renews automatically unless cancelled at least 24 hours before the end of the period. You can manage it in your Apple ID settings. Terms of use (EULA): https://therefapp.es/en/terms.html Privacy policy: https://therefapp.es/en/privacy.html
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Verdict
The clearest difference is update cadence: REF! at weekly against Sports Clock Manager's every 2 months. Sports Clock Manager's advantage is iOS requirement (15.0 vs 18.0). On price, ads, in-app purchases 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
Both are free to download. Sports Clock Manager sells 3 in-app purchases, starting at $1.99 per month and REF! sells 2 in-app purchases, starting at $2.99 per month. Whichever you choose, the download price is not the number that matters.
Sports Clock Manager ships an update every 2 months, REF! weekly. Both last shipped on November 5, 2026.
| Parameter | Sports Clock Manager | REF! |
|---|---|---|
| Price | Free | Free |
| Update frequency | Every 2 months | Weekly — better |
| Ads | No | No |
| In-app purchases | Yes | Yes |
| Devices | iPhone, iPad, iPod — better | iPhone, Apple Watch |
| Requires iOS | 15.0 — better | 18.0 |
| Further details — not scored | ||
| Size | 62 MB | 19 MB |
| Age rating | 4+ | 4+ |
| Developer | Hoot Hall LLC | Rodrigo Vicente Valmorisco |
In-app purchases
Sports Clock Manager
- Premium Monthly$1.991 Month
- Premium Yearly$14.991 Year
- Premium Lifetime$19.99
REF!
- REF! PRO Monthly$2.991 Month
- REF! PRO Yearly$14.991 Year
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